Fight for Sight Capacity Building

Fight for Sight
Capacity Building

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Completing your application

Thank you for your interest in our Capacity Building fund. The purpose of this funding is to provide unrestricted grants between £10k and £20k to organisations in the sight loss sector across the UK whose growth and sustainability are challenged by the uncertain economic climate and cost of living crisis. Please review our funding criteria here to check that you are eligible for funding before proceeding.

The deadline for applications is 7th January 2025 9:00 AM. Following receipt of your application, we may contact you to arrange a short call if there is anything we’d like to check or clarify as part of assessing your application.

If you have queries or require assistance in completing your application, please email: socialchange@fightforsight.org.uk

Section A: About your organisation

Organisation Name. If you have a trading name enter it here and the full name of your charity in the next question. 58 characters maximum.

Other names your organisation is known by or any other former names

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

Post Code

Country

Phone

Please enter numbers only. Do not include spaces.

Website

Choose the description that applies to your organisation from the list below.

Charity number and/or Charitable Company number (if applicable)

Primary contact (for queries relating to your application)

Primary Contact first name

Primary Contact last name

Job title

Phone (direct dial if possible)

Please enter numbers only. Do not include spaces.

Briefly describe your organisation’s vision and mission, including the primary beneficiaries you support: (max. 200 words)

What proportion of staff working for your organisation, including trustees, are blind/partially sighted? (max 100 words)

Provide details of your financial turnover in the last three years, including annual income, and any other information you feel we should know. (max 200 words)

Within the last 12 months, have there been any financial, regulatory or governance issues within your organisation that you feel we should be aware of? (max 200 words)

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Section B: About your application for funding

How much core/unrestricted funding are you seeking? (please note the request must be between £10,000 and £20,000).

Please enter numbers only

What is the proposed duration of your funding request? (in months) .

Please enter numbers only

Why are you requesting capacity building funding? (max 300 words)

Please outline your spending plan. (max 200 words)

How will this funding contribute to the long-term growth and sustainability of your organisation, and how will it impact directly the people you serve? (max 400 words)

How will you monitor the impact of your grant during the funding period? (max 200 words)

Please indicate your annual core running costs - along with other funding sources. (max 150 words)

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Section C: Due Diligence

Your Audited Accounts

Provide a link to your most recent, audited accounts (if this is available online) or upload a copy below with the "Choose file" button. You must provide one or the other as your accounts are required.

Upload a file with your most recent audited accounts here. If your accounts are available online you do not need to upload a file and can continue to the next question.

If your most recent, audited accounts are available online add the web address here. If you uploaded a file above then enter "File uploaded" to continue to the next questions.

Note: Web links are restricted to 255 characters long. If your link is longer and you are getting an error above then replace the link with a concise description and email the link to grants@visionfoundation.org.uk

Safeguarding

Please upload your Safeguarding Policy.

Within the last 12 months, have you logged any significant safeguarding incidents internally, with the Charity Commission, or with any other regulatory body? If yes, please provide details. (max. 100 words)

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Section D: Referees

Please provide the details of two referees. They could be a partner organisation, funder or service user but should not hold any formal or paid role within your organisation.

Please ensure that they have given consent to be contacted by us.

Referee 1

Referee relationship to your organisation

Referee first name

Referee last name

Referee email

Referee organisation (if relevant)

Referee job title (if relevant)

Referee phone (direct dial if possible)

Please enter numbers only, without spaces

Referee 2

Referee relationship to your organisation

Referee first name

Referee last name

Referee email

Referee organisation (if relevant)

Referee job title (if relevant)

Referee phone (direct dial if possible)

Please enter numbers only, without spaces

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Section E: Declaration

I confirm that the information provided in the proposal is correct at the time of submission, and that I have the full authority of the organisation named on this application to submit this proposal. If there is any change then Fight For Sight will be notified at the earliest opportunity.

Name of person completing form

Job title of person completing form

Date form completed (d/m/yyyy)

Review and submit

When you have fully completed your application, please click the Review button below. You will be given the opportunity to check your answers before final submission. Please proofread your proposal and ensure it is easy to understand from the perspective of someone new to your work.

You will also be able to print and save your answers. (To save your answers, click the 'Print this Page' option, then select the destination as 'Save as PDF' instead of your printer.)

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