Trends in online giving

An article in the Guardian on the Digital Giving Reviwew found that over a third of small charities' total donations are collected online through sites such as Everyclick, JustGiving, BT MyDonate and Virgin Money Giving. Compare this to 21% for medium charities and a disappointing 13% for larger charities and there does seem to be a big gap to bridge between online audiences and online donations. A lack of internal resources to promote and donor resistance are cited as the main reasons more donations are not collected online. Read the article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2012/nov/16/small-charities-online-donations

Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Deadline

The Closing Date for the Local Round for the Trust will be 03rd December 2012 at noon. They fund under Community, Art, Sport and Environment The Trust aims to improve the quality of life of people who live and work in Wales. In particular the Trust aims to promote education, history, language and culture, particularly for those who face disadvantage or discrimination. More info visit http://www.millenniumstadiumtrust.co.uk/en/fe/page.asp?n1=6

Santander Community Plus

This has been about for a few months now and offers grants up to £5000 to community groups. The criteria is very broad, but must be for something specific, and the application form is only 1 page long which can be picked up at a local Santander branch. http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/aboutus.aspx

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Your Heritage programme will be closing on 30 November. This is being replaced by a simplified programme called Our Heritage which will be launched in February 2013 offering grants from £10,000 - £100,000. http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Summaryofprogrammes2013/Pages/Openprogrammes.aspx