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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.

The project will include a seminar in which young volunteers interview the comedians, the production of a documentary DVD based on the interviews, and a performance in which the documentary will be shown and the comedians will have an opportunity to share their experiences
and perform.

I was wondering if you might know of any comedians who might be interested in this opportunity to perform, tell their story and appear on a documentary DVD? Or perhaps you might know of some groups of young people with an interest in media studies, black history or
theatre who would like to get involved in the interviewing the comedians?

Please contact

[email protected]

CEMVO

Registered Address:
BOARDMAN HOUSE
64 BROADWAY
STRATFORD
LONDON E15 1NG
Cemvo is registered in England and Wales,
Company No: 03733756

Information on:

For children and young people

Learning Launchpad

A new fund delivered by the Young Foundation working in partnership with Edge. It is offering investment and business support for projects looking at groundbreaking ideas for raising the aspirations and realising the potential of young people, aged 14-25, in their transition to adulthood. The fund will give stage one investment of up to £30,000 for start-up projects, and stage two investment of up to £100,000 to existing projects or organisations which are ready to develop.

A wide range of organisations can be supported providing they are planning projects that develop alternatives to traditional academic pathways; this includes charities, individuals, social enterprises, and government initiatives.

2009 closing dates:
11 June 2009
3 September 2009
24 November 2009

Please contact: Call 020 8980 6263 or visit

Loan Finance

Futurebuilders has launched a £4 million Cashflow Fund to provide short-term loans of up to two years, to organisations to cover short term cash-flow needs, or development capital needed to to bid for, win and deliver public sector contracts.

The minimum loan amount is £50,000, available as:

Bridging loans
- to help cope with a short-term gap in funding e.g. during property purchases or whilst you are waiting for delayed local authority or European funding

Reserves cover
- to help maintain a minimum level of reserves on your balance sheet if this is a requirement for you to win a contract

Overdraft guarantees
- to provide additional security which might be required by your bank when agreeing an overdraft facility.

The Cashflow Fund is to cover cash-flow issues relating to a specific contract situation. It is not to cover unforeseen shortages around day-to-day running costs, such as salaries, rent and suppliers. The fund is available to third sector organisations committed to winning public sector contracts, where at least 51% of your projects’ (as opposed to your organisation’s) long term income must come, directly or indirectly, from public funds. Your service must mainly benefit people in England.

Please contact: Call 0191 261 5200 or visit

Resources

The Voluntary Arts Network (VAN) has published a briefing on ‘How to make sure your group is still here in ten years’ time’. Whilst primarily aimed at arts organisations, there is lots in there that could apply to a range of different groups.

Please contact: Call 02920 395 395 or visit

The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) has launched a free Recession Support website which is open to non-members. The site provides advice to organisations on weathering the economic downturn, and includes expert guides covering a range of topics.
You can view the website here:

London Business News is the official newsletter for CompeteFor users, providing the latest business information about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and other major projects in the capital. Info:

This was produced thanks to information provided by:

Hackney Social Care Forum email newsletter, to subscribe: click here
or email Jackie Brett on [email protected]

South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau, to subscribe: click here

Apply today for funding for community projects in Hackney!

Grants of £5,000 and £50,000 available through Team Hackney Community Grants 2009/10 more info

HCVS Information Service
Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
E: [email protected]
T: 020 7923 1962
W: www.hcvs.org.uk

We’d like to hear from you…

If you have any relevant news about the voluntary and community sector and Hackney
that you would like to promote using this service, click here.

If you have any feedback on this service, click here.

HCVS’s vision is of an equal society where local people are empowered to tackle local
problems and the contribution of all communities to civic life is recognised and supported.

HCVS is Hackney's leading voluntary and community sector support agency and your local CVS. We provide hundreds of local voluntary and community organisations with the key skills, knowledge and resources to respond to the needs of local people,
especially those most in need.

Visit www.hcvs.org.uk to find out more.

HCVS is supported by Big Lottery Fund, Capacity Builders, Children’s Workforce
Development Council (CWDC), City & Hackney Health & Social Care Forum, City Bridge Trust, Home Office’s Connecting Communities Fund programmes, London Borough of Hackney, Office of Third Sector, Team Hackney and The Learning Trust.

Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (HCVS) is registered under the Charities Act 1960 No: 1069736 and is a limited company No: 3365292 registered in the UK.
Registered office: 84 Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street London E8 2LY. HCVS is
a member of NAVCA – the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action and NCVO, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Award scheme gives community groups in the region the chance to move into the digital world

BT has launched a new round of its BT Community Connections (BTCC) award scheme to help people get online in London.

Community and charitable groups in the region are being invited to apply for BTCC Awards, which include a laptop and a year’s broadband internet connection. Groups can also apply together for a BTCC Cluster Award to each receive additional packages of IT equipment.

Whilst the internet has become a crucial aspect of daily life for the majority*, many people are still missing out on the opportunities to email, network, find training, secure a job and access vital services provided by the web. About a third of all people in the country are considered to be ‘digitally excluded’.

BT believes that enhanced communications help create a fairer, more inclusive society where everybody has the opportunity to participate, benefit and contribute. The award scheme enables groups already working within communities to get online and experience the benefits of the internet, helping them to build capacity and encourage their members to support each other in their own digital journeys.

To apply simply log on to www.btcommunityconnections.com or write to PO Box 6919, London W1A 8UX to request an application form.

Beth Courtier, head of BT’s charity programme, said: “BT Community Connections remains a key element of our strategy to help people take full advantage of the huge benefits offered by the internet. In today’s digital world, exclusion from the internet has become a key facet of social exclusion. We are very proud to be at the forefront of empowering local communities, by providing these highly successful awards across the whole of the UK.

“We are constantly learning, refining and enhancing the scheme and are delighted to announce the addition of the new cluster awards. These are to encourage further networking and knowledge transfer within the voluntary sector.”

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.

Through support from the Football Foundation, Kick It Out is able to offer a number of grants of up to £2,000 each.

The aims of the grants programme include helping to increase participation from BME communities in all areas of the game (including playing, coaching and refereeing), using football to create more inclusive communities and helping grassroots and amateur teams develop closer links with mainstream football including local County FA’s.

Priority areas of activity
Kick It Out has introduced a number of priority areas of activity for applications for a Kick It Out Development Grant. Whilst we will still consider projects that do not fall under any of the headings, projects that fit one or more of the criteria are more likely to receive funding.

To apply, please fill in the grant application form, and return it via email to [email protected] or by post to Kick It Out, PO Box 29544, London, EC2A 4WR

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
has changed its priorities and application guidelines

The Foundation will now mainly operate proactively through partnerships and initiatives and there will be limited scope for unsolicited applications. The only programme open to unsolicited application is the Innovation Fund, which will support innovative ideas and unusual partnerships across the Foundation’s interest areas of:

· Encouraging understanding between people of different cultures

· Assisting the full participation of all individuals in society especially the vulnerable

· Protecting and caring for the environment

· Supporting exceptional ideas and unusual partnerships between people and organisations that might not otherwise come together

Research and development grants averaging between £10,000 and £25,000 are available for organisations to explore opportunities outside their usual practice or to allow them to research areas for which they would not normally have the resources. Buildings and equipment costs are excluded. Work outside London is prioritised.

Please contact: http://www.gulbenkian.org.uk/

The Naturesave Trust

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.

Closing dates: There are no deadlines, you can apply at any time.

Please contact: For more information contact the Naturesave Trust by telephone, 01803 864 390, [email protected] or visit http://www.naturesave.co.uk/naturesave_trust.html

The Paul Hamlyn Education and Learning Open Grants Scheme

Funding themes are:

· Supplementary education

· Tackling school exclusion and truancy

· Developing speaking and listening skills for 11-19 year olds.

There is no minimum or maximum grant size. Running costs, including staff salaries and overheads, e.g. rent, rates and utilities, can be funded.

Closing dates: There are no deadlines specified.

Please contact: Paul Hamlyn Foundation either by telephone,020 7227 3500, [email protected] or visit the website http://www.phf.org.uk/page.asp?id=85

Please contact: http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/ It might also be worth contacting your local Hilton facility – Islington, Docklands or Tower Hill to introduce your organisation if you are interested in Sponsored Grants http://www.hilton.co.uk/

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 to your students, members and network.

The training programme, accredited by the Institute of Tourist Guiding and tutored by professional blue badge guides, teachers and assessors, is part of the education charity WORLDwrite's London Behind the Scenes project. This project works with young tour guides to develop and deliver alternative tours of London's East End. The training programme is free for young people aged 16 to 25 years old. A detailed tour guide training pack which includes a full course outline and a simple application form for 2009 training places is now available online Click here

WORLDwrite's London Behind the Scenes programme of alternative East End tours has been developed to promote international understanding in keepin g with the charity's ethos and objectives. These volunteer-produced tours are: accessible online with virtual routes interwoven with compelling historical archive and present day footage; on foot as entertaining and educative walking tours and on film as discursive and illustrative professionally made documentary shorts.

The latest London Behind the Scenes tours include; a docks tour, which tells an alternative tale of trade, dockers and Empire and a Brick Lane tour which examines the positive impact of immigration and changing ideas about 'race'. WORLDwrite tour guides who gained accreditation in 2008 are now providing these tours to school groups free of charge, should this also be of interest.

To watch filmed versions of the tours online, read reviews from the walking tours and more click here

WORLDwrite
Millfields Lodge
201 Millfields Road
London E5 0AL
Tel 020 8985 5435
[email protected]
www.worldwrite.org.uk
A UN DPI accredited NGO, registered NVYO and UK registered Charity No. 1060869

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

Instead organisations interested in applying to the £215m investment fund will use the website which contains a menu of options to begin the application process, including submitting an online enquiry, requesting a callback, sending an email, or calling the information line.

There are also success stories, top tips and application resources, available on the Futurebuilders England website

ASDA Foundation Trust

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. The Foundation support charities within the UK, including people and projects that require financial assistance, for example local charities, playgroups even local football teams. The Trust will not support salaries or contributions to general funds.

Contact your local Store or Depot to discuss if your project is something they are able to support.

Info: Visit the ASDA website for more information:

O2 It’s Your Community Awards

Grants between £100 - £1,000 to local groups and individuals for anything that can be shown to benefit the community, including cultural, environmental and rebuilding and restoring projects.

Projects must be:

· Sustainable
· Non-political and non-religious
· Based in the UK
· On public or accessible land
· Ready to go (awards are made every month, so only apply when you’re set to spend)
· Small enough that £1,000 will make all the difference

Exclusions are:

· One-off events and fundraising
· Workshops
· Professional fees
· School projects that don’t involve the wider community

Closing date: You can apply at any time, the awards are independently judged and administered by The Conservation Foundation on behalf of O2.

Info: For more information visit the O2 It’s Your Community Awards website, or contact the fund via telephone, 0800 902 0250, or email.

DEFRA Greener Living Fund

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.

Details are available on the Defra web site

**Does your organisation have an average income of less than £20,000?

You could apply for Grassroots Grant of up to £5,000! Find out more here:

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

If there is anyone interested in the courses please allow them to contact
Paulette Sinclair on 0208 692 1577

• Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2
• Management NVQ Level 3
• Team Leader NVQ Level 2
• Retail Skills NVQ Level 2
• Business Improvement Technique NVQ Level 2
• Business and Administration NVQ Level 2
• Information technology Qualification NVQ Level 2
• Customer Service Training NVQ Level 2

Who is Eligible? Who can do these courses?

• Anyone who is 19 years or over
• Be either employed on a full or part time basis, self employed, a volunteer or unemployed.
• Must not have done an NVQ level 2 in the same subject.
• People who have a degree in a different subject.
• Resident in England for 3 years or more as long as this residency has been for purposes other than full time study

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

Funding themes (areas of interest):
The Trust provides grants to help people rebuild their communities. They are particularly interested in neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. They also support innovative projects to promote excell
ence in teaching (at any level, from primary schools to universities).

The Trust are especially interested in new ideas and unpopular causes. They do not favour any particular areas of activity. You can read about some of the previous projects funded on the case studies page of the Trust website.

However, the general characteristics of the majority of projects supported by the Trust are as follows:

Grant size available: The Trust normally gives grants to projects where an initial £75 to £750 can make a real difference to getting the project up and running. The grants list in the annual report shows the vast majority of grants given are £1,000 and under. There are a few of between £1,000 and £3,500 then the occasional grant of above £10,000.

Types of cost funded: Revenue and capital costs. The Trust will not fund staff salaries or academic research posts.

Types of organisation that can be funded: Registered charities only. Although if you are not a registered charity, you may still be able to get a grant from the Trust if you can find a registered charity in your area willing to hold the grant for you. The Trust prefer small charities with no paid staff.

Geographical areas that can be funded: Mainly UK. Local, regional or national work can be funded. Occasional overseas work can be funded. The list of previous grants given shows a spread across the country so the Trust don't seem to particularly favour particular areas.

How to apply: The Trust prefer online applications: the online application form is on this page. Otherwise, you can print off a form and post it.

Deadline: Apply at any time

Key exclusions (what can’t be funded):

Sources of more information:
Wakeham Trust website
List of previous grants given available in the annual report and accounts from the Charity Commission register entry.

Contact details:
The Wakeham Trust
Wakeham House
Rogate
Petersfield
Hants GU31 5EJ
Telephone: 01730 821 748
Email: wakehamtrust AT mac DOT com

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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, tailored to suit the needs of the consortium. There is no upper limit to the size of investment; the minimum investment package is £50,000.

To be eligible, the consortium must have the groundwork of the consortia structure in place, have the potential to win contracts to deliver public services, and have a specific contract, or contracts, in mind.

More information on this fund is available on the Futurebuilders website.

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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.

Visit the website for more information.

Contact Susan Beardon, the Sheffield contact, by either telephone, 0114 258 0944, or via email.

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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).

Awards of between £500 and £5,000 are on offer to help individuals and small informal groups of refugees turn their ideas into reality. The scheme supports projects that will make their communities happier, safer and healthier. Activities can include social, economic, educational, environmental and arts projects.

UnLtd will provide dedicated support, including: training opportunities, tools and resources to develop skills, and helping to develop projects.

For full details of the fund visit the website or contact Maryam Pasha, the RISE Accelerator Coordinator, either by telephone, 0207 566 1136, or email.

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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.
You can apply for up to £5,000 over the next three years and there will be panels held every three months.

Who can apply?

This funding is for voluntary and community sector groups in Hackney who have the following:

How much can I apply for?

You will be able to apply for a maximum of £5,000 over three years. So you could make one application for £1,500 in October 2008, an application for £2,000 in Summer 09 and £1,500 in 2010 or you could make one application for £5,000.

How often can I apply?

You will be able to apply every three months between September 2008 – 2011 but you can only apply for a maximum of £5,000 over three years. Below is a list of panel dates in 2009.

There will be panels held every three months up from 2008 - 2011.
The next dates are:

Thursday, 9 April 2009
Friday, 3 July 2009
Friday, 8 October 2009

How to apply

You can download an application and guidance notes below. If you have any questions, please call Elizabeth Adebola or Nadia Capogrosso on 020 7923 1962 or email [email protected]

Download a sample application form here (1.3 MB)

Download the Guidance Notes here (1.1 MB)

Download Advice on filling in the form here (1.2 MB)

Can I get help with my application?

There will be applicant support workshop at Hackney on 1 October 2008. 12.30pm
to 3.30pm. Call HCVS to book a place, on 020 7923 1962 or [email protected]

How quick is the turnaround on decisions?

We aim to give you a decision on the success of your application within four weeks of
the closing date. However, there may delays depending on the number of applications we receive.

Will HCVS provide any support for making an application?

Elizabeth Adebola, Grants Manager, will run How to apply workshops regularly throughout 2008 – 2011. We will announce the first date soon.

Where does this funding come from?

The funding comes from the Office of the Third Sector and is administered nationally by the Community Development Foundation. In Hackney, these grants are administered by HCVS as part of a East End & City Consortium. managed by St Katharine & Shadwell Trust, the community foundation for the East End and City of London. The Trust has teamed up with Hackney Council for Voluntary Service, Newham
Voluntary Sector Consortium and City.COMM.

Barnsley Funding Development Worker - new contact details

Ian Paisley, our Barnsley Funding Development Worker, is moving to a new office from Monday 10 November. He will also have a new telephone number, but his email address will stay the same.

The new details are:
Ian Paisley
SYFAB
The Core
County Way
Barnsley
S70 2JW

Telephone: 01226 320 142

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Communities and Local Government tender - Digital Mentors

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.

The tender is for a co-ordination role, helping shape and lay the foundations for a sustainable and scalable national initiative. The co-ordinator will identify and support a variety of demonstrator projects which can most benefit from access to ‘Digital Mentors’.

The tender is open to the voluntary and community sector, the commercial sector and local government partners.

There is a two stage tendering process, firstly the completion of an Expression of Interest form, available from the CLG website.

For more information visit CLG website.

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

21 October 2008 - 12 December 2008

2 February 2009 – 14 March 2009

4 May 2009 - 29 May 2009.

The Business Development Grants are aimed at community enterprises in their early stages and are for up to £15,000 for activities that will strengthen and prepare the organisation to run enterprise and trading activities and to become ready for larger investments, including loan finance.

Full guidance and information visit the Adventure Capital website.

ARE YOU WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE CONSIDERED NEETS?

Would you like to enrich the services you already offer to young people with training & career advice around jobs in the creative industries?

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). These young people must live in the London borough of Hackney.

We currently have the opportunity to come into your place of business and work with groups to run 1-day a week courses (with after-care) around the creative industries & the job & personal skills necessary to develop a career in these industries (Kush will specialise in film but we will look at other media industries).

These courses are aimed at enriching the services you already offer to your clients and can be used in your outputs criteria.

You don't have to do anything but get the group of young people considered NEETS together each week.

Would you like further info, then please call Marlon Palmer at Kush on 07961 977 749 or Lance Williamson.on 020 8365 7500 or
send an email to: Marlon Palmer - [email protected] or Lance Williamson.

This will be a 6-month programme and we aim to support these young people to go onto College or jobs after the 6-month programme.

(NEETS: Not in Employment, Education or Training / 16 - 18 year old / some can be disabled, dyslexic or lone parents).

Kush Community Arts & Media Development
Kush Films
PO Box 33899
London
N8 OYX
+ 44 (0) 7961 977 749
[email protected]
www.kushfilms.com

Introduction to the Study of Black History, Politics, Sociology, Psychology, Science, Art and Religion

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. All of the information is selected to be of relevance and interest to the Black Community. The information itself is designed to inspire, challenge, and to provoke serious thought.

The course is a highly accessible 30 week programme but it is also rigorous and content laden. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject areas, but the adult student is taken through an avalanche of information. Reading lists and also course materials will be provided. download course info

Youth Sector Development Fund summer funding round
Funding of £30m is being made available to third-sector organisations
whose work supports disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in
finding their pathway to success. Applications are welcome from
organisations which provide services to society's most vulnerable young
people, and particularly those whose work has a focus on preventing
young people from committing crime, or becoming involved in anti-social
behaviour, and those that, through the provision of positive
activities, provide engaging and constructive alternatives for our
young people.

Contact: Joanne Wheeler 0114 259 1023 or http://www.hscf.org.uk

New Music Apprenticeship opportunities ..More or scroll down this email for more information
Paid, managed and accredited 6-month apprenticeship starting early Oct
08 for all music lovers between the ages of 18-22 who are desperate to
break into the music business (and I repeat - the ‘business’, not the
performance or artists side!!!).

Please contact: Please forward CV and a short covering letter of all
prospective candidates to [email protected] as soon as possible.
Mark Gurney, Project Manager, Music4Good Unit 11 Piano House 9 Brighton
Terrace London SW9 8DJ / Switchboard: 0207 326 5979 / Fax: 0207 326 5970

Mob: 07775 875875 / www.music4good.co.uk

Creative opportunity for singer/songwriters
Contemporary Music Performance (www.icmp.uk.com), an independent school
of contemporary music based in London. We offer annual scholarships
for students of guitar, bass, drums and vocals for our Higher Diploma
course, and this year we have developed a new award in association with
Shure, Play Music magazine and K. T. Tunstall, the ‘Shure Creative
Award’ (www.shurecreativeaward.com ).

Please contact: Full details can be found on the website at
www.icmp.uk.com

Safeguarding Children from Sexual Exploitation
This draft guidance aims to provide practitioners across all relevant
agencies and the voluntary and community sector with information about
different forms of sexual exploitation to help them identify and
safeguard children and young people who are at risk of sexual
exploitation, or who are being sexually exploited. It will replace the
current guidance, Children involved in Prostitution, issued in 2000 and
will be supplementary guidance to Working Together to Safeguard
Children (HMG 2006).

Info: click here

Get your CRB with HCVS: Call Elizabeth or Nadia on 020 7923 1962 or click here

Naomi Watson, a PhD student at Leicester. Ms Watson would like to dialogue with people involved or with family members in nursing. She would also like to volunteer her services to supplementary schools in London in return for conducting research with parents and children.

If you would like to know more about Naomi's work please call New Mind School on 020 7978 9978 or speak to her direct on 07958319356.

Naomi's profile can be seen at: http://www.open.ac.uk/hsc/people/profile.php?name=Naomi_Watson

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.

The study will cover issues including:

Everyday experiences including problems with African identity
Previous experience of prejudice
Relationships within the family
Relationships at work or with friends
Perceptions of change on equalities in UK
Absence/Presence of spirituality in your life

This study is an exploration of your experiences, ideas and feelings about your identity. You do not need to consider yourself an expert to participate in the study. This study is concerned with your experiences and perceptions and is not an assessment of your skills or knowledge.

By participating in this research you and other participants will be contributing to a better understanding of the real life of African British citizen in UK. You will also be expanding our knowledge of the implications of inequalities and prejudice on perceptions of self, others and the society.

What the research involves?

Participation in the research will involve one interview. The interview will be carried out in a private setting and at a time and venue convenient to you. The interview will take approximately 25 minutes and will be recorded on a voice recorder. You can request to postpone or halt recording at any time during the interview. You are free to choose to take part and can withdraw your participation at any time without providing any reason.

What about my confidentiality?

Any personal information about you that is obtained in connection with this study will remain strictly confidential and will be disclosed only with your written permission. Pseudonyms will be used when discussing or writing up the information you offer to protect your anonymity.

How do I agree to participate?

If you agree to take part in this research study I request that you please sign the attached consent form and return it by post or email to RelaxFamily. I will be in contact with you to confirm your involvement in the research and to arrange a convenient day and time to conduct the interview and observation session.

Further information

I am very happy to answer any questions you have about participating in this research. I will be available for any questions throughout the research process. I can be contacted on the details provided below.

Contact Details:

Andelo Ngandi, Data analyst

RelaxFamily

London NW2 5JE

UK

Phone: 077 485 72370

Email: [email protected]

A creative arts Training course specialising in:

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.

Who is this for?
Front line staff and workers involved with targeted youth and adult
support and in the delivery of services to adults & young People. download word doc

An African and Caribbean Mentoring Programme

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. Ajamu has a selected group of mentors who are
available to mentor young people aged 12 – 21 years old, who live in and around
Haringey.

The mentoring programme is specifically open to families, who feel
they may not have older men or women within the family to inspire or encourage
young members.

Creating Opportunities

Advancing Skills

With links all over Britain, Africa and the Caribbean, as part of the
mentoring programme, Ajamu will also offer young people the opportunity
to develop projects within their own community or assist in charitable
projects with that support communities abroad.

We are particularly focused on engaging African and Caribbean youth
who would like to gain experience in; organising events, learning how to empower
their community, enhancing skills related to their hobbies or interests and
meeting new people.

Aim of the Mentoring Programme

To mentor a group of young people aged 10 – 25 years to enhance their understanding and
attitude towards; the society they live in, their relationships and their wellbeing.

Mentors will form positive and safe relationships with young men and women from Tottenham.

Mentors will create and find interesting activities for the young people to get involved with,
in and outside of their local area.

Mentors will address unemployment and support young people in gaining training and further
education.

Ajamu Mentoring Programme

If you are a young person, or know a young person aged between 12 and
21 years old, join the Ajamu mentoring programme!
You will get support in achieving your goals, education or training
You will learn new skills
You can make a positive change in your local area.

We are now taking on young people to be mentored!

To find out more information or register a young person onto the programme
Please call
Ateinda 07949130083 or Elaine 07950226619

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. http://www.warmfront.co.uk

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. It is seeking views from across the voluntary sector on its proposed approach.

A short survey is available at: http://digbig.com/4wycc or here

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

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

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

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.

We are looking for groups who are working in Education or Community
Development with an income less than £100,000 a year.

The maximum grant size is £5,000.

Please see the website for further details
http://www.capitalcf.org.uk/grants/grantsavailable.php
Please contact Cat Dix, Grant Officer if you have any questions about
the fund on 020 7582 5117 / [email protected] / www.capitalcf.org.uk

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.

Our independent awards, established in 1992, help to define excellence in regeneration across the UK. Winners come from projects large and small and the type of projects and schemes awarded varies year on year:

…from the development of a first-class business centre that has helped lift a town out of economic depression, to an exemplary Town Centre partnership that has harnessed its collaborative advantage.

… from a hub for training and learning that will sustain future generations, to a trust that is changing lives in a community recovering from violent conflict.

Could your project be a winner this year?

Visit: http://www.bura.org.uk/Awards.html for more information on how to enter.

Imagine art after is a multi-stage project for internet, gallery & television curated by Breda Beban that brings together artists and filmmakers who made a home in the UK with those who stayed in their country of origin

For its second edition, imagine art after is looking for artists and filmmakers from the following places, who either live there, or in the UK

Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Angola | Bangladesh | Cameroon | China | Colombia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Former USSR | Gambia | Ghana | India | Iran | Iraq | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Kenya | Libya | Nigeria | Pakistan | Palestinian Authority | Romania | Serbia | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Syria | Turkey | Uganda | Vietnam | Zimbabwe

For more information and an application pack, go to www.imagineartafter.net, or email info@imagineartafter.

AFRIK (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.

FACILITATORS:

RESEARCHERS:

VOLUNTEERS:

DRUMMERS/PERFORMERS:

If so, then AFRIK needs you! We would like to hear from you.
Feel free to email us at [email protected] or call Moji on 07921623930.

Age Concern Free Computers Scheme

Computers are being given away to people over 50 under a new scheme.  Age Concern is working with IT recycling company Maxitech to give machines to older people with mobility problems.

"These computers will give the older people who receive them the opportunity to communicate with friends and relatives and develop new interests, and develop new interests, as well as enabling them to have access to health and advice. This will make such a difference to the lives of many older people who find it hard to get out due to illness, disability or mobility problems, and find everyday takes such as shopping and banking and even socialising difficult.Helping them to improve their computer skills and giving them access to the internet will give older people, who would otherwise be isolated, the ability to do everyday tasks easily from their own homes."
To register for a computer call 0207 820 6785 between 10:30 am and lpm on Tuesdays or Wednesday. 

*Please note that you will have to wait for delivery.*

I you are looking to obtain a PC and do not meet the requirements of Age Concern then the following links may be of interest to you. BHM Webmaestro

If you have any information of similar companies or sites please submit info to "[email protected]"

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The Jamaican Diaspora Youth Association, UK (JDYA), a newly formed youth arm of the Jamaican Diaspora UK, is in the process of generating a database of Jamaican students studying in the UK. The main objective of the association is to empower support young Jamaicans (or Jamaicans by descent), through various programmes and social events, to become productive citizens of this society. One medium through which this can be done is through education. We are happy that institutions such as yours support a diverse spectrum of students and these include Jamaicans. We would like to get in contact with all Jamaican students studying in the UK or for them to get in contact with us. Our most pending event will be a welcome reception, of which we are hoping to invite all new Jamaican students as possible. It would be appreciated if you could assist us with making contact with these students. Or, if possible, forward this email to these students for them to get in contact with us. Below are my contact details. Please let me know if you can assist us in our pursuit to empower our Jamaican students to the benefit of the wider British society, while we continue to support institutions like yours.

    Emails: [email protected] or [email protected]
    Home phone: 01158479858
    Mobile: 07894469115

Kind Regards,
Oneil Josephs

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ORIGIN ENROLLING NOW!!!

Mentors Needed

"If simply working hard all week and then partying with your friends on the weekend isn't proving satisfying enough anymore, maybe giving just an hour of your time every fortnight to mentor and generally support a young person might be just the activity that you are looking for. Now that you are in a position to, is it time to give back? Is it time to help a young person learn from you and get to achieve their own potential too?

Do you have an hour every two weeks to support a young man? If so we are looking for men of African descent representing every part of the Diaspora to join our team of mentors. Origin provides 'rites of passage' personal development programmes for young men from 13 - 17 years."

For further information contact us at:-
New Initiatives, 55 Willington Road, Stockwell, London SW9 9NB
email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 7737 5833 or 020 8674 4065

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Have you heard of the ‘pardner hand’, which was used by Caribbean (West Indian) migrants to save money? Do you have experience of, or are witness to how it was used and misused? Do you know people who have benefited or lost financially from using the ‘pardner hand’? Are you a Caribbean writer, by birth or descent? Are you interested in capturing stories that captures the impact of the pardner on the lives of Caribbean people, whether at home, or anywhere else Caribbean communities formed?

Pardner Hand is an anthology of short stories, prose and memoirs by Caribbean writers who can answer yes to the above questions. It is an international project created to reflect this very important, but largely hidden, aspect of Caribbean people’s history. Potential contributors are asked to submit short stories, not less than 2,500 words and no more than 6,000 words long. The stories can be set in any time in the post world war II period and must concern central character(s) who are about to receive, have just received, or have just spent their pardner money. Apart from the length of the submissions, the only other requirement is that the most prominent central character(s) are Caribbean.

For example, one of the editors is contributing a tale of a married couple in England, from different Caribbean islands, one of whom wishes to use the pardner money they have just received to return to the Caribbean – the last thing the other wishes to do. When the issue is pressed, the reasons behind the reluctance of the one wishing to stay in England rock the very foundations of their short, but hitherto very close relationship.

There are many potential themes arising from the pardner hand – here are a few examples: how friends and family supported each other financially, the social role of the pardner hand banker, how money bred temptation, jealousy and arguments over how it should be spent. You may have some other themes.

If you are interested in being considered for inclusion, please email submissions to Cyril Husbands at this address: [email protected], as an RTF (rich text format) attachment, by 30 September 2007. Please observe the following requirements: lines should be double-spaced; the font should be Verdana 12-point size and every page should include the title of the piece and the name of the author. Each page should be numbered and all text should be left justified. Failure to observe any of these requirements may delay or prevent inclusion. Any questions should also be emailed to this address.

Michael McMillan is a renowned playwright, academic, author and live artist. His work has been broadcast by the BBC and Channel 4 and staged widely in Britain, the USA and elsewhere. Currently visiting professor of creative writing at the London College of Communication (University of the Arts) and formerly a fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, Michael is one of those rare individuals who combine creative excellence, academic achievement and engaging, accessible art. Among the best examples of this is the hugely successful West Indian Front Room exhibition he conceived and curated, which has proved to be a resounding international hit.

It was Cyril Husbands’ experience of this exhibition that inspired him to conceive the Pardner Hand anthology and invite Michael to co-edit it with him. A storyteller, songwriter, poet and performer, Cyril has performed his work in Britain and abroad in locations as diverse as New York and Banjul, capital of The Gambia, West Africa. An Urban Lynching, his poetic tribute to Amadou Diallo (an innocent young African man, killed by New York police, who shot him 19 times in his own doorway), has been used by New York University as teaching material. His work, including this project, is inspired by his pan-Africanist values

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Some basic facts about Futurebuilders.

To be eligible to apply to Futurebuilders you need to be a charity, voluntary organisation, social enterprise, or cooperative or community interest company constituted for public or community benefit. Support can be given to existing public service delivery organisations that wish to do more, existing service deliverers who want to change their approach, or organisations planning to take on public service delivery for the first time. Your work must be in one or more of five service delivery areas: Community Cohesion; Crime; Education and Learning; Health and Social Care; and Support for Children and Young People. At least 51% of your proposed income from service delivery must come from a public agency, and work must mainly benefit people living in England.

The application process.

Applications are invited on a continual basis. The aim is to longlist eligible applicants within 20 days of receipt of the application. Around 50% of applicants have been longlisted in the past. At this point you would become engaged in a discussion process (often lengthy) to help develop your application in a way that could lead to investment. This can take several months.

Visit our website: here

You can also call 0191 261 5200 or e-mail [email protected]

Telephone lines are open between 10.00am and 4.00pm (except Thursday, where the timing is 10.00am to 12 noon).

Closing date: Applications dealt with as received.

London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC) has launched a new Skills Development for Organisational Empowerment: Mentoring and Training Programme targeted at Black and Minority Ethnic volunteers, trustees and paid staff. Funded by the London Development Agency Opportunities Fund, the programme will support the development of community leadership skills. The Mentoring and Training Programme will consist of 26 hours of one to one mentoring support and worth of training for each participant on the programme.

An initial assessment will be carried out with each participant to identify their skills and training needs in the context of the organisational development issues they wish to work on. A plan of one to one support over a thirteen-week period, and a training programme, will be agreed at this meeting. Examples of organisational development/leadership skills include: group facilitation, strategic and business planning and management, fundraising, financial management, governance skills etc. Participants will be able to access training from a range of providers.

Priority will be given to organisations with an income below 20,000.

Volunteers, trustees and paid staff of existing organisations, and individuals in the process of setting up organisations, are all eligible to apply. Individuals participating in the programme must be of BAME origin.

Applicants will be expected to:

For further information phone Joan Neary on 020 7700 8110 or email: [email protected] as soon as possible.

Closing date: Make your application as soon as possible

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We’re currently offering bursaries in radio operations which will give you a comprehensive introduction to the technical side of radio – everything from working in a studio to operating equipment on location. From using mixing desks to recording and replaying material from a range of sources. And along the way you’ll sample some of the broadest radio output in the world, including stations such as 1Xtra and Asian Network. Opportunities are available in Manchester and London for a 6 month period, giving you the opportunity to sample a wide range of duties within the radio operations remit.

For more information on the vacancy and tips on how to apply please go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/radio-ops-bursary-trainees.

Competition run by Random House Children’s Books, supported by the www.Black- History-Month.co.uk website.

We are delighted to announce that we have chosen the winners for this competition. Malorie and the judges were unable to decide between two poems for the final winning entry, so we have decided to include both in the forthcoming anthology.

The two winners are:

DANIEL FRANCIS (left) for his poem, A Day in the Life, which cleverly compares and contrasts two separate viewpoints of the transportation of slaves.

And GRACE QUANSAH (right), whose moving poem, Visit to Elmina, was inspired by a recent journey, with her children, to Ghana - including a visit to Elmina Castle: an important site in the history of slavery. The poem shows very clearly how the events of the past still have a strong resonance today - and how important it is for everyone to be aware of their personal cultural history.

Daniel Francis was born in St Lucia, and moved to London when he was four. He therefore has first-hand experience of different cultures which is at the heart of his writing. He was inspired to write the poem by images exploring the relationship between slavery and religion, and also drew on the work of Braithwaite and Afrika which he is studying as part of his GCSE in English. He lives in London.

Grace Quansah is of Ghanaian descent. Born and brought up in London, she spent two years in Ghana during her school years, but only really began to discover her ancestral history as a young adult, first through learning about the legacies of slavery via the media, then through books and academic study, and African-centred community groups with an emphasis on Black history. She lives in London.

Random House Children’s Books and Malorie Blackman are delighted to be able to include work from both of these talented new writers in the collection. We hope that both will continue to develop their writing and that we will be able to publish further work from them in the future.

Unheard Voices is an anthology of both stories and poems which all relate to the theme of slavery. Edited by Malorie Blackman and published in March 2007 to tie in with the commemoration of the bicentenary of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, the book includes an original story from Malorie herself, alongside work from the following authors and poets: John Agard, Sandra Agard, James Berry, Valerie Bloom, Alex Haley, Catherine Johnson, Grace Nichols, Gary Paulsen and Benjamin Zephaniah; and extracts from slave narratives from Frederick Douglass, Olaudah Equiano, Harriet Jacobs and Mary Prince.

See also Citations

A research project into the experiences of young people of Caribbean heritage

My name is Yvonne Foster and I am undertaking research for my PhD with the University of Leicester. I am interested in finding out the range of experiences that young people aged 16-25 have ‘lived’ since leaving school at 16. Through this research I wish to bring to the attention of wider audiences the challenges, successes and failures that young black people have experienced since leaving school.

Areas the research will explore

What your involvement in the research would mean
The research will unfold in three stages.
Stage 1: I would like you to complete a detailed ‘life history’ questionnaire. This will give me information about what you did at school, your family and your activities since leaving school.
Stage 2: Your participation in two group discussions with about 10 other young people to share your ideas about your progression.
Stage 3: Participation in individual interviews to explore in more depth your experiences since leaving school, the events which have most shaped where you are now and where you intend to go in the future.

You do not have to participate in all stages of the research. You can withdraw at any stage. I hope that you will find your involvement interesting and worthwhile and that you will want to remain with the research for all the stages.

Confidentiality
No information that anyone gives will be traced back to any individual. All names and places referred to will be changed so that they cannot be recognised.

How long will the research take?
The research started in May 06 and will be completed by March 07. However, the writing up and publication of the research findings will not happen until the end of 2007. Your involvement is required from May 06 to May 07. In total the amount of your time that is required is about 3 days over this period.

Will you be paid?
I am funding the research myself, so I have limited resources and will not be able to pay you what your time is really worth. I will, however, cover your travel costs, if any are incurred, For those who participate in all stages of the research, as a thank you, I will give you £20.00 for your involvement.

What will I do with the materials produced?
The main purpose of this research is to ensure that the experiences of young black people related to their career choices, opportunities and barriers are written about and made known to different audiences. For example, policy makers and agencies who provide support services to young people. The information that I discover will be presented for my PhD degree, but that’s not all. I am fully committed to ensuring that out of this research a number of publication opportunities will be sought to create greater awareness about the post school experience of the young people who will give of their time to make their voices heard.

If you’d like to take part, or know someone who would, call Yvonne Foster on 07974 434 490

The new bursary scheme, 'Screen Skills', is a joint venture between Film London and Skillset. It is aimed at freelancers and employees in the UKs audio visual industries.

Please note: the scheme will be managed by Skillset and applications must be made directly to them. Guidelines and application forms are now available on the Skillset website .

Find out more about Screen Skills Bursary Support .

Potential funding support for individual training may be found via the Skillset Film website .

Film London's Film-makers' Festival Fund (FFF) aims to support the development of individual film-makers' and moving image artists' careers, by providing travel grants for attendance at a small number of overseas festivals where short films have been selected and are in competition.

In a limited number of festivals where short films are in competition, contributions are also available towards the costs of striking a first film print/ or production of digital masters where required by the festival for screenings.

For further information and to download guidelines, a list of qualifying festivals and an application form visit the Film-makers' Festival Fund page .
Find out more about the fund on our *NEW* Case Studies page .

Other support for travel to film festivals worldwide:
The British Council provides festival support for British film-makers whose films are on the British Council's short films festivals submission scheme. They assist with freighting, funding towards the cost of a first print and provision of travel grants to attend festivals. Follow this link for further details of the scheme and the list of festivals supported through it: more info

Link Up mentoring advice guidance
- become a mentor and/or advisor to emerging artists
- paid opportunities following training
- free training with access and childcare costs covered
- sign up now for 2008 training round.

Link Up Mentoring Training

"I have been teamed up with a mentor who is an excellent match. I would encourage everyone to be involved with this project as a mentor or mentee!" Steven Whinnery, Performer

Link Up is the ongoing development programme for deaf and disabled Londoners involved in the arts. As part of this project we are seeking to match experienced deaf and disabled creative industry professionals with emerging artists.

Applications are open to deaf and disabled individuals from across the arts in London; e.g actors, visual artists, musicians, craftspeople and dancers.

Participants are offered free training to become mentors and / or advisors, and paid opportunities within the Link Up programme following successful placements.

Contact name: Theresa Rahman
Organisation: Shape
Phone: 020 7619 6165
Fax: 020 7619 6162
Other contacts: Minicom 020 7619 6161
[email protected]
http://www.shapearts.org.uk

The aims of the Foundation are to advance the life and education of boys between the ages of 5 and 15 of African and African-Caribbean descent in particular, but not exclusively by:

They will fund projects that promote academic achievement and young people's growth through community-based personal development programmes. They are especially interested in teaching young people an awareness of business and finance. more info

The Centre for Caribbean Studies, located within the Department of
English & Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London,
aims to promote interdisciplinary work within Caribbean Studies and to
develop the study of Caribbean literature.

The Centre for Caribbean Studies is offering a relatively new post
graduate course - the 'MA Caribbean Literature and Creole Poetics'. It
is a unique course in the very vibrant field of Caribbean studies. What
sets it apart, certainly in the UK, is that it offers an integrated
literary, critical and linguistic approach to the study of writing
emerging from the Caribbean space and its diaspora. Integral to the
course is the unique opportunity for students to learn a Creole (in
recent years this has been Haitian Creole) and to use the insights
gained from this experience to secure a 'lived' perspective on issues
of language, voicing and representation. The course is now in its third
year and its students have secured significant success, with several
having moved on to PhD study in the field.

Should prospective applicants wish to learn more, our website is
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/caribbean/
Dr Joan Anim- Addo shall, of course, be delighted to discuss the course
with interested students.

As a young course we are always looking for ways to raise our profile
and let potential students know of the option we represent.

Dr Joan Anim-Addo
Senior Lecturer
Caribbean Studies Centre <http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/caribbean>
Black Body in Europe <http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/blackbodyineurope>
English & Comparative Literatures
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, SE14 6NW

PATH National Ltd

Management Development Programme (MDP)

PATH National is an award winning national skills development agency whose focus is on enhancing workforce diversity through training interventions aimed at black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) individuals. Our work is supported by the London Development Agency (LDA), the Mayor's agency for Sustainable Economic Development - to deliver accredited Level 3, 4 and 5 Management Development qualifications as follows:

Certificate in First Line Management

Diploma in Management Studies (DMS)

Advanced Diploma in Management Studies (ADMS)

Courses run for one academic year and there is intake throughout the year. For more information and an application pack please contact:
Anusha Wijeyakumar at PATH National on 020 7001 2000.

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Independent/State School Partnerships Scheme - Building Bridges ..More
The Independent/State School Partnerships Scheme (ISSP), or Building Bridges as it has come to be known, encourages collaborative working between independent and maintained schools. Support is available for partnerships which focus on gifted and talented young people, with activities centered on increasing university applications, particularly from communities where aspirations are low. Additional funding within the Children's University is also available for partnerships which focus on developing aspirations and increasing attainment amongst 7 to 14 year olds in communities where educational attainment is low.
View scheme: http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk

Baring Foundation Arts Grants for Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The Baring Foundation is inviting applications to its scheme supporting arts organisations anywhere who wish to work with refugees and asylum seekers. Closing date is 12 December. http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk

Connecting Communities Plus community grants
Connecting Communities Plus community grants support projects (run by small, locally-managed voluntary and community organisations) that aim to improve relations between people of different ethnic and/or faith backgrounds. The scheme is adminstered by the Community Development Foundation. Closing date for final applications is 8 January. http://digbig.com/4tybj or http://www.cdf.org.uk

CHANGEit
CHANGEit is an awards scheme for young people aged 11-18 who want to make a difference and speak about issues they care about. Awards of up to £750 will be given to young people, alone or in groups, who show innovation in new campaigns or can demonstrate the quality of what they have done in the past. Closing date is 15 December. http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/resources/changeit.aspx

Road Safety Partnership Grant Scheme
The Department for Transport has launched a bidding round to the Road Safety Partnership Grant Scheme in England. The scheme provides an opportunity for local groups to work with highway authorities on projects that will reduce the number of road accident-related casualties at local level. Closing date is 30 November. http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/rspg

Lifelong Learning
The European Commission has published the guidelines for the various elements of the Lifelong Learning programme for 2008. The programme includes 'Leonardo da Vinci' (which enables people who are involved in vocational education and training to benefit from work experience and career development opportunities in another country) and 'Grundtvig' (which funds small-scale, community-based activities, and is designed to develop basic skills and to enable learners to play a more active role in their communities). http://ec.europa.eu/llp and http://www.lifelonglearningprogramme.org.uk

Mediabox
Mediabox is a new fund that offers disadvantaged 13 to 19 year-olds the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects, using film, television, print, radio or online. http://www.media-box.co.uk

The Big Give
You can now register your charity with The Big Give, a free to use website which allows major donors to search for charity projects in their field of interest. http://www.thebiggive.org.uk

Future Friendly
An awards scheme with prizes of £5,000 cash and £5,000 of services available for a range of activities sponsored by the main partners, Waste Watch, The Energy Saving Trust, Waterwise and Global Cool. To find out more about Future Friendly, log on to www.futurefriendly.co.uk.

NESTA
The Big Green Challenge: the people powered £1m innovation prize - was launched on 16th October. The Big Green Challenge is asking communities to compete to achieve 60% reductions in CO2 emissions by October 2009 through innovative and creative methods that can last beyond the life of the Prize. For more information visit: www.biggreenchallenge.org.uk

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FADIS: Funding And Development Information Service ..More
Issue 24 - November/December 2007 Out Now

Funder support from HCVS
*Book time to use Funder Finder to search for funding opportunities across the sector at HCVS call Jennifer Rowe on 020 7923 1962 or email [email protected]
*Book an appointment with our HCVS Development Team to support and advice on what funding is out there and how to apply for it.
*Book a place on one of our Fit for Purpose Community Training courses to develop your organisation and win more funding, Check out our courses here