The Aviva Community Fund helped Living Paintings raise £10,000 for their innovative project for a brighter future. Living Paintings creates Touch to See books, which use raised images and immersive audio recordings to help blind and partially sighted people understand the world around them. Through their free postal library service, these unique books reach 15,500 […]
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Making kids’ first aid their first priority
Millie’s Trust raised over £10,000 through the Aviva Community Fund to provide mental health first aid training to people who work with children. Based in Cheadle Hulme, Millie’s Trust is a charity with a special purpose. “Our daughter Millie passed away when she choked in her nursery,” says Joanne Thompson, CEO of Millie’s Trust. “We […]
Creating a recipe for turning lives around
Through the Aviva Community Fund, The Feed raised over £10,000 to provide therapy for the people in Norwich who need it the most. The Feed isn’t just a café – it’s a social enterprise. All of its profits go towards training and support for people facing barriers to employment. Based entirely in their café and […]
Making opportunities accessible to all
Topcats raised over £11,000 towards the cost of a minibus to help young people with complex needs access more opportunities. Topcats runs activity programmes for children and young people with complex needs in Lowestoft. It’s a deprived area, where specialist support and equipment are not always accessible – meaning these young people can often miss […]
Rising to the challenges of flood rescue
Thanks to the Aviva Community Fund, York Rescue Boat raised over £10,000 to buy essential equipment and expand their team. York Rescue Boat is an independent lifeboat team based in the city of York. They’re on call 24/7 to assist local emergency services with search and rescue operations and can also be deployed nationally to […]
Helping the homeless build their own future
Through the Aviva Community Fund, Help Bristol’s Homeless raised over £11,500 for their innovative approach to getting rough sleepers off the streets. The priority of Help Bristol’s Homeless is getting people off the streets and into safe, stable accommodation. They do this by taking shipping containers and transforming them into fully self-contained, insulated and heated […]
Measuring your impact effectively – part one
Webinar recording guiding you on tools to track your goals and impact.
Innovation doesn’t need to mean expensive
Innovating could be more within your reach and more important than you think.
The Decision Jam
A workshop idea from the Fundraising Innovation team at the British Red Cross guaranteed to get results!
Managing events
Organising an event? From health and safety to licensing, we’ll walk you through the key factors you’ll need to consider.