Infrastructure needs support too

SCC to Close It was sad to see on Twitter during the weekend and then in Third Sector Online today that the Small Charities Coalition (SCC) has taken the decision to close, as they were unable to secure funding for their charity support work. Being a VCSE support...

Reach Fund to Continue

£10m in grant funds allocated over the next four years. We’re pleased to read today that the Access Foundation has announced a further £10m of Reach grant funding over the next four years. The funding is to support charities and social enterprises to access...

Levelling Up Successful Bids

A quick post to say we’ve had a look at the levelling up funds approved that were announced in yesterday’s budget. We’re pleased to see that Birmingham City Council has done quite well, particularly pleased that Moseley Road Baths (see our case study...

Ten Years of DISE #3

As part of our 10th year birthday celebrations we are looking back and highlighting some of the fabulous social enterprises we’ve worked with over the years. Back in 2014 we were an approved provider for the “Big Assist” programme, which aimed to...