Grant seeking

Third sector publisher Social Partnership Marketing LLP has published three new titles this month in The Charity First Series.

The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland has announced the opening of a second round of funding applications under the ‘Contested Spaces’ Programme.

Legacy Trust UK has announced the seven applicants that will share £1 million from its 2013 Funding scheme.

The current round of funding from the People's Postcode Trust, the grantmaking charity funded by players of People's Postcode Lottery, closes for applications at 17.00 on 25 May 2012.

This July's National Fundraising Conference will include a Dragons' Den style funding challenge, offering up to £5,000 in funding for a charity's next project.

The Ireland Funds increased its grant giving by nearly tenfold in 2010 to almost $41 million, according to its latest returns to the US Internal Revenue authorities.

Development organisation Sightsavers has created a £1 million innovation fund to support innovative approaches which illustrate ways to overcome barriers in the promotion of eye health, inclusive educ

The Big Lottery Fund in Northern Ireland has allocated £15 million to support families from 2012 to 2015.

A major charitable foundation says that the standard of applications it receives from Northern Ireland is poor.

Ulster Garden Villages, Northern Ireland’s largest independent charitable trust, distributed just over £1.3 million in donations in 2011, a reduction of £267,000 on the previous year, according to its