On the #63. The Monday Shot.

Jan 20, 2025

This weeks changes to The List are brought to you by the letters H, E P and M B L.

The Hollyhock Charitable Foundation is now unfortunately closed to new applicants as the trustees work towards their full spend down. The Foundation are in the process of removing references to the charity from the internet and apologise for any confusion around whether applications could be made.

Thanks to Miranda Theobald

Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust

'GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ON HOLD UNTIL AUTUMN 2025 WHEN THE TRUST WILL BE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS THROUGH A NEW PROCESS – Please check back to this page for more information'

https://lnkd.in/ez6-xnXa

Thanks to Kirsty Halliday for highlighting this one

Michael and Betty Little Foundation

'We are really sorry but we are unable to consider any new funding applications at this time'.

https://lnkd.in/eUceb9Pq

Thanks to Eleanor Colman for messaging about this one

Not a Trust and Foundation but The Community Ownership Fund is now closed.

Changes were made to the webpage on 23rd December 2024

'There will be no further application windows on the COF programme. We have taken this difficult decision due to the challenging inheritance left by the previous government'

https://lnkd.in/ewEu2ahb

The List :
https://lnkd.in/ezXK42sG

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The Extra Shot

Last year one of my client’s was considering applying to the Weston Charity Awards. As a small charity with limited resource ( 1 or 2 days a month of my time ) we wanted to ensure we were directing our resources well.

Luckily I knew a charity in my network that had gone through the process and had been supported through Pilotlight. It was a fascinating meeting and I learnt a lot (by the grace of the wonderful Karen Chalk who made time in her busy schedule to chat with me so I could advise my client). I followed up this meeting by doing a top-line analysis on the previous year’s winners to see the nature and size of the charities who were chosen ( I also ended up in the accounts of some of the winners to better understand some of their statuses <eyes>)

Ultimately we decided not to pursue an application but it was a great activity to undertake (satisfying the not-so-hidden wannabe PI)

Anyway, it really made me think about the impact such awards or , indeed , grants that come with wrap-around support, which we see with Lloyd’s Bank Foundation and The Fore.

As if by magic The Fore’s Newsletter ‘The Forecast’ dropped in to my inbox last week and I was pretty taken aback by this graphic.

You can see more information in The Fore’s Impact Report 2023/24

Some thing to ponder over coffee, perhaps?

In other news…

Reading; Changes to weekend plans meant that I read both No Filters: A Mother and Teenage Daughter Love Story by Christie Watson and Rowan Egberongbe and The Weekend by Charlotte Wood

Listening; GP & Women's Health Expert: How Menopause Affects The Whole Body. Why Women Are Ignored In Medicine with Dr Nighat Arif on Begin Again with Davina McCall.

Watching; Patiently waiting for Prime Target on Apple TV, Season 2 of The Night Agent and Season 2 of The Recruit on Netflix…

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