{"id":3569,"date":"2026-08-16T20:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundrobin.com\/articles\/videos\/12-best-seed-grants-for-small-uk-charities-2026-video\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T21:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T20:54:23","slug":"12-best-seed-grants-for-small-uk-charities-2026-video","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fundrobin.com\/articles\/videos\/12-best-seed-grants-for-small-uk-charities-2026-video\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Best Seed Grants for Small UK Charities (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"12 Best Seed Grants for Small UK Charities (2026)\",\"description\":\"New UK charities often burn out searching for startup capital before their programs even launch. 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