25

Mar
2024

The Fore | North West Summer 2024 Funding Round

Registration will be open for one week from 12 PM on 28 March to 12 PM on 4 April 2024 (full details in the “How to Apply” section).

The Fore is launching its North West Summer 2024 Funding Round. They are offering unrestricted grants of up to £30,000 to help small charities and social enterprises develop, grow or become more sustainable.

Successful applicants will receive:

  • A grant of up to £30,000 of unrestricted funding over 1-3 years
  • Access to free, highly skilled support provided by experienced professionals
  • Access to their programme of skills training workshops, covering areas such as fundraising, communications, finance, strategy and more
  • A fully funded place on an impact measurement course
  • Access to peer networking opportunities.

Who is eligible to apply?

All registered charities, CIOs, CICs and CBSs with an annual income of under £500,000 and where the majority of beneficiaries are based in North West England are welcome to apply. This includes the following counties: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. Please also take their eligibility quiz here.

Their grants are intended to create a step change for your organisation. What do you need to get to the next stage of your development? Their grant might help your organisation to grow, increase your staff capacity, become more sustainable or make your systems more efficient – they don’t mind, they just want you to be able to be better at what you do.

How to Apply:

  1. You will need to register your interest in applying. Registration will be open for one week from 12 PM on 28 March to 12 PM on 4 April 2024. During this time, please register your interest on their Apply for Funding webpage (this will take 2 to 3 minutes)
  2. On 5 April, all registered applicants will receive confirmation of whether they have been allocated a place on the funding round along with details of how to apply. If there are more applicants registered than places available, places will be allocated at random
  3. Once you have received confirmation of your place on the funding round, write your application before the deadline of 5 PM on Monday 29 April 2024.

Please go along to their online information session on Thursday 21 March 2024 from 1 to 2 PM to understand how you can make the best possible application for funding. You can sign up by clicking here. If you can’t make it on the day, please register if you would like to receive the recording after the event.

Registration will be open for one week from 12 PM on 28 March to 12 PM on 4 April 2024 (full details in the “How to Apply” section).

If you have any questions, they are happy to help, please email them at info@thefore.org.

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