Funding Month 2025: One-to-One Sessions with Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

21 March 2025
All-day event
 Online | 

Book a one-to-one session to discuss your organisation’s projects directly with a member of the Community Foundation’s grant team. Tailor your questions and maximise your chances of securing funding.

Funding Month 2025: National Funders (Day 2)

19 March 2025
All-day event
 Online | 

Join individual sessions hosted by national funders including Garfield Weston, Bernard Sunley, Benefactor Trust, Clothworkers Foundation, Heritage Lottery Fund, Lloyds Foundation, People’s Postcode and more to be confirmed, These sessions offer a detailed look at their funding criteria, helping you decide if they’re a good fit for your projects.

Hosted by partner organisation Community Matters, sessions can be booked individually. Booking information to follow

Funding Month 2025: National Funders (Day 1)

18 March 2025
All-day event
 Online | 

Join individual sessions hosted by national funders including Garfield Weston, Bernard Sunley, Benefactor Trust, Clothworkers Foundation, Heritage Lottery Fund, Lloyds Foundation, People’s Postcode and more to be confirmed, These sessions offer a detailed look at their funding criteria, helping you decide if they’re a good fit for your projects.

Hosted by partner organisation Community Matters, sessions can be booked individually. Booking information to follow

Funding Month 2025: Community Fundraising – Support Fenland

12 March 2025
 00:00
 TBC | 

This in-person session will provide creative fundraising ideas, such as raffles and events, to help support your community initiatives.

More information to follow

Funding Month 2025: Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

11 March 2025
 12:30 - 14:00
 Online | 

Are you a community group charity or CIC operating in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough? Are you aware that Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is one of the most significant local funders for community activities in the area?

Book your space

 

This training is part of the Support Cambridgeshire Funding Month programme

Who is it for?

Aimed at voluntary, community groups, charities  and CICs who wish to deliver local projects in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, it will be useful for trustees, volunteers, staff and anyone responsible for writing funding applications.

What is it about?

Sara Marshall, Grants Manager from CCF will give an insight to the foundation giving potential applicants an understanding of how to approach their potential applications and key dates to apply.

What will I learn?

  • Understanding of how the foundation operates, where funding comes from
  • Overview of how the foundation distributes grants
  • A step-by-step guide to how to apply.

What to expect

A comprehensive on-line presentation with time to ask questions.

Please note, there will also be an opportunity to book a one-to-one session with the community foundation for more tailored and specific queries. See here- share link

How to book

Book Here: https://forms.office.com/e/P9q0UmjLqK

This training is free to any voluntary group working in Cambridgeshire

If you have any questions please contact us by email: kathy@huntsforum.org.uk

Funding Month 2025: Getting the best from Support Cambridgeshire 4 Community Funding Database

6 March 2025
 11:00 - 12:00
 Online | 

Knowing when and who to apply for funding is made simple by using the FREE Support Cambridgeshire 4 Community funding database this is constantly update allowing you to find out about thousands of different funding, who they are open to and when you can apply. All the information can be tailored to your specific needs enabling you to receive the most relevant organisation.

Whether you are new to the database, or don’t make use of it regularly,  Matt  Godfrey from idox will take you through a step-by-step guide to ensure you keep up-to-date and do not miss any opportunities available to you.

Book your space

This training is part of the Support Cambridgeshire Funding Month programme

Who is it for?

Aimed at small to medium sized organisations, community groups, charities, parish councils, faith organisations and start-ups operating in Cambridgeshire.

What is it about?

Matt  Godfrey from idox will take you through a step-by-step guide how to tailor your needs so the funding database . The database is  the most up-to-date funding database in the UK, with a team of researchers constantly updating the information and adding new funding.This session will help you get the best out of the database.

What will I learn?

  • How to set up a personal account
  • How to make searches and use the filters
  • Produce reports and information
  • How to receive alerts on new funding opportunities

What to expect

A comprehensive on-line presentation with time to ask questions.

How to book

Book Here: https://forms.office.com/e/ajM5GWzShY

This training is free to any voluntary group working in Cambridgeshire

If you have any questions please contact us by email: kathy@huntsforum.org.uk

Funding Month 2025: Small grants for small groups

4 March 2025
 19:00 - 20:30
 Online | 

Are you part of a small community group seeking funding to support your activities? Join us for this insightful online session designed specifically for grassroots organisations

Book your space

This training is part of the Support Cambridgeshire Funding Month programme.

Who is it for?

Aimed at small voluntary group (income less than £10k a year) Ideal for committee members and volunteers looking for funding to support their community activities, for examples, coffee mornings, gardening projects, social events, family groups.

What is it about?

Identifying small grants (approx. £1 to £5k) aimed at your type of group, so you can plan ahead and minimise workload

What will I learn?

  • An overview of small grants ranging from £1,000 to £5,000.
  • Insight into common funders and how to access them.
  • Practical resources to plan ahead and reduce workload.

What to expect

This will be an on-line presentation with the opportunity to share experiences and ask questions.

How to book

Book Here: https://forms.office.com/e/P9q0UmjLqK

This training is free to any voluntary group working in Cambridgeshire

Please note that by registering for this course you agree to abide by the Support Cambridgeshire Cancellation Policy

If you have any questions please contact us by email: kathy@huntsforum.org.uk

Health and Wellbeing Network – Meet your Social Prescriber+

14 January 2025
 11:30 - 12:45

This is a great opportunity to find out who your local Social Prescriber  is as well as to promote your organisation to them. There will be representation from across the patch. The first 15 mins Kelly Austin will join us and explain the roles of the personalised care team. Bookings are now being taken- please share with your team.

Funding Month 2025: Tips for Successful Funding Applications

20 March 2025
 12:00 - 13:30
 Online | 

This training is part of our March funding event. It is an online session to identify good practice in fundraising and help develop the skills and knowledge to be successful.

 

Who is it for?

Ideal for trustees and volunteer fundraisers for small and medium sized groups.

What will I learn?

  • Understanding what funders want to see in an application
  • Identifying the key features of successful funding applications by using case studies and group work
  • Evidencing the need for your project and developing measurable & achievable outcomes
  • How to Monitor and evaluate the success of your project

What to expect

A presentation with the opportunity to share experiences and ask question.

How to book

This training is free to any voluntary group working in Cambridgeshire

Please note that by registering for this course you agree to abide by the Support Cambridgeshire Cancellation Policy

If you have any questions please contact us by email: enquiries@cambridgecvs.org.uk

Cambridge Volunteer Fair – online

5 February 2025
 12:30 - 14:00
 Online | 

Come along to our online volunteering fair to hear about how you can make a difference volunteering with local charities.

Who is it for?

Whether you are thinking about volunteering but aren’t sure how to go about it or maybe you’ve been helping out your community but you’d like to do more. Come and find out what’s on offer.

What is it about?

We are running an online lunchtime fair where groups will give a short presentation about the volunteering they have on offer and you can ask questions.

The groups all work to improve our communities health and wellbeing and support the most vulnerable. They offer a mixture of face to face, online and virtual volunteering. Some offer training and require a regular commitment others are more flexible.

What to expect

Amongst those presenting are:

CamSight
Cambridgeshire Deaf Association (CDA)
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
Papworth Trust
Awesome Oral Health
Farmland Museum
Woodgreen Pets Charity

Who is hosting?

Chris Trevorrow, Training & Senior Development Officer at Cambridge CVS.

How to book

If you have any problems or questions please contact us by emailing: enquiries

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