- Main office: 0208 064 0161 Old office number: 0207 832 5844 (Operational until Dec 2020)
- 200a Pentonville Road London N1 9JP
- info@councilofsomaliorgs.com
CSO is continuing to support our members through this difficult time. If there is anything we can do to help or support you at this time please contact us by using the kahiye@councilofsomaliorgs.com email and will come back to you asap. All of our staff are set up for home working, using video conferencing etc.
We will continue to post regular updates, funds available to help your organisation through this time and guidance both on our social media and website. We have compiled relevant funding opportunities from the Charity Bank.
Please check our website for public events and members events.
As well as sharing what we are doing and seeing, we want you to tell us how we can help and support you and we will do our utmost to assist.
CSO Zoom FREE FundRaising and Budgeting Workshops on Every Thursday 11 am to 1pm
CSO is enhancing its support to its members in relation to FundRaising. In addition to updates on what funding is available we are now from 23rd April 2020 every week offering 2 hours of generic workshops with Tebussum Rashid, our Fundraising Consultant and Iqbal Hossain, our Accountant.
The aim of these workshops is to help you with the questions in the funding, and knowing your finances in applications and also help you understand key approaches of what funders are looking for in an application. We have timed it to make it easier during Ramadan.
We will look at current funding opportunities and also ask that you prepare for each session by emailing sukoonltd@gmail.com summary of your proposals and the grants you wish to apply for.
We have compiled a list of funders who are funding Covid-19 issues.
Government funding
On 8 April the government announced a £750 million package of funding to support the work of charities during the coronavirus outbreak, this includes:
£370 million for small and medium-sized charities, including through a grant to the National Lottery Community Fund for those in England, will support local organisations including those delivering food, essential medicines and providing financial advice. Further details of how the funding will be made available are yet to be announced.
£360 million to be directly allocated by government departments to charities providing key services and supporting vulnerable people during the crisis. These will include:
- hospices to help increase capacity
- St Johns Ambulance to support the NHS
- victims charities, to help with potential increase in demand
- vulnerable children charities, so they can continue delivering services on behalf of local authorities
- Citizens Advice to increase the number of staff providing advice during the crisis
National Emergencies Trust
The National Emergencies Trust (NET) has launched an appeal to raise funds for local charities and grassroots organisations that have been impacted by Coronavirus. The trust is planning to distribute grants through a network of local community foundations. Organisations in need of funding will need to apply directly to a community foundation, not to the NET. To find your local community foundation please visit the Community Foundationswebsite.
Neighbourly Community Fund
The Neighbourly Community Fund is offering grants of up to £400 to charities and community groups that are actively supporting communities affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. The Fund is currently accepting applications. For eligibility criteria please visit the Neighbourly website.
Magic Little Grants 2020
The Postcode Community Trust and Localgiving are providing charities and community groups with the opportunity to apply for grants of up to £500. Magic Little Grants are currently accepting applications. For eligibility criteria please visit the Localgiving website.
Sports England will make up to £195m of funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. This includes the following:
A £20m Community Emergency Fund, available immediately for clubs and community organisations. Grants between £300 and £10,000 are available.
A £5m pot for existing partners if they're facing specific financial difficulty.
A £55m pot to provide support during an ongoing period of restrictions, to fund new and innovative ways to keep people active and, when the period of restrictions is over, to help organisations get back to business and adjust.
A £115m rollover of current funding into 2021/22 to give long term certainty to established partners.
Arts Council England (ACE) has made £160m of emergency funding available to organisations and individuals who will need it during the COVID-19 crisis. It has also changed the funding requirements for individuals and organisations currently in receipt of funding.
Applications are currently open for the second round of submissions and are scheduled to close on 30 April. For more details visit the Arts Council COVID-19 support page.
National Lottery Awards for All England
The programme provides funding between £300 and £10,000, and is currently accepting applications from voluntary and community organisations in England. For eligibility criteria please visit the National Lottery Awards for All England Website.
CSO is not at the moment able to provide funding application support but we have made arrangements with Tebussum Rashid of Sukhoon Ltd, who is our Fundraising Consultant to provide support with applications at reasonable cost.
Tebussum is available to assist CSO members at a discounted rate of £150 for half a day and £250 for full day with applications. You can contact her on sukoonltd@googlemail.com.
Iqbal Hossain, our Accountant, is also available to assist CSO members with budgeting of applications at a discounted rate of £200 for upto £20K & £300 for upto £50K applications. You can contact him on mihbd19@yahoo.com.