Magic Little Grants 2022

Applications take just 10 minutes to fill out and submit!

Magic Little Grants will be awarding £500 grants to 2,650 charitable organisations on Localgiving. This year funding can go towards any of the following projects:

• Improving mental wellbeing

• Enabling community participation in the arts

• Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty

• Supporting marginalised groups and promoting equality

• Improving biodiversity and green spaces

• Enabling participation in physical activity

• Responding to the climate emergency and promoting sustainability

• Increasing community access to outdoor space

Organisations must either be in their first year of operation or have an annual income under £250,000. 

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Home Instead Charities

The aim of the grants scheme is to support small local community groups that are addressing social isolation and loneliness in the over 55s.

Small grass roots organisations can apply for up to £500. Small local registered charities can apply for up to £1,500. Larger grants can be considered for exceptional projects.

The charity will only fully fund a grant request where the organisation holds no more than three months operating costs in reserve. For organisations that have more than this, up to 50% of the project costs will be funded.

Applications can be made at any time and can take up to three months to process.

For more information & to apply

Crowdfund Barnet

Do you have an idea for a community project? Then Spacehive want to hear from you! You can create a crowdfunding campaign through Crowdfund Barnet with up to £5,000 matched funding available from Barnet Council.

Register for a free online workshop on 29 March to find out more about the programme and how to get involved.

Deadline: Wednesday 27 April

Barnet Vaccine Confidence Fund - Opens Today (Thur 10 March)

The Barnet Vaccine Confidence Fund is a Barnet Together Alliance project funded by Barnet Public Health and Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC).

There will be two funding options available to apply for, up to £2,000 and up to £20,000. 

Closing date: Friday 1 April

More information

National charity Andy’s Man Club to launch its first London club for men’s mental health in Barnet

Barnet has been chosen as home to the first Andy’s Man Club in London and the South East, supporting working age men to talk about their mental health. Andy’s Man Club will host its first event on Monday 28 March 7pm at the Meridian Wellbeing Centre in Hendon and is part of a wider suicide prevention campaign led by Barnet Council. Watch the launch film here.

Come along to our first session to have a chat, share and support others. It’s open to anyone over the age of 18 years.  To find out more watch Oli Vikse Project Development Champion, Andy’s Man Club, and to join email info@andysmanclub.co.uk

Win £500 for your VCFSE!

Simply enter the free competition on the easyfundraising website to be entered into the draw to win a £500 donation. All you need to do it create a free account first then enter the competition by Sunday 27 March. 

To find out how you can raise money via easyfunding check out this blog.  

Stonegrove Community Trust are  are recruiting!

Could you be their Environmental Projects Coordinator? Full details on this new role are on their website. This is a initially an approx. 2 day a week role for 6 months. Stonegrove's CEO Gus Alston is very happy to chat through this role with anyone interested.

Be featured in Barnet Council's Fit & Active Barnet (FAB) campaign

In 2018 Barnet Council used images of local residents attending Health Walks, Better leisure sessions and Mencap rugby sessions etc – this local connection went down a treat. So much so that they’d like to take the same approach with the refreshed campaign imagery.

If you offer any physical activity sessions that you would like to put forward for consideration contact Courtney Warden, Service Manager – Sport & Physical Activity for more details, by Wednesday 30 March.

Volunteer Managers Training - Valuing and Rewarding Volunteers

What volunteers give to an organisation is so valuable, they provide time and effort towards causes free of cost, and knowing how to reward this generosity is essential to running a charitable organisation.

In this session from Volunteering Barnet you will learn about the various ways you can show your appreciation to volunteers, the ways you can reward them through ceremonies, building their skills, bringing them together for events and creating avenues for them to communicate with one another.

Tuesday 5 April, 1.30 - 3.30pm

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FREE Fundraising Training for Barnet voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector

Each session is independent of the others, but by attending as many as you can you will gain skills and insights into raising money through trusts and foundations, how to diversify your income and make better connections with funders and supporters.

Session 6, on Wednesday 6 April, will be, 'Barnet bonus session: local insights and funding opportunities'. 

For more information and to book

Spokesperson Training Programme

Be part of a movement to put lived experience at the heart of media conversations.

In every community there are people with lived experience of the big health and social issues facing the UK today who are using their insights and expertise to identify solutions to create tangible change. 

This training programme from SoundDelivery is back for its second year, it aims to equip a new network of 14 leaders with the skills and confidence to become more visible public spokespeople to share their ideas, have their expertise heard more widely and ultimately drive change they want to see.  

Applications are now open and will close on Friday 8 April, 5pm. 

For more information & to apply

Congrats to New Citizens' Gateway

Although pipped to a spot in the top 10 of the King's Fund's 2022 GSK IMPACT Award. New Citizens' Gateway were a runner-up for their outstanding work supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Barnet, and beyond. As a runner-up they were awarded £4,000 to continue their valuable work. 

Looking for a new job? Join the team at New Citizens' Gateway as they're currently recruiting a full-time Administrator. Closing date 27 March. 

Plot 9 Consultation Event

Do take part in this consultation, it's a real opportunity for community groups to have a say and  / or become part of the space.

Plot 9 is on Bristol Avenue, Colindale - the space behind the hoarding in front of the Barnet & Southgate College, Library & Inclusion Barnet building in Bristol Avenue. 

The current proposal is to build a welcoming space for residents and visitors to enjoy a coffee, discover more about the regeneration, showcase
NHG’s new homes, space for community and enterprise
activities and opportunities for events.

Thursday 31 March, 3pm - 6pm

For further information about the regeneration go to grahamepark.info or email grahamepark@nhg.org.uk

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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. 

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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