Grant seeking

The Nominet Trust is offering to fund up to 25 charities to help redesign their website using the Raising IT platform.

Dorset Community Foundation has opened the third funding round for its Dorset County Communities Fund, designed to build the capacity of the voluntary sector and parish and town councils to support

The Irish Youth Foundation is calling for applications for its 2013 funding round from organisations in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

The next round of funding from the Groundwork NI’s Alpha programme closes on 4 January 2013.

Prospect research specialists Factary have produced a report on the new grantmaking trusts created by people in the UK with wealth of £10 million or more this year.

Grants up to €20,000 are now available for organisations conducting research into ageing and health in Ireland.

As this memorable year of sport in the UK draws to an end, the Directory of Social Change has published a new edition of The Guide to Sports Funding.

Google is giving $23 million to seven nonprofit organisations that are "using technology and innovative approaches to tackle some of the toughest human challenges".

Sky Arts is again offering five young artists aged 18-30 £30,000 each to fund their work for one year as part of the Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund ­in association with IdeasTap.