[WiLT] Trust for London Funding 2007-11: Deadlines 7 Feb, 30 May, 25 Oct 2010

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Trust for London Funding 2007-11: Deadlines 7 Feb, 30 May, 25 Oct 2010

Trust for London is an independent charitable trust set up in 1986 to support
small, new and emerging voluntary organisations which have been established to
improve the lives of people and communities in London.  They believe that local
people are often in the best position to identify the problems that affect their
lives and the possible solutions to those problems.

Most of their grants are made through their open programme but they also
occasionally fund special initiatives.  They aim to develop supportive
relationships with the community and voluntary organisations that they fund and
to provide a 'funding-plus' approach.  'Funding-plus' includes providing advice,
guidance, and where appropriate, consultancy support and training to help
organisations grow and develop.

They work closely with their sister fund, City Parochial Foundation, which
supports organisations tackling poverty in London.  The Foundation is operated
by the same staff and trustees but has separate funding guidelines.  These are
available from their offices or on the Foundation's Website:
www.cityparochial.org.uk   They recommend that you check carefully which fund is
more appropriate to your organisation as you can only apply to one.

They are not able to fund all small, new and emerging organisations that apply
to them.  They will therefore fund areas of work which have one (or more) of the
following aims: To challenge discrimination faced by disabled people; To promote
the inclusion and integration of recently established communities; To strengthen
mother-tongue and supplementary schools to provide creative educational
opportunities; To address new and emerging needs.

You will need to demonstrate that all the criteria in their guidelines apply to
your organisation.

Please read these funding guidelines in full before making an application to
them. They highly recommend you visit their website before submitting your
proposal.  They update it on a regular basis, outlining any changes made to
these funding guidelines.  Their website also includes a full list of recent
grants they have made.

Each year they will make grants of approximately £650,000.  The majority of this
is spent on their open programme. The maximum you can apply for is £15,000 per
year, although the average grant will be approximately £8,000 in total.  They
will make grants for one, two or three years.  They expect to make 50 grants
each year.

In addition, they will also make a smaller number of grants to organisations
that want to increase their staffing levels in order to make a step change in
their development.  This may include making a contribution towards the costs of
a full-time post.

They will support project or core costs.  These costs may include rent,
volunteers' expenses and/or running costs.  They do not fund  large-scale
capital projects but they can make small grants for capital items such as the
purchase of equipment.

They want to make sure that their funds reach the people who need them most,
especially those who are excluded and are particularly disadvantaged and
discriminated against.  Some of their work benefits all communities in London,
whilst others target particular groups.  These may include black and minority
ethnic communities, asylum seekers, refugees and migrants, young people,
lesbians and gay men, disabled people (including those with mental health
issues) and isolated white communities.  They therefore welcome applications
from these groups and others who are addressing new and emerging needs in
London.

They also recognise that women experience discrimination in different ways and
particularly encourage applications from women's organisations.

In addition to the open programme, they also fund special initiatives where they
want to make a strategic impact.

Their aims are: To challenge discrimination faced by disabled people; To promote
the inclusion and integration of recently established communities; To strengthen
mother-tongue and supplementary schools to provide creative educational
opportunities; To address new and emerging needs.

There are 3 deadlines a year: 7 February for the June meeting; 30 May for the
October meeting; and 25 October for the February meeting.

Trust for London, 6 Middle Street, London EC1A 7PH Website:
http://www.cityparochial.org.uk/tfl/grants/