Capacitybuilders is a non-departmental public body (NDPB)
Set up in 2006 to take over the management of the ChangeUp programme and to work with other funders to build the capacity of the Third Sector. Capacity Builders exist to create a more effective third sector and they do this by improving support for third sector organisations.
Our funders
Current funders
Capacity Builders
Department of Health
Makes grants to voluntary organizations in England whose activities support the Department of Health's policy priorities.
London Councils
The London Councils 2007-11 Commissioning programme currently funds 360 organisations and distributes funding on behalf of the 33 London boroughs.
Funding is awarded for four years and renewed on annual basis subject to agreed outputs and outcomes being achieved. To receive London Councils funding an organisation must operate in at least two London boroughs, be constituted as not-for-profit and can not be a public or local authority body.
Office of the Third Sector
As part of the Cabinet Office, the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) leads work across government to support the environment for a thriving third sector (voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals), enabling the sector to campaign for change, deliver public services, promote social enterprise and strengthen communities.
Previous funders
Big Lottery Fund
Comic Relief
Equality and Human Rights Commission
ICT Hub
Lloyds TSB Foundation
London Development Agency
Parenting Fund
Safer London Foundation