Our funding aims

To be considered for funding, your project must meet one of the aims listed on this page and all the criteria explained on the next page.

Your project must meet one of our aims

We’re interested in projects that:

Improve relationships between people with different life experiences

For example, it brings together people from different backgrounds, generations, or places.

Help people and communities meaningfully connect online when it's hard to meet in person

This could be because of health issues, poor transport links, or because they live far apart from others with similar experiences or identities.

Support people from all backgrounds to influence the future of their communities

For example, by creating ways for local people to have power in decisions that affect them.

Help children and young people facing specific challenges to change the systems around them

By making sure their voices are heard, and acted on.

Help more organisations to involve and listen to children and young people

Using what they say to make services, systems and communities better.

Keep in mind

We particularly welcome projects that are led by and for disabled people.

When you apply:

• you’re more likely to get funding if you meet one aim really well
• you do not need to meet all the aims
• we’re unlikely to fund projects that try to do a little of everything

On our blog, you can read examples of projects that help children and young people to use their voice.

Our aims reflect our community-led missions. Learn more about our missions and outcomes.