Call for Proposals to increase giving and exchange of time, assets, skills, resources and money

[Lucie Stephens]

NESTA - with the Office of Civil Society - has announced an open call for ideas to the £10 Million Innovations in Giving Fund. They say they are 'looking for proposals which have the potential to deliver a significant increase in the giving and exchange of time, assets, skills, resources and money'. They intend to 'invest in, support and grow innovative ideas that bring about a step-change in levels of giving and exchange and which have a credible route to becomming self-sustaining in the longer term'. They expect to make up to 20 grants of between £50,000 and £150,000 to organisations and offer an additional support package of mentoring, etc.      

The call closes at 12pm on 14th October

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