Charity Opportunities

Charity Opportunities

Our partners BITC are delivering five masterclasses over the next five weeks to support charities. We also have links to specific cost-of-living grants that you might be entitled to.
Cost-of-living Support funds
The Household Support Fund is for individuals.

Apply for the Household Support Fund | Sheffield City Council20(24.1%)The cost of living grant is for organisations.

Cost of Living Grants (Sheffield) – South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (sycf.org.uk)5(6%)Here is some information on the Warm Homes Sheffield Scheme

Warm Homes Sheffield29(34.9%)
Free Webinars 
As a part of the national business response network they are offering free training and support for UK charities until June 2023
  Looking after your well-being – 2nd May Managing your own well-being – 19th May Avoiding GDPR pitfalls – 22nd May Emotional Intelligence – 25th May Successful grant applications 6th June 
Business in the community – Looking after your own well-being as a charity leader 

2nd May 14:00-15:30Business In The Community’s own internal wellbeing team will take you through the advice they give all our members on how to manage your stress and how to find time to look after your own wellbeinghttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/6007269595076(7.2%)
Natwest Mentor – Managing your own well-being and emotional intelligence 

19th May and 25th May  
 Two free certified courses from Natwest Mentor. (1) Managing your own wellbeing – understanding your personality, getting up to date knowledge on mental health and how to increase your own wellbeing (2) Emotional Intelligence – how to use self-knowledge how to be resilient and how to inspire others.  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/6007313325873(3.6%)https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/6007362372575(6%)
Cooley – How to avoid common GDPR pitfalls and the fines that come with them 

22nd May 10:00-11:00Data protection is about protecting people’s privacy. Learn what is personal data and what you should and should not collect about donors and beneficiaries. Learn the common pitfalls to avoid.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/6007135092775(6%) 
Be more successful with your applications for grants with tips and best practise from a foundation  

6th June

Clare Beavan, Foundation and Community Engagement Manager for DWF LLP (a legal and business services firm), will be sharing the lessons she has learnt working in income generation in the not-for-profit sector. How to identify the right foundations to apply to, how to prepare your application and what funding might be available from DWF’s own foundation. 

Clare has worked with the not-for-profit sector for over 23 years. She has experience in many areas of income generation including, European funding, corporate, events, major donors and grant giving.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/5947956889179(10.8%)