Funding supports voluntary and community groups to start, grow, and succeed, ensuring our communities thrive and support one another.

During Funding Month, Support Cambridgeshire hosts a series of events designed to help local voluntary sector organisations in Cambridgeshire:

  • Assess their funding needs.
  • Discover potential funders.
  • Develop strong funding applications.

These events cater to organisations of all sizes, whether you’re just starting out or seeking funds to sustain your efforts. Open to paid staff, volunteers, and trustees, all events are FREE. Browse the offerings below and use the booking links to secure your place.

Designed for small community groups typically led by volunteers (e.g., residents’ associations, coffee groups, young family groups, crafting groups, and sports groups).

In this session, Kathy Shaw, Senior Development Officer at Hunts Forum, will provide an overview of grants for small groups and share resources to help you identify and apply for suitable grants.

Simplify your funding journey with the free Support Cambridgeshire 4 Community funding database. Constantly updated, the database enables you to discover thousands of funding opportunities tailored to your needs.

Matt Godfrey from Idox will guide you through a step-by-step process to help you stay informed and never miss a funding opportunity.

The Cambridgeshire Community Foundation distributes community funding from businesses, statutory agencies, and trusts to groups in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

In this session, Sara Marshall, Grants Manager at CCF, will explain how the foundation allocates grants, the application process, and what makes a strong application.

Looking for ideas and advice on how to raise funds for your community group or organisation?  This in-person event will equip you to explore different ways and provide techniques to successfully raise money for your group or cause. Hear actual case studies. Suitable for small-medium sized organisations.

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

 

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.

Click the arrow to read more about each event. To book the session click on the button under the title. These sessions are to be booked one at a time. 

National Funders Days – 18th March

Easyfundraising is the UK’s biggest charity shopping site where you can raise money for your good cause when your supporters shop on line. easyfundraising turns everyday online shopping into free donations for your cause – your supporters shop as normal (but start on your easyfundraising cause page), and then retailers will make a small donation to say “thank you”.

If you would like to set up your free easyfundraising page before the session, you can do that below here

We believe that understanding, valuing and sharing our heritage brings people together, inspires pride in communities and boosts investment in local economies. We distribute National Lottery grants from £3,000 to £5million and over, funding projects that sustain and transform the UK’s heritage Increasing resilience.

The Key Fund offers flexible loans and grant/loan packages to help the community and social enterprises to start up, become sustainable, or grow.

We have committed to funding at least 700 charities at any one time, for longer, more flexibly and with more money. We will provide a wide range of developmental support, including training, consultancy and mentoring alongside our funding to strengthen charities.

National Funders Days – 19th March

Groundwork have a number of grant programs including Tesco bags of Help.

The Clothworkers’ Foundation improves the lives of people and communities – particularly those facing disadvantage, deprivation and/or discrimination – through grant-making. The Foundation was set up in 1977 to be the primary vehicle of charitable giving for The Clothworkers’ Company. Since then, The Foundation has awarded more than £152 million in capital grants to charities registered in the UK or not-for-profit organisations working across the nine areas of priority defined in its Main and Small Grants programme

Six community focused trusts award funding from £500 up to £20,000 to support smaller charities and local community groups that are working for the benefit of people and planet.

Benefact Trust (formerly Allchurches Trust) was established to empower Christian churches and charities across the UK and Ireland, giving them the means to make a positive difference in the lives of the people and communities they serve. Our support of churches and Christian charities in the UK and Ireland is more than just the preservation of history and heritage, it’s the preservation of hope, it’s a potential lifeline for many of our most disadvantaged communities. Since 1972 we have awarded over £235 million to churches, Christian charities and the communities they serve – £100 million in the last 5 years alone. Although Christian causes are at the heart of our giving, the wider social impact of what we do reaches much further.

A family grant making foundation which supports charities in England and Wales working to raise the quality of life and provide greater opportunities for the young, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.

Join this concise but comprehensive session to guide you through the key points of applying for funding, including:

  • Writing a strong application.
  • Compiling necessary information.
  • Presenting your organisation as a credible grant recipient.

Delivered by Chris Trevorrow, Senior Development Officer at CCVS.

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.