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The Koestler Trust is the UK’s leading prison arts charity. Following a successful pilot project, we are looking to recruit more volunteer arts mentors to work with recently released prisoners. | more

The BBC College of Comedy today announced two exciting new initiatives for 2010. All Mixed-Up is a sitcom writing competition where writers will be asked to submit proposals which reflect multi-cultural Britain. | more

We wait for all the movies which are directed /co-directed by women in any format and genre until 1st November 2010 to 9th International Filmmor Women's Film Festival on Wheel that is going to begin at the second week of march, 2011 in Istanbul and continue with tours in other cities. | more

London is a shameful tale of two cities. In the richest capital in Europe almost half our children live below the poverty line. These children and their families - the Dispossessed - are cut off from the life most Londoners take for granted. As London's paper, the Evening Standard believes it is important to champion their cause. | more

Talent Boost is an incredible project that aims to expand casting options and provide creative opportunities for participants from communities across the UK that are currently underrepresented in the broadcasting industry. | more

StoneCrabs Theatre is looking for creative, committed, and enthusiastic young people to take part in our Young Directors Programme. Not only will you work with leading theatre practitioners you will present a final practical project at The Albany Theatre in South East London. | more

This is a unique workshop that allows young people to learn the basic skills of news reporting whilst working in small groups as news teams to produce stories that will be published in the Young Writer’s section of our online publication. | more

African Communities Organisational Development Programme. The following are FREE training courses available to African community organisations. | more

This project is for women who are at a crossroads, want to get more out of life, find ways of earning a living, e.g. become self employed, plus workshops in ICT, presentation, | more

We’re looking for amateur antiques experts who have the passion, knowledge and experience to compete for the inaugural title of Antiques Master in this exciting new primetime quiz for BBC TWO. | more

Black History for Families Course: As an adult, what do you say to your child when they ask: “Mum, my teacher says that the only thing that Black people have ever achieved throughout history is to be someone else’s slave! Is this true?” 11th April to 12th Sept more

The New Initiatives' ORIGIN African rites of passage programme is enrolling for our 2010 programme. more

Black History Studies presents 'Introduction to Black Studies'- An Introduction to the Study of Black History, Politics, Sociology, Psychology, Science, Art and Religion 14th Jan - 9th Sept 2010 more

BBC searches for charismatic Theologians or religious practitioners who could be interested in working with us in an ‘on screen’ presenting role for our new programmes in 2010/2011. more

Creative and Cultural Skills Professional Development Programme
A programme of professional development for people interested in careers in the visual arts and design. more

ACIC Football Club has just joined Scottish Unity League in Glasgow and is looking for new members, goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and strikers to join the team. more

Britain’s first colony in the West Indies was settled in 1625. Over the next three centuries hundreds of thousands went out to the Caribbean as merchants, traders, soldiers, sailors, labourers, transported traitors and felons. The slave trade brought many times that many to the region. If your genealogical research has turned up a connection to one of Britain’s colonies in the Caribbean this course is your opportunity to expand your family history. more

The Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO)is organising London's History of Comedy in which the history of London will be told through the stories and performances of 3 Black or Minority Ethnic comedians who have settled in London. more

You can inspire young people about their cultural heritage as a Black History Education Volunteer. Working with Sutton House’s Education team and local Hackney schools you will enhance your creative facilitation, leadership and community engagement skills in this short-term placement. more

• Closing dates for grants at HCVS
  

• General funding

• For groups working with children and young people

• Loan Finance

• Resources. and more...

The National Black Women’s Network is collaborating with GLE oneLondon to launch the free Women’s Home Based Business workshop. info (PDF)

BT Community Connections is now open for you to apply for a free laptop and a year’s broadband connection. more

The Kick It Out Development Grants have been designed to help community groups, grassroots and amateur clubs ‘kick-start’ activities for groups that are still under-represented in mainstream football. more

I have been approached by the Hackney Society (there are a volunteer led organisation that promotes the history of Hackney through the preservation and protection of historic buildings and landscapes) to write about the history of Dougies/Pavillion nightclubs more

Funding themes are: Supplementary education, Tackling school exclusion and truancy, Developing speaking and listening skills for 11-19 year olds. more

Grants between £100 - £10,000 for environmental, conservation and sustainable development projects. Environmental and conservationist charities and companies can apply for funding for a specific project, match funding or start up costs. General administrative costs are not covered. more

Grants up to £20,000 for community energy projects, which either result in the production of energy from a sustainable source or reduce the amount of energy used by a community organisation. more

Capital grants of up to £50,000 and Project Development grants up to £5,000 for community-based organisations to install renewable energy technologies more

The Foundation will now mainly operate proactively through partnerships and initiatives and there will be limited scope for unsolicited applications. more

We would like to draw your attention to a free accredited tour guide training programme (one evening per week and some weekends) which may be of interest more

Defra launched its 3rd sector strategy on Monday and this included the launch of a new Greener Living Fund which is aimed at 3rd sector organisations who can delivery programmes at a national scale but with local reach. more

Grants to local groups and individuals for anything that can be shown to benefit the community, including cultural, environmental and rebuilding and restoring projects. more

The ASDA Foundation Trust was set up in 1988 to support local good causes chosen by employees, which is funded by profits from the mid-week national lottery. more

Futurebuilders England has launched a new website and revealed it no longer offers application forms more

Lewisham Way Youth & Community Centre are working in conjunction with The Bridge and are now able to offer the following range of courses within our organisation. more

Futurebuilders has launched a new Consortia Fund. This fund is specifically for consortia groups aiming to work together to win public service contracts. The Consortia Fund offers loan finance and professional support more

The Wakeham Trust give small grants (generally up to £750) to small registered charities across the country for a wide range of charitable activities. more

Having received further funding from the European Refugee Fund and the UK Borders Agency, Untld are re-launching the Refugee Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE). more

StreetSmart is operating a fund in Sheffield that supports a wide range of homeless groups, particularly those dealing with mental and physical health, employability and sustainable independent living. more

Some more excellent funding opportunities more

This information has been prepared to help you spread the word, support the project in The Gambia and at the same time, position your group/organization to receive economic empowerment for your community-based projects. info

Grassroots Grants - East End and City programme
Grassroots Grants’ is a three year grants and endowment programme that will provide much needed funding to small community groups. more

There is a tender open from the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) for the “Digital Mentors” initiative, to help improve those in deprived communities in England to develop digital skills for social and community media. more

The Adventure Capital Fund have announced the Business Development Grants will have three application windows. more

A great big THANK YOU for your support, encouragement and positive feedback you have given me since launching The Black Farmer® brand. I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE! more

Kush Community Arts & Media Development in association with Collage Arts is looking for organisations that have access to workshop space and are working with or know of any young people between the ages of 22-16 yrs old who are considered NEETS (Not in Employment, Education or Training). more

Introduction to Black Studies Course- Beginners
Introduction to Black Studies is a 30 week course that analyses all the major areas of the Black Experience – the History, the Politics, the Psychology, the Science & Technology, the Arts, and finally, the Religion. more

Various Funding Opportunities more

Naomi Watson, a PhD student at Leicester. Ms Watson would like to dialogue with people involved or with family members in nursing. more

My name is Andelo Tabu and I am undertaking research for my degree in Psychology at the Open University. I am interested in finding out the range of experiences that fathers have ‘lived’ in UK. Through this research I wish to bring to the attention of wider audiences the challenges, successes and failures that black people have experienced. The project is also concerned with the evolution of gun and knife crimes in UK. more

I am conducting research to support a Masters degree I am working towards in Creative and Media Education. The focus of this assignment is the Creative and Media Industries and I have chosen to centre my investigations on the opportunities in television broadcasting beyond the screen for Black and minority ethnic groups. more

Music Head is a new course covering all aspects of music making. Music production - song writing, singing, live performance, studio technique. Each course is free to 12-19 year olds and is nationally accredited. more

A creative arts Training course. This highly practical hands-on course is particularly suited to people who want to experience and practise a variety of creative action methods in group work to explore issues, make theatre or work within challenging contexts. more

Deutsche Bank and Capital Community Foundation are delighted to announce a new small grants fund for 2008. This fund is supported by Deutsche Bank staff and matched by the bank's Franchise Matched Giving Scheme. more

AJAMU is a self funded organisation that is currently in its second year of organising. It consists of members of the public who live in North and East London, these members have taken it upon themselves to make a positive change within Haringey. read more

Black History Studies Ltd presents 'What is Black Women's History' - An introduction to the history and cultural achievements of Black Women more

Warm Front is a government-funded programme managed by EAGA that ensures vulnerable communities and households are well insulated and centrally heated with energy-saving benefits that reduce bills and CO2 emissions. more

The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales supports small and medium charities working to help disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community. The foundation is looking to define more clearly the changes and benefits that it wants to bring about through its community programme grants. more

Focusing on young people, the Foundation supports activities in education and health to relieve suffering and equip individuals. more

Grants of up to £5,000 to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community. more

myplace aims to deliver world class youth facilities driven by the active participation of young people and their view and needs. more

The BURA Awards for Best Practice in Regeneration 2008 are now open for entries. It is free to enter and anyone from any sector can submit an entry. more

Many of us neglect the importance of “story” to nurture our spiritual strength, form our thoughts, paint our visions and focus the creative mind to achieve our goals. more

The second round of Big Lottery Fund BASIS program has officially launched and information can be found on our website. visit site
Minimum grant: £10,001 - Maximum grant: £500,000
for projects within one region (£750,000 for England-wide projects) Total available: Up to £151 million (up to £50 million for Round two)

Funding for groups working with young people, arts, film
and community radio, environmental projects and capital grants more

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS & FILMMAKERS more

Bigga Fish is seeking to commission a film from the documentation of a 10 day residential program of African and UK Musicians and subsequent live events dates. more

African International Network, a non-profit Charity organization is seeking to recruit facilitators, researchers, drummers/performers and volunteers to boost its operations in the East Midlands. more

The Third Annual Essay Contest for Children of African Descent 2008. Looking for groups* working with English- and French-speaking children of African descent aged 8 to 16 years from former British and French colonies in Africa, the Caribbean, France; the UK and USA. more

Black History and Cultural Studies

Black History and Cultural Studies is a 30 week course that analyses all the major areas of the Black Experience – the History, the Politics, the Psychology, the Science & Technology, the Arts, and finally, the Religion. more

Computers are being given away to people over 50 under a new scheme. more

A newly formed youth group would like to get in contact with students of Jamaican descent within Nottingham and the wider UK. more

Origin is a Manhood Training Programme for 13-17 year olds of African descent view referral form

INTRODUCES FREE AFTERSCHOOL SUPPORT in English and Math’s African Cultural Heritage e.g: African Music, African dance, African drumming and African Language. for children ages 5-18yrs more

The Global PA Network has been contacted by Channel 4 who has two great opportunities available working as a private PA for entrepreneurs. more

Opportunities to join HLF/NHMF decision makers more

Media Box funding
Theres a funding available to organisations which work with people 13-19 - up to £80K for a media project. Please have a look and forward to whoever might be interested in it. read more

The Royal Navy Museum offers several workshops for KS3-4 students on thetransatlantic slave trade and abolition including read more

The Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) would like to draw you attention to several exciting opportunities that might be of interest to members of your organisation. more info