Cheapside Business Alliance is delighted to be launching a new community fund for the Cheapside area, in London's Square Mile. The programme is designed to support the inspiring work of our local community groups, registered charities and community businesses. We're working with ActionFunder, a platform that makes it easy for businesses to support smaller, local community projects that often find it difficult to secure vital financial backing. We're looking for projects that meet at least one of the following focus areas: - Aim to address climate change and how our urban environment needs to adapt to support a greener and more sustainable world - Support people to enter good work and education in order to become a cohesive and prosperous neighbourhood - Develop skills through upskilling, skills sharing and training local people into employment - Support mental health and wellbeing through sport ------ Applying for funding on ActionFunder is a bit different. Here’s the process: sign up, register your organisation and post a project you want funding for. Your project will automatically match with any funds you meet the criteria for (grant amount, location, focus area). If you want to apply for this fund, make sure your project meets the criteria. Your project will remain live on the platform (ready to match with new funds) until you successfully win funding. ActionFunder’s all about saving you time so that you can get on with what matters: community action.