Author Archives: Emily Yillah

After an unforgettable year with FaithAction, I have decided to move on to other ventures. Who would have thought my five-day temporary job would turn into a permanent one in such a short space of time? My favourite part of this role was definitely managing […]

Is your organisation doing great things to be dementia friendly? Alzheimer’s Society’s 2018 Dementia Friendly Awards recognise, celebrate and promote the inspirational achievements of those uniting to making a real difference to people living with dementia. This year’s awards will celebrate individuals, organisations and communities […]

The Building Connections Fund is a partnership between Government, Big Lottery Fund and the Co-op Foundation which was set up to support projects that are able to prevent or reduce loneliness.  It is funding between £30,000 and £10,000 for voluntary or community organisations. The fund […]

The Dream Fund is now open for applications.  The fund gives organisations the chance to deliver the project they have always dreamed of, but never had the opportunity to bring to life.  They ask charitable organisations across Great Britain to think big, be ambitious and collaborate […]

The Grant Programme for Inter Faith Week 2018 is now open for applications. The Trust will be awarding small grants up to £500 for organisations running events or projects connected with Inter Faith Week 2018. Grants are awarded for proposals for inter-faith activities by children and […]

In partnership with Sport England, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is calling for applications to the new Integrated Communities Innovation Fund. The Fund will help drive forward the proposals to tackle the key causes of poor integration set out in the […]

Team London Small Grants are offering grants of £5,000 – £10,000 to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run volunteering projects that bring Londoners together and lead to improvements in social integration. The projects can focus on any area of volunteering or social […]

Friends Families and Travellers (FFT), our partners in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have produced a briefing paper on dementia. FFT undertook research to find out more about awareness of the symptoms of dementia in Gypsy and Traveller communities, awareness of ways to reduce […]

The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) has produced some briefings from the Building Health Partnerships: Self Care programme. These will be of interest to people concerned with how Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) are working with the voluntary and community sector and local people […]

Citizens Advice, our partner in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, has found that mental health practitioners are spending more time on non-health related issues, such as debt and housing, and this is having a negative impact on patients, staff and mental health services. Its […]