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18-Jun-2007

image of Sandra HoggSandra Hogg's latest news on funding, including new programmes, deadlines and events. Plus "Spotlight on..." For general funding advice, links and information visit Your Funding Guide.

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Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation
The Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation is inviting people to nominate good causes for its annual charity give away.
'Make a Difference Week' will run from Friday 15th June during which existing customers and members of the public are invited to call into any of the society's branches to recommend a charity to receive a £50 grant.
Loise Neill of the Foundation said: "Make a Difference Week offers the Society the chance to support smaller, local charities that are often overlooked by large organisations but are important to the communities where our staff and members live and work."

E.On Source Fund

The E.ON Source fund offers grants of up to £30,000 to local community groups and not for profit organisations located in England, Scotland and Wales that wish to implement sustainable energy projects in their buildings. Applications deadlines are 24th August 2007 and the 21st December 2007. 

Primetime

Primetime, the latest collaboration between the Big Lottery Fund and BBC Scotland, are looking for projects aimed at helping older people get together to keep healthy and active.
The country is split into six region areas: Highland and Islands, Edinburgh and Lothian, North East, Glasgow and West, Central and Fife, and Ayrshire and South Scotland. 18 projects will be chosen from around the country for the final BBC series which will enable viewers to vote for the project they would like to see funded. The winners from each region will receive a £500,000 award from the Big Lottery Fund.
Alison Magee, chair of the Big Lottery Fund's Scotland Committee said: "At present Scotland's population is ageing faster than any other country in Europe. Half the population will be over 50 in ten years time. We want people in their 50s and over to be able to live life to the full, and share their skills, experience and talent for the benefit of the whole community."
The deadline for applications is August 24 2007.

Glaxosmithkline Impact Awards
The Kings Fund, in association with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that the next round of the Community Health IMPACT awards will be launched on the 2nd July 2007. The awards are designed to recognise and reward the work of small- to medium-sized voluntary organisations in the UK with a proven track record in community health care.
The awards are open to registered charities who are at least three years old, work in a health-related field in the UK and have a total annual income of less than £1 million. During the last bidding round, the ten winners received £20,000 with the overall winner receiving an extra £10,000. Ten highly commended organisations each received £5,000.
The deadline for completed applications will be the 28th September 2007.
Sport Relief
Scottish Community Foundation now accepting applications for Sport Relief grants. Grants will be available to constituted not-for-profit community groups with an income under £250,000 per year for projects that increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation and help people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives to regain their confidence and self-esteem.
The new programme has increased the minimum grant size to £1,000 and the maximum grant available is now £10,000.  There is a greater focus on ongoing activities and programmes rather than one-off events.
Donate a PC
Donate a PC is a free ''matchmaking'' service for individuals and organisations to donate un-needed hardware (computers, printers etc) to UK charities, not-for-profit organisations and educational establishments (hardware only - not software).
It is primarily for those with only one or two items to donate and/or who can not use a suitable recycling organisation. However they also have a comprehensive list of organisations that have larger quantities of computer equipment to donate to charities.
ILA Scotland
The income threshold for the ILA Scotland £200 scheme has been raised from £15,000 to £18,000.
This means that everyone earning up to £18,000 a year now has access to £200 in their Individual Learning Account per year for use toward tuition fees for a wide range of courses approved by ILA Scotland. 
If you earn more than £18,000 a year, you can get £100 toward your learning.  This is a great opportunity also for voluntary groups that may have a limited training budget.  Their volunteers or staff can use their Individual Learning Accounts to access training that can support their organisation's aims.
The Friends Provident Foundation
The Friends Provident Foundation makes grants of up to £200,000 to not-
for profit organisations for projects that address financial exclusion within disadvantaged communities. The funding is distributed through the Financial Inclusion Programme 2007 - 2009. The Foundation will consider applications for work that will make a strategic contribution to the overall outcome of financial inclusion in the UK. Within this overall requirement, the Foundation will consider requests for capital or revenue funding, core funds or project costs. 
The next closing date for applications is the 27th July 2007.

Events

Angus Council Funding Surgeries
These events will offer your group the opportunity to discuss your project or any funding issues, find out more about the funding website or the Angus Council Community Grant Scheme with a member of the External Funding team. Dates and venues in the Angus Funding News.

Lloyds TSB Funding Surgeries
The surgery is an opportunity for you to have a one-to-one session with an Assessor, and to discuss how to go about putting an application to the Foundation. If you wish to attend one of the surgeries, please call 0870 9021201 to arrange an appointment. 

Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund are holding monthly pre-application advice surgeries on the last Wednesday of the month at their office in Edinburgh. You can reserve a 45 minute slot with one of their development staff from 10.00am to 1pm and 2pm to 4.15pm. To make the best use of your slot, send brief details of your project in advance on the pre-application form. Your slot will be confirmed once they receive your project information.
OSCR Regional Events
OSCR has announced additional regional training events in 2007. These are half-day training events designed for charity trustees or administrators of smaller charities (with an annual income of less than £100,000). There are three workshops and delegates will attend each of the three workshops in rotation.
Workshops will cover: trustee duties, receipts and payments accounting and the regime of consents and notifications. Tea and coffee will be provided. Delegates will be provided with an information pack to take away.
Kirkwall - 19th September 2007
Lerwick - 26th September 2007 
Lairg  - 24th october 2007
Dumfries - October (exact date and venue to be confirmed)
Islay - October (exact date and venue to be confirmed)
Scottish Executive Structural Funds
Scottish Executive Structural Funds publicity events are taking place from 19 June to 10 July across Scotland. These day long events have been designed to provide stakeholders with information on the new 2007 - 2013 Structural Funds programmes and offer  the opportunity for questions and queries to be addressed.
Further information is also available on the HIPP website and ESEP website along with the relevant registration forms.

Publications

Guide to Raising Funds
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is making available free of charge for a short period of time the updated version of its popular "How to Raise Funds" guide.
The guide has been fully updated by Pam Judson and is aimed at small and medium sized organisations working in Scotland. It explores fundraising myths and truths, what you need to have in place before you can fundraise effectively, writing effective proposals, researching funders, bringing it all together and what to do when you get the money.
Copies can be downloaded here.

Spotlight on...

The Council for British Archeaology Challenge Fund

The Council for British Archaeology provides small grants to encourage independent, voluntary effort in original archaeological research through the CBA Challenge Funding scheme.

Grants of up to £750 are available to groups, societies and individuals working in a voluntary capacity or promoting voluntary involvement in archaeology.

The type of projects supported are those that say something new about the history of local surroundings, and thus inform their future care and appreciation; or contribute to archaeological innovation (ie new or under-studied aspects of the historic environment, or new methods, techniques and approaches); or help non-government bodies to establish long-term resources or facilities to enable others to carry out their own original research.

Applications can be made at any time.

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18-Jun-2007
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User Comments: 2

Donate a PC

20-Jun-2007 @ 09:17AM

Sandra Hogg

Sandra Hogg

Agreed, I'm a great fan of freecycle.
There's no reason though that folk in Scotland can't use Donate a PC though. It's just matter of getting more awareness and encouraging people in Scotland donate.

 

Donate a PC

19-Jun-2007 @ 12:11PM

Phil Olson

Looks good, but I notice no Scottish locations, and transport will be a big factor in any transfer of equipment.

Another opportunity may be:-

http://www.freecycle.org/

Where local 'groups' might facilitate quick face-to-face handovers.