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Meetings Industry Meeting Needs

Meeting Needs project grants

Project grants for small charities from Meetings Industry Meeting Needs, the events industry's charity foundation, funded by money raised within the meetings and events industry. Every applicant needs a supporter from the UK events industry (a Meeting Needs board member or charity partner, a member of the events industry community, or someone who works in the industry). Charities in the UK and charities working overseas have been funded; recent grants listed range from about £2,500 to £5,000. Applications are taken all year and decided at quarterly board meetings.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Charities with a supporter from the UK events industry: a Meeting Needs board member or charity partner, a member of the UK events industry community, or someone who works in the UK events industry
  • The charity must be able to supply accounts dated in the last 18 months and must not have applied for a grant within the last 12 months
  • Religious organisations, political organisations and animal charities are not eligible
  • Priority is given to charities with less than £250,000 income, that can show overheads are less than 20% of income, and that hold no more than 9 months' reserves of operating costs
  • Grants have gone to charities working in the UK and abroad (for example in Zambia, Ghana and Tanzania)

What it funds

  • Projects by charities with diverse objectives that will have a direct impact on people in the local community, in the UK or overseas
  • Staffing costs only where related to delivering a specialist service
  • Training costs only where providing educational training for a sustainable outcome

What it will not fund

  • Staffing costs (unless related to delivering a specialist service)
  • Property overheads
  • Training costs (unless providing educational training for a sustainable outcome)
  • Religious organisations
  • Political organisations
  • Animal charities
  • Charities that have applied for a grant within the last 12 months

How to apply

  1. Check your eligibility against the criteria on the Apply for Funding page
  2. Email Margaret Mann at mmann@meetingneeds.org.uk with your charity name and the name of your events industry supporter to receive details of how to submit an application
  3. Submit details of your charity and project for an initial assessment of eligibility (application checklist)
  4. The giving committee assesses and responds; if you qualify it sends the full application form
  5. Return the full application; the giving committee may ask further questions for clarification
  6. The application is put to a board vote at the quarterly meeting; once allocated, funds are sent directly and the charity reports on progress and sends a full report when the project is complete

Funds are approved based on the amount available at the time of each meeting.

Have ready

Accounts dated in the last 18 months

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