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The Volant Charitable Trust Covid-19 Response Fund

14 Oct 2020 - 14:16 by michelle.foster

volant charitable trustThe Volant Trust accepts applications from charities in the UK and internationally that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Applications for medical equipment and the production or distribution of PPE will also be considered.

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Small Charities Challenge Fund

14 Oct 2020 - 14:14 by michelle.foster

uk aid directThe Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) is a funding opportunity for small UK-registered charities and not-for-profit organisations.

SCCF project grants of up to £50,000 are available for projects of up to two years, for UK-registered organisations working towards addressing the Global Goals to improve the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalised.

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Covid-19 volunteering guidance – user testing survey

12 Oct 2020 - 09:48 by michelle.foster

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is currently developing guidance to help volunteer-involving organisations, groups and bodies based in England better understand how volunteering can be done safely and effectively during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of this guidance development, they are asking employees and volunteers from volunteer-involving organisations, groups and bodies to complete a short survey. The results of this survey will be used to help them to ensure this guidance meets the needs of its users.

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Better Information Programme free virtual training sessions

8 Oct 2020 - 13:42 by michelle.foster

buzzJoin Buzz for their new virtual Better Information Programme training sessions. They’re free to attend and designed for staff from a wide range of health, social care and community organisations. They will be of most benefit to those who have not previously attended their face-to-face Better Information Programme training, but previous attendees are welcome who would like to refresh their knowledge.

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The APLE Collective are lighting up the map on 17 October for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

8 Oct 2020 - 13:37 by michelle.foster

aple collective17 October marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The APLE Collective are documenting the solidarity shown for this monumental day by lighting up the UK map with activities that take place all across the country to commemorate IDEP 2020.

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Weston Culture Fund

7 Oct 2020 - 15:39 by michelle.foster

The Weston Culture Fund is open to performing and visual arts organisations, arts centres, accredited museums and galleries (excluding those who are local authority maintained) with a minimum annual income of £500,000 in a typical year. Grants will range from a minimum of £100,000 up to a maximum of £2 million based on the size of the organisation.

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African Health Policy Network – BAME Healthy Communities Surviving Covid-19 Fund

7 Oct 2020 - 15:37 by michelle.foster

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for BAME-led community and voluntary groups to help them support their communities during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis. The Fund will support a range of wellbeing, resilience and capacity building projects. Organisations that are not constituted, do not have a bank account, or are a new organisation can still apply for funding via a host organisation.

Three types of funding are available:

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Music Education Hub Development Fund

7 Oct 2020 - 15:34 by michelle.foster

youth music networkThe Youth Music Network has launched Round 2 of the Music Education Hub Development fund. Grants of up to £50,000 are available to partnerships of at least three Music Education Hub lead organisations such as local authorities, schools, other hubs, art organisations, community or voluntary organisations.

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Old Frame New Picture Photography Competition

6 Oct 2020 - 13:24 by michelle.foster

We are delighted to invite you to submit your photographs to our competition, celebrating and promoting positive and realistic images of older people in Greater Manchester.

Old Frame New Picture is a competition designed to challenge the negative and stereotyped ways older people are represented as vulnerable or frail, something that has become even more prevalent during the coronavirus pandemic.

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