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Social Action Fund

Funding big ideas, inspiring social action

The Social Action Fund is a new grant fund of over £20 million managed by us on behalf of the Office for Civil Society.

The Fund aims to inspire organisations to create new social action opportunities; encouraging people to give what they have, be it time, money, assets, knowledge or specific skills.

The second application window closed at noon on Friday 3 February 2012.


Social Action Fund Blogs

Thirty eight game-changing social action projects in England have had grants ranging from £100,000 to £2 million from the Social Action Fund to support nearly half a million volunteers. This series showcases some of our fantastic investees and the impact they are making on their communities.

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Almost half a million volunteers to benefit from the Social Action Fund Monday, April 16th, 2012

An estimated 450,000 volunteers will touch the lives of 4 million people in their communities as a result of funding from the Social Action Fund which is managed by The Social Investment Business on behalf of the Cabinet Office.  38 game-changing social action projects in England have so far [...]

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The Challenge Network helps people build strong local communities Monday, April 30th, 2012

The Challenge Network is a national charity that tackles low levels of trust in society by bringing people together from a diverse range of backgrounds and helping them to build positive relationships with one another. Chief Executive, Craig Morley, tells us how money from the Social Action [...]