Get Grants Newsletter - October 2026

8/10/2026

Welcome to the Get Grants October 2026 Newsletter!

Get Grants FREE Virtual Conference kicks off tomorrow! Join us 6th & 7th October 2026, 10am - 3pm for two days of expert fundraising advice, top tips, Q&As, networking, peer-support, and lots of chat!

View the full conference programme and line-up of speakers on our website. Everyone who registers will also receive all the session recordings!

We've also have plenty of Training Courses, MASTERCLASSES and FREE Events designed to help you learn, connect and grow.

Coming up on 20th October at 12pm - 1 pm, we have our Grant Assessment MASTERCLASS with Get Grants Director, John Ellery. Explore behind-the-scenes of the grant assessment process, sharing what assessors look for when making those all-important funding decisions.

6th & 7th October
Register for FREEUpcoming Grant Deadlines
11/10 Wembley Stadium Foundation - Targeted
12/10 Common Ground Award
12/10 Cure Parkinson's Trust
14/10 Community Radio Fund
14/10 Henry Smith Foundation – Maternity Equity Fund
15/10 Archives Revealed - Scoping Grants
15/10 Triangle Trust 1949 Fund
16/10 Commonweal Housing - Call for New Ideas
16/10 Heritage Crafts Association - Endangered Crafts Fund
17/10 National Archives - Research and Innovation Grants
19/10 Rowing Foundation
20/10 The Churchill Fellowship
23/10 A B Charitable Trust
23/10 Patagonia International Environmental Grants
25/10 Let's Celebrate Towns
25/10 The Linnean Society – Our Local Nature Grants
26/10 ChurchCare - Grants for Books and Manuscripts
26/10 ChurchCare - Grants for Church Plate
26/10 ChurchCare - Grants for Churchyard Structures
26/10 ChurchCare - Grants for Metalwork
26/10 ChurchCare - Grants for Monuments
26/10 ChurchCare - Grants for Textiles
26/10 ChurchCare - Grants for Woodwork and Wooden Objects
26/10 Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
26/10 Strategic Legal Fund
27/10 Congregational and General Charitable Trust Grants
28/10 Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Reveal and Respond Programme Grants
31/10 Concertina Charitable Trust
31/10 David Riddell Memorial CIO
31/10 Tree Council – Trees Outside Woodland Fund
01/11 Friends of the Nations' Libraries - Grants for the Acquisition of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Archives
01/11 Waterloo Foundation - Environment Programme
02/11 Shackleton Foundation Grant
02/11 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme
03/11 National Churches Trust - Large Grants Programme
03/11 Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants
04/11 Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust – Family Focus Programme
04/11 Barclays Community Sport Fund 2025 to 2027
04/11 The LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund
08/11 easyfundraising Impact Fund

Featured Grants

easyfundraising Impact Fund

The easyfundraising Impact Fund will offer 20 unrestricted grants of £500 to UK not-for-profit organisations to help them continue or enhance their work. The grant is unrestricted and can be used where it’s needed most.

The application form is straightforward and easy to complete. Grants will be awarded to the organisations that best show how they will use the grant. Successful applicants will be selected across a range of categories and geographical areas and the Impact Fund is open to causes of all sizes and structures.

Find out more on our website...

Dan Maskell Tennis Trust

The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust offers grants to organisations and individuals to support those with disabilities to play tennis. The maximum grant you can apply for is £1,600 if you are a club, group or organisation, or £600 if you are an individual. The Trust will consider supporting groups and individuals with a range of disabilities, including physical impairment, deafness, visual impairment, learning disabilities etc.

Applications can be made at any time using the online application forms which can be found here, There are quarterly deadlines throughout the year.

Find out more on our website...

The Shackleton Foundation

The Shackleton Foundation provides seed funding and support, by means of a single grant or loan of £15,000 to early-stage social ventures with a primary focus on benefiting disadvantaged young people in the UK

Funding is to support leaders with innovative social ideas aimed at generating positive social change for disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people. Trustees have a preference for Leaders to be running charities, social enterprises or not-for-profit organisations.

Find out more on our website...

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Training Courses

Get Grants Training Courses cover a range of fundraising areas and topics, including our most popular Bid Writing Training Course, diverse income streams including Major Donor, Corporate, and Legacy fundraising, and key fundraising skills including Storytelling, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Strategy.
Upcoming Training Courses

Events Fundraising Training Course – Monday 12th & 19th October 2026, 9:30am – 11:30am

Bid Writing Training Course – Wednesday 14th & 21st October 2026, 10am – 12pm

Storytelling for Fundraising Training Course – Thursday 15th & 22nd October 2026, 9:30am – 11:30am

Major Donor Fundraising Training Course – Thursday 15th & 22nd October 2026, 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Community Fundraising Training Course –Wednesday 21st & 28th October 2026, 10am – 12pm

Popular Training Courses

Bid Writing

Corporate Fundraising

Storytelling for Fundraising

Legacy Fundraising

Fundraising Strategy

All of our courses can be provided as In-House Courses.

See all upcoming training dates

In Person Bid Writing Training Courses

Get Grants are now delivering our popular Bid Writing Training Course in-person. Join us for a full day with Get Grants Founder & Director John Ellery, with lunch and refreshments included!

In-Person Bid Writing Training Course