[cma-l] Friday Funding News

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Virgin Money Giving is a new online donation website.

At the moment the site is only open for charities. Once you’ve
registered your charity on the website, you can customise your page in
your own brand colours, promote it to supporters, send out email
alerts and manage your fundraising events.

There is a 2% transaction fee on donations and a one-off £100 set-up
fee for charities.

The site will open up to fundraisers and donors in the future and you
sign up on the website to be kept informed.

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/

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mySociety wants your input

mySociety runs several democracy websites like writetothem which makes
it easy for people to write to their MP.

In their 2009 Call for Proposals, mySociety wants to hear your ideas
for a new website.

Your idea can be:

    * a brand new project
    * a new feature for an existing project
    * a piece of infrastructure or an API (application programming interface)
    * a campaign or public relations drive.

This page summarises what they’re looking for:

http://www.mysociety.org/2009/08/06/mysociety-call-for-proposals-2009/

The competition deadline is 15 September 2009 and winners will be
announced in October.

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Second Round of Community Shares Project opens

Community-owned enterprises can apply to take part in a
Government-funded research project which is looking at new ways for
social enterprises to attract more funding.

The research is examining the potential of community shares and bonds
as a way to attract extra investment. This includes inviting ten
projects to test the idea, looking at barriers that could restrict
their growth and how they can be overcome. Their experiences will be
used to benefit future learning.

Five projects have already been chosen to take part and in this second
round, another five will be chosen.

Any project for example, a small village shop, a large scale housing
development or a community recycling project is eligible to apply
providing they are community-owned and work for the benefit of the
community. Community-owned enterprises will receive a package of
funding and consultancy and must show that they:

    * Intend to raise finance through community investment ie. “The
sale, or offer for sale, of more than £10,000 of shares or bonds to
communities of at least twenty people, to finance ventures serving a
community purpose.”
    * Will issue non-transferable securities.
    * Have a committed group of project champions and an established
steering group, unincorporated body, partnership, association, or
corporate body.
    * Have community support for their venture.

More information:

http://www.communityshares.org.uk/news/round-two-applications-now-open

Application page:

http://www.communityshares.org.uk/findoutmore

The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 September 2009

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