Fundraising

Fundraising is a major issue for the voluntary and community sector.  Whether you are looking for funds for your existing services, or trying to secure cash for a new project, Walsall Voluntary Action is here to help.

Every year, we support hundreds of local organisations in securing funding from local and national funding bodies. 

Find the right funding for your group by logging on to our funding portal: www.walsallfunding.com.  It’s your comprehensive guide to the funding opportunities available to groups in Walsall and includes details of local, national and European grant schemes.

Need help or support with making a bid?  Our team can give you advice and support with putting together the best possible funding bid.  Call us today on 01922 619840 to find out how we can help you.

 

Latest fundraising opportunities

• Competitive Grants announced for Young People’s Positive ActivitiesPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 25th January, 2010

  Walsall Children’s Trust is inviting suitably experienced providers to apply for the Integrated Young People’s Support Service (IYPSS) Competitive Grant programme.Integrated Young People’s Support Services are about re-shaping services designed to support young people including the Youth Service, Youth Offending Service, and Connexions in partnership with agencies and key partners to provide a fully integrated [...]

• walsallfunding.com gets a makeover!Published in Featured, Fundraising, News, WVA News on 10th December, 2009

  We’ve introduced some exciting improvements to www.walsallfunding.com, our online funding portal.
  The new upgraded walsallfunding.com now offers the following features:

  Saved searches – You can save funding searches and individual funds to your own personal profile for quick future access
  Enhanced browsing – improved three-level browse tool allows more precise funding searches using a series of easy to [...]

• Personalisation – The sector must be prepared for individual care budgets, says reportPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 7th December, 2009

  The Commission set up by ACEVO to look into personalisation has recommended that the Cabinet Office set up a dedicated unit to help VCS organisations become commission-ready. This report also highlights approaches that should be taken by the public sector to lead changes. Further details are available from the link below and also a copy [...]

• £2m boost for local resource centresPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 18th November, 2009

  Voluntary organisations are set to benefit from improved facilities at local resource centres, thanks to an additional £2m of capital investment from the Office of the Third Sector.
  Capital Strand A 2010 grants of up to £30,000 will be awarded to local resource centres to help them make small scale improvements to their premises – improving [...]

• Get your group connected!Published in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 8th October, 2009

  Telecommunications giant BT is offering community or charitable organisations the chance to apply for a free laptop and a year’s free broadband connection under their Community Connections award scheme.The scheme supports a diverse range of groups – in the past community projects, silver surfers, conservation organisations, family support groups, sports teams and youth groups have [...]

• Local Neighbourhood Partnership FundingPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 1st October, 2009

   Walsall’s Local Neigbourhood Partnerships (LNPs) have a small pot of funding available for voluntary and community groups across the borough who are looking to deliver projects that are in line with LNP pledges.
  There are nine LNP areas in Walsall, each with their own set of pledges.  LNPs are set up to work with local residents [...]

• Find out about the Future Jobs FundPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 30th September, 2009

  The Government Office for the West Midlands are hosting a special event for organisations interested in bidding to the Future Jobs Fund on Friday 16 October.The £1billion fund, which was announced in the April Budget, is designed to create 150,000 new jobs for young people and people living in unemployment hotspots.  At the same time, [...]

• Funding Opportunity: Health Housing Pilot Funding AvailablePublished in Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 4th September, 2009

  Walsall Health Housing Fund
  The aim of the Health Housing Fund is to support health improvement activity in our most deprived areas, where health outcomes are poorest.
  The fund is particularly aimed at supporting innovative activity that addresses the wider determinants of health i.e. those broad social factors that impact on our personal health [...]

• Funding Opportunity: Hardship fund open for applicationsPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 27th July, 2009

  The Hardship Fund is now open for applications – just three months after it was first announced by the Chancellor in his Budget in April 2009.
  Building on the £42.5 million of measures in the Government’s Real Help for Communities Action Plan, the Hardship Fund offers grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to provide support to third [...]

• The Green Paper on the reform of adult care and support in England has been publishedPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 16th July, 2009

  The Government will conduct a 16 week consultation period, asking the public and stakeholders which reform options they  favour. The engagement will include discussion events, a leaflet campaign and various online activity. Thew document can be downloaded below and further information is available at the link here: http://careandsupport.direct.gov.uk/
  Download a Copy of the Green [...]

• Grants Scheme Round 2 Now Open: Black Country Consortium ESF Community GrantsPublished in Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 10th July, 2009

  Please find further information at the following link on the Black Country Consortium website
  http://www.blackcountryconsortium.co.uk/page.asp?PageRef=29They particularly welcome applications for organisations intending to work with the disabled, women and the economically inactive.
  Closing date for applications is 28th August 2009 at 5.00pm
  Please contact Sophie Thompson for further information

  Sophie Thompson Senior Researcher Sophie_thompson@blackcountryconsortium.co.uk
  Tel: +44(0)1384 471116 Mobile: [...]

• Personalisation and Transforming Adult Social CarePublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, Training Opportunities, WVA News on 9th June, 2009

  Please find below a very interesting article from our national body on Personalisation. This is a very useful reference guide and highlights links to key documents and notes as a one stop reference. There is clearly a lot for organisations to consider and a range of challenges and opportunities for groups.
  WVA are working with service [...]

• News On Grant FundingPublished in Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 1st June, 2009

  News on new grant funding:
  1. CAMPAIGNING GRANTS
  The Government has announced a £750,000 scheme for small charities to identify and promote ways for the third sector to campaign for the most disadvantaged people in society. The new scheme, to be run by Capacitybuilders, will be developed and delivered over two [...]

• Invitation To Tender – Childrens Services (NEET) InformationPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 1st June, 2009

  Walsall Children’s Services
  INVITATION TO TENDER
  WALSALL CHILDRENS SERVICES – SERCO REQUIRE SUITABLE PROVIDERS TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING (NEET)
  We will be looking to appoint providers who can deliver projects to positively engage young people

  in Key [...]

• Invitation To Tender: Reducing Child Poverty and its Impact in WalsallPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 29th May, 2009

  Invitations to Tender
  ‘Reduction of Child Poverty and its impact’
  Walsall Council and the Local Strategic Partnership have agreed that the Reduction of Child Poverty (and/or its impact) across the Borough is a priority and have included targets in the Local Area Agreement and the Children and Young People’s Plan.  We have identified two neighbourhoods [...]

• Supporting People Eligibility Criteria UpdatePublished in Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 20th May, 2009

  The feedback and views from the recent consultation event on the Supporting People Eligibility Criteria is now available to view at the following link:
  http://www.walsall.gov.uk/index/housing/supporting_people/latest_news_and_events.htm
  There is still an opportunity to feedback on any of the workshop themes and a form to do so is included at the end of the feedback document.   [...]

• A guide for Voluntary and Community Organisations on surviving the recessionPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, Training Opportunities, WVA News on 11th May, 2009

  Please find the guide at the following link:
  www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/recession
  and
  http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/recessionresources/index.asp?id=13256

• Real Help For Communities Funding InformationPublished in Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 11th May, 2009

  Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises is an action plan outlining £42.5 million support for the third sector in the difficult economic climate. Please see the link below for further information.
  http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/real_help_for_communities.aspx

• Your opportunity to comment on Walsall’s New Children & Young Peoples PlanPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 8th April, 2009

  The Walsall Children and young People’s Plan for 2009/10 – 2011/12 is now open to consultation and we would recommend that all groups working with Children Young People and Families in Walsall take a look and forward your comments on via the feedback form. you can download a copy of the Draft Plan here: Children [...]

• Is your grant at risk?Published in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, WVA News on 10th February, 2009

  In these difficult economic times many organisations face difficulties in securing their grants. Below is a very useful guide to help you secure your grants we encourage you to take a look. It provides a signpost to a number of areas with useful information to help you defend your grant. If you are having difficulties [...]