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Fundraising training event – free for small charities

17/07/2014

The FSI is organising a two day training event, which is free for small charities, covering useful fundraising skills and techniques.

Venue Bridge Community Centre, Lucraft Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton BN2 4PN
Date 17th & 18th September 2014 (attend one day or both)
Time 9.30am-4.30pm (registration from 9.15am)
Cost The training and all delegate materials are free of charge to FSI Small Charity Members and Associate Members. However we ask for a small contribution of £10 towards the cost of refreshments and lunch.
Deposit You will be asked to pay a deposit of £50 per delegate place on registration. £40 of this will be refunded to you after you have attended the training event (£10 is retained towards the refreshment and catering costs).
Multiple bookings Courses last all day so you can only attend one session per day and delegates from the same organisation may not attend the same course as each other.

You need to join the FSI to access a free place at this event. This is free for small charities (annual turnover below £1.5M) – you have to be a registered charity to join).

Full details of the event are at http://www.thefsi.org/services/training/brighton/

Funding for multi-faith projects

16/07/2014

The government has put money into a fund for small, local, multi-faith projects. Grants will normally be for £2,000, but in a few cases they may give a grant of £5,000.

The fund is called the Together in Service Fund and the scheme is being run by Faith Action.

In order to be eligible for funding, you need to:

Be an organisation with a constitution or set of rules
Join the Together in Service Fellowship
Be running a project which contributes to the overall Together in Service objectives. Provide examples of events planned or delivered
Involve faith-based groups/people in your project, with preference for multi-faith projects.
Engage people from more than one faith community in your project. For example, Buddhists and Muslims, or Jews and Hindus.
Provide match-funding equivalent to the grant amount requested.
Write an end of project report, providing evidence of value for money, best practice and social impact. Provide photos and case studies for publicity purposes.

Grants are not available for the following:

Core costs.
Christian groups seeking funding for franchise projects. Funding is available for these projects via the Cinnamon Network.

Projects must be completed, including all end-of-project reporting, by the end of March 2015.

You can apply for funding at http://www.togetherinservice.net/funding/apply/. There are two remaining deadlines: 25th August 2014 and 1st December 2014.

Free healthy eating courses

16/07/2014

The Big Fig Catering Project (run by Care Coops) has funding to deliver free outreach healthy eating courses to disadvantaged groups. If you are working with disadvantaged groups, they can deliver a course to your groups at your venue.

The aim of these courses are to promote the benefits of healthy eating and to create a better understanding of how to prepare healthy food. The courses are delivered in a way that seeks to provide both practical work in the kitchen and classroom-based exercises. During the course the learners will be able to create a nutritionally balanced meal plan as well as have the opportunity to help prepare a healthy meal. At the end of each course, learners will receive photos of their meals, a copy of their meal plan and a certificate of achievement. Each course will run for a total 6 hours over one or two days depending on your requirements.

The Big Fig is a social enterprise catering business funded by the Big Lottery Fund which also provides unemployed people with catering training.

Please contact Tim Jones on 01273 468200 if you would like further information on the outreach cookery training or e-mail tim.jones@careco-ops.org.uk.

2015 GSK IMPACT Awards – open for applications

16/07/2014

The GSK Impact awards recognise and reward charities that work to improve people’s health. The awards of funded by GlaxoSmtihKline, and managed in partnership with the King’s Fund. The awards reward small to medium sized charities that can point to a track record of achievement in community health issues.

In order to apply for the award, charities must be registered, at least three years old, and working in a health-related field in the UK. They must also have a total annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million.

Up to ten winners will receive £30,000 funding, and the overall winner will receive an extra £10,000. Up to ten runners-up will receive £3,000.

There is no requirement to present a new project, and the award money can be spent in a way that you decide. Additionally, award winners will be offered free training and development valued at up to £6,000.

Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation, management, partnership, achievement, community focus, and targeting need. You can view the guidelines and access the online application form by visiting the Kings Fund website.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 19th September 2014.

Applying for grants workshop

02/07/2014

Places available on Applying For Grants Workshop

Want to find money for your artistic development, to put on an exhibition or run a creative group? Learn the basics of applying for grants and tips on where to look in this one day workshop. This workshop will cover what funders are looking for, points to cover in your application and a one to one consultation to discuss ideas you want to seek funding for.

Fee: £7/£15 per workshop for individuals. £35 if attending on behalf of an organisation.

Date & Time: Wednesday 9 July 2014 10-5pm

Venue: Conference Room, Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG

These workshops are for marginalised people or those who are trying to raise funds to work with marginalised groups.

Our funders define marginalised as: Those who feel their opportunities are limited as a result of mental health issues, physical or learning disabilities, homelessness, substance misuse, being an offender, ex-offender, refugee, long term unemployed, elderly, carer or are from a BME or LGBT background.

Please call Dominique De-Light on the following numbers 01273 234 780 / 07866 677950 or email Dominique@creativefuture.org.uk to book.

Resource Centre survey, July 2014

01/07/2014

What do you think of us? We are asking all groups who use our services or website during July 2014 to fill in a short survey. It takes about 10 minutes. Knowing what groups think about our services really helps us to improve them and to raise funds to keep the Centre going. The survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/resourcecentre2014. Thank you!

East Brighton Communities First Funding

19/06/2014

Communities First Funding is available to groups in the East Brighton ward. You can apply for £250-2,500. The total amount given will be around £16,000.

The fund is aiming to:

▪ Support local projects that improve the quality of life for local people

▪ Make improvements to the environment and public safety.

▪ Promote good communications and information sharing across the ward

▪ Promote inclusiveness of communities of interest and those experiencing deprivation.

The deadline for applying for funding is 14th July 2014. Projects must be completed by 31st March 2015.

To apply you need to complete an application form AND make a 1 minute video about your project. For more information and an application form email info@ses-partnership.co.uk.

Decisions will be made by ward residents voting at Whitehawk Summer Festival on 19th July, and online voting 21st-28th July. Results will be announced in early August.

East Brighton Trust grants available

19/06/2014

East Brighton Trust are a Community Interest Company based in Moulsecoomb who since 2008, have given out over £284,000 helping fund everything from school minibuses to local festivals, OAP trips, gardening groups, children’s playgroups and sports clubs.

If you are involved in a group in Moulsecoomb, Bates Estate, Saunders Park, Manor Farm, Whitehawk or Higher Bevendean and could use a grant of up to £500 to purchase new materials or run an event you can apply at their website:

www.eastbrightontrust.co.uk

The deadline for small grant applications is 30th June.

The application process is very simple and quick.

They say:

“We are keen to receive as many applications as possible and hoping to hear from some new groups as well as receiving applications from groups who have benefited from East Brighton Trust grants in the past.”

So please do help spread the word and apply for a grant if you run a community group in East Brighton!

Online survey for groups on impact of welfare reform

13/06/2014

Brighton and Hove City Council has commissioned the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI) to review the impacts of welfare reform on Brighton and Hove. Community Works has a place on the steering group for this research.

They are also running an online survey and would like the voluntary and community sector to respond. This survey aims to gather information from organisations that are engaging with residents who have been affected by changes to the benefits system, including changes to Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Tax Credits.

It will provide Brighton and Hove City Council with an overview of what is being done to support residents across the City, and will be used to help inform the design and delivery of future services to support residents.

The survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/brighton-hove-welfare-reform

It would be useful, but not essential, for you to have estimates of the number of people who have used your services in the past year before completing the survey.

If you have any questions or would like any further information on this project or the survey, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with Afzal Rahman: afzalur.rahman@cesi.org.uk or by telephone on 020 7840 8348.