ATTENTION all activity commissioners and providers!!

Quartet Community Foundation have now opened the North Somerset Council's fund for children and young people.

Please take a look at the fund guidance here.

Thanks all

Heather

Special Educational Needs and Disability reforms facebook page

Hello readers

Here in the Strategic Commissioning Team we are working on meeting new legislation around the Children and Families Act 2014. In particular, I am supporting the development work around the Local Offer aspect (more information here)

If you have a disability or special educational need, or are a parent to a child with SEND or if you work with children and families then you may like to share your experiences with us so that the reforms can shape themselves around real examples and address real issues.

If you wish to keep up to date with developments for North Somerset around the Local Offer or would like to get involved and have your say, please come on over to the Facebook group here.

Thanks all,

Heather

The last Strategic Commissioning Team funding update

Dear all

As you will most all know by now, we have been able to commission Voluntary Action North Somerset to continue the development for Local Commissioning Networks for the next two years. Part of the contract with VANS is to help you, LCNs, to find and apply for funding opportunities. Therefore, this will be the last funding bulletin from us here in the team and your network should make contact with VANS directly if you wish to have a custom funding search conducted. This service is offered to you for free as part of our contract with VANS.

I hope you have found the bulletins useful. Please don’t forget to take advantage of the support we have commissioned from VANS.

Thanks for reading,

Heather and the team
 
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Date:  07 April 2014
Funder:  vInspired Cashpoint	Amount:  £500
Use:	Deadline:
If you’re 14 – 25 and have an idea that will solve a problem in your community, we want to help.  How?  We’re offering grants of up to £500 to turn your ideas into reality, and get your projects off the ground.  The great thing about vInspired Cashpoint is that once funding’s signed off you run your project the way you want to. We’ve already changed many young people’s lives and transformed communities for the better. Find out more at  vInspired.com	Ongoing
Funder: Biffaward	Amount: Up to £500,000
Use:	Deadline:
A multi-million pound fund that helps to build communities and transform lives through awarding grants to environmental and community projects across the UK.  You can apply for up to £50,000 for projects that improve community facilities and enhance biodiversity through the Main Grants programme, up to £5,000 to improve local amenities and encourage wildlife through the Small Grants Programme, and up to £500,000 for regional projects to improve biodiversity or cultural facilities through the Flagship Grants. To find out more, visit the Biffaward website	Ongoing
Funder: The Cinnamon Network Micro-Grants (England)	Amount:  £1,500, which has to be matched
Use:	Deadline:
A contribution to the costs of starting (not extending or ongoing support) a Cinnamon Network recognised church-based community project.  To meet local need as well as to mobilise volunteers and receive regular financial support. For further information, visit the Cinnamon Network website	No deadlines.  Available on a first come, first served basis
Funder: Idlewild Trust	Amount:  Discretionery
Use:	Deadline:
The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the encouragement of the performing and fine arts and crafts, the advancement of education within the arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the United Kingdom. For further information, please visit the Idlewild Trust website	24 September for a Trustees’ meeting in November 2014
Funder: Sobell Foundation	Amount: Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
We provide grants to fund projects and activities benefiting children, the sick, elderly, needy and disabled.  The Trustees aim to achieve a reasonable spread between Jewish charities operating principally in the UK and Israel) and non-Jewish charities operating in the UK. We will only consider applications from charities registered with the Charity Commission, or charities that hold a Certificate of Exemption from the Inland Revenue.  We concentrate our funding on small national or local charities, and are unlikely to support large national charities which enjoy wide support.  Funding is restricted to the following areas: ·         Medical care and treatment, including respite care and hospices ·         Care for physically and mentally disabled adults and children ·         Education and training for adults and children with physical and learning disabilities ·         Care and support of the elderly ·         Care and support for children ·         Homelessness Information on how to apply can be found on the Sobell Foundation website	None mentioned
Funder: The Freemasons’ Grand Charity	Amount:  Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
Supports organisations that help people with a wide variety of problems including disability, care for the seriously ill, care for older people, deprivation, homelessness and poverty. Grants might fund a salary or deliver a specific project.  Grants may be made for capital projects provided that the application is for an identifiable element of the project. Any request for project funding will need to include a detailed project plan, budget, timetable, objectives, milestones and intended outcomes.  Evidence of successful outcomes will need to be provided with applications for ongoing projects. Funding may be granted for up to three-year periods in certain circumstances where there is evidence of an on-going need for charitable grant funding. For further details on how to apply for either a major or minor grant, please visit the Grand Charity website.	Applications are currently being accepted for consideration at the meeting to be held in July 2014.

VANS - good governance training

Good Governance training–

How is my group/organisation doing?

Good Governance lies at the heart of successful voluntary organisations and

community groups. Management Committees work hard on behalf of their groups and organisations and often find it difficult to spare the time to reflect on how they are doing.

This short workshop will provide you with practical examples and tools to help you and your Management Committee assess how effectively you are working together and support and guidance to help you to work together more effectively in the future.

When? Wednesday June 4th, 2014 10am – 12.30pm

Where? McDonald,s training room, McDonald’s Restaurant, 46 Regent St, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset BS23 1SL

Previous participants said....

'We were really pleased that we took the time out to attend this short workshop, the trainer had many years’ experience of Management Committees from large organisations to small community groups. It helped us think about what we were doing well and gave us practical examples to help us work together better'

'The pace of this short workshop was just right! I wasn't sure what to expect but found it extremely useful to think about how our Management Committee worked and where we could work together better to make sure our organisation was sustainable.'

The Trainer: Helen Black, Chief Officer CVS South Gloucestershire

Helen has worked with voluntary organisations, community groups and social

enterprises for over 16 years. As a Manager/Deputy Manager of three Charities for last nine years she has a wide range of experience of supporting Boards of Trustees and Management Committees and developing good governance. As a Trustee of the local Village Hall, Helen also has a practical understanding of the realities and challenges faced by Management Committees of small volunteer led organisations.

Cost: £40 for VANS members, £90 for non-members

Booking is essential

01934410192 info@vansmail.org.uk

Small grant

If you are looking for a small pot of funding then, please take a look at the second fund on the page. It is a Quartet Express fund specifically for North Somerset organisations. This fund is due to close on the 5^th of June.

http://voluntaryactionnorthsomerset.wordpress.com/support-for-groups/fundraising/

Funding opportunities for positive activites - 25/4/14

Funder:  The Tudor Trust	Amount:  Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
Grants for smaller community-based organisations providing a range of charitable projects. The Trust funds a wide range of organisations working to build stronger communities.  It doesn’t have specific funding programmes designed to advance a particular agenda because it believes that the groups it supports are best placed to identify problems and develop solutions. You can apply for funding for salaries, running costs, core funding, projects grants or capital grants.  There is no minimum or maximum amount to apply for, and you don’t need to say specifically how much you want to apply for until the second stage of the application.  You don’t need to be a registered charity to apply – any organisation working for charitable purposes can apply.  There are no specific funding priorities, but Tudor wants to work with organisations that work with people on the margins of society, build stronger communities by overcoming isolation, are embedded in their community, involve users, work in imaginative or unusual ways and are thoughtful in their use of resources. To find out more, and how to apply, please visit the Tudor Trust website.	Apply any time
Funder: Heritage Fund – Heritage Grants	Amount: Over £50,000
Use:	Deadline:
Grants for projects about the national, regional and local heritage of the UK. To receive a grant your project must help people to learn about their own and other people’s heritage.  Your project must also do either or both of the following: ·         Conserve the UK’s diverse heritage for present and future generations toe experience and enjoy ·         Help more people and a wider range of people to take an active part in and make decisions about heritage. For further information on how to apply for a grant, and to see the grant deadlines for the various funding rounds, please go to the Heritage Fund website.	Apply any time – see deadlines for the funding rounds.
Funder: Sport England	Amount:  £300 - £10,000
Use:	Deadline:
If your project meets the strategic outcomes and your organisation is eligible, an application is likely to be fundable if it meets the following criteria: ·         Must fit with Sport England's Youth and Community Strategy ·         Applications must be for between £300 and £10,000 and total project costs must not exceed £50,000. ·         Projects must be deliverable in a 12 month period from the date of our award letter.  ·         Projects must be focused on sports that are recognised by Sport England. Please note that for sports that Sport England deem higher risk, appropriate affiliation to the National Governing Body will be required. Please call 08458 508 508 if you are unsure whether your sport fits this criterion. ·         Your project must be delivered to beneficiaries based in England. ·         Your project start date must be at least 10 weeks after submission of your completed application and supporting documents. ·         Your project must be for new activity and new costs associated with helping more people play sport. Further information on what Sport England can and cannot support is available at Sport England Small Grants	Ongoing
Funder:  British & Foreign School Society	Amount:  Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
To support charitable organisations that reach out to children and young people in remote or impoverished areas, improving inclusivity in education and providing much-needed facilities.  Funding is project based for the purpose of advancing educational opportunity.  In order to be eligible for a grant, you need to have UK charitable status.  The Society does not make grants to individuals The Grants Committee meets quarterly to consider applications, and the next meeting is scheduled for 3 February 2014.  Applications should be received at least four weeks in advance.  For further information, go to the British & Foreign School Society website	The next meeting at which applications will be discussed is 2 July 2014, and applications should be received at least 4 weeks in advance.
Funder:  Lankelly Chase Foundation	Amount:  Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
Open call for project ideas.  The Foundation’s mission is to bring about change to improve the lives of people facing severe and multiple disadvantage, by which they mean projects/proposals that improve the lives of people facing a combination of the following social harms rather than focusing on single issues, and building on their strengths and capabilities.  ·         Homelessness ·         Substance misuse ·         Mental illness ·         Extreme poverty ·         Violence and abuse For further details on whether this Foundation is the right funder for you, what they will and will not fund and how to apply, go to the LankellyChase Foundation website	Ongoing

Funding opportunities for positive activites - 17/4/14

Funder:  Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust	Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
Use:	Deadline:
The Trust supports organisations undertaking charitable projects, in particular the following themes: ·         Heritage ·         Education ·         Health care ·         Sports facilities For further information, contact The Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust, 7 Swan Walk, London, SW3 4JJ.	Application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time.
Funder: The Will Charitable Trust	Amount:   £5,000 to £20,000
Use:	Deadline:
Grants are awarded only to UK registered or exempt charities which must have proven track records of successful work in their field of operation or, in the case of newer charities, convincing evidence of ability.  The Trust will consider grants to charities of all sizes.  One of the aims of the Trust is conservation of the countryside in Britain, including its flora and fauna. Further information and application forms can be found on the website at Will Charitable Trust	Grants should be submitted from June and by 31 August at the latest.
Funder: The Wolfson Foundation	Amount: Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
The Foundation has charitable priorities in the following areas: ·         Museums and galleries ·         Historic buildings ·         Churches ·         War memorials For further details on what the Foundation will fund within these categories, and on the application process, please visit the Wolfson Foundation website	For the Autumn funding round, Stage 1 applications are accepted before 1 July, Stage 2 applications deadline is 1 September.  The funding decision will be made in December.
Funder:  Sport England	Amount:  £300 - £10,000, and total project must not exceed £50,000
Use:	Deadline:
If your project meets the strategic outcomes and your organisation is eligible, an application is likely to be fundable if it meets the following criteria: ·         Must fit with Sport England's Youth and Community Strategy ·         Projects must be deliverable in a 12 month period from the date of our award letter.  ·         Projects must be focused on sports that are recognised by Sport England. Please note that for sports that Sport England deem higher risk, appropriate affiliation to the National Governing Body will be required. Please call 08458 508 508 if you are unsure whether your sport fits this criterion. ·         Your project must be delivered to beneficiaries based in England. ·         Your project start date must be at least 10 weeks after submission of your completed application and supporting documents. ·         Your project must be for new activity and new costs associated with helping more people play sport. Further information on what Sport England can and cannot support is available at Sport England Small Grants	Ongoing
Funder: Henry Smith Charity	Amount:  Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
The Charity awards grants totalling approximately £25 million each year to up to 1,000 organisations and charities throughout the UK for initiatives and projects that address social inequality and economic disadvantage. Applications can be made for revenue funding (projects, core costs) and capital expenditure (building, equipment).  Priority is given to work with groups experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage (people with disabilities for example) and to work that tackles problems in areas of high deprivation (those that fall within the bottom third of the National Indices of Deprivation). For details of the main categories for which grants are made, and the type of work that is prioritised for support, go to What We Fund page.	There are no deadlines for these grants, but the Trustees meet four times a year in March, June, September and December to consider grant applications.