Applying for charitable funds

Applying for charitable funds

Bright is very fortunate to receive donations – from the public, legacy donations, corporate, staff fundraising and our volunteer cafes.

All the profits raised from our trust volunteer cafes come back to the charity!

Did you know that you as a staff member of Northumbria Healthcare can apply to use these funds? Your application must be used to support our charity objectives: to add a bit of brightness to our patients, staff or community.

Some of this funding is restricted to a specific ward or department, but we have other funds that might be more suitable to support your project/idea.

Step 1

Head over to the Digital Workplace. This is where you’d also submit IT help requests.

https://myservices-dwp.onbmc.com/

Step 2

Sign into your account and find our Bright button:

Step 3

Complete our bid application form with as much detail as possible:

Step 4

Now, you wait! Your form will be sent to our Bid Approval Committee, they will carefully read over your request.

They will each decide whether your bid is a good use of charitable funds.

You will be notified by email if your bid has been successful. The full process usually takes about 4-6 weeks.

Please note: if your bid is over £25,000, your bid will go through a slightly different approval process and may take more time.

Step 5

Give us feedback! It’s really important that we hear from you, your colleagues, and even your patients about what we’ve funded.

This helps us tell a powerful story – showing our supporters how their donations lead to real, meaningful change for patients and staff.

We may ask to do some comms work on your bid. This might be a social media post, blog, podcast or video.

If you want to shout about your bid and get the ball rolling, get in touch with our Comms Officer – lauren.pitt@northumbria.nhs.uk