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Hubbub Accepting Applications for Nature Hubs Fund. Hubbub is offering grants of between £3,000 and £6,000 for community groups, registered charities, community interest companies, and companies across England, Scotland, and Wales, to create or enhance green spaces within a 5-kilometre radius of a Starbucks store. Proposed projects should align with the following criteria: Involving the community - Projects that bring people and communities together around nature and green spaces. Commitment to reaching new audiences - Projects that are committed to reaching audiences beyond those who typically access green space. Need for green space - Projects that demonstrate a community need for a green space project, particularly in dense urban areas. Creating or enhancing green spaces - Projects that can demonstrate how they either create new green spaces, or improve, add to, or preserve existing green spaces. Existing Nature Hubs that received funding in the last round (March/April 2024) can apply for a Top-Up Grant of up to £3,000 to deepen their impact by strengthening community ties to their project and supporting their project's legacy. The deadline for applications is 29 November 2024.  Find out more & apply 👇 https://lnkd.in/eJD5VWdJ

Give back for the holidays! Consider giving back to the world for the holidays by donating to PlaneTerra. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness”
Mark Twain Check out my fundraising page for Planeterra International Foundation Ltd - https://lnkd.in/gGyiJFuB About Planeterra: Planeterra is the leading community tourism organization working to reduce poverty around the world. Tourism is an $8 trillion global industry, but many local businesses and communities do not benefit from it. There are some forms of tourism where $0 reaches the hands of local people. Planeterra works to break this cycle by supporting and uplifting community tourism. Established in 2003 by Bruce Poon Tip, Planeterra was born with the vision of using tourism to raise money to do good things around the world. Twenty years later, this vision has not only become a reality but has also begun changing how the tourism industry traditionally works, embracing local communities rather than excluding them from tourism and making travel experiences more meaningful and impactful in the process.

We've had a fantastic amount of interest so far in our Community Sustainable Travel Grant scheme, after our launch last week. Thank you to those who helped share the news 🫶 The fund allows charities, community groups and social enterprises across the north east to apply for funding to support their eco-friendly travel projects and initiatives. Eligible groups can apply for up to 100% funding for a variety of impactful projects, up to a maximum of £5,000. Example projects include (but are not limited to): 🚶➡️ Community Paths – enhancements to local paths to improve accessibility and encourage walking and cycling. 🚴 Cycle Parking – installation of bike parking facilities to support cycling to facilities. 🚴♀️ Electric and Cargo Bikes – Acquiring electric or cargo bikes to use for community hire schemes, or as fleet vehicles. 📊 Travel Plans – Support to develop or implement comprehensive travel plans to support sustainable and active travel. 👉 Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eZnaxJvW 📅 Applications close: 29th November 2024 #SustainableTravel #GrantFunding

Another week means another series of Commonplace projects to highlight! Let's take a look at what our customers have been launching recently... 📍Covent Garden Conservation Area Audit: Everyone who lives around, works in or visits Covent Garden is welcome to take part in this project. The documents that the City of Westminster produces will outline the key characteristics of the area and will provide guidance on how Covent Garden should be managed, preserved and enhanced. 🔗https://hubs.ly/Q02Fym2z0 📍Local Places for Nature Carmarthenshire: Carmarthenshire County Council alongside a whole host of other organisations are working to protect and improve the local natural environment. This project contains a clean map for the whole of Carmarthenshire and one large survey that is asking people to share green places that are significant to them. The site is also available in both English and Welsh. 🔗https://hubs.ly/Q02Fym930 📍What's it like to live in Houlton?: This is the newest phase of the Quality of Life Foundation's post-occupancy project in Houlton. Its purpose is to help residents influence what happens in the local area, and for Urban & Civic to make improvements to Houlton and other similar developments Plus , for every completed survey they are making a donation to charity! 🔗https://hubs.ly/Q02FylZ20 #digitalengagement #communityengagement #engagement #london #community #digital #Wales

The Petition to Restore Vancouver Island Rail just reached Twenty Two Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Two (22222) signatures! https://chng.it/HTPJ25CqPr I started the grass roots petition on July 28th, 2023 to raise Public awareness about the benefits of rail and the very real risk of losing the corridor if the government doesn't fund the track repairs. Remember, The Island Rail Corridor is a community asset owned by the 14 First Nations and 5 Regional Districts who are linked along the line. The Island Corridor Foundation is a non-profit registered charity. This is our last chance to have to have a sustainable, comfortable, accessible, and dignified way to travel on Southern Vancouver Island. I've put together a document called Vancouver Island Rail Project – The Last Opportunity that outlines these benefits and the risks involved with losing it. You can read it online, or download it as a PDF so you can send it to decision makers. https://lnkd.in/d-APhPPD Be sure to answer the BC Government sponsored surveys • https://lnkd.in/gjH6cJNJ (open until Sep 30th) • https://lnkd.in/gVZHPJmp (open until Sep 26th) Pin what you'd like to see next to the railway on a map (CVRD only) https://lnkd.in/gDp-7mbu All Aboard! www.restoreislandrail.com #reconcilation #railway #transit #support #cycling #route #malahat #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada #connection #transportation #disabled #multimodal #cyclists #alternate #railways #support #healthy #communities #climateaction #climate #emergency #health #travel #community #culture

When clients approach us for help with their heritage regeneration project, we don’t see our role primarily as “cash chasers”. Especially in the early stages of the journey, the focus should instead be on developing programmes on which the fundraising will eventually be based; in other words, the programmes that will make the client ‘fundable’. Looking back on a successful 1st quarter of the year supporting Craigmyle clients, we look at what lessons can be learnt when developing heritage projects. https://lnkd.in/e3iFDz8j

East West Railway Company wants to hear from #CBedsBusinesses as public consultation opens❗ Review the #design plans for a new stretch of #railway between #Bedford and #Cambridge, plus essential railway improvement works to upgrade the existing railway between #Oxford and #Bedford. Give your feedback ▶️ https://ow.ly/QkKR50UctSn Central Bedfordshire Council South Midlands Growth Hub Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce Business MK Magazine #EWR #Consultation #Beconnected

Up to 3 billion people could lack adequate #housing by 2030. How can this be prevented from happening? Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, discusses. Working for HACT as a charity for housing in the UK, supporting social housing i particular, I wanted to highlight the World Economic Forum report, Reimagining Real Estate: A Framework for the Future, which presents a vision for the future of #cities and #buildings based on #liveability, #sustainability, #resilience and #affordability. Read more via the link in the comments below.

In the latest Civil Society Media Ltd article, Antonia Swinson embraced a report highlighting charity struggles with energy efficiency in rented spaces, primarily owned by local councils. Neglected upgrades lead to high energy costs and closures. Community centers can negotiate with landlords, seek council pressure, and consider property ownership for grant opportunities and long-term sustainability. #CharityStruggles #EnergyEfficiency #CommunityCenters #CouncilNeglect #PropertyOwnership #Sustainability

Does your charity or community group want to become greener? You can still apply for this round of the Community Climate Fund! Grants of up to £5k are available to support green projects. Find out what you can use the funding for and how to apply in the original post below 👇 #CharityFunding #CommunityClimateFund #FundingOpportunity