Funding and Bid writing General Funding information Find out about the latest funding news by subscribing to our Weekly e-bulletin. To conduct in-depth searches to identify current funding streams that match your project needs we recommend you sign up with NCVO's Funding Central. Funding Central Support to access social finance Together with our partner Traverse, we have secured resources from the Connect Fund (Supported by Barrow Cadbury Fund) to offer support to organisations who are considering accessing social finance to support their social impact activities. We are working together to raise awareness of social finance and will be running regular workshops which are free to attend. Please get in touch with Jasbir Rai if you have any queries relating to social finance (Tel: 0121 678 8802 / Email: [email protected]). Otherwise, keep an eye on our Weekly e-bulletin where we will announce details of forthcoming workshops and activities. easy fundraising BVSC has joined forces with fundraising website easyfundraising to provide community groups, voluntary organisations and charities in the West Midlands with a source of ongoing income through online purchasing. Encourage your supporters to sign up and every time they shop online your cause can benefit. easy fundraising Funding for innovative activities for over 50s (Ageing Better Fund) The Ageing Better fund has been set up to support grass root voluntary community activity that assists older adults (50+) overcome barriers to engagement. Activity centres around what older adults want within their community to engage, attend, and create community cohesion; and must be co-produced with them to achieve this. Groups can obtain up to £2,000 to support activity costs. Ageing Better Fund