Who we are
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, 2-person social business. We endeavour to respond to all enquiries with friendly, informative and accessible advice.
We work with not-for-profit organisations to identify the best funding sources to approach, help prepare applications for grants
and provide access to and information about other useful resources. We also send out a daily Grants Bulletin, produce a monthly Grants Database and publish a news item each weekday, which you can read below.
For the last 3 years, in 2022, 2021 and 2020, 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
UK Government seeks applications from grant-making organisations, including consortiums, to manage the new Know Your Neighbourhood Fund (deadline for applications: 29 September 2022)
The UK Government is launching a new Know Your Neighbourhood (KYN) Fund and is currently inviting grant-making organisations to apply
Job Opportunities: Torbay Youth Trust is currently seeking to recruit to 3 Youth Worker posts (application deadline for all posts: 4 September 2022)
Torbay Youth Trust, a charity (no. 1175283) dedicated to promoting a supporting the well-being of children and young people in
Nominations Now Open for Commonwealth Youth Awards to recognise and celebrate young people aged 15 – 29 who are spearheading impactful, sustainable development work in their communities (nomination deadline: 17 October 2022)
Nominations are now open for theCommonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, which aims to recognise and celebrate young
Animal Welfare charities continue to be the most popular cause for public donations, according to the Charities Aid Foundation’s “UK Giving Report 2022”.
An estimated 15 million people gave money to animal charities in 2021 – more than a quarter of the UK’s