by John Harris | Feb 11, 2020 | news
Rachel and I are delighted to start work with a new client Acorn Recovery projects – a charity working across Lancashire to support people recovering from alcohol and drug addictions. An incredible 85% of the staff working for Acorn are themselves recovering from addictions. We aim to pull out all the stops in order to raise funds for this great cause!
by John Harris | Jan 15, 2020 | news
Rachel and I are delighted to welcome a new client in the Manningham project. It’s always great to work with a client just down the road and we’ve been working with the project to access funding so that we can deliver some real development work with them. The Project supports local people with advice and support on benefits, immigration, employment and housing. Their vision is to remodel the service so that rather than just problem-solving for clients when the problems are there they intend to provide support which will empower people to manage much of this themselves – we want to be part of that!
by John Harris | Jan 8, 2020 | news
It’s very nice to be on a roll with fundraising and it’s certainly just that with Stanley Grange Community Association right now. The latest significant funder to pledge funds is the Garfield Weston Foundation – pledging £30,000. This makes £100,000 pledged within the last 3 months – bringing SGCA to just £38,000 from the target of £403,000 needed to modernise both Pendle and Weavers cottages so that they are great quality homes for the residents there. I’ll be working with the trustees this Saturday in order to explore the next phase and focus for the fundraising programme. Stanley Grange has an ambitious 11 stage programme in mind so there’s still a way to go overall.
by John Harris | Dec 12, 2019 | news
“Funding from the Wolfson Foundation is awarded following rigorous and independent expert review. This grant recognises the quality of your project, and we hope that it not only acts as an endorsement of your activities but may also help you to secure additional funds from other sources.” The result is £45,000 for Stanley Grange Community Association towards the modernisation of Pendle and Weaver’s cottages lived in by adults with learning disabilities – in the fabulous ‘village’ setting that is Stanley Grange. It’s good to be doing this work as an associate for Moneytree Fundraising.
by John Harris | Nov 25, 2019 | news
Having been visited by the Gostling Foundation in October it was then a waiting game to hear if they wished to support Stanley Grange Community Association with their modernisation programme – and they do! They have pledged £25,000 towards refurbishing Pendle and Weaver’s cottages – making sure that people with learning disabilities there have great quality accommodation. Phew!
