Sarah Sharma GCF

WORK WITH US @CFGlos is looking for somebody who is passionate about Gloucestershire communities to join our grants team as a part-time Grants Officer, managing and assessing grant applications, processing grants and liaising with applicants. gloucestershirecf.org.uk/recruiting-new…

It was so inspiring to join Tim and Nigel from our Gloucestershire Freemasons grants panel to meet with Marie at Centred Horseplay today and find out about how horses assist her work with young people and their families @GlosPGLodge

We only need 3 more responses to reach our target of 100 participants in our @CFGlos Strengthening Gloucestershire Communities survey. Have you got 15 minutes to share your views and help inform our work? gloucestershirecf.org.uk/strengthening-…

@farpeak @ChurnProject @MarkMooseOwen @DomCotter @GcfSarah @brimble_neil @Cotswoldagent @HaymanJoyce @oasisevents @Knibbsey @WBroMarkSmith @RichardGrahamUK @NauntonDownsGC @benpauling1 @CotswoldFriends @jazmedialtd @ChrisNelsonPCC @Delta_Mike17 @HonCoGlos @chrissandys @AlexChalkChelt @ClassicMotorHub @Play_Glos @HawkstoneBrew @Travelling_Pub @GFirstLEP @ChairGFirstLEP The WINNERS were the women’s team at @HaymanJoyce a great team building day! We could not have launched the POVERTY HURTS APPEAL without the incredible support from businesses, volunteers, donors @taniahitchins &our GCF @GcfSarah . @_richardingle #GcfsGreatEscape 🚗🤩👏

@farpeak @ChurnProject @MarkMooseOwen @DomCotter @GcfSarah @brimble_neil @Cotswoldagent @HaymanJoyce @oasisevents @Knibbsey @WBroMarkSmith @RichardGrahamUK @NauntonDownsGC @benpauling1 @CotswoldFriends @jazmedialtd @ChrisNelsonPCC @Delta_Mike17 @HonCoGlos @chrissandys @AlexChalkChelt 5/5 FINISH LOCATION; the @ClassicMotorHub venue hosted our late lunch, a fabulous place, where @Play_Glos who work deep in rural Glos with kids used their skills to entertain guests as they waited for the last car. Such a fabulous finale with @HawkstoneBrew supplying the drinks🍺

@farpeak @ChurnProject @MarkMooseOwen @DomCotter @GcfSarah @brimble_neil @Cotswoldagent @HaymanJoyce @oasisevents @Knibbsey @WBroMarkSmith @RichardGrahamUK @NauntonDownsGC @benpauling1 @CotswoldFriends @jazmedialtd @ChrisNelsonPCC @Delta_Mike17 @HonCoGlos @chrissandys @AlexChalkChelt 4/5 PIT STOP 4: WOW! Such a generous individual who opened their private historical home & garden to our guests. @HaymanJoyce family & colleagues x3cars! Kids did v well navigating. For our POVERT HURTS APPEAL fighting poverty to enrich lives #GcfsGreatEscape

@farpeak @ChurnProject @MarkMooseOwen @DomCotter @GcfSarah @brimble_neil @Cotswoldagent @HaymanJoyce @oasisevents @Knibbsey @WBroMarkSmith @RichardGrahamUK @NauntonDownsGC @benpauling1 @CotswoldFriends @jazmedialtd 3/5 PIT STOP 2: Hosted @farpeak the only climbing & outdoor center in the Cotswolds. Many participants had never been here before! Our WONDERFUL @ChurnProject hosted our guests & great conversations were had. Sharing the work our sector does in an engaging way. #GcfsGreatEscape

@farpeak @ChurnProject @MarkMooseOwen @DomCotter @GcfSarah @brimble_neil @Cotswoldagent @HaymanJoyce @oasisevents @Knibbsey @WBroMarkSmith @RichardGrahamUK 2/5 PIT STOP 3: Hosted @NauntonDownsGC & @benpauling1 THANKYOU. A fabulous place to visit & guests were welcomed by the brilliant @CotswoldFriends who work deep in rural Glos, serving over 2500 older people. Great conversations. POVERTY HURTS APPEAL launched at #GcfsGreatEscape

1/5 WOW, an incredible fundraising event; Sunday #GcfsGreatEscape launching POVERTY HURTS APPEAL. Start & breakfast- spectacular @AmphiBerrybank delicious @otis_and_belle pastries 🥐 appreciated 👏 lead sponsor & partner @oasis + volunteers & businesses. feedback was AMAZING ❤️

Correction - the actual deadline is Friday 30th June! I’m three months ahead of myself!

2 weeks to go! Come & support us & our AMAZING partners, charities & businesses to help raise awareness &vital funding, shining a light on RURAL POVERTY & how rural areas are cold spots of social mobility, rural young people need our support #Gloucestershire #GcfsGreatEscape

10/ Again, community fdns performed well, all getting As or Bs: (Note that they have to compete for their resources, unlike many other fdns).

Really enjoyed being involved with brilliant event today. Great to see some familiar faces from our Gloucestershire communities as well as meeting lots of new people too

Great start to the day on the funder panel at the Active Gloucestershire #gloswecanmove conference. @activeglos

@ChristinaPoult @CFGlos Hi Christina, the forms are now available as Word documents to draft answers. Thank you for the feedback - really helpful 👍

@GcfSarah @CFGlos That's brilliant thank you! For an online form people will pretty much always type their application form in a doc first so if there's any chance of getting a text format too, to save the copy pasting task for everyone that would be great (pdf doesn't always copy paste well)

Dear funders, if you're planning to do some consultation with applicants to make your process better (which is brilliant btw if you are) I'll give you 3 things for free, to save you the time...

@ChristinaPoult @CFGlos We now have pdfs of each of our application forms on our website 👍

@CFGlos @GcfSarah You're on it straight away. Love it x

2/2 HOWEVER their is still huge unmet need. So we can’t stop here. GCF have set a stretch target of another £100k. WE must keep going. Applications continue to roll in, we just don’t see them stopping. WE must step up & support #Gloucestershire when it’s most needed. Far & wide.

1/1 WOW Thankyou to everyone who has supported our COST OF LIVING CRISIS campaign. We have nearly reached our target. Processed 41 applications, funded 35 wth £45,000 supporting over 20,000 Glos people in need. This small amount of cash has had HUGE impact-supporting wide & far

We recently supported Circles South West in Gloucestershire but their work hi ges on the engagement of local volunteers. Do get in touch if you have some time to spare