External Job Opportunity: Kids Inspire

29th November 2021Jobs

Kids Inspire are recruiting a Trusts and Foundations Assistant (Internship) to join their team of supportive, collaborative specialists. Successful candidates will share their passionate commitment to empowering children, young people and their families to build resilience through the healing of adverse childhood experiences and trauma. The Trusts and Foundations Assistant (Internship) role is a twelve-month paid Internship … Read More

Keep it 100 Essex: Providing Information & Support to Under 25s

20th September 2021Community

Your support is vital in order to maintain the Keep it 100 Essex website and to continue providing support and valuable information to those under 25’s that so desperately are in need….. before it’s too late. The Only Sharp Weapon Anyone needs – is a Sharp Mind!The Keep It 100 motive is simple – they … Read More

EXTENDED: Essex Short Breaks Inclusion Fund

23rd August 2021Funding Opportunities, Funding Opportunity, News

Do you require funding to make community activities accessible for Children and Young People with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their families? Do you require funding to purchase specialist equipment, training, consultancy or run a pilot project to enable children and young people with SEND aged 0 –25 years to have greater access … Read More

Active Chelmsford grants

21st June 2021Funding Opportunities, Funding Opportunity

Working in partnership, Active Chelmsford wants to create opportunities and resources to reduce inactivity and develop positive attitudes to health and wellbeing in communities across Chelmsford. Grants of up to £750 are available for projects or work aimed at engaging inactive people in the Chelmsford district. These small grants could be used to encourage more … Read More

Funding Opportunities

5th June 2020Funding Opportunities, News

Independent Age Grants Fund (UK) Independent Age, which promotes independent living amongst older people, has launched a £2 million Independent Age Grants Fund to help smaller charities across the UK working with older people hardest hit by the Coronavirus. The funding will be made available over four separate funding rounds. In each round, Independent Age … Read More

COVID-19: Support for Community Sports Groups & Organisations

1st May 2020Community

If you are a community sports club or organisation and require additional support during this unprecedented time, Active Essex has created a page on their website full of guidance and support for you. The page is being regularly updated and will have the most up to date information. You can find out about funding opportunities, … Read More

Love Essex Fund

18th February 2020Funding Opportunities

Love Essex is an umbrella brand that acts on behalf of the Essex Waste Partnership and The Cleaner Essex Group to encourage residents to reduce, reuse and recycle their rubbish as best as possible. We want to help make Essex a great place to grow, live and work by securing sustainable development and protecting the … Read More

Grants to Tackle Housing Issues

26th October 2019Funding Opportunities

Grants of between £10,000 to £50,000 are available from the Nationwide Community Grants Programme to support projects tackling housing issues. Essex Community Foundation will be holding two Phone-In Funding Surgeries to speak with potential applicants on: – Tuesday 29 October from 2pm to 4pm – Friday 1 November from 10am to 12pm To take part, please call … Read More

Community Funding Scheme

25th October 2019Funding Opportunities

Chelmsford City Council has been undertaking a review of its grant giving processes, the result has been the creation of the Community Funding Scheme. The Scheme combines the discretionary funding previously granted under the Corporate Aid Scheme with the CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) Neighbourhood Fund. Please read the guidelines on the website. The new fund … Read More