Applications for grants, of between £500 to £5000 Alternative Giving CIO, are invited from groups who believe their actions to be in pursuit of the aims of Alternative Giving CIO. For exceptional projects, applications over £5000 may be considered.
We ask all applicants to provide a detailed project budget as part of their application, with a breakdown of exactly what the funding is for and how the funding will be spent.
Please send your completed application addressed (Alternative Giving CIO) by email to jo@wolverhamptonbid.co.uk
Download the Application Form including the following information:
- Full contact details including name, address, telephone number, email etc.
- Confirmation of legal status e.g. constituted group (we will require a copy of your constitution if you are successful), charity (please include registered charity number) or community interest company (CIC) (please include registered company number)
- A clear overview of the group’s aims and objectives
- Precise details of the project for which funding is sought including:
- Project activities
- Proposed start and end date
- A detailed budget breakdown
- Project outcomes
- Arrangements for monitoring and evaluating the project
Before submitting your application, please ensure that you have included all of the required documentation.
- Confirmation of charity registration or business incorporation
- Covering letter
- Project budget
- Concise proposal of approximately 3-4 pages with references
Previous applicants to the Alternative Giving CIO are welcome to re-apply for funding.
Application start date 1st February 2023
Application end date 20th February at 5pm
The next round for applications will be open on: 1st February 2023
All applicants are welcome to re-apply for funding.
Funding Decision Process
By applying to the Alternative Giving CIO, you are agreeing for the Charity to use your details to contact you in the future with the details provided in the application form. The Charity will store your details for 12 months after you submit your application.
The Board of Trustees reviews applications and decides which projects to fund on a quarterly basis. For applications that we would like to fund, a trustee contacts the referees and (subject to satisfactory references) will inform the applicant that they have been successful. Sometimes a trustee may contact you to find out more about your project if more information is needed to decide upon a decision.
What happens if my application is successful?
If you are successful, we will contact your referees. Subject to satisfactory references, we will contact you for your organisation’s bank details.
We ask all our successful applicants to send us an update after 6 months – this could be a short write up of what has happened since you applied or photos of the project in action – so that we can see the difference that your project is making. All updates will be shared via the charity’s website www.wolverhamptonchange.co.uk
What happens if my application is unsuccessful?
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the quarterly trustee meeting, then it is unlikely that your application has been successful. Unfortunately, we are not able to give feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Top Tips for Applicants
Please do not apply for funding if your beneficiaries are not situated within Wolverhampton. Your application will not be considered.
- DO make sure that your project fits what the Charity funds, before starting to write your application.
- DO explain how your project will make a difference, and what problem it addresses
- DO give a detailed budget breakdown as part of your application
- DO give details of who will deliver the project and what the roles entail
- DO be creative. We are interested to hear innovative new ways that groups are tackling homelessness and vulnerability issues in their communities.
- DO provide referees who you know in a professional capacity, but who are not a part of the project.
- DO ensure you are able to run a project without any technical/compliance/regulation issues (e.g. consider what qualification or checks you might need, such as Safeguarding Policy/DBS checks etc.)
- DO be patient. Trustees meet every quarter. It takes time after each meeting to contact applicants and issue funding to successful projects. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to give feedback about unsuccessful applications.