Funding is available for fresh ideas looking to secure up to £50,000. Every three months, £250,000 will be shared equally among their UK employees to donate to the forward-thinking projects that matter to them most. Each charity can apply for funding of up to a maximum of £50,000 and Aviva employees will decide how the funding is distributed. Eligible causes will be able to submit their projects to the Aviva Community Fund through Crowdfunder. Funding applications are open to projects looking to raise up to £50,000.

Scheme details

They want to support forward-thinking causes that are helping push communities forward, so your submitted project must align with one of their purposes and be raising funds in the following key areas:

Funding areas

Develop a new approach, product, or technology
Implement a new initiative or pilot a new scheme
Expand existing services to a new area or beneficiary group
Adapt services to meet today's needs without compromising those of future generations

Purposes

Building back better: helping society to bounce back from the pandemic by addressing the health and wellbeing, and economic impacts on communities and individuals
Climate champions: helping communities to prevent, prepare for, and protect against the impacts of climate change
Financial empowerment: supporting financial inclusion and giving people the tools to become more financially resilient and independent

All beneficiaries of your project must be in the UK.

Eligibility

To be eligible your organisation must:

be a UK registered charity or social enterprise
be based in the UK
have existed for at least 12 months at the time of submission
have an annual income of no more than £1,000,000 (can be averaged over the last three years)
have a bank account in its own name
have a safeguarding policy if it supports children or vulnerable people
be a living wage employee (if the organisation employs people)
have an active board of trustees or directors or management body.

Who can submit a project?

To submit a project, you must be:

age 18 or older
a UK resident
using a UK IP address and not use a disposable email address.

How to apply

Submit your projects online and use the Crowdfunder platform to promote your project to your network of supporters to raise public funds. The project will then go live to Aviva employees to vote for projects.

For further information, access FAQs here or contact Aviva at communityfund@aviva.com.

You will also find a video on their website that explains the application process.

For support on submissions and promotion using Crowdfunder, click here.