Compiled by the Grants Team at North Devon Council.

Email grants@northdevon.gov.uk or call 01271 388253

 

Lush

In 2007 Lush created their Charity Pot body cream product to raise money for charities and other good causes. 100 percent (minus the tax) of all the money raised goes directly to grassroots charities and campaign groups to fund work on animal protection, human rights and environmental issues around the world.

They prefer to fund smaller organisations, especially those who have limited resources and find it difficult to find funding elsewhere.  They offer funding from £100 to £10,000 to grassroots groups that need help to make a positive difference to our world.

The Charity Pot product labels are regularly updated with images and information that represent the charities supported by the fund, so customers can see where their money is going.

Clear information for organisations hoping to receive Charity Pot funding can be found on their website.

This criteria ensures that they select only charities which are in line with their ethical values. All groups must meet the entry criteria. 

For full details of the scheme, how to apply, or to purchase a Charity Pot Body Lotion, please visit https://uk.lush.com/article/charity-pot-funding-guidelines-0

 

North Devon Council’s Community Councillor Grants Scheme

£42,000 is available to local charities, Town and Parish Councils, CICs, Voluntary groups and other Community Groups across the region to help support the running costs of local organisations, projects providing services to the Community, new facilities or re-furbishing existing ones, events and environmental or open space community projects. 

The Council recognises the value that Voluntary and Community Groups add to life in North Devon, and the Community Councillor Grants scheme offers a way for Councillors to help support these groups and the local Community.  

Each of our 42 District Councillors is allocated £1,000 per year to help address the issues, needs and aspirations of local communities through projects or services run by community groups and voluntary organisations.

The application form is now available to download here

Amazon Smile

Amazon donates 0.5 percent of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) of eligible purchases to charitable organisations.

Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support a charity of your choice every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.co.uk, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as amazon.co.uk, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your selected charity.

To shop at Amazon Smile simply go to smile.amazon.co.uk from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.co.uk to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at Amazon Smile.

Customers can select from a list of charities that are registered with the Charity Commission of either England and Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland and have enrolled in the Amazon Smile programme.

If you represent a charitable organisation, and want to learn more about enrolling your organisation for AmazonSmile, go to org.amazon.co.uk to learn how your organisation could receive funds.

  

Boshier–Hinton Foundation

The Boshier-Hinton Foundation exists to improve quality of life for people with disabilities or learning difficulties, and their families.  They do this by making donations to charitable institutions providing facilities and advocacy for children and adults with special educational or other needs, or by making donations to other registered Charities, or by making donations to local community charities or other agencies in any part of the country whose objects are no wider than the charity's own, or to any charity for particular purposes which fall within the Foundation's objects.

The Trustees are experienced in working and caring for children and adults with special needs and their families. It is also their experience that funding for projects to promote the welfare of individuals and groups of individuals continues to be difficult to obtain as grants have become more restricted and limited in recent years. The purpose of this Charity is to identify areas of need and make appropriate grants, where possible.

The Foundation accepts applications for grants in writing and email.

If you are interested in applying for a grant for your charity please download the application form from their website and send it to: The Boshier-Hinton Foundation, Whitegates, 32 Lower Street, Horning, Norfolk, NR12 8AA.

If you have any questions about the application please telephone 01692 630695 or email: boshierhinton@yahoo.co.uk

 

Rescue Boat Grant Fund - July 2019

The Rescue Boat Grant Fund has been extended with investment now totalling £6 million.

To date the Rescue Boat Grant Fund has assisted more than 100 charities across the UK to purchase 82 new boats, more than 1,800 items of equipment for rescue operations and in excess of 5,000 items of crew kit to keep volunteers safe on missions.

This year’s competition will be opened during Maritime Safety Week (the week commencing Monday 9^th July 2019).

Bids will be judged by an expert panel, chaired by officials and including representatives from Defra and the devolved administrations as well as expert advisers from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, RNLI and the Royal Yachting Association.

Further information is available on the GOV.UK website 

 

Fullabrook CIC

Fullabrook CIC offer funding to support voluntary and community groups in the area surrounding the Fullabrook Windfarm development. They are constituted to offer funding to projects and organisations that benefit the community within 5km of any turbine in the Fullabrook Windfarm, or within the 13 parishes of Ashford, Berrynarbor, Bittadon, Braunton, East Down, Georgeham, Heanton Punchardon, Ilfracombe, Marwood, Mortehoe, Shirwell, West Down, and West Pilton.

Funding is intended to benefit the residents of the local area, and they have a number of funds available to enable this.  These include Main grants (over £1000), Small Grants (£250 to £1000) and Very Small Grants (under £250)! 

They have also launched a new pilot scheme for schools located within the Fullabrook area. This is the Young Learner’s Enrichment Fund.

To apply visit their website

If you are unsure about how to complete the application form, or whether your project is eligible please email admin@fullabrook-cic.org.

 

Go Raise

GoRaise helps PTAs, schools, charities, sports clubs, girl guiding units, village halls, rotary clubs and more. As long as you are a group of people with good intentions that need to raise money, GoRaise is for you.

GoRaise also helps out people doing charity events such as marathon runners or skydivers, and boost company fundraising.

Find your chosen charity or good cause from the 80,000 they already have on GoRaise, or add your own if it’s not listed.  Free and easy sign up with just a few simple details and you’re ready to start receiving your donations.

You can also add your own individual charity challenge, or start doing a bit of company fundraising.

There are over 3,000 retailers that will donate to your cause. All you have to do is visit GoRaise before you buy anything, and search for a product or a retailer.

You click out to the retailer and shop as normal. Whether it’s your super market shopping, new shoes, holidays, stationary or a new bike, there will be a GoRaise retailer for you.

If you buy something online, you’ll get a nice email confirming how much you’ve raised.

The amount will depend on the retailer, for example Waitrose give 38p for every order, Topman 2.5 percent of your basket value and John Lewis up to 3.5 percent.

You’ll also have your own account area with a summary of your progress and all your donation history.  The more people you get involved, the more money you raise!

Please visit https://www.goraise.co.uk/ for full details

 

That Bit at the End!

Time to Talk

Living Options Devon are excited to be hosting a series of awareness days at Princesshay, Exeter throughout May and June. They invite you to join them for a coffee on comfy sofa and chairs, as they discuss the important issues of loneliness and isolation for people with disabilities and Deaf people and how their Time to Talk project is helping to tackle the following:

• Mental Health Awareness (Mon 13th May)
• Isolation Awareness (Thurs 21st May)
• Childrens’ Activities (including a scavenger hunt with lucky dip prize) (Thurs 30th May)
• Volunteering Awareness (Wed 5th June)
• Men’s Health Awareness (Wed 12^th June)
• Loneliness Awareness (Fri 21^st June)

All dates will be hosted 10am to 4pm in Princesshay Square, Exeter.

For more information phone 0300 303 3691 or text 0785 642 6940, or email time2talk@livingoptions.org  or visit their website.