Meet the Funders - Blaby
Tuesday 13 May 2025
1:30pm – 6:15pm
Narborough Parish Centre, Desford Road Narborough LE19 2EL
This is an invitation is for Leicestershire Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations to come along and meet local and national funders who are actively investing in community groups in your area.
It is an opportunity to speak in person to funders about ideas you have for future projects.
Meet the Funders will give you the opportunity to:
- Float your ideas past potential funders
- Learn about current funding programmes
- Find out how VAL staff about can help you to identify funding and structure applications or any other support your organisation might need.
There are 6 confirmed funders:
- Severn Trent Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation
- Sport England
- Blaby District Council
- Office Of The Police and Crime Commissioner ( OPCC )
More funders will be added as their attendance is confirmed.
As well as having the opportunity to meet funders you will also be able to talk to the following:
Easyfundraising will be in attendance and will cover how to raise funds for your group whilst shopping online
Key Fund (afternoon session only)
VAL Sector Support Team – available to discuss any support you need with your organisation or volunteer recruitment.
You have the choice of booking onto one of four sessions, please do not book onto more than one:
Session 1 – 13:30 to 14:30
Session 2 – 14:30 to 15:30
Session 3 – 16:30 to 17:30
Session 4 – 17:30 to 18:15
Funders
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Severn Trent Community Fund
Our customers, and the communities we live and work in, are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we decided to support local charities and community groups with over £20million in the ten years from 2020. If you’re helping to make a real and tangible difference in our communities, we want to know!
Our Fund is overseen by an independent Community Fund Customer Panel who review applications, so ultimately, it’s up to customers to decide where our money goes.
New Project Funding is available from £2,000 up to £100,000 and Core Funding available between £5,000 – £20,000 (for organisations with an income of £250,000 and below)
Why not come along and find out about this amazing fund.
Full details at www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund/
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The National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Communities
Application deadline: Ongoing
Awards for all
Social connections and community activities are at the heart of creating healthier, happier lives and a flourishing society. That’s why we support amazing community-led projects.
We offer funding from £300 to £20,000. And can support your project for up to two years.
You can apply for funding to deliver a new or existing activity or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges.Reaching Communities England
Offers a larger amount of funding (over £20,001) for projects that last up to five years. We’re looking for projects that work with their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
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Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation
We manage a range of grant-giving funds for families, individuals, and local companies.
Our small grant programmes match our individual donor’s passions and interests with the grassroots projects that work at making local life better within their communities.
To apply for a grant from Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation, as a minimum you must be a not-for-profit organisation or social enterprise working in Leicester, Leicestershire and/or Rutland.
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Sport England
The Movement Fund
The Movement Fund provides crowdfunding pledges, grants and support to help projects that get more people active. If you’re eligible and your project aligns with our goals, you could receive up to £15,000 to cover a wide range of costs and items that’ll help deliver positive change in your community.
The fund is open and ongoing, with no date for closure.
If you’re unsure if the Movement Fund suits your project or need more information, please get in touch. Call us on 0345 8508 508 or email funding@sportengland.org
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Blaby District Council
Blaby District Council offers a ranger of grants to charities and community group providing activities in Blaby District.
Further details about the 2025-26 scheme will be available soon.
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Office Of The Police and Crime Commissioner ( OPCC )
The Police and Crime Commissioner is the voice of the people. They provide funding to services that will enhance community safety and help implement the Police and Crime Plan in Leicestershire.
Stallholders
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EasyFundraising
Through the free easyfundraising platform, thousands of online retailers including Sainsbury’s, eBay, Tesco, M&S, Asda, Argos, Just Eat, Morrisons, Trainline and booking.com will all donate money to your organisation when your community of supporters shop with them.
Whenever an online shopper buys something online, the retailer will send your organisation either a flat monetary amount or a percentage of what the online shopper spends, without it costing the shopper anything extra. 89% of people in the UK have bought something online in the past year so this is a simple way for your supporter network to raise money for you just by doing their shopping.
All types of organisations can receive this unrestricted funding – your organisation just needs to be registered with funding website easyfundraising.
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Key Fund
Key Fund provide blended finance (Grant and Loan combined) to help enterprises grow and become more sustainable, while improving their impact in the communities they serve. Key Fund has been providing social investment to organisations for over 21 years.
As a Social Enterprise ourselves, we understand the challenges you face and will support you pre and post-investment, offering the ‘right kind of money at the right time’
We offer investments from £10k up to £300k to community and social enterprises operating in the North of England and the Midlands.
Find out more here about the range of funds they are offering: https://thekeyfund.co.uk/funding/
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VAL - Sector Support
Our Sector Support team offers free, confidential advice and support on all aspects of setting up and running your organisation.
We provide high quality training to broaden your skills and knowledge you need to manage your charity, social enterprise or community group.
We can help you, with preparing reading and writing funding and tender applications.
Visit us online at:valonline.org.uk/sector-support/
VAL – Volunteering
Volunteers are an integral part of the success of local voluntary and community sector organisations.
If you would like to find out how to involve the volunteers your organisation needs to thrive, our volunteering team is here to support you.
Our volunteering team can: post volunteering opportunities on your behalf so you can find the volunteers you need and help you develop relevant volunteering policies & advise on all aspects of managing volunteers.
This event is open to Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sector organisations working in the county of Leicestershire only.
Only 2 people per VCSE organisation will be allowed to book on.
Prior to your attendance, we strongly advise that you complete this form to help us ensure you speak to the correct funders, as well as giving you a list of talking points with each funder.
Parking Information: https://carparkmaps.co.uk/carparks/Narborough
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