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19/12/2025

Learn how to present data clearly and compellingly to engage stakeholders across reports, websites and social media in our half-day online course.

Half-day online course Duration: ½ day course with break About Data is the evidence that we use to convince people that our activity has genuine impact. In this hands-on, practical course you’ll learn tried and tested techniques for creating engaging data communications for reports, slide decks, ...

24/10/2025

Red Ochre is running a free half-day sustainable business course at the British Library BIPC on the 30th October. To learn more and to sign up check out this link https://eventbrite.com/e/how-to-apply-sustainable-strategies-to-your-business-tickets-1610607132289?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sustainability is vital for businesses, particularly start-ups and small enterprises aiming for long-term success.

26/08/2025

You are warmly invited to Delivering Values-Led, Impact Driven Consultancy at the EUConsult Conference, Dublin, 23-24 October 2025. Hope to see you there.

In 2025, the EUConsult Autumn Conference for civil society consultants will be held in Dublin on 23-24 October. The conference will explore how civil society/NFP consultants can adapt and lead in a rapidly changing Europe – addressing the key challenges and opportunities facing our clients today. ...

27/06/2025

I am running a course on Impact and Social Value for DSC on 9th July.

See the DSC website for more details.

https://www.dsc.org.uk/event/impact-understanding-and-quantifying-your-social-value-online-26/

Hope to see you soon.

An online course on demonstrating the impact of your work.

12/06/2025

Client and friend of Red Ochre, Magic AI (https://magic.fit) is now the fastest growing consumer company in the UK as per Sifted's 100 list.

18 months since launch Magic has Q1 Revenues of $4,365,401 (£3,389,707) and 250.9% YoY growth.

Congratulations to Varun and all of the team.

22/05/2025

Here’s a quick pre-bank holiday funding update. Good luck if you decide to go for any of these.

Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest

£300-3K for youth work and activities including sports and social clubs, elderly and people with disabilities, health and social care, local arts and culture, conservation and the environment. Local organisations only, no national organisations.

https://www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk/about-us/community-chest/

Asda Foundation – Local Community Spaces Fund

Closing soon (28th May). Covers youth clubs, amateur sports clubs, village halls, and young people’s organisations to support the repair, renovation, or development of accessible community spaces that encourage social interaction and deliver vital local services

Amount: £10,000 to £20,000

https://asdafoundation.org/our-grants/local-community-spaces-fund/

Almo Nature funding for Dogs and Cats.

£45K spread across 7 projects focused on the welfare of dogs and cats. Deadline 3rd June.

https://www.reintegrationeconomy.org/en/companion-for-life-phase1/

Roots & Routes Fund

This is for youth-led organisations, who are fighting for climate justice in England

Closes 2nd June. Award up to £20,000

https://www.blagravetrust.org/our-work/roots-routes-fund/

Spar Community Cash Back

If you’re near a Spar you can apply for funding. Closes 4th June. Award size is up to £10K.

https://www.spar.co.uk/community-cashback-apply

Better Community Business Network (BCBN) Grant Initiative

Supported projects supported must be UK based; address a community issue or support a local community initiative; and provide benefits to the local community. Open window, award size to £3,000.

See the BCBN website for more details.

The Community Chest is now in its 24th year of giving a helping hand to local people in supporting and strengthening their community, by encouraging volunteer led charities to apply for a grant to go towards improving their local area.

22/10/2024

Social Impact Investment Fund for Cambs and Peterborough - now open! The Social Impact Investment Fund (SIIF) is a £2.375 million fund dedicated to supporting charities and social enterprises in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region. Funded by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) and managed by Allia, this innovative programme provides capital grants and loans to social and third sector organisations.
Read more and register your expression of interest: https://futurebusinesscentre.co.uk/programmes/cpca-social-impact-investment-fund/

The Carmela and Ronnie Pignatelli Foundation, Inspiring Impactful Change
The Foundation’s key aim is to support those most vulnerable in the UK, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Education and fighting poverty and discrimination are key areas of interest to the Trustees.
https://www.pignatellifoundation.com/?dm_i=6MG6,12S3F,38Q61Q,51R57,1

National Churches Trust Large grant programme is open. Click here for more details.
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/grants/large-grants

Charles Hayward Foundation is a grant-making charitable trust making awards to charities that are registered in the UK. Themes supported include Social and Criminal Justice, Overseas and Older people.
http://www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk/

Apply for a cash grant of up to £4,000 from Greene King
https://www.greeneking.co.uk/proud-to-pitch-in

Proud To Pitch In is an initiative from Greene King IPA, paying cash grants to grassroots and community sports clubs across the United Kingdom.

30/05/2024

Funding update for May - Hope you find something interesting here!

The Fletchers Foundation supports people who have seen their lives completely changed following a serious, catastrophic injury or illness.
https://fletchersfoundation.org.uk/

The Proud To Pitch In fund is open throughout the year and offer grants of up to £4,000 to grassroots and community sports clubs across the United Kingdom. Grants will be distributed regularly throughout the year.

To be eligible for funding, projects must be lom m mmmmkcated in the United Kingdom and project beneficiaries must be aged 18 or over.
https://www.actionfunder.org/proud-to-pitch-in/

Innovate UK funding. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable research and development innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. Window closes 24th April.
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/smart-grants-jan-2024/

Partners for Health is a collaborative grants programme encourages partnership working between health agencies, public and charitable, and community groups. Closes 31st May 2024
https://www.londoncatalyst.org.uk/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P4H-2024-Information.pdf

The Snyder Foundation awards grants annually to registered charities working across a wide variety of charitable purposes. Large and small grants are available. There is not formal application but preference is given to charities based in the South East.
https://www.syderfoundation.org/

THe Future Foundation (from CISI, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment) provides funding over £20K for the advancement of financial literacy. The summer 2024 funding window if opening soon. For more information see https://www.cisi.org/cisiweb2/future-foundation/homepage

Garfield Weston support a wide range of charities that make a positive difference, working in different sectors in the UK. These include welfare, youth, community, environment, education, health, arts, heritage and faith. For more information click here https://garfieldweston.org/what-we-fund/

THe Hedley Trust give small grants from £250 to £5K to UK registered charities working with young people in the areas of recreation, sport, training, health and welfare, support and outdoor education. Other areas of impact include work with older people, end of life care, the homeless and ex offenders. For more information see this link https://www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk/

Our grant giving charity seeks to support the advancement of education for the public benefit by advancing knowledge and improving skills in financial capacities and capabilities.

08/04/2024

April funding update

The Fletchers Foundation supports people who have seen their lives completely changed following a serious, catastrophic injury or illness.
https://fletchersfoundation.org.uk/

The Proud To Pitch In fund is open throughout the year and offer grants of up to £4,000 to grassroots and community sports clubs across the United Kingdom. Grants will be distributed regularly throughout the year.
To be eligible for funding, projects must be located in the United Kingdom and project beneficiaries must be aged 18 or over.
https://www.actionfunder.org/proud-to-pitch-in/

Innovate UK funding. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable research and development innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. Window
closes 24th April.
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/smart-grants-jan-2024/

Partners for Health is a collaborative grants programme encourages partnership working between health agencies, public and charitable, and community groups. CLoses 31st May 2024
https://www.londoncatalyst.org.uk/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P4H-2024-Information.pdf

The Snyder Foundation awards grants annually to registered charities working across a wide variety of charitable purposes. Large and small grants are available. There is not formal application but preference is given to charities based in the South East.
https://www.syderfoundation.org/

Garfield Weston support a wide range of charities that make a positive difference, working in different sectors in the UK. These include welfare, youth, community, environment, education, health, arts, heritage and faith.
For more information click here https://garfieldweston.org/what-we-fund/

We support a wide range of charities that make a positive difference, working in different sectors in the UK.These include welfare, youth, community, environment, education, health, arts, heritage and faith.

05/04/2024

Results of the fourth annual racial justice audit
Funders for Race Equality Alliance (FREA) published findings from their fourth annual racial justice audit.

Findings include a 19% decrease in the percentage of overall funding intended to benefit Black and Minoritised communities in comparison to last year.

There is also good news from the audit. Compared to last year’s audit, the findings show there has been an increase in funding to organisations led by and for Black/African/Caribbean/Black British communities. In comparison to the third cohort, funding to these communities has increased from 5% to 10% of the total audited.

Read more

RACIAL JUSTICE AUDIT 2023 Our Audit ‘The audit has highlighted helpful trends, but also uncomfortable ones. It has allowed us to start an equity-based approach where we intentionally target communities that need us the most, communities who have historically not benefitted from funders. Thank you ...

05/04/2024

Red Ochre is running a practical introducion to Social Impact Measurement and Management on April 25th, 1000-1300, BIPC, British Library, Euston Road, London. To book or learn more click

An introduction to social and environmental impact

05/04/2024

"A little bit of humour goes a very long way". This is an interesting take away about the perils of using humour in the work place. https://www.london.edu/think/leadership-spotlight-a-little-humour-goes-a-long-way

In new research, Randall S Peterson and colleagues ask, could the boss’s jokes lead more to languor than laughter?