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The Thomas Wall Trust believes that communication skills are critical capabilities for people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience, and life chances.

The Trust offer grants to specific projects or core activities that develop these critical life skills for people from disadvantaged groups.

They welcome proposals which target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups demonstrably facing major hurdles to employment, especially; women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers.

They will fund projects for a charity that equips disadvantaged people (aged 18 and over) with the necessary communication skills ready for employment, and prioritise match funded projects and self-sustainable projects which aim to become less reliant on grants in the future.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue

Applicant success rate:

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Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Average:

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Annually awarded:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Registered charities that have been registered for at least 3 years. They will fund a project for a charity that equips disadvantaged people (aged 18 and over) with the necessary communication skills ready for employment.

Minimum annual income:

£25,000

Maximum annual income:

£500,000

When to apply

Now open to new applications for March 2025 meeting. The deadline for 1st stage applications is Monday 6th January 2025.

Next deadline: 6 Jan 2025

How to apply

The application process is divided into two stages:

• Stage one is to complete the Expression of Interest form where you will be asked to complete some basic contact details and a description of what you require funding for.
• If successful, you will be invited to Stage two – Applicants will be asked to submit a Project Plan (including budget details) using the template (available to download from the website), latest set of audited financial accounts, and any relevant policies.

Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email unless they receive an unusually high volume of applications.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Advice and information Education and training Employability services General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing

Beneficiaries funded: Black and Ethnic Minorities Economically/socially disadvantaged General public Mental health conditions Disabilities Learning disabilities Physical disabilities Refugees and asylum seekers Unemployed Women and girls

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