Kindred LCR

Today is our last day in the Kindred office before the holidays! 🎄🎁❄️ We’re here until 4pm and will reopen again on Monday 6 January 2025. Until then, we’d like to thank you for your support – not just for us and our Kindred team, but for the support for the social economy across Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The social economy is growing thanks to you – we can’t wait to see how it carries on developing next year!

Did you know that Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has been named as the world’s first Accelerator City for climate action? 🌍 Under the UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme, we’ve been awarded the accolade for LCR’s commitment to trial innovative and new ways to decarbonise the entertainment industry – mainly the live music and TV and film production sectors. Artist-led research and action effort ACR 1.5 has been leading the charge for years alongside climate scientists from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, meaning that our home will be where the experiments and ideas for how to create change will be tested first. Supported by Ecotricity and other partners, we’re at the forefront of making the global entertainment industry cleaner and greener, and can’t wait to see the innovative world-leading solutions that artists on stage and screen – and beyond – will say started in Liverpool years in the future. Find out more about what it means to be the world’s first Accelerator City here: https://lnkd.in/epkkREyn

Are you always looking for funding? Or don’t have the time to keep an eye out for new opportunities for growth? 🪴👛 Launched in November, Considered Capital’s new Live Funding Database has been showing the latest UK grants, awards and accelerators, all in one place. Available for STOs across Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (and further afield) to browse for a small annual fee, the Live Funding Database pulls growth funding and startup support opportunities from more than 200 sources, making it an all-in-one hub for social businesses to instantly see new potential UK funding partnerships for them to access. What’s more, the database helps filter opportunities and categories best suited to you – from the sector you work in to opportunities for specific groups and more. Get a free demo of the Live Funding Database to see if it’s right for you, while the newsletter is a great way to get funding opportunities sent to your inbox for free, twice a month. Find out more about the Live Funding Database here: https://lnkd.in/df3Ghg72

Our innovative and community-driven approach to social investment has won the Good Investor of the Year award at Foundervine’s Future Awards, recognising successful entrepreneurship among underrepresented communities. Kindred – in partnership with BlaST and Innervision – was recognised as ‘an organisation that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to responsible and impactful investing’.  25% of our investment goes to Black and Ethnically-minoritised social businesses and 49% to women-led organisations – find out more about why it's time to do things differently...

THE FIRST EVER EARLESTOWN CHRISTMAS TEENAGE MARKET IS THIS SUNDAY! 🎄 🎁 ⛄ From 11am to 4pm the Earlestown Teenage Market is giving young traders from across Liverpool City Region Combined Authority the platform to build their confidence, grow their business and reach out to shoppers visiting #StHelens who are looking for something special for their loved ones this Christmas. Also featuring young entertainers performing on the day – some of them showing their stuff to a real audience for the first time ever – visiting the Earlestown Christmas The Teenage Market is a great way to show you support to the next generation whilst also keeping more of your money within our local economy. If you still haven’t done your Christmas shopping then there’s sure to be something for you and the family to enjoy in Earlestown on Sunday. What are you waiting for? See you there! The market is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.⁠ Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eJ48CzS9

🙌 MEET THE TEAM! 🙌 Ryan Bingham is our finance lead who helps us by managing our finances, our STO investments and a wide range of other projects our team works across. Joining us last summer from the private sector, Ryan previously worked for Iceland and has almost 15 years’ experience in finance. He’s father to a seven-year-old son (also called Ryan!) and is a big fan of Arsenal FC. An avid reader and gamer, Ryan loves the community-focused work we do to help support STOs across Liverpool City Region Combined Authority – and they love him too, with feedback highlighting his personable approach to clarifying and simplifying their journey to investment-readiness. Find out more about Ryan Bingham and the rest of the Kindred team here: https://lnkd.in/dgF8AU2X

Can you encourage real change in your community at a grassroots level, but need some help to bring that vision to life? 📈🌱💷 If you’re an STO that’s working hard to change communities at a grassroots level, then you might qualify for Power to Change’s investment fund. With funding opportunities between £25,000 - £50,000, Power to Change is looking to collaborate with STOs across Liverpool City Region Combined Authority that can demonstrate the potential to lead change and take an active role in revitalising their local high street or town centre. You have until midday on Friday 20 December to check your eligibility and complete an expression of interest – Power to Change is shortlisting applications for investment in January 2025 with an aim to begin disbursing funds in April. Find out more about the Power to Change fund and how to express your interest here: https://lnkd.in/ema73Dgj

With Christmas around the corner, Based, our new and improved social directory, is the best way to find local socially-trading organisations to find something extra special for your friends, family and loved ones this year. Instead of leaving present shopping until the last minute, Based can help you plan ahead and find STOs based on category and location. Using Based and shopping locally this year (and beyond) is a great way to boost our social economy and keep the money spent within Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, so it goes towards more local communities and to improve the services we all count on each and every day. So, what are you waiting for? Give your loved ones and your local STOs some Christmas cheer through Based: https://wearebased.co.uk/

Are you a small-to-medium third sector organisation in Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and worried about your energy costs this winter?⚡️ Liverpool City Council has been awarded £200,000 from the government's Household Support Fund to help Liverpool-based third sector organisations with a ‘community hub’ – a building or space that provides activities or services to the local community - deal with increased energy costs during the winter months. Eligible businesses can apply for a one-off grant of £500. The grant is available to apply for now, and the closing date for the fund is in March 2025 or whenever the fund has been spent. Find out if your STO qualifies for the winter energy grant and apply now here: https://lnkd.in/eS9TMpWh