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CAP Enterprise (Kent) cic is a forward-looking social enterprise incubator.

Social Enterprise (Kent) cic is a forward-looking social incubator, which supports and starts up innovative new social ventures as a way of addressing social challenges.

03/11/2026

Some good news to share. Our good friends at Mobilates have secured National Lottery Awards for All funding to run events that help people with mobility issues enjoy physical activity for their wellbeing.

With so much competition for small grants right now, that's a real achievement. Congratulations to the whole team, we're so pleased for you!

03/11/2026

It's Charity Fraud Awareness Week.

Fraud isn't only a problem for big charities. Small organisations are often more exposed, because one person handles the money, the checks are informal, and everyone trusts everyone.

Three simple habits that make a real difference:
• Two people sign off every payment
• Any request to change a supplier's bank details gets checked by phone, using a number you already have
• Everyone knows that phishing emails are the most common way in

The Charity Commission's free guidance on protecting your charity from fraud and cyber crime is short, practical and worth sharing with your board:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/protect-your-charity-from-cyber-crime

27/10/2026

Some good news, because there's been a shortage of it lately.

On three separate occasions in the past fortnight, Jason has found himself in conversations about Cast-A-Thought, Kent's premier fishing-for-wellbeing organisation and a former CAP client.

Helen, Dave and the team are making huge steps forward, picking up some powerful profile-raising opportunities, and making a difference to a growing number of young lives across Kent and the wider South East.

We might have to get them in for a proper conversation about how they've done it.

22/10/2026

New on the blog: there's a fundraising revolution happening, and funders are feeling the full force of it.

Jason on what the flood of AI-written applications is doing to the sector, the honest caveat that AI is an easy thing to blame, and the one thing a well-written prompt still can't produce for you.

20/10/2026

A question we're getting asked a lot at the moment: should we be using AI to write our funding applications?

The more interesting question is what happens when everyone does. Funders are seeing applications double and triple, windows are closing earlier, and one trust managing sixteen million pounds has stopped taking online applications altogether.

Jason's thoughts on Thursday, including the one thing AI still can't do for you.

15/10/2026

Today's newsletter is out: the council pause and what it means for you, a free funding resource worth knowing about, and some very good news from two of our clients.

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13/10/2026

The reorganisation of Kent's councils is on hold.

Fourteen councils were going to become four, and a lot of the organisations we work with were genuinely excited about what that could mean: a local commissioning council, no more trips to County Hall, an end to being sub-contracted by prime contractors.

Then came the pause, and no new timetable.

Jason's written about what it actually changes, what it doesn't, and three things worth doing now that don't need anyone in Whitehall to decide anything.

13/10/2026

A belated but very warm congratulations to two CAP clients who had an excellent night at the Kent Charity Awards last month.

Fusion Maidstone Healthy Living Centre took Community Charity of the Year, after five years of what Jason describes as a resurrection and rebirth, becoming the service gateway for the people of Park Wood, one of the most deprived areas in Kent.

PrelovedReloved, a new Dover-based charity helping people handle the emotional and financial pressures of a cancer diagnosis, also had a night to remember.

Celebrating the county's charities matters. This work is hard and the recognition recharges the batteries. Thoroughly deserved, both of you.

29/09/2026

That's September from us, partnerships, impact, and some brilliant news for one of our clients. If any of it was useful, share it with someone who might need it.

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