Peoples Postcode Trust has three deadlines up for 2026 - March, June and Sept. They now do multi-year core costs grants (thanks PPT, we love you), fund Scottish CICs and community groups. Other regions have their own deadlines up too. It's now a mid-sized form so allow a few hours. If you don't meet their priorities the chance of a grant is slim - under £250k, delivering in top 15% of IMD or created specifically to support vulnerable groups.
Postcode Local Trust
Bairdwatson - employment support and vocational skills for disadvantaged Scottish young people - deadline 6 Feb. Will fund Scottish CICs and constituted community groups as well as charities. It's a Foundation Scotland form so a pain to fill out. £5-20k.
Building Fairer Futures, deadline 11 Jan, for UK charities and CICs doing employment, education, social and health projects for young people in Scotland, Cheshire, Yorkshire, West Midlands and London. This one is new to me so I don't have a steer on what they like to fund. Average grant £8k, must be spent April to Dec THIS YEAR.
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Find Funders Live Week - 26th to 31st January - £25 or FREE for paid members
Do you need more funders on your database to approach this year? Everyone does! Do you need some support, accountability and a strict time-frame to actually do the research?
Over six days the Find Funders Live Week will take you through
- two short videos with transcripts from the Find Funders module of The Grant Writing Toolkit
- small simple tasks you can action each day
- support in the private Truffle Pig Facebook group to set your goals, share your wins and ask questions
- funder list reviews for everyone completing the week in case there's something I would expect to see on there that you've missed
- one month access to the full Grant Writing Toolkit including the full Find Funders Module
Paid members can sign up FOR FREE by emailing me "I'm In" to phyllis@trufflepig.org.uk. Paid memberships start from £10 a month and so long as you are signed up here by Monday 26th January you can join the Live Week: https://www.trufflepig.org.uk/#/portal/signup
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Just want to dip in and join the live challenge? Anyone can sign up for £25 here.
One-off access includes Live Week support and one month membership of The Grant Writing Toolkit.
Whether you have a funder list or not, you will do step-by-step exercises to Find Funders that support work like yours. We will review what info we want to have on a funder list and then apply my four favourite free grant search techniques. Encouragement, support and accountability will be available all week in the private Truffle Pig Facebook group. All participants can also do an Ask Me Anything by email.
If you take action on each of the six days (open an email, post in the group, email me a screenshot) I will look over the draft funder list you create for you and tell you if there are funders I think should be on there (not available as a service outside this Live Week offer and then it's usually £200).
Find Funders Live Week is for
- paid monthly and annual members (hi) who need some momentum and accountability to do the thing and make the progress - included in your membership for FREE
- new members who want recommendations and action they can take quickly to start a funder list - one off for £25 or start a membership for £10
- past members who want to hop back in to refresh their funder list with some company and cheerleading - one off for £25 or restart a membership for £10
This will be great for charities and CICs working in the UK, but not for community groups or individuals. If you are one of these have a look at my post on Fundraising When You Aren't A Charity.
Please forward, circulate and sign up for a week of Finding Funders and get those databases fresh and sparkling! Family circumstances mean I'm closed for 1-2-1 support for several months so this is my way to keep supporting and showing up for busy fundraisers.
Happy new year and happy new truffling,
Phyllis, Chief Pig
