Helping people to shape their lives
Glasspool Charity Trust has appointed Rachael Badger as its new Chief Executive, succeeding Julie Green. Rachael brings strong experience of grant funding and of frontline service delivery and the advice sector, from previous senior roles at the Motability Foundation and Citizens Advice.
We are thrilled to announce that Glasspool Charity Trust has been named the Association of Charitable Organisations (ACO) Charity of the Year 2024.
Updated February 2024
Applications for The Smallwood Trust Board Shadowing Programme are now closed.
If you work in the homelessness sector the St Martin’s Charity are inviting you to complete their Frontline Worker Survey 2024. This is an important survey as past responses have resulted in the establishment of a new mental health fund, a frontline worker wellbeing project and informed homelessness policy.
The government has opened a £70.9m fund to applications from charities today as part of £101.5m pledged to the sector in this year’s spring budget.
The National Lottery Community Fund will distribute grants from the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund, The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund | The National Lottery Community Fund which charities can apply until 16 October this year.
21st June 2023
An estimated 1.2 million people in the UK today are living in appliance poverty – without at least a washing machine or fridge-freezer in their homes, according to a new study. Click on the image below to read the report.
The Flexible Frontline Fund – a new programme for Glasspool in April 2024
From the end of January 2024, Glasspool’s flagship grants programme, the Essential Living Fund, will cease and The Flexible Frontline Fund will replace it as our primary programme providing grants for individuals in financial hardship.
Update: 20th April 2023
Applications are now closed.
We are reviewing and assessing the applications and you may be contacted in the coming months for further information.
The final decision on successful Grants Delivery Partners will be made in December 2023.
Thank you to everyone who attended our webinars and submitted an application.
From Monday 20th March 2023
We will not be able to accept any new applications from organisations who wish to register with us, nor can we accept any additional branches of organisations already registered with us.
Further information will be provided during April.
