FADIS : Issue 24 - November 2007
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Funding Information
Baring Foundation: Arts Programme
Arts organisations can now apply for up to £75,000 over three years towards their core costs for work with refugees and asylum seekers or their host communities.
The Foundation is particularly interested in organisations working with newly arrived refugees, asylum seekers or their host communities that can demonstrate the impact their work is making on the quality of life of individuals or communities.
Although the Foundation does not specify precisely what types of activity it will support but some examples may include:
. facilitating the integration of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants into their host community;
. challenging media stereotypes
. creating opportunities for education, training or employment in the arts or another field.
Organisations need to have had an annual expenditure of at least £50,000 in 2006/07.
The deadline is 12th December 2007 and it is unlikely that more than eight grants will be awarded in total. Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 7th March 2008 and grants will be awarded after June 2008.
For further details on how to apply and guidance notes visit www.baringfoundation.org.uk/ Email: baring.foundation@uk.ing.com Tel: 020 7767 1348
BBC Children In Need
Children in Need supports organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are aged 18 years and under.
Its is seeking applications from organisations that can clearly demonstrate how their project will change the lives of children and young people for the better. Where possible the project should take their views into account and involve them in decisions which affect them.
Their disadvantages could include:
- Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
- Any kind of disability
- Behavioural or psychological difficulties
- Living in poverty or situations of deprivation
Grants can be awarded for up to three years at a time and can include salary costs.
There are two closing dates for applications: 30 November 2007 and 30 March 2008. Applicants may submit only one application to either of these dates. If applying for a project taking place in Summer 2008, you need to apply by 30 November 2007.
Applications can be made by post or online. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/ for more details or email pudsey@bbc.co.uk
HBOS Foundation: Community Action Programme
The Community Action Programme provides registered charities with local grants of up to £10,000 to support a diverse range of projects in areas where HBOS Plc does business.
Donations must fit within the two key themes of:
- Money advice and financial literacy
- Developing and improving local communities
Applications will be assessed by a Regional Co-ordinator who will judge the impact the planned project will have on the local community. Therefore, the more you can tell the Foundation about your project and the impact it will have on the community the more able the Foundation will be to review your request.
You should apply for what you need to do the job, which should be supported by a clear breakdown of how the money will be spent. You are also encouraged to seek additional funding from other organisations.
There is no specific deadline for applications, which must be sent by post to the nearest Regional Co-ordinator, they are Ray Lewis for London North or Mike Perryman for London South.
To download an application form visit the website at www.hbosfoundation.org/ or call the Helpline on 0845 673 2005
KPMG Foundation
The focus of the KPMG Foundation is on education and social projects for the disadvantaged and under privileged, with particular emphasis on unlocking the potential of children and young people, up to 30 years of age, who for primarily social reasons have not fulfilled their educational potential.
Currently, there is a particular focus on:
- Refugees
- Young offenders
- Children and young people who have been in care
- Children and young people with dyslexia/literacy difficulties
The KPMG Foundation considers applications for the General Grants programme once a year. Throughout the year, they capture all organisations keen to apply for funding on a database. When the Trustees agree their funding date at the end of each year for the following year, they write to all organisations on their database providing them with details of the funding date, when applications must be submitted and any specific criteria defined by the Trustees.
If you would like your details added to their database then please email them at kpmgfoundation@kpmg.co.uk Further information can be found at www.kpmg.co.uk/
Abbey Charitable Trust
Abbey Charitable Trust is committed to supporting local communities and disadvantaged people, particularly in those areas where Abbey has a significant presence.
They fund projects based on the following three priorities:
- Education and training
- Financial advice
- Community regeneration
Under the community regeneration scheme they would include projects where different parts of the community work together to help improve the local area. Just two examples might be young people and older people working together or disabled and non-disabled people jointly working on a project. As well as activities which help bring different groups together they would be particularly interested in funding environmental projects.
Most donations will be between £500 and £4,000. However, in Camden where they have a Community Partnership Group you can apply for up to £20,000. Capital costs can be awarded as well as salaries and sessional worker fees, as long as this does not exceed 50% of the value of the donation. Abbey will not make a partial donation to a much larger fundraising appeal.
An application needs to be made by letter on the official headed notepaper of your charity. This should include a statement that you are authorised to make an application on behalf of your charity and be signed by a Trustee as well as a member of staff.
Applications are assessed on a rolling programme and there are no set deadlines.
For further information visit the website at www.abbeynational.com/ Enquiries can be made by calling 0870 608 0104 or emailing communitypartnership@abbey.com
Capacitybuilders: Improving Reach
Capacitybuilders have launched a new programme for the three years 2008/11 to follow the successful pilot Improving Reach programme in 2006/07.
The programme will fund activities that build the capacity of sector support organisations and focus additional resources to extend and improve sector support services available to those frontline organisations dedicated to working in and with excluded communities. In particular priority will be given to projects developed by and working with:
- black and ethnic-minority communities
- refugee and migrant communities
- faith groups
- isolated rural communities.
The programme aims to ensure that:
- Smaller organisations have more skills and resources to provide support services to third-sector frontline organisations which work with excluded communities and that these smaller organisations are able to continue their work after the funding has run out.
- More frontline organisations working in and with excluded communities can get high-quality support services which are appropriate for them.
They want to help develop stronger organisations that are able to provide high quality support for frontline organisation in the long term, so will not fund short-term work or one-off projects.
Approximately £6 million a year is available for the programme and in total they expect to award up to 100 grants to individual organisations. Each applicant can apply for up to £150,000 a year over three years and completed applications need to be submitted by 5pm on 28th January 2008.
Applications can only be made via the website and before starting the application process, you will need to complete an online eligibility check. To find out more visit: www.capacitybuilders.org.uk/
Youth Music
Youth Music is a UK-wide charity set up in 1999 to provide high quality and diverse music-making opportunities for 0-18 year olds. It targets young people living in areas of social and economic need who might otherwise lack opportunity and predominantly supports activities which are held outside school hours.
It provides funding for between six and twenty four months through one of three Open Programmes that you can apply to:
- First Steps supports music-making activities for 0-5 year olds.
- Make It Sound focuses on music-making for 5-18 year olds who otherwise lack the chance to take part.
- Vocalise! supports music-making where the voice is the main instrument.
The funding limit ranges from between £5,000 and £30,000 dependent on which programme you are applying for.
For more information visit www.youthmusic.org.uk/ or call 020 7902 1060. Email info@youthmusic.org.uk
Big Lottery Fund: Playful Ideas
The Playful Ideas programme is set to close on 31st December 2007.
The programme supports projects that focus on innovation and new ways of providing for children's play. Capital and revenue grants between £10,000 and £250,000 are still available for projects lasting up to 5 years. They can pay for all or some of your projects costs.
Projects seeking funding from this programme must display a creative and novel approach to addressing an identified need within the field of children's play and they must aim to achieve two or more of the following programme outcomes:
- Children will be able to enjoy novel play experiences, ideas or technology.
- Children will have new or different ways of choosing and controlling their play environment.
- Children will enjoy new approaches to play provision.
- New approaches to providing for inclusive children's play will be tried for those previously denied play opportunities.
- The value and status of children's play provision will be enhanced, locally, regionally and nationally.
- Ideas and approaches to supporting children's play that can be replicated by others will be identified.
A Playful Ideas pack and guidance notes can be obtained by contacting the BIG Advice Line on 0845 4 10 20 30. Alternatively visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/
Development Information
Building Communities: Equality and diversity in action Conference
28 November 2007, New Connaught Rooms, London
The past year has seen massive developments in the fields of refugee integration, community cohesion and equality and diversity. This creates new challenges for those working with refugees and asylum seekers to facilitate integration, at a time when Government efforts to speed case-resolutions are increasing pressure on the capacity of service providers to meet demands.
This conference is set in the context of the new Home Office model for processing asylum applications and its proposals for national refugee integration services; the Commission on Integration and Cohesion?s report, Our shared future; and the launch of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights. The event will call for the distinct needs and experiences of refugees to be reflected in these developments and captured in policy making.
Supported rate £130.00 (voluntary organisation)
Further details and a booking form are available from: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/ Or for more information, telephone 020 7346 6737 or email marketing@refugeecouncil.org.uk
Older Refugees - From Isolation to Integration Conference
Wednesday 09 January 2008, City Hall, London
This conference will focus on the issues, challenges and service needs of older refugees and asylum-seekers, concluding the Older Refugees Programme - a 2-year initiative, funded by Lloyds TSB, between Age Concern England, the Refugee Council, Age Concern London and the Greater London Association of Older Women (AGLOW).
Older refugees are often particularly vulnerable as they are seldom recognised as having specific needs or for the contributions that they can make to the wider society. They become isolated as a result of their refugee status and because there are fewer engagement opportunities open to older people.
The conference is aimed at an audience of service providers and policy makers responsible for addressing the needs of older refugees and asylum-seekers. The day will be a unique opportunity to explore how existing and potential initiatives can help to reduce the isolation experienced by many older refugees and promote their integration in to the local community and wider society.
This is a free event organised by Age concern England. To register your interest in attending this conference, please email refugees@ace.org.uk or call 020 8765 7523. To find out more visit www.aclondon.org.uk/
Metropolitan Police Survey Amongst Lesbian/Gay, Bi Women and Transgender People in London
The Metropolitan Police Service is carrying out a survey amongst lesbian/gay and bi-sexual women and transgender people (both male to female and female to male) in London to gain a better understanding of the extent of homophobic and transphobic incidents experienced and the effect this has on peoples' lives.
This study has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Service, in partnership with Galop and London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, and is being carried out by specialist in researching the LGB+T community.
The research is strictly confidential and you do not need to provide your name or any contact details.
To request a questionnaire contact Susan Paterson on 020 7 161 2772 or email susan.paterson@met.police.uk Alternatively download a copy from www.casweb.org/galop/news/
London Councils European Social Fund (ESF) Workshop
Friday, 23 November 2007, London Bridge
London Councils is holding a workshop detailing the application process for its ESF programme. ESF aims to tackle unemployment and worklessness by developing the employability and skills of unemployed people.
This programme will fund projects to improve the employability and skills of unemployed and economically inactive people by equipping them with the personal and occupational skills they need to access and compete effectively in the labour market.
London Councils hopes to fund projects that contribute to reducing child poverty in London by raising family income and skills. The programme invites applications from voluntary sector organisations or from voluntary sector led partnerships that are strategic and show links with other programmes. The workshop will outline the programme's key priorities and go through the application process in detail.
If you have any queries, please contact Hazell Jarvis on hazell.j@gle.co.uk or find out more and book your place by visiting www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/
Diverse Britain 2007: Promoting Race Equality Conference
Monday 10th DECEMBER and Tuesday 11th December 2007, QEII Conference Centre, London
This two day conference follows last year's hugely successful CRE Race Convention, Diverse Britain 2007 and is a UK?s landmark annual event on race equality.
Speakers include:
- Trevor Phillips OBE - Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Ravi Chand - Head of Group Equality and Diversity, Home Office
- Cressida Dick - Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
- Peter Housden - Permanent Secretary, Communities and Local Government
- Ted Cantle - Chair, Institute of Community Cohesion and Associate Director, IDeA
Themes raised by keynote speakers will be explored in interviews, discussions and workshops. There will be significant opportunity for formal and informal networking with other participants. The programme will look at the future for multiculturalism in the UK and explore how racial equality is progressing in government, education, the criminal justice system, health, culture and the arts and in business.
The supported rate delegate fee for voluntary organisations is:
- Both Days - £295.00 + VAT (£346.63)
- One Day Only: £199 + VAT (£233.83)
| For further information contact Natasha McDonough on 020 7324 4357, e-mail natasha.mcdonough@neilstewartassociates.co.uk or reserve you place online at www.neilstewartassociates.com/ |
Why women-only? The value and benefits of by women, for women services Report
The Womens Resource Centre moves into the second phase of its why women campaign with the launch of a new report entitled "Why women-only? The value and benefits of by women, for women services".
The report aims to answer the question asked increasingly of many women's organisations by funders and the public: "Why are you women-only?" It sets out why women-only services are still relevant and much in demand, despite a common misconception that they are no longer needed because women have achieved equality.
The research explores the far-reaching benefits of women-only services, the need for minority women to run their own specific services, the misunderstandings and undervaluation of women-only service provision, and the risks to the future survival of such services.
The report also makes a number of recommendations for women's organisations and statutory bodies.
To download a copy of the report visit www.whywomen.org.uk/
Wave Trust: No Need For Guns, Gangs Or Knives Conference
Tuesday 20th November 2007, Venue - Logan Hall, University of London
The Wave Trust's No Need For Guns, Gangs Or Knives Conference one-day conference will offer an, evidence-based understanding of youth violence, and offers effective approaches to reducing this problem across all London boroughs.
The conference brings together speakers with both national international expertise to share their insights on the problems of gangs, teenage violence and the solutions to these. Each presentation will offer delegates a range of powerful and thought-provoking messages from experts in the field which can suggest how local violence reduction policies and practices can be made more effective. A particular focus for the day will be on those measures which can be taken by London's 33 boroughs to enable them to work together to reduce violence.
No Need For Guns, Gangs Or Knives is an essential event for anyone who works with or for violent young people and who would like to explore the possibilities of breaking the cycle of violent behaviour which so many of our teenagers and young adults appear trapped in.
Cost: £95.00 per person, inclusive of VAT.
To book your place visit www.kc-jones.co.uk/
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