Who we are
The grin office opened for business for 2023 on Monday 9th January. If you need to contact us for any advice on grants, funding or related resources, the best time to do so is between 10am and 11am each weekday. Alternatively, please use the ‘chat box’ below.
grin is an award- winning social enterprise that works with not-for-profit organisations across the United Kingdom and internationally to help them secure the funding and resources they need.
Operating out of South West England, grin is a small, friendly 2-person social business. We aim to respond to all enquiries with helpful, informative and accessible advice.
We work with not-for-profit organisations to identify the best funding sources to approach, advise on preparing applications for grants and provide information about other useful resources. We’ve been sending out a daily Grants Bulletin for the last 11 years, produce a monthly Grants Database and publish a news item each weekday, which you can read below under the ‘Latest News’ heading.
For the last 3 years, in 2020, 2021 and 2022, grin was named as a leading social enterprise in Southern England in the SME Enterprise Awards. grin was also named as an outstanding social business in the Global Business Awards 2021.
Get in touch and let grin put a smile on your face!
How we help
SECURING FUNDING & RESOURCES
We have a great range of resources to help your organisation identify the best grants and funding package for your services and projects.
DAILY GRANTS BULLETIN
We send out a daily email every weekday morning throughout the year focusing on 2-3 grant programmes and other funding resources. You can see an example of the grin e-bulletin here or you can request a FREE 2-week trial (just complete the Contact Us form).
MONTHLY GRANTS DATABASE
An affordable, comprehensive and searchable Grants and Resources Database, updated and sent to you on the first Monday of each month. Subscription includes the daily grin grants e-bulletin. You can see a snapshot of the Grants Database here.
FREE CONSULTATION
Call, email or message us to discuss your funding prospects for developing a project or improving your services. We always try to be generous with our advice and support and love to hear about the great work not-for-profits are doing.
CHAT TO US
You can talk to us at any time by using the ‘Chat to us’ box below. Just leave a message if we’re not around and we’ll get right back to you.
Latest News
Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs now open to applications from across the UK (application deadline: 31st March 2023)
Applications are now open across the UK for the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs (DBACE) Programme to support visionary
Job Opportunity; Training Coordinator at community development and training organisation, Talk Action, Devon (application deadline: Sunday 5th February 2023).
Talk Action, a community development and training organisation based in Totnes, Devon, is currently seeking to recruit a Training Coordinator.
Applications are now open for an Andrea Levy Scholarship for students from the UK with a Black African and Caribbean heritage to study at the University of Edinburgh (application deadline: Friday 14th April 2023)
The University of Edinburgh is offering scholarships to support Black African and Caribbean heritage applicants from socio-economically challenged backgrounds across
2023 WellChild Awards, celebrating the inspirational qualities of the UK’s seriously ill children, is now open to nominations (nomination deadline: Monday 20th March 2023)
Nominations for the 2023 WellChild Awards, in association with GSK, are now open. Nominate an inspirational child, young person, young