METRO GAVS

The Community Builders Fund provides loans of between £100,000 and £1.5 million to charities and social enterprises. Read details here: buff.ly/qpLQGVE

Groundwork is working with Rowntree’s for a third year to deliver the Free the Fund Community Grant Programme. Read all details here: tinyurl.com/4vrnb73d

A dynamic and comprehensive training programme designed to help charities be more effective, raise their profile, and demonstrate their impact using data and digital technology. For info, email info@superhighways.org.uk.

The VC4E opens up a new chapter of work to understand and address the climate crisis through the critical lens of anti-racism. tinyurl.com/4d398h6f

Amplify your organisation's impact using advocacy, and gain insights into how this can be used to influence and create lasting change. Learn more through this webinar: tinyurl.com/mr322uds

South East London Strategic Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise Strategic Alliance is embedding senior VCSE leaders within SE London NHS Trusts, bringing community insight into the heart of their decision-making and service design. Read here: tinyurl.com/588f5n22

The7Stars Foundation exists to support the most vulnerable and overlooked young people aged eighteen and under, providing essential support, skills, and hope for a brighter future. Apply for funding here: tinyurl.com/32a5svfh

The Arts Society believes in Arts for All and use their grants to make a positive contribution to people's lives through the arts. Apply here: tinyurl.com/4juda36c

Alex Dickson Trust supports young people with an aim to enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society. Apply here: tinyurl.com/scyus9us

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is developing long-term plans for Abbey Wood, Plumstead, and Woolwich to guide how each area could grow and change over the next ten years. Full details: tinyurl.com/2af3k94s

Join NHS South East London and Impact on Urban Health as they work to improve mental healthcare for Black communities across our boroughs. Read more: tinyurl.com/vw42cnnw

New Arrivals Support CIC is now an approved partner of Good Things Foundation and a delivery hub for the National Databank and the National Device Bank. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4fkbyhmp

Grow Wild is once again offering grants of £500 to young people (aged 16 to 25 years) to deliver a creative project that celebrates why native plants and/or fungi are so special. Details here: tinyurl.com/fs47seyd

The Screwfix Foundation currently offers local registered charities and not-for-profit organisations funding in the region of £5,000. Details here: tinyurl.com/3hc3racf

The Salters’ Charitable Foundation (SCF) upholds their 600-year old philanthropic tradition by distributing grants and donations to a wide range of causes that make a positive contribution to society and affect wider change. tinyurl.com/2x2fkt4y

Leeds Building Society awards grants to UK-registered charities that align with their purpose and work in the housing and homelessness sector. tinyurl.com/bdf3k492

For further information about the future of GAVS and its transition to BVSC, please contact Andrew Kerr and Nick Snow. Andrew.Kerr@metrocharity.org.uk Nick@bvsc.co.uk

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Following a Council-led tender process, Bexley Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) have been awarded the @Royal_Greenwich Infrastructure Support Service for 2026/27. Therefore GAVS, as the CVS for Greenwich and provider of capacity building and infrastructure support for...