Events

Event Information:

  • Tue
    21
    May
    2024

    Meet the Funder Event – May 2024

    10:30 - 12:00RVA, Community Place

    Third Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, RG1 3BQ

    Join us for our popular Funder Event taking place in our conference room, Reading Central Library on 21 May 2024. You will hear from local and national funders on upcoming funding rounds and have the opportunity to ask questions.

    There will also be the opportunity for informal networking with other groups and charities, as well as news, events and support from RVA.

    Agenda:

    • 10:15 - Registration, tea and coffee
    • 10:30 - Presentations from funders with Q&A
    • 11:30 - Informal Q&A and networking opportunity/Reading 4 Community taster session
    • 12:00 - Main event finish
    • 12:00 - Opportunity to hear from Lloyds Foundation on Racial Equity Grants and Deaf and Disabled Grants. This is niche funding and will only be relevant to some groups so please contact training@rva.org.uk to sign up to this part. Click this link for more details on this funding.
    • 12:30 - Close

    Funders attending:

    • Sovereign Network Group
    • Berkshire Community Foundation
    • The Earley Charity
    • Reading Borough Council – including the opportunity for a 1:1 session on how to use Reading4Community Funding Portal.
    • The Lloyds Foundation

    These events are very popular, therefore places are restricted to charities or community groups offering services in Reading, with a maximum of 2 places per organisation.

    Please book your space online at www.eventbrite.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there.