Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS)

💰 #Funding | Welcome to the LCVS Weekly Funding Digest, where we highlight new funding for Liverpool's voluntary sector.

👉 This week, we would like to highlight the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer which is opening on 14 October.

⬇️Access all Funding⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0500

📘 #Training | Reaching Communities is arguably the most important voluntary sector grants program operating today.

Learn how to use your development time wisely and tailor your submission to make your bid stand out from the crowd.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0300

📰 #News | LCVS Mailings is currently out of service, this includes our usual weekly Newsletter.

👉 Our team is currently busy working on the issue and we will post an update as soon as the problem is resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience.

📰 #News | A great event to end #LabConf25 – Discussing how frontline orgs shape adult social care in partnership with people who have lived experience

Thanks to VODG and Well Placed for bringing people together. A particular shoutout to Chris and Viv for sharing their experiences so powerfully.

💰 #Funding | The last round of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Digital Grants has opened for applications. With only £90,000 of funding remaining, this round will be more targeted.

⬇️FULL INFO⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0299

📸 #Snapshot | Yesterday, we were joined by Alice, Mairead & Nat from the National Lottery to talk about the Community Fund

Our Funding Advisor Marianne is delighted that so many great orgs got the opportunity to ‘Meet the Funder’ + discuss the eligibility of their proposals.

🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0298

📘 #Training | This FREE in-person event provides you with the opportunity to find out how your organisation can access free, tailored support from Sported.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0297

📰 #News | Through Remember A Charity’s partnership with The National Will Register, they are delighted to offer people across the UK the opportunity to register their Will free of charge during #RememberACharityWeek (8 – 14 September) and up until 3 October.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0295

💰 #Funding | The LCVS Community Impact Fund (CIF) is now open!

👉 Applications will be assessed on the impact that the project will have on the lives of those who benefit. We’re looking for projects that tackle inequality and help make a positive change for those most in need.

🔗 tinyurl.com/cifLCVS

💰 #Funding | This fund is aimed at individuals and groups with an annual income of under £20,000, and is designed to remove barriers that often stop smaller community-led ideas from getting off the ground. Their informal drop-in session will be on 2 October.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0294

📰 #News | Mabadiliko CIC, in partnership with LCR Race Equality Hub and VS6, is running a programme to support VCFSE organisations across Liverpool City Region to develop their anti-racism practice and advance racial equality.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0293

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💰 #Funding | Voluntary and community organisations, along with statutory bodies and funders, can now apply to a new £3 million fund supporting youth-led social action across England.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0292

📸 #Snapshot | Yesterday LCVS hosted a free seminar on Social Investment. The seminar was kindly delivered by our friends from Livv Investment, they explained:
- What Social Investment is
- Who it’s suitable for.
- And more.

⬇️FULL INFO⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0296

📘 #Training | These sessions will help to equip people with the tools to engage in what can often be challenging conversations that can help to to reduce tension, find solutions and build unity.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0291

💰 #Funding | Liverpool City Council is offering grants of up to £4,000 to successful organisations who can help them create a new strategy for how they and the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector (VCFSE) support each other.

⬇️FULL INFO⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0290

📘 #Training | REMINDER | With competition for funding on the increase, it is becoming ever more important that your organisation can effectively measure and prove its impact. Learn how to effectively measure your impact with our Online Course!

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0283

📘 #Training | It is important for organisation governing bodies (either trustees, directors) to be aware of their roles/responsibilities. This course will introduce you to or give you a refresher on everything you need to know about being a Trustee/Director & more

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📘 #Training | REMINDER | This course will explore the best way to approach event planning, production, and delivery. It will cover everything from costing, promotion, PR & media, ticketing, delivery, event management, safety and feedback and follow up.

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💰 #Funding | This funding is for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas with higher rates of anti-social behaviour. They’ll fund extra hours of youth work to give these young people more places to go and positive things to do.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0285

📰 #News | A new report released by the VS6 Partnership, in collaboration with CHAMPS Public Health Collaborative and Youth Focus, highlights the urgent need for coordinated action to tackle child poverty across the Liverpool City Region.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0284

📘 #Training | With competition for funding on the increase, it is becoming ever more important that your organisation can effectively measure and prove its impact. Learn how to effectively measure your impact with our Online Course!

⬇️BOOK NOW⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0283

📰 #News | The LCVS Training Programme has now launched! 🚀

💫 Alongside our highly-rated Funding Masterclasses, Essential Skills Courses & Monthly Start Up Workshops, we will now also have FREE Meet the Funder/Expert Sessions!

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0287

💰 #Funding | The Domestic Abuse Fund hopes to provide grants to ‘led by and for’ organisations delivering specialist domestic abuse services.

⬇️FULL INFO⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0282

💰 #Funding | The funding will help organisations build websites and apps, digitise services, and purchase digital products. Trustees are particularly keen to support traditionally hard-to-fund organisations, such as those supporting prisoners, refugees, or disadvantaged youth

🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0280

💰 #Funding | The climate and nature emergency affects us all, but local action can make a real difference. The National Lottery will fund community-led projects that improve the environment and help people connect with and enjoy nature where they live.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0279

📰 #News | Funding for The HAF Programme has not yet been confirmed beyond 2025 and, given the profound impact of the programme, Feeding Britain are calling for commitment beyond this year.

Please sign the petition yourself and also circulate it.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0278

📰 #News | Liverpool’s Parent Network has produced the Summer edition of the Liverpool Parenting Newsletter with information on services available for you and your family across the city.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0277

🚨 #Event | The Jade L Roberts Project is hosting a 5-a-side football tournament in honour of mental health awareness day.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0276

💰 #Funding | McCarthy Stone Foundation is awarding grants of up to £7,500 to support charitable organisations working to reduce loneliness and isolation among older people in England, Wales, and Scotland.

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🔗 tinyurl.com/LCVS0275