Booking Form

Our Funding Fair takes place on Wednesday 3 April, 1pm to 5pm at the Linskill Centre, Linskill Terrace, North Shields, NE30 2AY. Please note, this is not a drop-in session and attendance is strictly by appointment only! Places are limited to two per organisation and priority is given to voluntary and community organisations based in or operating in North Tyneside. The funding fair is your chance to:
  • Book 15 minute slots with up to four funders 
  • Tell them about your project and see how well you meet with their criteria
  • Attend our optional workshop - the Do's and Don'ts of Making Funding Applications (an entry level workshop for those new to fundraising)
Before booking your appointments, please read the summary of each funder below carefully to see if you meet all of each individual funder's criteria. Appointments are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Confirmation of your appointment and workshop times will be emailed to the address(es) you provide below. Please make sure you provide your correct address, if it isn't correct, we can't contact you and you won't get a place at the fair. Please allow up to eight working days for confirmation of your place. If you book then find you are unable to attend, PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP on 0191 643 2626 - places are valuable and we may be able to re-allocate your slots, if you tell us in time. 

Can Social Enterprises & CICs attend?

Check the criteria of each funder individually as some will not accept applications from Social Enterprises or CICs. Those that do generally don’t accept applications for salaries or running costs as you should be generating the income for these yourselves as a viable business. We reserve the right to refuse bookings from CICs/Social Enterprises who don’t take this on board.

About the funders:

BBC Children in Need
Provides small grants (up to and including £10,000) and main grants (£10,000 to £40,000 over 3 years, maximum £120,000) to projects that improve the lives of children and young people experiencing disadvantage. Children in Need website.

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Makes grants to voluntary and community groups across three broad themes: supporting people to overcome disadvantage, creating stronger communities and making the area a good place to live. The average grant is £4,500 (with some funds offering larger amounts). The Foundation is extremely accessible and open to non-registered charities as well as registered charities. Community Foundation website.

Hadrian Trust
Provides funding of between £500 and £2,000 to registered charities working in the fields of social welfare, youth, disability, the elderly, women, ethnic minorities, education, arts and the environment. Hadrian Trust website.

The Joicey Trust
Makes grants for either revenue (including core funding) or capital expenditure. The grant-makers meet twice a year and will only fund registered charities up to 10% of total project costs (a 'last piece of the jigsaw' funder). The Joicey Trust website. 

Karbon Homes
Karbon Homes grants are available to organisations in North Tyneside for projects that directly benefit Karbon Homes residents. Karbon Homes Grants North Tyneside.
Rothley Trust
Gives small grants of up to £1,000 to assist registered charities. The Trust focuses on the needs of children and young people in areas of disadvantage. It also supports community development and the groups which help people with disabilities. Rothley Trust website.

RW Mann Trust
Helps improve the lives of people and communities in North Tyneside, South Northumberland and East Newcastle areas with grants of up to £1,000 for a wide range of activities. Open to registered charities only. RW Mann Trust website.

Sir James Knott Trust
Excellent generalist funder which supports community projects in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham including Hartlepool. Their aim is to help improve the conditions of people living and working in the North East of England. Applications for up to £1,000 via a monthly panel or up to £5,000 at a panel meeting three times per year. Sir James Knott Trust website.

Tyne & Wear Sport
Invests in community sport in a variety of ways. They run a number of different funding programmes which are open to a wide range of clubs, voluntary and community organisations. Tyne & Wear Sport website.

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* 1. Your Contact Details

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* 2. Please select up to four funders that you would like appointments with:

Please Note: The National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery Heritage Fund were unable to provide representatives at this event, but will appear later this year at an event organised in partnership with VODA - date to be confirmed - please join VODA as a member to receive our free, regular e-bulletin, which will contain details of the event once finalised.

Join VODA here.

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* 3. Please state up to two funders from the above list as a reserve choice, if we can't automatically provide you with your first four choices (optional).

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* 4. Would you also like to attend a one-hour Do's and Don'ts of Fundraising workshop? This is a basic level introduction to fundraising and is aimed at people who are new to fundraising. This workshop is not suitable for experienced fundraisers. 

Thank you. We will email confirmation of your appointments and workshop times to the email address(es) you provide us with as bookings come in. Please allow up to eight working days for confirmation of your booking. If you have any queries thereafter please contact VODA Funding Adviser Frank Gillender frank.gillender@voda.org.uk. We look forward to seeing you at the Funding Fair.

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