Reminder to prepare your Giving Back applications

Don't forget, CPC's next Giving Back window opens on Monday 6th January 2025, with funding opportunities for projects and/or purchases that address SEND, absenteeism or wellbeing issues in the UK education sector.

With CPC identifying these as areas in need of particular attention, Giving Back has adopted a more focused approach to its charitable endeavours, having made a difference to learners at countless institutions during its five-year existence.

If you are registered CPC member and meet the following criteria, we encourage you to prepare a Giving Back funding application, letting us know what worthy project or purchase should benefit from CPC's financial support and how that project or purchase will be beneficial to pupils/students facing SEND, absenteeism or wellbeing challenges.

• Applicants must be registered members of Crescent Purchasing Consortium, prior to 6th January 2024.

• Applicants must have utilised at least one of CPC's purchasing frameworks, prior to 1st November 2023.

Click to learn more about our upcoming January/February Giving Back window, its history and objectives.

This latest funding window is scheduled to be open for eight weeks, closing on Friday 28th February 2025.

Readers are reminded that CPC is also offering additional bursary funding for three people to take the CIPS Syndicated Qualifications Programme's Level 4 Diploma in Procurement & Supply, with details on this here.

Applications for the CIPS opportunities will be accepted until a closing date of Monday 17th February 2025.

* Crescent Purchasing Consortium is a registered charity and a non-profit organisation, born out of the UK's education sector, which it seeks to serve through procurement frameworks, consultancy and L&D, in addition to the Giving Back initiative. Read on for an overview of CPC's flagship Giving Back campaign or get in touch today with any questions you might have on our impending funding window - as ever, we are happy to help.