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STAGECOACH – GIVING FOR GOOD – OUR COMMUNITY FUND

Aims/priorities: As part of their new sustainability strategy, they have clear targets to foster community development through our charitable activities. To help drive this forward, they have founded their new Charity Committee, ‘Stagecoach – Giving for Good’ four key themes have been identified that closely align with our purpose and values, which are:

GM Walking Fund

Aims/priorities: The aim of the fund is to empower and facilitate community groups to embed more walking in Greater Manchester this autumn and winter, so that it becomes a normal part of everyday life in all communities. It also hopes to increase awareness of, and engagement with, the GM Walking campaign across the city region in recognition of the important role walking can play in increasing physical activity levels.

Youth Music Catalyser Fund

Aims/priorities: Youth Music is the UK's largest children's music charity, set up in 1999 to promote and support music-making opportunities for children with the least access. It is supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council for England. Youth Music's vision is that 'life-changing' music making is available to all children and young people.

The funding is intended to support organisations by providing larger grants to support the scaling-up of music projects for young people over a longer-term period of two to four years.

One Stop Shop Community Partnership Programme

Aims/priorities: Local Community Groups are able to apply for funding to support their group and to develop an ongoing partnership with your store. Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000 and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store.

This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store and which are;

One Oldham Fund Let's End Hate Crime Grant

Aims / Priorities:

The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham.

Through Action Together on behalf of Oldham Borough Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) makes funding available annually to support projects across the Oldham Borough that promote awareness of hate crime and how to report it.

What can the funding be used for?

Hubbub - Community Fridge Food Hub Fund

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to increase the social and environmental impact of community fridges by allowing them to deliver their own activities that will bring local people together and provide access to healthy, affordable and sustainable food. 

Funded activities must fit within one of the following themes:

Skills - providing access to training and knowledge-building activities, including:

Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Teacher Development Fund

The Teacher Development Fund is provided and administered by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF).

The purpose of the Fund is to support delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom, and to embed learning through the arts in the curriculum. It aims to do this through supporting teachers and school leaders to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence and experience.

Aims/priorities:

The Fund is focused on:

Friends Provident Foundation – Building a 4D Economy Grants Programme

Friends Provident Foundation is a registered charity founded in 2001 that aims to create a fair and sustainable economic system through grant-making and investment in local community assets.

Aims/priorities:

The aim of this fund is to support projects that aim to create a fair and sustainable economy that is characterised by the four D's:

  • Diversified.
  • Decarbonised.
  • Democratised.
  • Decentralised.

Amount: Grants of up to £100,000 are available

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