voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
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Bank of Scotland Foundation - Enable
Created: 05/09/2024
News/Events Category: Funding and FinanceThe Enable grants programme for 2024 will solely focus on helping charities who support vulnerable groups/people. The Enable programme provides restricted funding solely for volunteering projects/costs/initiatives, e.g.:
- Volunteer database costs
- Volunteer transport costs
- Volunteer Manager salaries/partial salaries of charity employees whose role is to support volunteers
- Volunteer training
- Volunteer protective equipment/clothing/badges
- Volunteer out-of-pocket expenses e.g. drinks/meals
- Volunteer insurance
- Volunteer administration e.g. newsletters, meetings
- Volunteer advertising and recruitment costs Funding can also be used to purchase materials for activities that volunteers are delivering.
Fund award sizes
Maximum: £90,000
Notes on award amounts: Charities can apply for a three-year unrestricted grant of £30k - £90k (£10k - £30k per annum).
Who can apply
To be eligible to apply, charities must:
- Have an income of £500k or less
- Have a minimum of two year's accounts lodged and checked at OSCR
- Put vulnerable people at the heart of everything it does
- Operate in Scotland and benefit people living in Scotland
- Be registered in Scotland with a charity number beginning SC0
- Have records at OSCR (and Companies House if applicable) which are not overdue on the closing date for applications
- Have an OSCR record which states “it carries out activities or services itself” for the types of activity undertaken and should not state “‘it does none of these”
Maximum annual income: £500,000
Exclusions
You cannot if your charity’s sole purpose on OSCR is listed as being:
- The advancement of animal welfare
- The advancement of religion
You cannot apply if your charity’s sole type of activity undertaken on OSCR is listed as:
- Making grants, donations, or gifts to organisations
You cannot apply if your charity is a political organisation.
If you have received grant funding from Bank of Scotland Foundation within the last 12 months or received a decline decision for any of their programmes (including Empower and Energise) within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to apply to this programme. Please see the website for full list of exclusions.
How to apply
Apply online via the Foundation's website. There is also an eligibility checker available on the website.
The closing date for applications is 11.59am on Wednesday 11 September 2024.
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