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Has de-banking impacted your Charity or community group? Important reading:

De-banking: can charities prevent bank account closures?

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If you've been elected to the committee of a group and are unsure what you are responsible for, our updated and comprehensive information page can help you make sure everything's covered:

Responsibilities of the Management Committee | Resource Centre Every community organisation has a group of people which manages its affairs – a governing body. This is often called a management committee, although your group may use a different name, such as executive committee, board of trustees or steering group. A very small group may not have a separate c...

Community Matters Yorkshire are holding an online funding fair on 17th March, with information sessions from six national funders. All sessions are free, but you need to book in advance to attend: https://communitymatters.org.uk/community-matters-funding-fair-17th-march-2026/

Are you new to volunteer management or coordination? Or perhaps looking to refresh skills? If so, Community Works Introduction to Volunteer Management Training might be just what you are looking for.

When: Wednesday 18 March 2026, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Where: Ansvar Community Hub, Brighton
Cost: £0 to £140 depending on your organisation’s income

This training provides an overview of the key principles and best practice in volunteer management and is designed for anyone who supports or manages volunteers within their organisation or group.

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Main Grants are now open for applications from Sussex non-profit community groups

You can find full guidance, eligibility information and answers to common questions in their FAQs

Sussex Community Foundation

Main Grants Find out how to apply for one of our Main grants. These are awarded through our four funding priorities and range from £1,000 to £10,000.

Our GIG meetings are friendly and informal spaces, led by the group themselves. We discuss social issues such as transport, planning, and access. It’s a place to ask different council teams questions and provide them with valuable feedback on how disability and long-term health conditions impact on a wide range of topics.

Face to face meetings are every 6 weeks. On 26 January we are meeting at Robert Lodge in Whitehawk, BN2 5FG. This is a drop-in session that runs 1to 3. It is an accessible venue.

For more information visit our website (link in comments)

We have a wide range of brilliant equipment for hire, available to not-for-profit community groups, including PTAs based in Brighton and Hove.

From tech for your meetings to fair ground games to help you raise money, you can find a range of equipment via our website:

https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/equipment/

FREE Winter Wellbeing Webinar

Calling all community groups!
Want to enhance the mental and physical health of your service users during the winter season? Would you like to learn about key energy and food support information available?

Register: online event
Jan 27 from 12pm to 1pm

UOK Winter Wellbeing Webinar Supporting Mental, Social & Community Wellbeing This Winter

BrightonSoup open for applications!
Do you have an idea for a project that will benefit the people of Brighton and Hove? Or are you running a project that could benefit from some funding?

Their next event is on Friday 27th March, 2026. The deadline to be considered for this event is midnight Wednesday 25th February, 2026.

BrightonSoup provides small funding opportunities for community projects: pitch to make great community links, find people who want to support your project, and have a chance to boost your income to help your project progress. Previous guests at BrightonSoup say they are like Dragon's Den but with a warm and friendly community audience, no Dragons!!

Getting the year started with a bang!

BrightonSoup Pitch Applications are Open.
Read more about the free 90-minute Application Support session we offer - designed to help you prepare a clear, compelling, and confident BrightonSoup application.

Deadline to Apply -
Midnight Wednesday 25th February.
Event date - Friday 27th March.

Links in bio.