Sussex Community Foundation have a new fund available for groups in Sussex supporting children and young people to reach their full potential.
Grants of up to £25,000 are available.
For more information see: http://www.sussexgiving.org.uk/home/
Deadline is 27 September. (Please note this is earlier than SCF next Round 3 deadline date)
Are you having an event on the weekend of 16th/17th/18th August? Our Bouncy Castle booking for that weekend has just been cancelled. If you’re interested in booking it let us know. Details of the bouncy castle are at: https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/equipment/bouncy-castle/
The deadline is 11th October 2013. For more information, check our information page on this funder: Comic Relief Local Communities
The Woodland Trust have 4000 free tree packs to give away to school, community and youth groups this autumn.
Bring your community together to do something good for your neighbourhood by applying* before 13 September 2013 for the chance to receive a free tree pack to plant in November 2013.
Each pack is worth £30, £105 or £420. All you need to do is find a suitable site and supply the volunteer planters and tree protection.
For more information see http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/moretreesmoregood/free-trees/Pages/free-tree-packs.aspx
Brighton & Hove Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Forum is holding its next
meeting:
“Learning Disability and Volunteering”
on Thursday 11th July, 2013 from 10.30am-1.30pm, at Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton.
If you would like to attend this meeting or join the Forum please email: volunteercentre@bh-impetus.org
The Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Forum aims to enable volunteer managers in Brighton & Hove to feel supported in their role and connected with their peers. It is open to anyone who has direct responsibility for managing or co-ordinating volunteers in Brighton & Hove, regardless of the size of their organisation or whether their role is paid or unpaid.
Each Forum meeting includes a learning element which provides the opportunity to develop skills and share experiences in volunteer management. The Forum’s structure, format and themes are decided by its members.
These sessions are an open opportunity for any group or organisation to meet with Community and Voluntary Sector Forum staff for advice or support. Whether it’s a bit of support for your group or organisation, or if you just want to know more about how things work in the city, they can help!
As well as the CVSF staff team, they will have visitors along at most sessions to share their expertise around a particular theme, such as accounting, setting up small groups or fundraising.
If you are interested in attending, please make a booking via phone or email (details below) to let them know specifically what kind of support you would like.
UPCOMING DATES AND LOCATION
CVSF surgeries take place on the second Tuesday of each month between 2pm and 8pm.
Brighton Junction
1A Isetta Square
35 New England Street
Brighton, BN1 4GQ
You can find a map via this link: http://goo.gl/maps/imcj3
If you would like more information or would like to book a time, please get in touch with Kate via phone or email: 01273 810233 or kate@cvsectorforum.org.uk
Trust for Developing Communities are running a ‘Basic IT’ course
Coldean library, IT room
Tuesday 9th July 2013, 10am – 1pm
Would you like to improve your computer skills? This half day training is for people who know they have gaps in their IT knowledge that they would like to work on. On the course participants will explore different programmes and tools to getting online and feeling better about using computers.
The session will include:
This course will be basic so is suitable for complete beginners or those who have got rusty. There will be plenty of time to ask questions.
TDC will try to tailor the day to cover what you need support with. So if there is something particular you want to know more about it’s really helpful for you to let us know what that is before the course so we can make sure it is included. You can email training@trustdevcom.org.uk or phone 01273 262220.
Booking is essential due to limited number of computers
Priority is given to people in Coldean, Hollingdean and surrounding areas of Moulsecoomb & Bevendean
Thursday 18th July 2013, 10am- 1pm
with Kirsty Walker
at Hove Library
This half-day briefing is for people from voluntary run community groups who need to fundraise to sustain or develop their activities. The course will cover:
Free to small community groups in Brighton and Hove.
Booking is essential
Email training@trustdevcom.org.uk or phone 01273 262220 to find out more or to book your place
More details about the fund can be found here: https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/peoples-health-trust/
Sussex Homeless Outreach Reconnection & Engagement (SHORE)
SHORE Small Grants Programme
Introduction
SHORE has been set up by local authorities across Sussex to help tackle rough sleeping and single homelessness, with support and funding from central government. £50,000 of this government funding is now being released to support a new Small Grants Programme (SGP) for voluntary groups in Sussex.
SHORE wants to help small scale projects that help realise the vision of a No Second Night Out (NSNO) model across Sussex and make a practical difference to the lives of rough sleepers and single homeless people. Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 will support low cost, high impact projects.
Who Can Apply?
Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups in Sussex. Bids should be supported by the local authority where the project is based. Additional support from public, private and voluntary organisations is encouraged.
What can be funded?
Successful projects will demonstrate evidence of need and the ability to make a real difference, for example:
Prevention of rough sleeping and single homelessness
How to Apply
They want to know how your project will address needs. Bids must be made on the application form and will be assessed by a panel drawn from SHORE members and an independent chair. Bids that build ‘social capital’ (such as capacity building local organisations, harnessing volunteer input and making good use of community buildings) are the most likely to succeed.
The closing date for bids is Friday 26th July 2013 and decisions will be made in August. Grants will be awarded for a period of up to one year with a start date of no later than January 2014.
For more information: john.routledge@eastbourne.gov.uk.