Closed joereddington closed 4 years ago
I went into Town on Daddy-Daughter day and went thought this:
The page for Northern Ireland specifically was this (yes, there aren't many):
The next job was to go through those charities and see if they would suit the Superhero Cyborg project.
B&CE Charitable Trust "Grants are available for projects that either promote careers in the construction industry or lead to accredited qualifications." We're sort of doing that. No evidence of Northern Ireland based though... best so far. Doesn't say what the grant sizes are: 0300 2000 600
Enkalon Foundation looks pretty good actually. Right sort of amount. NI, likes disability (a bit) closing date is the 13th November. Top answer so far. (also Farset labs is in the right bit of NI. Really like this one.
Halifax for Northern Ireland - In the right place. Might be good for £4k. Let us know in four months.
The ireland funds probabyl would have been quite good but we missed the window. Maybe ring anyway?
Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust - does like NI, up to 5k, we are well passed the deadline though... http://lurgantrust.org/apply.html
TK Maxx and Homesense Seems to exist but that's all we need. I just did a social media post asking for more information. (I realise now I coudl have written it here) - Also I can just ring the number on the charity commision webiste.
Mazars Charitable Trust the contact details apear to be a gmail address and a mobile number... Worth giving them a ring...
Esme michtelle this is a good one, NI, likes a bit of design, considered monthly. Love it.
John Moores Foundation looks good but they do have a problem with work done with Children in School time.
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Lots of little ones, worth doing.
Northern Phamacies Ltd Trust they seem nice - they like heath, but mostly in a drugs way. Doesn't hurt to give them a call.
Ulster Garden Villiages ltd this is a good one. Let's apply.
Superhero Cyborgs,
project link is here As you know we're looking for Match funding for Superhero Cyborgs. I've been reviewing NI funders and, as you can see here I've picked out 12 that are worth pursuing, of which I think four or five are actually really good. Assuming that the trustees are fine with me approaching them I'll make some phone calls as an initial pitch.
I've been making calls
Hello, I was hoping to speak to someone about your grant funding. Is this the right place?
I've got a project that I think broadly fits with your aims, but I want to have a quick chat first, would now be okay?
We're looking for match funding, we've got 50% of the project and we're looking for the rest.
So,
I spoke to Claire, and I've drafted the following email to send to charitabletrust@bandce.co.uk
Hi Claire,
We spoke on the phone a few minutes ago, I'm looking for match funding for a project running in NI. It's about Education, Training, and Construction, but we're a little unsure if it's your sort of Education, Training and Construction.
It's a £20k project and we've found £10k for it. I've attached the briefing note for the last funder, would it be possible for you to have a quick look to see if it matches up with your aims?
Seems suitable but Closes today! I need permission from trustees before I apply.
The application is long but the main bits are :Project Outline (300 words) and Project Aims and Objectives (300 words)
Relevent bits of the grant application policy:
Grants are around £2,000, and wouldn't get the money before August
Can't apply until January.
Won't open until mid-next year.
Switchboard says I should email Communityfund@tjxenurope.com
I'm telling trustees I'd like to apply for Esme, John Moore and Uster garden villiages
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Bringing this cool project to the UK would cost about £20k and we've got a Northern Irish funder who is willing to fund £10k of that, providing it runs in Northern Ireland. This is excellent, but it means that I've got only a few months to find the other £10k. We've got a cool hackspace that will host us very cheaply, and various related charities that are willing to send participants our way, but we need to pay for things.
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