Economic and community development Charities

VSO IS THE WORLD'S LEADING INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WORKING FOR CHANGE THROUGH VOLUNTEERS. VSO BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE SKILLS, CREATIVITY AND LEARNING TO BUILD A FAIRER WORLD. VSO HAS PROGRAMMES IN OVER TWENTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOCUSING ON DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THREE THEMATIC AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SECURE LIVELIHOODS.

To provide quality care and support to members of the ex-Service community and to help disadvantaged men and women find meaningful and sustained employment

The Risman Foundation is focused on grant-making and social investment in a variety of areas with emphases on social entrepreneurship, education, sporting endeavour, travel and humanity-related matters.

We aim to create jobs, raise incomes and reduce poverty for people in East Africa by accelerating inclusive and resilient economic growth.We fund and implement programmes that look to catalyse large-scale and lasting change in priority sectors, such as cotton in Tanzania.We also build and support local organisations dedicated to sector transformation and share what we have learned with others.

Provision of services offering advice, advocacy and support to those facing severe social disadvantage and multiple barriers in their lives. Particular focus on provision of training and support for those with lived experience to become professional workers able to support these services and enter the job market.

Internews Europe is an international development organisation specialising in supporting independent media, freedom of information and free expression around the globe. The vast majority of our programmes are targeted at crisis-hit populations, emerging democracies and some of the worlds poorest countries.

The Trust delivers general education to advance the social development of learning disabled people developing the skills necessary to enable them to qualify for useful and gainful occupation.Linkage provides education,develops employment opportunities through its cafes & adult skills provision and provides personalised support through its residential, respite and community support provision.

Virgin Unite was established by Richard Branson and staff across the Virgin Group to deliver entrepreneurial approaches to social and environmental issues. Virgin Unite works with all the Virgin companies around the world in partnership with social entrepreneurs to build sustainable solutions to some of thoughest challenges facing the world today.

RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BY: IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY; FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS FOR TRANSFER AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES BY SMALLHOLDER/RESOURCE-POOR FARMERS.DEVELOPING, ARRANGING AND EFFECTING ACCESS BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE ADAPTED FOR THEIR BENEFIT.

The charity provides high quality specialist residential, educational, training and employment, and day services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and related conditions.

Relieve people in need with mental ill health, those suffering from substance misuse, ex-offenders, homeless, poor people, aged, disabled or chronically sick by the following means: (a) Housing, accommodation, services including medical, social, welfare, rehabilitative, resettlement and care services; (b) Education, training, employment, mentoring and other similar services.

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING THROUGH PROVISION OF TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 600 RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE ENGAGED ON A COURSE OF STUDIES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A DEGREE IN THE UNIVERISTY OF OXFORD AND THROUGH THE APPOINTMENT OR EMPLOYMENT OF FELLOWS AND ACADEMIC STAFF WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN RESEARCH

Vodafone Foundation is at the centre of a network of 24 global & local social investment programmes. Through this unique network, we are able to think & act locally & respond to the needs of the communities in which Vodafone operates. Globally, we harness the power of mobile technology to deliver long-term sustainable programmes that drive transformational change & support disaster response.

Our activities include:- Strengthening EU legislation and enforcement on animal welfare.- Persuading food companies to sell higher welfare products across their entire product ranges.- Enabling consumers to make higher welfare food choices.- Persuading intergovernmental agencies to adopt higher welfare policies.- Supporting producers who champion higher welfare practices.

Provides UCL students with advice on immigration,housing,finance,employment,academic appeals etc. Provides representation between Students,UCL and other bodies.Co-ordinates Student Academic Representatives to encourage student feedback/course development.Promotes student personal development by the provision of social,cultural,volunteering, sporting/recreational activities,discussion/debate fora

Access aims to bridge the gap in the social investment market so that suitable finance and support is available to social enterprises and charities which are new to social investment. Access will be a wholesale provider, working with and through existing market players to deliver its programmes. This enables Access to take a strategic view of the needs of social ventures over the next decade.

The relief of poverty, sickness, hardship and distress in particular but not exclusively of persons who are homeless, unemployed or who have substance addictions by the provision of housing, rehabilitation, care, support, education, training and employment opportunities; in order to improve individuals life opportunities and the quality of life and to contribute to the wider community

1) To relieve need, hardship or distress by the provision of furniture and other household accessories to low income families.2) To advance any charitable purpose for the benefit of the public and in particular the provision of training for excluded groups to further their chances of obtaining full time employment and the provision of recycling services which directly benefit the environment

The Nesta Trust works through its Trustee, Nesta (charity no 1144091), to bring great ideas to life, supporting individuals, charities, social enterprises, businesses and public organisations with financial and practical support. Nesta works to improve the conditions in which great ideas can flourish - addressing policy and structural conditions that can energise or stifle creativity.

MAF uses light aircraft to transform the lives of some of the world's most isolated people in need. Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and humanitarian organisations, MAF delivers help, hope and healing to remote and inaccessible communities in the developing world. MAF UK is the largest provider of resources for MAF International's work within the MAF global partnership.

The Charity is principally concerned with supporting community needs via Christian ministries in England at the suggestion of the Trustees, rather than inviting unsolicited applications. A main focus is supporting the regeneration of Bishop Auckland and surrounding area via its sister charities The Auckland Castle Trust, Zurbaran Trust and Eleven Arches.

Farm Africa is an international non-governmental organisation whose vision is of a prosperous rural Africa. Our aim is to reduce poverty permanently by unleashing African farmers' abilities to grow their incomes and manage their natural resources sustainably.

GIF finds, funds and scales-up cost-effective, evidence-based social innovations that have the potential to measurably improve the lives of millions of people living on $5 a day or less in the developing world. GIF deploys grant and risk capital instruments to support a range of innovators across the globe to accelerate the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations.

Blue Ventures is a science-led social enterprise that works with coastal communities to develop transformative approaches for nurturing and sustaining locally led marine conservation initiatives. We work in places where the ocean is vital to local people, cultures and economies, and where there is a fundamental need to support human development.

Community Development, External Grants, Nature Conservation, Arts , Partnership Working, Sport and Recreation,Resource Centre for Disadvantaged Groups, Horticultural Therapy Centre , and Support for Local Rural Communities. Investment in property to enable partnership working and better services.We operate in Newbury and the surrounding area (West Berkshire and North Hants).