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Funding
THE ABBEY'S CHARITABLE TRUST ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND ADAPT TRUST The Adapt Trust provides grants to improve access for disabled people to Further information can be found on their APPLICATION FORM FOR THE ARTS IN COMMUNITIES FUND ARGOS Any organisation or agency receiving business sponsorship (in cash or For further information, contact Gill MacLellan, Arts & Business Scotland ASDA Community Involvement All, ASDA stores aim to play an active part in local life. They have an accreditation process to enable stores to achieve "store of the community" status. This includes demonstrating good relationships with local MPs, Councillors, emergency services, schools and charities. The ASDA Foundation is their own charity, set up to support the good causes their colleagues get behind - whether it's through fund-raising or getting actively involved. http://www.asda.co.uk/ BARCLAYS - COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Community involvement is an integrated part of Barclays business activity. They aim to build successful and unique partnerships with local communities and charitable groups which produce lasting and tangible benefits. In 1999, Barclays community support totalled £20.9 million. General enquiries: BBC CHILDREN IN NEED BBC Children in Need look for good quality, carefully planned projects which show a clear focus on children in order to make a positive difference in their lives. Applications can be from: charities, self-help groups or voluntary organisations for good quality, carefully planned projects which show a clear focus on children in order to make a positive difference to their lives. Applicants should be properly constituted, non-profit organisations, and the children they help should be aged 18 years or under, and live in the UK. Projects awarded are those where children (aged under 18 and living in the UK) are disadvantaged by: mental, physical or sensory disabilities; behavioural or psychological problems; living in poverty or situations of deprivation, illness, distress, abuse or neglect. For further information: B&Q BT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS BT Community Connections is a nationwide award scheme that aims to connect local community and voluntary groups to the internet. The scheme has already allocated 1,100 PCs throughout the UK during the past 12 months and there are a further 600 to be awarded. All you have to do is log on to the website at www.btcommunityconnections.com or request an application pack from BT Community Connections, PO Box 30775, London, WC1B 4QE. BRADFORD & BINGLEY At Bradford & Bingley they believe it's vital to support the communities in which they live and work. Since 1997, Bradford & Bingley has developed a programme of corporate social responsibility focusing on areas appropriate to their business. They are very pleased to have put back over £1.5 million into community issues in 2001. They focus on working with homelessness projects, disability access to financial services, personal finance and numeracy education in schools, social housing and regeneration projects. Bradford & Bingley also rewards staff for supporting their choice of charities. They have established a charity matching scheme where they match their fundraising efforts, pound for pound, up to £250, Equally, they match the staff 'Give As You Earn' payments up to £100 per month. In 2001, they matched over £90,000 of staff fundraising in this way. They also support staff who are school governors by giving presentations to their schools. In 2001 they entered a team of 150 runners in the London Marathon to mark their 150th anniversary, helping staff raise over £220,000 for charity. For further information: Bradford & Bingley plc, PO Box 88, Croft Road, Crossflatts, BINGLEY BD16 2UA. CELEBRATING COMMUNITIES FUND The Celebrating Communities Fund has been established through the Culture and Leisure Department's Arts Unit, and the City Council's Equalities Unit for the City of Edinburgh. The total amount available for applications of up to £3000 is £25000. The fund supports community festivals and events for minority communities and Patrick Geddes 150th Anniversary Celebrations. For further information: THE COLIN O'RIORDAN TRUST ANNUAL AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS Up to age 20 in the Edinburgh & Lothians For more details visit: www.thecolinoriordantrust.org.uk The UK grants programme aims to tackle poverty and promote social justice by helping people make lasting, positive changes in their lives and their communities. Comic Relief know that there is an enormous need and that their resources are limited. To be as effective as possible in meeting their aims, during 2003-2005 they will give funding to five specific areas. As a result, they can only consider applications under the following programmes: Supporting Young People; Fighting for Justice; Domestic Abuse; Refugees and Asylum Seekers; Local Communities Working For Change. See website for more details of each of these programmes at: http://www.comicrelief.com./ For an application form and guidelines please send a SAE (57p postage) to UK Grants Team; Comic Relief, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP or download it off the Comic Relief web-site: http://comicrelief.com/entry.shtmlor contact Comic Relief via: Tel: 020 7820 5555 Fax: 020 7820 5500, Textphone: 020 7820 5579 or email: ukgrants@comicrelief.org.uk. Business Gateway is offering incentives to businesses to connect to broadband. To find out if your business is eligible and for further information see www.bgateway.com or call 0845 644 2504. The Dewar Arts Awards is aimed at young people living, working or studying in Scotland aged between 15 & 25 who may have an outstanding ability as an artist, performer, or writer in any branch of the creative industries but may not be able to afford to achieve their full potential in the arts. Candidates must be nominated by a tutor, employer, other professional assessor (or friends, families or colleagues) backed by relevant supporting material. For more information, contact: The Secretary, Dewar Arts Awards, 12 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7DD, tel: 0131 226 6051, email dewar@scottisharts.org.uk THE DIXONS GROUP PLC DIXONS PC WORLD CURRYS THE LINK For further information look on the website look under Community and the Environment http://www.dixons-group-plc.co.uk/ A GUIDE TO FUNDING FROM THE EXECUTIVE http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/gtvg-00.asp FILMAKING PARTNERS First Light has contacted organisations in your region/nation to let them know about a new funding scheme called Filmmaking Partners. The scheme aims to fund organisations with a track record of collaborative filmmaking with young people over a longer period of time. The Filmmaking Partner can use the funding to make short films, provide training workshops and masterclasses and develop them as an organisation. As part of the application process, the organisation will be asked to form a partnership with its national/regional screen agency. For further information: Leigh Thomas, Project Manager, First Light, Progress Works, Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham. B9 4AL FIRST LIGHT'S FUNDING FOR FILMS Next rounds of funding applications for organisations supporting young For further information contact:
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts was established in 1991. We For further information: Contact details are: PO Box 20 Liverpool L13 1HB;
Grants of £5000 to £20000 available for UK programmes that seek to widen access to education and learning, raise educational standards and increase access to the arts, within the strands of arts and learning. For further information contact: THE VOLUNTARY ACTION FUND The Voluntary Action Fund is delighted to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity. GO4Volunteering is a grant programme aimed at helping small voluntary organisations and community groups that rely on volunteers. The programme will provide grants of between £500 and £2000 to help small organisations to become more effective and confident about involving volunteers. Funding for the programme comes from the Scottish Executive and is managed by the Voluntary Action Fund. Here are some examples of what can be funded:
Who can apply? The grant is aimed at small, local groups with limited funding. Groups will be considered for grants if they have:
For further information contact: Closing date for applications is 1 September 2005. GRANTS WEBSITEhttp://www.grantsnet.co.uk/ HBOS (HALIFAX - BANK OF SCOTLAND) They are committed to the communities that they do business in. Their philosophy is to create partnerships that are sustainable and of real mutual value. That's why they have created the HBOS Foundation, a charity set up to support local communities throughout the UK. They particularly wish to help with:
Priories are listed as supporting life-skills in all age groups and sections of the community; helping people engage in lifelong learning; enabling young people to develop skills for the benefit of the community; helping voluntary and community groups become more effective and efficient; initiatives designed to encourage the involvement in the community of those too often excluded; and improving the standard of local facilities and the local environment. http://www.bankofscotland.co.uk/hbosfoundation/ JOHN LEWIS - WAITROSE For further information go to: http://www2.marksandspencer.com MICROSOFT SOFTWARE DONATION PROGRAMME Charities and community groups can obtain up to three software packages for single machine use. For further information see http://www.microsoft.com/uk/community/community/support/grants.aspx MORE THAN OLD BUILDINGS.?. What does the word 'heritage' mean to you? People's first thoughts are often about castles and fine art. However heritage is more than just old buildings. It includes the history and culture of local communities and can be used as a tool to promote involvement, develop new skills and create a sense of ownership and pride in local communities. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) funds all sizes and types of heritage projects, including oral history, cultural and local traditions, heritage associated with language or dialect, industrial, maritime and transport heritage and the natural heritage. It has also introduced a new grants programme 'Young Roots', in partnership with YouthLink Scotland, which aims to involve 13-20 year olds in finding out about and celebrating their heritage. Grants between £5,000 and £25,000 are available for projects, developed by young people. These projects can involve, for example, music, arts, I.T, photography, radio and theatre to record and celebrate heritage. HLF recently awarded a Young Roots grant in Edinburgh to Sikh Sanjog for the 'Back to the Future of Our Roots' project. It will provide Scottish Sikh young people with an opportunity to explore their cultural roots through a series of workshops, looking into myths and misconceptions. The project will include a travelling exhibition and a diary documenting the project for young people from Sikh and other cultures. HLF is keen to increase applications from community and voluntary groups, particularly within Social Inclusion Partnership areas in Edinburgh. If you are interested in finding out more about Young Roots or any of HLF's other grants programmes, contact the Development Team on 0131 225 9450 or email deirdre@hlf.org.uk THE NEW IDEAS FUND Grants of up to £10,000 to community and voluntary groups within For further information about the scheme and an application NIDOS A directory of international development funding opportunities has been drawn up for members of NIDOS, the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland, and is available to download from the organisation's website. http://www.nidos.org.uk/nidosgrants.pdf RE>PAINT Scotland "Unwanted, surplus paint is diverted from the waste stream and redistributed for re-use by community groups, charities and voluntary organisations." Save Waste and Prosper Ltd (SWAP) and its sister charity Global Balance For further information please contact: Mark Gregory, Save Waste and PASTORAL CARE TRUST SMALL GRANT SCHEME Supports projects by voluntary and community groups that will help The Trust is a Church agency, although the help provided is not restricted to activities or interests carried out within the Church. The trust encourages shared social action, therefore empowering local communities to combat identified social need. For further information details: The Foundation is interested in supporting imaginative projects aimed at improving long term access to books for 'looked after' children and young people and at providing them and their carers with opportunities to read for pleasure. For further information about Right to Read please contact The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA Tel: 020 7227 3500 Fax: 020 7222 0581 E-mail: information@phf.org.uk Website: www.phf.org.uk THE SEEING IS BELIEVING FUND Small grants of between £50 and £5,000 to community and voluntary groups For further information: SAINSBURY'S Look on the website under corporate responsibility - Community SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL The Scottish Arts Council champions the arts for Scotland
They are a development agency working at a national and local level providing funding as well as information and advice. The Scottish Arts Council is the principal channel of public funding for the arts in Scotland. They receive most of their funding from the Scottish Executive. As an 'arm's length' body they are independent from but accountable to the Scottish Executive. They also distribute funds from the National Lottery to the arts in Scotland. The main aim of lottery funding is to support arts projects which make an important and lasting difference to the quality of life for the general public. The following funds are the most relevant to work with young people and the arts.
Tel: 0131 524 0301. SOCIAL WORK SERVICE USERS AND SPECIAL NEEDS Arts grants for social work service users 2004/2005 for Glasgow Guidelines and application forms available from Kirsty White on TESCO Tesco Charity Trust - The Trust was set up to support both national and local community charity appeals. Go to website and click on CSR in navigation on the left - http://www.tesco.com/corporateinfo/ TRANSFORMING LIVES The Transforming Lives programme is looking for small to medium sized organisations across the UK that: The guidelines give detailed information about how to apply to the Transforming Lives programme. For further information contact: Camelot Foundation, University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place, London SW1W 0EX |