Ways To Support Your Volunteering Project
Searching for Funding
If you are just starting to look out for grants and you are at a loss as to where to start; we would
strongly advise you to check out Funding Central. This website allows you to create advanced
searches to identify all the latest grant funding. You can make searches based on location, type of
volunteering, the type of people who will benefit and many more.
Further Information: www.fundingcentral.org.uk
Funding Central
University and Local Government
Unive
rsity
of
Bristol Community Fund
The Alumni Foundation
The Community Fund offers grants of up to £250 for a very broad range of activities. Environmental
projects, community events, and improved communication could all be relevant; ongoing projects
could also apply. We particularly welcome applications involving collaboration between students and
local residents.
Further Information: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/accommodation/community/fund/
The Alumni Foundation was set up in 1982 by a group of staff and alumni who were concerned
about the lack of funds available to help members of the University do many of the things that
enhance the experience of being at Bristol. The Alumni Foundation was established through
donations and legacies, and today many alumni continue to give regularly because they want to
ensure that current students have as rich and rewarding experience at Bristol as they did.
Further Information: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alumni/currentstudents/foundation/apply.html
SCA Plus has been set up as an independent trust working for the benefit of Bristol University
Student Community Action. It aims to facilitate Student Community Action to run both new projects
and to support novel extensions to current projects by offering financial support and advice.
Further Information: http://www.sca-plus.org.uk/grants.html
SCA-PLUS
Most neighbourhood partnerships in Bristol have a Well Being Fund. These funds will be distributed
to groups or organisations from any sector that is part of a community or voluntary group based in
the Neighbourhood Partnership area or which intends to run the piece of work for the benefit of
people within the neighbourhood partnership area.
Neighbourhood Partnerships
Well Being Fund
Further Information: http://bristolpartnership.org/neighbourhood-partnerships/cabotclifton-a-clifton-east
Police and Crime Commissioner of Avon and Somerset Sue Mountstevens has recently made grants
of up to £5000 available for activities that support her four main prioirities
1. Tackling anti-social behaviour
2. Tackling violent crime (especially against women and girls)
3. Tackling Burglary
4. Giving victims a ‘louder voice’
Further Information: http://www.avonandsomersetpcc.gov.uk/Partnerships/Commissioners-Community-Action-Fund.aspx
Commissioner’s Community
Action Fund
National Chains
ASDA Foundation
The Asda Foundation is set up to assist any charity in the UK as well as people and projects who
require financial assistance.
You will need to contact local stores about individual assistance:
 Bedminster Superstore: 01179 231563 Manager: Steve Fletcher
 Whitchurch Superstore: 01275 839431 Manager: Darren Powell
 Longwell Green Supercentre: 0117 960 3947 Manager: Ian Wallis
 Patchway Supercentre: 0117 317 2400 Manager: James Whitehouse
Further Information: http://charities.asda.com/asda-foundation
We live in tough economic times. As local authorities react by reigning in their budgets, it’s often local
community groups that feel the impact. That’s why The Co-operative Community Fund is so vital. All
funds are allocated via your local area committee who look at each application on its own merit.
The Cooperative Membership
Community Fund
Further Information: http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/localcommunities/community-fund/
Each month every Waitrose branch donates £1,000 (£500 in Convenience shops) between three local
good causes that you choose. Pick up a flyer in store to nominate your cause
Local stores at: Clifton, Westbury Park, Portishead and Nailsea
Waitrose
Community Matters
Further Information:
www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/inspiration/community_matters.html
B&Q donate unsellable products and waste materials for re-use by recognised community groups.
They donate items such as slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, broken tiles for mosaic
projects. Items available for donation will vary from store to store and there is no guarantee that items
will be available for donation when an enquiry is made.
B&Q Waste Donation
Scheme
Contact individual store managers to find out what is currently available:
 Hartcliffe: 0117 947 3600
 Muller Road: 0117 9510722
 Filton: 0117 317 2600


Longwell: 0117 301 2000
Cribbs Causeway: 0117 950 6366
Further Information:
www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_d
onation.jsp
Colouring the Community is a scheme run by Dulux Decorator Centres which aims to give a helping
hand to local community groups and charities, by donating paint and materials to help them restore
their premises, community centres and surrounding areas.
Got an idea? Can you think of a project within your local community that could benefit from a lick of
paint? Renovation plans? Facilities need brightening up?
Further Information: www.duluxdecoratorcentre.co.uk/community/index.jsp
Dulux Colouring the
Community
Marks and Spencers support a large number of local charities through an annual Charity Challenge
fundraising event as well as store charity budgets. Store charity budgets can provide small (up to £50)
donations to local charities including schools and hospitals that are within our policy.
Marks and Spencers Charity
and Community Fund
Further Information:
http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/howwedobusiness/our_policies/charity_and_com
munity_funding
Young Person’s Volunteering Fund is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme to support
volunteering projects which transform community amenities and green spaces. Projects must be led
and delivered by 14-25 year olds. SITA Trust can support projects in England and Wales and can
provide up to £10,000 towards agreed project costs.
Young Persons Volunteering Fund
Further Information: www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering
This programme inspires and empowers young people from across the UK and Ireland to make a
difference in their communities by applying to Starbucks Youth Action for seed funding and volunteer
hours from Starbucks partners. As well as supporting the young people to bring to life the projects
that mean the most to them, we also offer training to young people on managing a budget, working
with volunteers and project management.
Starbucks Youth Action
Further Information: www.starbucks.co.uk/responsibility/community/youth-action
The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £500 and
£4,000 to registered charities and not for profit organisations who are working on local projects that
support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with
disabilities.
Tesco Charity Trust
Further Information: http://www.tescoplc.com/index.asp?pageid=121
Helping Hands
Helping Hands is a new community initiative where each local store has been given a budget to
distribute to projects and schemes within the stores local community. To apply for a donation from the
Helping Hands Fund you need to visit your local store and pick up an application form. These forms
can be found on your stores red community boards or if you cannot find them, ask for assistance at
the customer service desk.
Local Stars
From all the different regions that we trade in across the country we sponsor 30 individuals who have
either a special talent, are an inspiration to others or help in their local community.
If you feel you fit the criteria above and wish to apply to be one of our local stars you need to visit
your local store and pick up an application form. This should then be posted to:Wilkinsons
JK House
Roebuck Way, Manton Wood,
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
S80 3YY
where this will be kept on file and your application will be considered by the Charity Committee
Further Information: www.corporate.wilkinsonplus.com/story.asp?id=19
Think Big is for people aged 13 to 25 years old in the UK, It’s to help make things better in your local
community , your project should be up and running within three months of being accepted
Think Big will
o
o
o
not support projects that aim to convert people to a religion
You can’t apply if your project is something you do for a living
It’s not for promoting political parties
It cannot involve anything dangerous
Think Big with O2
Further Information: www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/Start-a-project/
The World of Difference UK programme gives 500 people the chance to work for their dream charity,
and get paid. Over the years we’ve helped hundreds of people donate their skills and experience to the
charities of their choice.
Vodafone
World of Difference UK
For successful applicants the Vodafone Foundation will provide their chosen charity with £2500, with
the winner receiving the balance as a salary after NI and tax have been paid. Placements can be fulltime for two months or part-time for four months (minimum 15 hours a week).
If you’ve got the passion and drive to make a real difference in your local community, why not get
involved? First you’ll need to approach your chosen charity and gain their support. Agree a plan for
your time with them, then submit your application through this site.
Further Information: http://worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk/aboutWOD.html
Other
Awards for All England is a simple small grants scheme making awards of between £300 and £10,000.
The Awards for All programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need.
To do this we want to fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:
 People have better chances in life - with better access to training and development to improve their life
skills.
 Stronger communities - with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems.
 Improved rural and urban environments - which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
 Healthier and more active people and communities.
The application form is short and simple and you will find out if you are successful within six weeks
Further Information: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/globalcontent/programmes/england/awards-for-all-england
vInspired Cashpoint is open for business once again, giving young people the opportunity to bring their ideas for
social action projects to life. The concept is simple. If you're 14-25 and have an idea that will solve a problem in
your community we want to help.
How? We're offering grants of up to £500 to turn your ideas into reality, and get your projects of the ground. The
great thing about Cashpoint is that once funding's signed off you run your project the way you want to.
Further Information: www.vinspired.com/vcashpoint/opportunities/10066-vinspiredcashpoint/activities/157789-funding-for-your-project
Other Trusts and
Organisations
There are many grants that are offered by smaller and more local Trusts and organisations. This avenue of
funding has lots of potential because your projects are able to work alongside these local groups. Here is a helpful
list of some you may want to consider:






Affinity Sutton: http://www.affinitysutton.com/
Bristol Green Capital: http://bristolgreencapital.org/latest/category/funding-2/
Bristol Airport Local Community Fund: http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/community.aspx
BYCA Grants: http://www.byca.co.uk/grants_available.html
John James Bristol Foundation: http://www.johnjames.org.uk/
Quartet Community Foundation: http://www.quartetcf.org.uk/
The Wakeham Trust: http://www.wakehamtrust.org/