We’ve received £360K from Comic Relief to support Black impact organisations across the UK | Announcement

We are pleased to share that Do it Now Now is one of 10 social impact organisations awarded a share of a new £2.8million Comic Relief fund, created to support the critical services delivered by hundreds of smaller community groups across the UK.

Comic Relief, in collaboration with Barclays, The Clothworkers’ Foundation and the National Emergencies Trust pooled resources to set up The Global Majority Fund, dedicated to supporting the essential work being carried out by organisations led by, and in support of, people of colour within communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

The Global Majority Fund aims to help address these inequalities by targeting services for the most at risk communities and the latest chunk of funding brings the total to over £6million. We have been awarded £360,000 to fund Black-led organisations providing services to people that have been adversely affected by COVID - and statistically, our communities have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s impact in more ways than one.

Black-led organisations are facing a funding deficit that significantly affects the long term sustainability and impact of their work within the underserved communities they focus on. COVID forced us to reckon with the consequence of organisations dwindling away due to a lack of accessible finance - the impact has been a horror show. Through this Comic Relief funding, we are able to continue supporting Black-led organisations working in communities across the country.

As an intermediary partner, our fund enables us to give grants so that the numerous social impact organisations serving their communities can continue to develop and thrive. We will shortly be opening our funding call and full details of how applicants can apply to get a share of the fund.

View the official press release from Comic Relief.