Voluntary Centre Services in association with the Greater Lincolnshire Social Economy Academy at Lincoln Bishop University / Lincoln Bishop Grosseteste University presents the Meet the Funder Event on Wednesday 5th November 2025 between 10am – 3pm at the Robert Hardy Building.
If you are a Voluntary or Community group, a Registered Charity, School or Social Enterprise come along and talk to representations from national and local funders about your activities and project ideas.
There will be a morning session (10am – 12noon) and an afternoon session (1pm – 3pm) allowing you to spend quality time with the funders.
There will also be a chance to chat to our Community & Volunteering Officers, learn about our Lincolnshire Volunteering platform and our Find a Funder website and the support that the Greater Lincolnshire Social Economy Academy can offer the VCSE sector.
Refreshments will be provided on the day.
Confirmed funders are:
- The National Lottery
- Heritage Lottery
- The Key Fund
- Lincolnshire Community Foundation
- Lincolnshire Coop
Registration is mandatory and we ask you to book onto either the morning or afternoon session only.
We are working in partnership with the Lincoln Bishop University and the Greater Lincolnshire Social Economy Academy who are partially funding the event. In addition to booking the ticket on Eventbrite, we are asking organisations to complete a Business Enrolment Form to confirm eligibility and provide data required by funders.
Business Enrolment Form found here
We will be limiting groups to book a maximum of 2 attendees for the session to allow a range of groups to attend.
We are also asking participants to arrive to their designated session by 11.30am and 2.30pm respectively to allow good time to speak to the funders. We will not be allowing anymore people in after these times. If you arrive late for the morning session, we maybe able to let you into the afternoon session depending on numbers. However you can arrive anytime between 10am – 11.30am and 1pm – 2.30pm to guarantee entry into this event.
