Great way to spend Friday afternoon— a stimulating conversation with Alice & Sue of Benefact Trust for a brand new podcast exploring community, mental health & the church’s key role. Indebted for the support received for Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries

Who are the Trussell Trust?

Here’s Sophie Carre, Director of Public Engagement at the The Trussell Trust, to tell you more about the charity.
To learn more about the Trussell Trust, find the full episode:
🎬on YouTube: bit.ly/3xOBT0L
🎧on Spotify: spoti.fi/44iHNDG

We were delighted to welcome Helen Gray, Trust Director and Paul Playford, Senior Grants Officer from Benefact Trust last week, to view some of the amazing developments taking place at Exeter Cathedral. Thanks to Benefact Trust for their generous grants towards the new Changing…

NEW episode | Ending Hunger w/ The Trussell Trust 🥖🥗

In this episode, we're joined by Sophie Carre, Director of Public Engagement at the The Trussell Trust, to discuss the growing issue of #foodpoverty in the UK.

Watch: bit.ly/3xOBT0L
Listen: spoti.fi/44iHNDG

Coming soon... Ending Hunger with the The Trussell Trust

We had the pleasure of speaking to Benefact Trust beneficiary, the Trussell Trust, for an eye-opening conversation on food poverty in the UK. Here’s a little teaser, but to watch the full episode, keep an eye-out next week👀

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting ExeterCathedral with colleague Paul Playford to see their newly installed changing places facilities, supported by Benefact Trust, with specialist equipment, to assist families and carers of people with multiple learning/physical needs.

Making community outreach your mission: a case study 🌐

In a society that has become increasingly isolated, Benefact Trust has supported the Diocese of Birmingham to help local leaders engage with their communities.

Read the full case study here: bit.ly/3xKVoY1

How to market your project💥

For those looking to attract volunteers, reach service users, or create general awareness of your work, looking at how you market your project is a great place to start.

Here’s Sue Jenkins' advice on marketing your project: bit.ly/3W0p6SW

With the support of £30,000 of Benefact Trust funding, ExeterCathedral is installing state of the art facilities to help make the landmark heritage building accessible and inclusive for all.

For more information about this project, visit: bit.ly/4aWN4Th

#accessibility

From Lancashire to Cornwall, Dublin to Cheshire, Benefact Trust has awarded over £400,000 to 12 inspirational projects in the latest round of Methodist Grants.

Read about some of the organisations to receive a funding boost here: bit.ly/4aqPs59

Return visit to The Beacon Church, North Lynn. Impressive property scheme funded by the Congregation, this Trust, The Methodist Church Benefact Trust and many others.

Are you looking to write compelling impact reports to tell the story of your charity?

Benefact Trust’s Grants and Impact Officer, Lisa Friel, discusses the importance of storytelling and her top tips for writing an impact report.

Watch here: bit.ly/43Q6pUa

Waterways Chaplaincy (part of Church Army UK & Ireland UK&I) is a charity offering advice, support, companionship, and a listening ear to the people of the waterways through its network of chaplains.

Here’s a peak into their work:

To watch the full video, visit: bit.ly/3TNM5y3

We have an insightful episode coming soon to our podcast #BeyondFunding . But in the meantime, find our previous episodes here:

🎬Watch on YouTube: bit.ly/4cEjunt
🎧Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/3PMQwrQ

#charityfunding #churchfunding #benefacttrust #podcast

Exciting news! A grant has been awarded by the Benefact Trust to support the costs of our Apprentice Joiner, Will!

This generous support for heritage skills enables the training of the next generation of heritage crafts professionals: youtu.be/YBO6e0oiaTw

Benefact Trust awards grant to York Minster to support apprentice joiner, William Dixon, to gain valuable skills and experience in the heritage sector.

For more information about this project and our Heritage Skills grants programme visit: bit.ly/4aAmijF

An #Easter treat for churches and charities 🐣🌷

We’re delighted to have awarded over £268,000 to inspiring projects in our latest round of monthly grants.

See some of the incredible organisations to receive a funding boost: bit.ly/4a9uDuP

Are you looking to galvanise the young people in your community?

Here's a blog with top tips on encouraging young people to support social action by Dan Finn from the Archbishop of York Youth Trust.

Read here: bit.ly/3VxsAvZ

#youthwork #youthministry

YMCA Bournemouth has been awarded a three-year grant totalling £24,000 from Benefact Trust... Benefact Trust YMCA Bournemouth news.bournemouthone.com/73240/

We had the pleasure of visiting cwfcathedrals as they led their students on a banker masonry workshop at Gloucester Cathedral.

Through our funding, we're proud to be supporting this cohort of students to advance their skills & careers in stonemasonry.

Read: bit.ly/47K0gZP