Suffolk ACRE

 

NATIONAL

 

Awards for All, England

Awards for All, England offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 for projects that improve communities, and the lives of people within them. It is for voluntary and community groups, schools and health organisations, parish and town councils. For further information either call 0845 4 10 20 30 or visit www.awardsforall.org.uk

 

Arts Council England

For projects that engage people in the arts, or help artists or arts organisations. Contact 0845 3006200 or visit www.artscouncil.org.uk for further information.

 

Viridor Credits (previously managed by Suffolk Environmental Trust)

Projects need to be within 10 miles of a Viridor landfill site for this fund, the three sites are in Wangford, Foxhall and Gt Blakenham. Funded amenities must be available for public use or hire and for further eligibility information please contact 01823 624656 or visit www.suffolkenvironmentaltrust.org.uk

Heritage Lottery Fund

Focuses on projects that help people learn about their local, regional or national heritage and take part in related activities. Contact 020 7591 6000 or visit www.hlf.org.uk

 

Sport England Grants

For projects that encourage people to take part in sport, ensuring quality sporting experiences and helping to improve peoples performance in their chosen sport. Further details can be obtained from 0845 275 00 00 or by visiting www.sportengland.org

 

Tudor Trust

The Trustees will consider applications from anywhere in the UK, especially those concerned with areas of deprivation. It is not necessary to be a registered charity in order to apply however applications will only be considered from not-for-profit organisations. Broad Priorities are Health Care and Disability, Community Support and Education and the Arts. For further information contact Judith Leigh, Grants Officer, The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, 65 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 2AD. Tel: 020 7264 4990. 

 

Biffaward

 

• For the provision of or improvement to a public facility or amenity for the benefit of and use by local community.

• Bio-diversity projects are required to protect the environment, conserve or promote biological diversity through restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat or maintenance for a natural species

• Structures and buildings for religious worship, historic or architectural interest.  Please note we only consider projects delivering wider community benefits. We do not fund repairs for clocks, organs, bells etc.

To check your project's eligibility, enter the postcode for it's location on the Biffaward Proximity test facility, on the Biffaward website.  

For further information contact Rural Action East on 01473 345346, email: enquiries@RuralActionEast.org.uk. or visit www.RuralActionEast.org.uk 

 

Village SOS Competition

The competition is a two stage process:

1) Entry Stage. You will be asked about your idea, how you know it is needed and how you have consulted with your community.  The deadline for this stage is 6th October.

2) Application Stage. Around 5,000 entrants will be invited to participate in this stage, involving more detailed applicationform, including details such as the projects budget and how it will be managed.  Villages will have around three months to complete this part of their entry as forms will need to be submitted by February 2012, with grant offers being made from May 2012.

Further information and guidance is available with the entry form.

High demand for the funding is expected.  To have the best chance of success it is recommended that you use the resources Village SOS has to offer which includes a Community and Advice Line on 0845 4349123.

 

•  Charity Commission www.charity-commission.gov.uk

•  Anglia Ruskin lanches a new university course for charities & social enterprises 

If you work in a charity, social enterprise or voluntary orgainsation and want to improve your skills while studying for an accredited qualification in management, Anglia Ruskin University's new Certificate in Higher Education: Charity & Social Enterprise Management could be just what you're looking for.   This exciting new pathway begins in March 2011, and has been designed with the busy third sector professional (and his or her organisation) in mind:

 

Modules on Third Sector Management, Marketing, Finance & Funding, Social impact, Social Enterprise, and HR Management
.       Core content delivered by specialist university staff from 3rd Sector Futures
.       Guest lectures and master classes from experts within the sector
.       Blended approach -  a one day workshop every four weeks, supplemented by online learning and tutorials
.       120 credits - counts as one third of a full degree course
 

The course is part-time over two years, to allow you to fit it around work commitments.  It will be launched in Cambridge, although subsequent venues may be elsewhere in the region depending on students' locations.

Worried about fees?  Thanks to funding from the university's Higher Skills @ Work programme, we can offer an amazing 50% discount for the first intake, a saving of over £1500. 

The combination of personal development and organisational impact means this course is receiving a lot of interest, so if you want to find out more, please don't hesitate to contact us:

T: 0845 196 6888
E: 3rdsectorfutures@anglia.ac.uk
W: www.3rdsectorfutures.co.uk