Organisations

We work to support, enable and champion organisations.

We provide a wide range of support services to voluntary, community and faith organisations in the borough.

Funding Opportunities

See the latest funding opportunities available to organisations in Merton.

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Starting a Group

We provide support and information to small, new and emerging voluntary, community and faith groups in Merton. Our team of development workers can support you on your journey of starting a new group, by highlighting the things you need to consider before setting up and what you need to do if you decide to go ahead.

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Helping Organisations Grow

We can work with you on a wide range of topics to get the support you need to grow including fundraising, employment issues and establishing ways of monitoring your work. We are able to offer a more intensive service working with your organisation over a longer period of time to help you work through a wide range of development issues.

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Recruit and Manage Volunteers

Many organisations rely on the support of volunteers, so looking after and retaining them is becoming increasingly important. We can work with you on the key things you need to consider before you recruit a volunteer and the process to finding the most suitable volunteers.

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Social Prescribing

Social Prescribing is a way of linking patients in primary care with sources of support within the community. It provides GPs with a non-medical referral option that can operate alongside existing treatments to improve health and wellbeing.

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Merton Giving

Find out more about the charitable initiative that is supporting organisations in Merton.

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Latest News for Organisations

Wimbledon Guild Waggy Walk Makes A Paw-Some Return!

Wimbledon Guild, the community charity that supports people across Merton, has announced that this year’s Waggy Walk will take place on Saturday 2 October on Wimbledon Common.

2 Aug 2021

MOPAC (Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime) Funding

Merton’s Safer Neighbourhood Board receives funding from MOPAC to give grants to small projects delivered in the local area that may help cut crime and boost public confidence. Applications for 2021 are open now. Deadline: Monday 16th August

19 Jul 2021

2022 GSK IMPACT Awards & new GSK Grow Programme – core funding and training for health and wellbeing charities

Applications are now open for the 2022 GSK IMPACT Awards. This is also the 25th anniversary of the awards and, to mark this milestone, funding has been increased and the new GSK Grow Programme, to support smaller charities, has been launched

13 Jul 2021

A message from Simon Shimmens, CEO of Merton Connected

The State of the Sector Report 2021 has been released today. This report, the first since 2016, reflects on the challenges that the entire sector has faced and continues to face as a result of the current pandemic.

12 Jul 2021

Youth Partnership Forum

We are delighted to invite voluntary, community and faith organsiations to a series of Youth Partnership Forums. This is your chance to be involved in discuss...

Thu 12th August, 2021 @ 10:30:00 - 12:00:00

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Mental Health Forum: Women’s Mental Health

We are delighted to invite voluntary, community and faith organsiations to a series of Mental Health Forums. The theme of this forum is Women’s Mental He...

Tue 7th September, 2021 @ 14:00:00 - 16:00:00

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Merton Social Prescribing Roundtable

Our Social Prescribing team has been successfully working alongside GPs in Merton since 2017. The service links patients in primary care with sources of support withi the community...

Tue 28th September, 2021 @ 10:30:00 - 11:30:00

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Youth Partnership Forum

We are delighted to invite voluntary, community and faith organsiations to a series of Youth Partnership Forums. This is your chance to be involved in discuss...

Thu 21st October, 2021 @ 10:30:00 - 12:00:00

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Mental Health Forum: Mental Health and BAME communities

We are delighted to invite voluntary, community and faith organsiations to a series of Mental Health Forums. The theme of this forum is Mental Health and BAME ...

Tue 2nd November, 2021 @ 14:00:00 - 15:00:00

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Youth Partnership Forum

We are delighted to invite voluntary, community and faith organsiations to a series of Youth Partnership Forums. This is your chance to be involved in discuss...

Thu 16th December, 2021 @ 10:30:00 - 12:00:00

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