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Apply for a UK Acumen Fellowship by May 5th

Applications are now open for the 2021 Acumen UK Fellowship. Each year, Acumen Academy selects around 20 bold and inspiratioal leaders from…

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Community Renewal Fund

Announced in March, the government’s Community Renewal Fund aims to ‘help support local areas to pilot imaginative new approaches and programmes that…

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Funders Spotlight - Lloyds Bank Foundation: regional priorities

Lloyds Bank Foundation is now open for applications for funding and support, with unrestricted grants of £50k over two…

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Social prescribing projects in the North East and Yorkshire awarded funds to help communities thrive

Eight charities across the North East and Yorkshire have been awarded funding to advance social prescribing and support communities as they…

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Sage Foundation publishes new report on UK non-profit sustainability

The Sage Foundation has published its latest whitepaper, developed in collaboration with Charity Digital and Solid Base Non-Profit Support, to help…

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Funders Spotlight - The Wellbank Foundation

Funders Spotlight - The Wellbank Foundation The Wellbank Foundation is a small, family-run, grant-making charity that supports registered charities…

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Coalfields Recovery and Resilience Fund now reopened for new enquiries

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the 5.5 million people living in Britain’s former mining…

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Digital Boost - free support to boost your digital skills

Now, more than ever, we are relying on digital to stay connected and manage new ways of working, as many businesses around the country continue to…

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More than £1.2 million awarded to North East voluntary, community and social enterprise projects from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership

More than £1.2 million has been awarded to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the North East LEP area to fund…

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Challenge North East now open for expressions of interest from potential solution developers

Covid is far from over, even with vaccines on the horizon.  Our region’s hardest hit sectors need impactful problem solvers – now. …

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Call for Community and Voluntary sector to complete short skills survey on gaps in welfare benefits knowledge

Social enterprise Society Matters CIC is looking into skills gaps that are challenging the community and voluntary sector, particularly with respect…

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Update on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Further details on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund have been announced as part of the one year Comprehensive Spending Plan published on …

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