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📣 Funding opportunity The Blagrave Trust’s Challenge and Change fund is offering £10,000 grants to 38 young leaders in England (18-25) who are using their lived experience to drive social justice and create positive impact 💡 Applications close at 11:59 PM on Sunday 14th September. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d_u9y26X

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🌟 Exciting Funding Opportunity for Youth Organisations! 🌟 https://lnkd.in/ekH3zdha The Million Hours Fund is offering grants between £30,000 and £100,000 to support extra hours of youth work in areas with higher rates of anti-social behaviour across England. Funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund, this initiative aims to create safe spaces and positive activities for young people aged 10 to 18 (or up to 25 for those with SEND). Objectives of Fund The funding is for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas with higher rates of anti-social behaviour. The funding is for extra hours of youth work to give these young people more places to go and positive things to do. These extra hours could be used for things like learning, arts, and playing sports, or for activities like mentoring, and developing social or life skills. To be eligible, projects must: - Benefit young people aged 10 to 18, or up to 25 if they have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) - Effectively engage with young people at risk of taking part in anti-social behaviour - Deliver more hours of youth work than currently provided - Involve young people in decisions about the work - Deliver youth work that is open to as wide a range of young people as possible (known as ‘open access’) - Be run by trusted adults such as qualified youth workers, youth support workers, or experienced volunteers. The eligible wards for this round are based on the youth population and levels of antisocial behaviour recorded by the police. Check elegible ward areas here: https://lnkd.in/ekaDx8Av Eligible Expenditure Most of the funding being requested should be for the direct costs of running extra hours of youth work. The funding can be used for: - Staff salaries to deliver this work - Volunteer costs to deliver this work - Training costs - Other direct costs to deliver youth work, like materials, equipment and food - The cost of reporting back to NLCF about the funding. - The funding can also include overheads, such as part of the rent, insurance, part of a salary for someone not directly involved in this work, such as a senior manager or an office admin worker. How To Apply: The deadline for applications is 22 October 2025 (12 noon). Applications will be assessed as soon as they are received. Note: Groups are encouraged to apply as soon as they are ready and not wait for the deadline as the programme may close before the deadline if more applications are received than expected. Guidelines and the online application form can be found on the National Lottery Community Fund website: https://lnkd.in/e89ewvyw #YouthWork #MillionHoursFund #FundingOpportunity #CommunitySupport #SEND #PositiveActivities #DCMS #NationalLotteryCommunityFund #grants #fundraising #schools #Kingston #charities

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We’re proud to join forces with BBC Children in Need, City Bridge Foundation, Pears Foundation and The Hunter Foundation on Communities for Children – a groundbreaking, long-term funding initiative tacking child poverty across the UK. This new £15 million, five-year programme marks the first major collaboration of its kind between funders, focused on addressing the complex, systemic causes of child poverty. Together, we’re investing in scalable, place-based solutions designed and led by local communities. Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE, Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund, said: “Communities face considerable challenges as the number of children growing up in poverty is rising, but by listening to the needs of individual communities and setting out on a journey together we believe that a long-lasting impact can be achieved." Together, we’ll: • Build strong, sustainable local partnerships • Challenge stigma and drive systems change • Share learning to increase UK-wide impact #ItStartsWithCommunity

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As the aid sector grapples with budget cuts, shifting priorities, and increasing demands for accountability, our UK FCDO funded-Traction programme's approach offers a blueprint for doing development differently. For the team working in Malawi, it’s not just about surviving the cuts—it’s about thriving despite them. Learn more about their approach: https://lnkd.in/ej9fBcCu #Palladium l #FCDO l #InternationalDevelopment l #ThinkingWorkingPolitically

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Today sees the launch of a new research-based toolkit to help policymakers, businesses, and civil society harness ‘positive tipping points’ in systems such as energy, food and local communities. The toolkit has been developed by our Green Futures Network alongside Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, and builds on a growing body of evidence that small, targeted interventions can spark rapid reductions in emissions and other environmental harm. A tipping point is a threshold where a small change can trigger a significant, often irreversible, transformation. Find out more and access the toolkit at https://brnw.ch/21wVzwq

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📢 We’re proud to stand alongside the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) and more than 60 organisations in calling on the government to deliver a robust Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy. Together, we’ve set out 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 that must be at the heart of any meaningful plan: 𝟭. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 through public-health approaches - education, awareness campaigns, and regulated online spaces 𝟮. 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 that addresses all forms of VAWG, reflecting women and girls’ lived realities 𝟯. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 - with equalities at the core and no one left behind 𝟰. 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 for specialist, ‘by and for’ support services 𝟱. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, backed by a clear framework These priorities echo SafeLives’ own strategy - 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀. 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 - rooted in survivor voice, best practice, workforce development, and influencing change at every level. They speak to the future we know is possible: where every adult and child can live a safe, full life. 𝗧𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱-𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Read more: 🔗 SafeLives’ strategy: https://ow.ly/l9t850WTTfc 🔗 Our joint asks via EVAW: https://ow.ly/Hjzy50WTTfb #VAWG #DomesticAbuse #FindWhatWorksHelpItHappen

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How can we use a radical safeguarding approach to challenge structural inequalities? Explore an open access toolkit that offers a new approach to safeguarding adults experiencing homelessness and disadvantage for #WorldHomelessnessDay. Rooted in social justice movements, radical safeguarding is an approach that the notices gaps, inequalities and injustices in services and takes steps to change them. The co-produced toolkit the principles of radical safeguarding and how this approach can help find potential opportunities to improve equity in adult safeguarding. https://ow.ly/cOyk50X5CVj Hear author, Gill Taylor, explain how a radical approach to safeguarding can help us to challenge the status quo and elevate the voices of those who are often excluded. #WorldHomelessnessDay2025

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