[cma-l] Bumper selection of funding for VCS organisations

Mon Jun 8 17:45:00 BST 2009

Hi,
Don't know if anyone is aware of this, but V-inspire are offering to double
your money for any youth projects you are doing. This means that if you do a
youth project and get, say £10,000 from a funder for that youth project (it
has to be a project where youths are volunteering), then they will give you
another 10k. They are trying to encourage youth volunteering.

Hope that's useful for you. I know a lot of you have 16-25's volunteering
for you...

Best,

Peter Vautier
London Chinese Radio

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 5:18 PM, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi
>
> We've been collecting a few funding news items so there's something
> here for everyone:
>
> 1) Unltd Advantage
> Unltd Advantage has been launched to help social enterprises access
> the right type of investment for growth.
>
> UnLtd Advantage has 3 main goals:
>
>    * To bring high potential social enterprises to investment
> readiness to enable them to access the finance they require
>
>    * To help social investors identify high potential opportunities
> more effectively
>
>    * To build a more efficient capital market for the social enterprise
> sector.
>
> For full guidance and information visit the Unltd Advantage website here:
>
> http://unltd.org.uk/template.php?ID=177&PageName=unltdadvantage
>
>
> 2) Volunteering Programmes from Office of the Third Sector
> The Office of the Third Sector (OTS) has announced three new
> programmes to boost volunteering.
>
> Between 2009 and 2011 the Office of the Third Sector will be investing
> £6.6 million in three new volunteering programmes.
>
> The first two programmes follow commitments made in response to the
> recommendations of the 2008 Commission on the Future of Volunteering.
> The programmes are:
>
>    * Access to Volunteering – A £2 million pilot fund to reduce
> barriers to disabled people volunteering and explore the feasibility
> of a national Access to Volunteering fund. The delivery organisation
> has not been announced.
>
>    * Volunteer Managers training – A £3 million programme that will
> provide support to volunteer managers to ensure that volunteers are
> well managed and that they get the best possible experience from
> volunteering. This programme will be delivered by CapacityBuilders.
>
> In addition a third, £1.6 million programme will contribute to
> building a volunteering legacy for the London 2012 Olympic and
> Paralympic Games. This will include a new gateway to enable people
> inspired to volunteer by the Games to find local volunteering
> opportunities, and a team of development workers to help volunteering
> organisations across England become involved in creating a
> volunteering legacy for the Games. This programme will be run by
> Youthnet and Volunteering England. It will link to a new v programme
> to galvanize young people to get involved in volunteering using the
> inspiration of the 2012 Games.
>
> More information here:
>
>
> http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/090512_volunteering.aspx
>
>
> 3) The Big Family Idea
> This is a competition from National Family Week and the Big Lottery
> Fund about improving family life.  The Big Lottery Fund will provide
> £150,000 to help make the winning idea a reality.
>
> There are no restrictions on the size of the idea, the more ambitious
> the better, whether it improves family life in your street or
> revolutionises life for families throughout the UK, National Family
> Week want to hear it.
>
> The closing date is 31 July 2009.
>
> More information here:
>
> http://www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk/view.The-Big-Family-Idea
>
>
> 4) Clore Social Leadership Programme
> The purpose of the Programme is to identify, develop and connect
> aspiring leaders in the wider third sector working for the benefit of
> individuals and progressive social change in communities across the
> UK.
>
> The closing date for applications is 30 June 2009.
>
> The Programme will use a Fellowship model. Individuals from the third
> sector will apply - through an open competition - for a Fellowship
> award. The Fellowship will run for a period of up to two years.
>
> Each Fellowship is funded by the Clore Social Leadership Programme. If
> you are thinking of applying, there are two financial options for you
> to consider:
>
> One option is for you to undertake the Fellowship full-time. You may
> choose to do this if, for example, you are self-employed, taking a
> career break or unpaid sabbatical. If you follow this option, you will
> normally be eligible for a bursary of up to £20,000.
>
> A second option is for you to stay in employment during the
> Fellowship. If you are planning to do so, you will need to provide
> evidence of support from your employer when you submit your
> application. If you are offered a Fellowship, we will discuss with
> your employer the level of grant (up to £20,000) we will pay to them
> to help cover for the periods while you are away during the year.
>
> Your application will be considered on merit, not on your financial
> situation.
>
> For more information and an application form, go to the website here:
>
> http://www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk/
>
> You can email them (info at cloresocialleadership.org.uk) or telephone
> them on 020 7420 9408.
>
>
> 5) BBC Children In Need - Fun & Friendship
> Fun and Friendship is a new grant programme from BBC Children in Need,
> which is specifically targeted towards organisations working with
> disabled young people between 12 and 18 years.
>
> The purpose of the programme is to help projects to create and enhance
> opportunities for disabled young people to meet friends and have a
> good time, as independently as possible.
>
> The Fun and Friendship programme is a £3 million grant programme,
> which is additional to Children in Need’s other grant programmes.
>
> It will work with projects that take place over three years, and it
> expects to make up to 12 grants of up to £300,000 each across the UK.
>
> The final deadline is midnight on 31 July 2009.
>
> Guidelines and an application form are available from the website:
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/funandfriendship.shtml
>
> If you have any accessibility requirements or any questions relating
> to making your application, you can phone BBC Children in Need:
>
> Tel: 020 8576 7788
>
> or email them (pudsey at bbc.co.uk - with Fun and Friendship in the subject
> line).
>
>
> 6) Income Exploration Toolkit from NCVO
> The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has a free
> toolkit to download called Income Exploration Tool, identifying and
> assessing the right income stream for you.
>
> This toolkit is useful to identify the impact a funding stream would
> have on specific areas of your organisation. To download the tool kit
> follow the link here:
>
> http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/index.asp?id=2090
>
>
> 8) Innovation Exchange
> Innovation Exchange, run by The Innovation Unit, ACEVO and Headshift,
> aims to promote third sector innovation through support and links with
> other innovative projects, commissioners and investors.
>
> The new Innovation Exchange website encourages the sharing of ideas
> and developing of projects.You can also leave comments on the website
> or request your own project space.
>
> To view the website visit the link here:
>
> http://www.innovation-exchange.org/
>
>
> 9) IdeasTap.com has launched its £50k pilot Ideas Fund!
> The Fund actively seeks to promote new and exciting ways of working
> between young people and organisations - driven by and for young
> people.
>
> Individuals/groups of individuals can apply to the Ideas Fund between
> 1st June - 30th June for projects running for a limited period of time
> such as the following:
>
>    * Projects & Project Development
>    * Commissions & Productions
>    * Marketing & Communications
>    * Education Activities
>    * Multimedia development
>    * New networks, partnerships and collaborations
>
> Funding ranges from £500-£5000. and more information on the Fund can
> be found on http://www.ideastap.com
>
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