Category Archives: Big Lottery Fund

Funding success for Afro Innovation Group

Think Funding is pleased to report that it has helped Leicester based charity, Afro Innovation Group (AIG), secure almost £400k from the National Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme. The grant will help AIG to further develop its services aimed at refugees and asylum seekers. Think Funding will be retained by AIG to help it build […]

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Funding success for Highfields Centre

Think Funding client the Highfields Centre has secured a circa £50k development grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to help it develop a long term strategy and new activity areas, including arts and cultural services. Think Funding helped with bid writing and will now play a leading role in helping to co-ordinate delivery. The […]

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Think Funding to conduct evaluation of Home-Start Horizons Reaching Communities Project

Think Funding is delighted to announce it has been commissioned by Home-Start Horizons (HSH) to undertake an evaluation of its current Reaching Communities project. Running from 2013-2017, the programme has offered support to more than 400 families during that time. The evaluation exercise will involve consultation with families, volunteers and referral agencies, as HSH seek to […]

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Think Funding selected to support VAL BBO ESIF project

Think Funding has been selected by Voluntary Action Leicestershire to help project plan it’s second stage Building Better Opportunities, ESIF project, called Rural Inclusion Skills and Enterprise (RISE). Think Funding will assist with stakeholder development and project planning aimed at creating a robust project plan for this three year initiative which will address employability and enterprise […]

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ESIF Success for Think Funding Client

Voluntary Action Leicestershire (VAL) has secured a £1.94m Building Better Opportunities ESIF contract with help from Think Funding. Providing bid writing and programme design expertise, Think Funding worked with VAL to develop a compelling narrative and business plan for an 15-24 NEET project for Leicester and Leicestershire. The initiative will broaden the range of support available […]

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Reaching Communities Success for Think Funding Client

Think Funding is delighted to announce that Home-Start Westminster has secured a significant grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme covering a four year period. Think Funding provided advice and guidance to Home-Start Westminster during its Stage One and Stage Two application. The grant will be used to support disadvantaged families in need […]

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Think Funding will support Voluntary Action Leicestershire BBO ESIF project

Think Funding is delighted to announce that it has been procured by Voluntary Action Leicestershire to lead the development of the project action plan for the Leicestershire Under 25 ESIF BBO programme. VAL won the Stage One round with support from an experienced partnership including The Prince’s Trust, Twenty Twenty, Leicestershire Cares and The Bridge. […]

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