Clinks State of the Sector report - Key trends for the voluntary sector
The needs of service users are increasing and becoming more complex, and the majority of organisations rarely achieve full cost recovery on the contracts they deliver.
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The needs of service users are increasing and becoming more complex, and the majority of organisations rarely achieve full cost recovery on the contracts they deliver.
This June, Localgiving is celebrating all the fantastic fundraisers who put themselves out to raise money on behalf of a local charity. From marathons to bungee jumps, sponsored silences to fire walks – there is a whole host of people who do amazing things to support local causes.
To help give a boost to their efforts, Localgiving will be awarding £5,000 in prizes to the causes supported by the top 20 fundraisers in June. Participants will be ranked according to the number of unique donors from whom they secure sponsorship throughout the month.
A new social enterprise is looking for kitchen facilities which may not be in use all the time. "Leancuisine" is hoping to find spare capacity and resources which aren't always in use to develop a new initiative to promote a healthy diet and provide food to homeless people.
Ben Dolman, one of the people developing this initiative, said:
"We are looking for kitchen space to allow us to teach people how to cook healthy food on a low budget, with the food that is cooked then being given out to homeless people by our volunteers.
If you are a community group and want to put on an event that gets people talking about money Mind Your Money have a small budget and a wealth of knowledge to help you.
The 'Talk Money Stress Less' campaign aims to stop people feeling ashamed about struggling with money. If people are able to talk about money problems they are more likely to be pointed in the direction of good money advice rather than resort to payday loans, doorstep lenders or cutting back on essentials such as food, gas and electric.
Manchester’s free wifi networks are available in more locations across the city. You can browse the internet, access services, use social networks and search for local businesses and destinations while on the move.
'_FreebeeMcr' is the on-street network - it's free for the first 30 minutes, then £3 for the rest of the day*
'_BusybeeMcr' is the network in many of our public buildings, and is free all day.
Also known as the City of Manchester 10k, this year’s ‘people's run’ is taking place on 12 July 2015 is one of the most well loved and well established 10k runs in the Manchester area.
It welcomes runners of all ages and all abilities. Whilst the winner may cross the line in less than 30 minutes, the last person could take 2 hours. Many runners choose to fundraise for charity, with many supporting We Love Manchester. After the completion of the 10k there is also a Toddler Trot for under 8s.
Building Better Opportunities (BBO) is a joint funding initiative from European Social Fund and the Big Lottery. In Greater Manchester BBO will be worth £10 million. £5 million from Big Lottery and £5million from European Social Fund. The first phase will deliver services from 2016 to 2018.
Who will it benefit?
The project is likely to be targeted at people from 25 years old who are unemployed or economically inactive, not in contact with mainstream services and who are experiencing a range of issues at the same time, including people who live in poverty.
The Vegetarian Society have a fund to help support National Vegetarian Week (NVW) community activities and events.
Who can apply?
• Vegetarian groups, local network groups and student vegetarian and vegan societies (whether they are formally part of our network or not)
• Not for profit organisations in the UK e.g. community groups, schools, social housing schemes, youth clubs, Cubs, Brownies, Scouts or Guides
• Informal groups of friends, parents or students
• Individuals
Comic Relief fully understands how important digital technology is in modern life and have ample evidence of its potential to address some of our biggest social challenges. Through Tech For Good Comic Relief want to support not-for-profit organisations in using digital technology to create social change by delivering new ideas or more effective services.
This programme is specifically targeted at not-for-profit organisations that already have some technical expertise and capacity to enact social change using digital technologies.
The Big Lottery currently offer an Awards for All England webinar, and an identifying need and an outcomes webinar for applicants that are thinking of applying to their Reaching Communities programme. The webinars are presented by friendly and informative Funding Officers from the Big Lottery fund.
The webinars will talk you through:
• Eligibility criteria and what the Big Lottery could help to pay for
• Examples of successful projects
• Hints and tips on how to put together your application including sources of evidence
• How to conquer those project outcomes