New funding for small groups available from Sussex Community Foundation

30/05/2013

Sussex Community Foundation, which administers several different local grant funds, has three new pots of money available. Application deadline 12th July 2013.

  1. William Alexander – small grants (up to £2000 )for community groups in Brighton and Hove working with children and young people.
  2. Sussex Police Fund – grants of up to £10,000 for groups helping to address crime or fear of crime. Total pot is £50,000.
  3. Brighton and Hove Community Health Fund – Grants up to £1500 for community-led health improvement projects. Support is available with drafting applications from CVSF. Successful applicants will also be offered mentoring and support with their project after receiving the grant

For more information on any of these grants, contact Mary Curruthers at Sussex Community Foundation, mary.carruthers@sussexgiving.org.uk, 01273 409440

Or go to www.sussexgiving.org.uk

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Update on Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)

29/05/2013

Resource Centre information sheets on legal structures have now been updated with the latest information and useful links about the new CIO structure:
Legal structures for community and voluntary groups
Legal structures for not-for-profit organisations

Brighton & Hove Community Health Fund

29/05/2013

Who can apply
The Community Health Fund is for small community groups with an annual income below £35,000 based in Brighton or Hove, addressing a particular health issue or wanting to run a health related activity.
This is a follow-on from Can Do Health run by People Can. It provides: one to one support (before and after your application) to help set up a group or develop your grant application, and the chance to meet similar groups to share skills, knowledge and solutions to any problems your group might face.

How much and what can you apply for
Grants are between £500 to £1,500.

How to apply
For more information or to talk through an idea: call or email Mary Carruthers from Sussex Community Foundation (contact details below).
To download further information, guidance notes and the application form, please click here:
http://bit.ly/Z0Omrb, or go to the CVSF website: www.cvsectorforum.org.uk/Resources/

Deadlines for application
Round 1: 5pm, Friday 12 July 2013

Contact details
Mary Carruthers, Sussex Community Foundation
Tel: 01273 409440
Email: mary.carruthers@sussexgiving.org.uk

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Office space available

29/05/2013

Hangleton Community Centre: Space for four desks, £250-300pcm. Contact: 01273 292962
St Richards Community Centre: rooms available for long-term hire at affordable rents. Contact: 01273 414483

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New criteria for Children in Need

29/05/2013

Children in Need supports organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. 

They have revised their application forms and criteria.
Small Grants of up to £10,000 are available for one year and 2013 deadlines are 1 June; 1 September and 1 December.
Main Grants of over £10,000 are available to support projects for up to three years and 2013 deadlines are 15 May; and 15 September.
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BHT Training: Welfare Benefits Training Courses – Spring 2013

29/05/2013

Welfare Reform – 6th June 2013 (1 day) 

This one day course will provide participants with an up-to-date and detailed tour around the main areas of welfare reform: benefits capping, localisation of council tax benefit and the social fund, under-occupation in social housing, the new personal independence payment, and an introduction to Universal Credit. Participants will have the opportunity to explore these areas in reasonable detail, using as much up-to-date information as is available. This will be an opportunity to pool local knowledge and consider the impact of reforms on the wide range of local clients.

Personal Independence Payments (PIP) – 13th June 2013
(half day, am)
This half day course is essential for anyone working with sick or disabled people. The course aims to improve confidence and skills using practical examples and will enable participants to identify who can qualify for PIP and how the new scheme will work. The course is backed up by comprehensive course notes.

Full course details including course fees and booking instructions can be found on our website: www.bht-training.org.uk
 Please contact the Training Team for further assistance:training@bht.org.uk; 01273 645420

Free training: Running a community group

29/05/2013

Wednesday 15th May 2013, 10am-1pm
Cornerstone Community Centre, Hove
With Linda Saltwell

This training is for people in community groups in Brighton and Hove who would like to gain skills in running their groups more effectively.

At the end of the session participants will have:

  • increased knowledge of how to run a group, hold meetings, and involve and engage people
  • improved group relationships
  • increased knowledge of how to run effective, efficient and successful groups and organisations
  • increased skills in groups and volunteers and identification of training needs

This training is free to small community groups in Brighton and Hove, places are limited to two people per organisation.
To book your place, email training@trustdevcom.org.uk or phone and leave a message on 01273 262220

If you are from a larger organisation and want to run internal groups and meetings more effectively you may want to come along to our charged-for ‘Facilitation’ training in June. Please express your interest to training@trustdevcom.org.uk

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One-to-one support for small voluntary orgs & social enterprises (social care & health services)

29/05/2013

The Performance Development Service run by Impetus is funded by the PCT to provide free 1:1 support to small and medium-sized voluntary/social enterprise organisations which deliver services to people with social, health or care needs and/or who are socially excluded or discriminated against.

Service Aims

  • To support and develop high quality management and governance within voluntary organisations that provide preventive and social care and health services within Brighton and Hove.
  • To support the development of new preventive and social care and health services within Brighton and Hove within the voluntary sector.

The project works alongside other support organisations within Brighton and Hove to help voluntary organisations develop the skills and knowledge to provide excellent community services.

Services can be broadly categorised as:

  • Management Support and Advice
  • Governance
  • Policies & Procedures
  • Funding / fundraising / bid writing
  • Monitoring / Evaluation
  • Quality Management
  • Human Resources
  • Organisational Development

The service provides support with organisational development using a quality framework called PQASSO which identifies a number of organisational responsibilities and identifies standards which the organisation could achieve.

Areas of organisational support include:

* Strategic management and development of organisations

* Working with organisations to support mergers, collaboration and new partnerships

* Support to design, develop and manage health and well being related projects

* Organisational management support during times of crisis

Impetus are keen to hear from organisations needing support or if you are developing a new health related service, we are currently available to help you.

For further information contact: jan.aram@bh-impetus.org  

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Skipton Building Society – Grassroots Giving £500 donations for community groups

29/05/2013

As part of their Big 160 Anniversary, Skipton Building Society are launching their new community funding programme, Grassroots Giving.

They have 160 donations of £500 to allocate to community groups across the country. Find out more about the types of organisations they are looking for and apply now.

For more information: http://www.skiptonbig160.co.uk/

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Safeguarding Brighton & Hove Community Events Course 28th June

29/05/2013

Friday 28 June – 10am to 1pm
Location: Portslade

Book here: http://summereventsjune13.eventbrite.co.uk

Safety Net’s 3 hour ‘Safeguarding Brighton and Hove Community Events’ course is designed to answer all of the questions below and give you the confidence and knowledge to manage your event with the safety of children and young people at the core of your activities.

* Do you know your legal responsibilities? Whether you need to CRB check volunteers?
* Would you know what to look out for as signs of abuse?
* Would you know what to do if you saw or heard something worrying?
* Do you have clear policies and procedures in place?

It is your duty to safeguard children and young people attending any event – whether parents and carers are present or not. This course is suitable for any Brighton & Hove individual or group:
* Planning to put on a family friendly activity
* Planning a community event, street party or celebration
* Running a small festival or open air gig

The course will take place from 10am-1pm at Safety Net’s Training Room in Portslade. Please download full directions here: http://www.safety-net.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Directions-to-Safety-Net-Training-Room.pdf – the entrance is located in a different place to our postcode.

We ask that you book no more than four people from one organisation on to this course. From our experience we know that any more than this can affect the group dynamic and the session can end up focused on one particular group. We would like everyone to feel included in the training – sessions are far more exciting when there is a good mix of diverse participants from different organisations!

If you have more than four people needing training on one set date get in touch with Lynne Charmer, Let’s Protect Programme Manager, at lynne.charmer@safety-net.org.uk

If for any reason you are unable to attend the training please contact us on 01273 420973 or by email at training@safety-net.org.uk at your earliest convenience to cancel your place.

Places on courses cancelled with less than two weeks notice before the course start date will not be refunded. All courses are based upon a minimum of 12 attendees. If under subscribed, Safety Net may postpone a course until the following scheduled date and move your booking accordingly.
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