Spark offers £1.6 million for social enterprises tackling homelessness

Howard Lake | 5 January 2009 | News

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Spark, a collaboration of the public, private and third sectors to affect social change, is offering £1.6 million to social enterprises.

It aims to encourage organisations such as social enterprises, charities, housing associations to develop viable businesses that will create a sustainable route out for people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.

Each winning organisation will receive a minimum grant of £5,000 rising to a potential £200,000 plus business support and corporate sponsorship worth over £20,000. In addition winning organisations will have opportunity to receive co-investment from Big Issue Invest.

The closing date for applications is 9 February 2009.

www.sparkchallenge.org

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.