DWF Foundation Grants 

The DWF Foundation (also referred to as the Foundation) is an independent charity, founded by DWF. It has the sole aim of providing funds, resources and mentoring support to help individuals, groups and communities to achieve their full potential.

The DWF Foundation supports registered charities with an impact in one or more of the following areas:

• Homelessness
• Health and wellbeing
• Employability
• Education
• Environment and Sustainability

Deadline: Tuesday 31st October  

Learn more and apply here

Morrisons Foundation Grants 

The Morrisons Foundation supports registered charities making a positive difference in local communities across England, Scotland, and Wales.

Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery.

The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m, but applications from larger charities are welcome.

Deadline: Rolling 

Learn more and apply here

Freelands Foundation Fund

The Freelands Foundation’s Autumn 2023 Fund awards grants of between £50,000 and £150,000 per year for up to three years to visual arts organisations with bold and innovative programmes that build collaborative relationships between schools and visual art organisations through projects that centre teachers within creative approaches to art education.

Expressions of interest accepted between: Monday 11th September – Monday 20th November 2023

Learn more and apply here

Grants For Good

Grants for Good is funded by the John Good Group and is designed to direct funding only to small and growing local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that are making a big impact on communities, people or the environment. To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment.
• Have an average income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
• Have a bank account in the organisation’s name.

Deadline: Rolling

Learn more and apply here

Rescheduled Event: Burnt Oak Community Fun Day 

Don't miss the Burnt Oak Community Fun Day, on Wednesday 27th September from 12 noon to 6pm on Barnfield Road, between Watling Avenue and Silkstream Road. 

There will be free activities for children and young people, including Dr Bike sessions, play sculptures, crafts workshops, BMX & scooter workshops, and more. There's something for everyone to enjoy.

Silver Sunday 

Join Age UK for a fun-filled day of activities and advice for the over 50s at Middlesex University, The Boroughs, NW4 4BT. There'll be exercise tasters, music and dance performance, talks and workshops, advice on managing money and health checks. Includes a talk from Professor Catherine Loveday on Love and Connection. Free entry and free light lunch and refreshments throughout the day!

See the full programme of events on the day here and register here. To find out more contact Pippa on 07379 331807 or email her on pippa.mannerings@ageukbarnet.org.uk

Sunday 1st October, 11am - 3pm

Free Parent Therapy Groups

icandance offers creative, therapeutic support to families with disabled children.

Their FREE parent therapy group sessions offer a reflective, confidential space to share experiences of parenting a disabled child. The sessions aim to improve wellbeing, explore creative responses to challenges and gain a deeper understanding of your child's needs. Sessions are facilitated by experienced psychotherapists.
Sessions for parents of primary school aged children are at 10 - 11:15am on the following dates:

• 3rd October 2023 (in person)
• 7th November 2023 (online)
• 5th December 2023 (online)
• 16th January 2024 (online)
• 20th February 2024 (online)
• 19th March 2024 (in person)

Parents are asked to commit to all sessions. If interested, please contact Juliet at juliet@icandance.org.uk or 07931 533955.

Black Literary Festival

Barnet Libraries are celebrating Black writing and showcasing the work of Black authors with the first Barnet Black Literary Festival! Authors will be discussing their books and writing followed by book signings. All sessions are free and in-person. Booking essential. 

Click here for more information, including how to register

Saturday 7th October, Finchley Church End Library

World Mental Health Day Event

Hub Connections in partnership with Meridian Wellbeing are hosting an event to mark World Mental Health Day. The theme this year is 'Make Mental Health a Universal Human Right'.

Come along for inspiring talks from a variety of speakers, wellbeing activities, and valuable mental wellbeing advice. The event includes a light lunch and refreshments.

Registration is required, click here to sign up

Tuesday 10th October, Meritage Centre, 11am - 3pm

FREE Upshot Demo Sessions 

Upshot helps organisations, who make a difference, become more insight-led. Using a MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) approach, they provide an easy-to-use online system for funders and delivers of all sizes to monitor, evaluate and learn from their data.

Barnet Together, with funding from the council, are excited to be able to offer eligible members the opportunity to use the Upshot platform for FREE for one year and at a reduced cost of £200 + VAT for the second year (following that, members will be offered a further one year at a discounted rate, before transferring to a full price Upshot membership in year 4).

Sign up for our free upcoming demo session on any of the following dates and discover how Upshot can elevate your Monitoring & Evaluation efforts.

19 October 2023 11:00-12:00               30 November 2023 11:00-12:00

Need a space to hold your workshop or meeting?

At Inclusion Barnet, we run two libraries in Barnet that have meeting rooms available for hire. 

With discounted rates for community groups, and potential to welcome up to 30 people, the spaces are flexible to suit your needs. 

Read more about hiring a library meeting room

Cost of Living Crisis

We now have a dedicated Cost of Living Crisis page on our website where we're compiling both local and national information, resources and guidance linked to the Cost of Living Crisis, and the impact on Voluntary Sector organisations. 

Do let us know if you have any activities and support that needs to be added.

Sign up to Barnet Together Alliance partners' Newsletters...

• Food Banks/Food Poverty support, email Barnet Food Hub.
• Children, Young People and Families (for Young Barnet Foundation members only)
• Local Environmental news & initiatives, sign up here.
• For Volunteer recruitment/ management support, sign-up. 
• Barnet Council's Together newsletter for the VCFSE, email.
• Barent Council's Barnet First eNewsletter for residents, sign up.

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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