Arts Council England’s Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM) Fund awards grants to help charitable bodies and accredited museums acquire and conserve items or collections which are important in the history and development of science, technology, industry and related fields. The PRISM Fund for 2017/2018 is now open. As this is a rolling fund…

Run by Talk Action, this course focuses on the motivations of volunteers and how organisations work with them. It will consider: Contemporary approaches including co-production and the use of non-hierarchical teams. Why people get involved in volunteering and why understanding motivations is so important Creating roles for volunteers Recruitment & Publicity How to share examples…

The Dream Fund gives organisations the chance to deliver the project they have always dreamed of but never had the opportunity to bring to life. The fund is looking for charitable organisations across Great Britain to think big, be ambitious and collaborate with other not-for-profit partners to deliver their dream project. The Dream Fund allows…

Arts Council England’s Catalyst Small Grants programme supports small and medium arts and cultural organisations by offering grants of between £10,000 and £30,000 to support them to build fundraising capacity to enable them to attract more private giving. To find out more, or to apply, see here Application deadline 10th August 2017

National Lottery Awards for All offers funding from £300 to £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities. Applications are welcomed from: voluntary or community organisation registered charity constituted group or club not-for-profit company or Community Interest Company social enterprise school statutory body (including town, parish and community council) For projects which bring people…

Airbnb, the online room booking service, has recently launched it’s own funding stream. Their Community Tourism Programme will provide up to €5 million in funding for investments in sustainable, community-based tourism projects across Europe through 2020. They are interested in hearing from projects in emerging and established markets that help drive more sustainable tourism that…

This year’s Heritage Trust Network Conference, which will focus on inclusion, diversity and heritage-led regeneration, will see key heritage professionals sharing their experiences and knowledge over two days of talks, workshops and networking. Booking is now open and for more information and the conference programme click here

New joint conservation practice ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ prepared collectively by the IHBC, the Historic Towns and Villages Forum and Civic Voice [Alliance members has been published. This offers a new, accessible statement on practice principles for specialists working in built and historic environment conservation roles. The Practice Principles state: ‘Conservation professional practice is challenging,…

The Association for Independent Museums (AIM) has published guidance on the new General Protection Regulation. Changes are likely to be brought about as part of the Data Protection Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech. Arts Council England (ACE) have also published an update on the latest developments on the fundraising code and regulation.

Social Investment is repayable finance that can be used to kick-start a project, secure assets, develop services or bridge cashflow. It can complement or even replace other funding for projects, such as grants. Giving to Heritage is offering a handful of free one-to-one consultancy sessions in partnership with CAN Invest (up to one hour) to…