{"id":9213,"date":"2026-10-15T13:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/?p=9213"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:13:31","slug":"funding-opportunity-1000-unrestricted-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/2026\/10\/15\/funding-opportunity-1000-unrestricted-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding opportunity: \u00a31000 unrestricted grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9213\" class=\"elementor elementor-9213\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d13e12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d13e12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1400a0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1400a0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee37e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ee37e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The easyfundraising Impact Fund <strong>is back for a second round, but this time there are <\/strong>unrestricted grants of \u00a31,000 available for community organisations to apply for<strong> \u2013 double the amount awarded in the spring. <\/strong>If you applied previously,<strong> you <u>CAN <\/u>apply again, whether you were successful or not.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>When to apply:<\/strong> Thursday 24<sup>th <\/sup>Sep \u2013 Sunday 8<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Who can apply:<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The fund is open to UK based:<\/p><ul><li>Registered charities<\/li><li>Other not-for-profit organisations<\/li><li>Sports clubs and teams<\/li><li>Schools and education settings<\/li><li>Social enterprises and CICs<\/li><li>After-school and youth groups<\/li><li>Churches and religious organisations<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>How it\u2019s awarded: <\/strong>The application form is straightforward. Grants will be awarded to organisations that best explain <strong>how they would use the \u00a31000<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p>These grants are unrestricted, so can be used wherever it&#8217;s needed most, helping your organisation continue the amazing work you do.<\/p><p><strong>Apply here:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyfundraising.org.uk\/impact-fund\">www.easyfundraising.org.uk\/impact-fund<\/a><\/p><p><strong>About easyfundraising: <\/strong><br \/>easyfundraising is a simple way for your organisation to raise extra funds from everyday online shopping. When your community shops with <strong>over 8,000 retailers<\/strong> through easyfundraising, the retailer makes a donation to your organisation \u2014 at no extra cost to anyone. From a weekly grocery shop to booking a holiday, it all helps generate free donations.<\/p><p>Donations are paid to you <strong>every three months<\/strong>, and because they\u2019re <strong>unrestricted<\/strong>, you can spend the money on whatever your organisation needs most. Register for free funding with easyfundraising here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyfundraising.org.uk\/merthyr-tydfil\">https:\/\/www.easyfundraising.org.uk\/merthyr-tydfil<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Online Fundraising<br \/>\nOnline fundraising is a great way for community groups of all sizes in Merthyr Tydfil to reach more people, raise awareness of what they do, and directly bring in vital funds. Whether it&#8217;s through crowdfunding pages, focused appeals, social media, or simple promotion of donation links, digital fundraising can help connect with local supporters as well as people further afield who want to make a difference to your community.  It doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated or expensive to get started, and with the right approach, online fundraising can become a valuable part of helping your group grow, support your community, and continue the fantastic work you already do.<br \/>\nJoin this interactive and relaxed session, led by Lauren Swain and Luke Upton, two of the Localgiving team based in Wales, to gain an understanding of how you can start with online fundraising, boost your donation levels and have your questions answered.<br \/>\nTo book your space at the Teams event contact karen.vowles@vamt.net or lowri.hunt@vamt.net<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9213"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9221,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213\/revisions\/9221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}