Welcome to the Barnet Together (10 February 2022) newsletter.

Delighted that this week we are able to highlight a new way for Barnet organisations to gain funding through Easyfunding plus a selection of other funding opportunities from Trusts and Foundations. It's worth bearing in mind that your website, and social media presence will be of interest to any potential funder and in the Training Opportunities section I've highlighted some free training courses on these topics.  It's also something we'll be covering in the Barnet Together Fundraising programme.  

Hope to see you at some of these sessions, or book in for a 1:1 chat.

Ellen Cheshire, Voluntary and Community Sector Support Lead ellen@inclusionbarnet.org.uk 

Dying Matters Community Grants Programme

Grants are available for community-led arts and culture projects taking place in communities to make it easier for people to talk about death and dying.

Two types of grants are available:

• Small workshop grants up to £999.
• Project grants between £1,000 and £5,000.

Deadline: Monday 21 February 2022 (5pm)

Lloyds Bank Foundation Welcomes Applications for Unrestricted Funding

Charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £1 million can apply for unrestricted grants of up to £50,000 and accompanying development support from the Lloyds Bank Foundation.

Eligible charities must demonstrate a track record of undertaking work related to the following Complex Social Issues:

• Addiction and dependency.
• Asylum seekers and refugees.
• Care leavers.
• Domestic and sexual abuse.
• Homelessness and vulnerable housing situations.
• Learning disabilities.
• Mental health.
• Offending, prison or community service.
• Sexual exploitation.
• Trafficking and modern slavery.
• Young parents.

Two-year funding is available for core organisational costs which are related to the day-to-day running of the charity. Consideration will only be given to requests for core costs where over 50% of the charity's work and expenditure meets the Foundation's criteria

Rolling deadline

Financial Support for Social Enterprises Impacted by Covid-19 from the National Lottery

You can apply for grants from £10,000 to £100,000. Most grants will be between £10,000 and £50,000.

The funding can be used for: Helping you get your social enterprise back on track, this might be the costs of getting trading back up and running, supporting outreach and marketing, supporting your costs while your business gets back to full strength, developing new markets and services etc. or Helping you work with communities that are recovering, this might be work related to supporting communities that have been hard hit by COVID-19, for example, supporting people to get back to work, helping marginalised children catch up with education, supporting families who have been bereaved, providing services for people affected by long COVID etc.

Priority will be given to applications from groups led by people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ communities, and leaders with lived experience.

The fund will be open to applications from 1pm on the 28th February 2022 until the 24th March 2022.

Greene King IPA – Proud to Pitch In

Grants of up to £3,000 are available to support and promote grassroots sport within local communities by supporting people and projects that run sports activities that positively impact the local community and would tangibly benefit from funding in the short-term.

Note: The Proud to Pitch In initiative is provided and administered by Greene King IPA. Money for the fund is raised through the sale of Greene King IPA in local pubs, online and in-store.

Deadline: Monday 28 February 2022

FREE disability awareness training

The User Voice team at Inclusion Barnet are now offering FREE disability awareness training to local voluntary sector organisations and community groups. If you or anyone you know might be interested in these bespoke sessions, please get in touch with Eve at eve@inclusionbarnet.org.uk or on 07719 105 107

Build a website in an afternoon Thursday 17 February 3.00pm

Creating a website may seem daunting at first, however with the right tools, you will be able to create a FREE professional looking website!

About this event, from Boost Barnet

You may want to create a website for your small, medium or big business, or even if you want to start writing a blog? We’ll make it easy to understand no matter your skill level.

In this FREE webinar, you'll:

• Go over the steps you need to take before you start creating
• See how to use Wix to create a website
• Learn about using social media to reach people 

To Book

Want to strengthen your organisation’s strategic communications?

Media Trust, as a charity, works in partnership with the media and creative industry to give marginalised groups and young people a stronger voice. We encourage the media and creative industry to share their time, knowledge and creativity to benefit charities, under-represented communities and young people. Working together, we amplify charities' voices by developing their communication and digital skills to help them connect better with their audiences.

The Media Trust has many FREE training events and opportunities.

A selection of those coming up...
Inclusive Reporting masterclass: 24/2
Stronger Voices: Google Ad Masterclass: 1/3
Twitter 101 Masterclass for International Women's Day: 10/3

For More information and To Book

Sign up to Barnet’s voluntary sector Manifesto

Barnet Together is calling for community, voluntary, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups as well as statutory organisations and businesses operating in the borough of Barnet, to sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto.

The aim of the Manifesto is to create better understanding and deeper cross-sector collaboration between organisations working within Barnet. By signing up to the Manifesto, groups and service providers agree to adhere to the values within the document. 

If you are a representative of a group, service provider or business based in or serving Barnet, then you can sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Manifesto.

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Communities Together Network 

For more information about local events, national campaigns and updates from Barnet Council, drop Danusia an email and ask to be added to the Communities Together Network bulletin.
Danusia.Brzezicka@Barnet.gov.uk