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Funding opportunities March

Grants are a vital source of income for charities large and small, but trawling through databases for relevant opportunities is a time-consuming task.

Enter Bamboo. Each month, we scour the internet and highlight a range of funding opportunities from trusts, corporates, and the public sector.

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Funding opportunities for February

Trawling through databases for funding opportunities is a time-consuming task. Before you know it, 5pm has come around and you’re cross-eyed from hours of fruitless screen time.

To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of opportunities from trusts, corporates, and the public sector in our February funding round-up.

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RNIB launches new audio identity

The roar of the MGM lion. The “ba-da-ba-ba-baaa” at the end of a McDonalds ad. The iconic ‘ta-dum’, as you launch Netflix.

When we hear these memorable ditties, we immediately think of the brands behind them.

But, sonic branding isn’t just for corporates.

Find out how RNIB is using audio branding in our latest blog post.

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Funding Opportunities: November

Grants are a vital source of income for charities large and small, but trawling through databases for relevant opportunities is a time-consuming task.

Each month, we’re going to scour the internet for you and highlight a range of funding opportunities from trusts, corporates, and the public sector.

Let’s get into it.

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New report explores how charities are responding to the cost of living crisis

According to the latest reports, due to the cost of living crisis, 63% of the British public are spending less on non-essentials, including charitable donations.

A new report by Ensleigh Insurance explores how it's impacting the fundraising sector, and how charities are overcoming the challenges.

Find out more in our latest blog post.

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The state of charitable giving by FTSE 100 firms

CAF’s Corporate Giving by the FTSE 100 report found that FTSE 100 firms gave £1.85bn to charities last year. This matches the amount donated in 2016 and is significantly less than the £2.51 billion they gave a decade ago.

Taking increases in inflation into account, this represents a decline of 17% in real terms.

Find out what else the report revealed in our latest post.

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Social Media Fundraising: Part One

If you’re new to social media fundraising, or you don’t have a digital bod on your fundraising team, listen up!

Over the coming months, we’re going to publish a series of posts to equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed at social media fundraising. We’ll look at the demographics, pros and cons, and fundraising capabilities of each platform, and help you figure out which one/s to use for your fundraising campaigns.

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Good Jobs Project

As we all know, the UK is faced with multiple social and environmental crises, from the cost-of-living crisis to climate change. Most of the proposed solutions focus on the role of government and charities, but few focus on the role business can play.

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Amazon Axes AmazonSmile

In an email to customers, the retailer said AmazonSmile, (an online donation service which enables shoppers to donate to a charity of their choice when making purchases), “had not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped,” adding “with so many eligible organisations — more than 1 million globally — our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.”

 

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Are you a Disability Confident Employer?

Over 7.7 million people of working age in the UK are disabled or have a health condition.

Many of them are more than able to work, but the disability employment gap (which measures the difference between the employment rate of disabled people, compared to that of non-disabled people) is sitting at 29%, meaning that more than two million qualified candidates are missing out on job opportunities, and employers are missing out on top talent.

 

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