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Power to Change

The Power to Change is an independent charitable trust set up in January 2015. Over the next decade they will use £150 million provided by the Big Lottery Fund to support, develop and grow community business across England.

By the end of this year they aim to have provided £9 million of funding and support. The majority of this funding will be awarded through the Initial Grants Programme.

The Initial Grants Programme will see up to £9m of grants and a wide range of business support provided to around 70 organisations between May and December 2015.

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Get involved in Small Charity Week 2015

Small Charity Week runs 15-20 June 2015. It celebrates and raises awareness of the essential work of the UK’s small charity sector which makes an invaluable contribution to the lives of millions of individuals, communities and causes across the UK and the rest of the world.

There’s a wide range of events going on which can be found on their website: http://smallcharityweek.com/ and follow @SCWeek2015 to see how you can get involved.

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British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards 2015

Celebrating the extraordinary things ordinary young people do

You might not be able to actually see their gold stars, but every day young people are making a huge difference to other people's lives across the UK.

They are giving first aid, befriending vulnerable people, and fundraising and campaigning for good causes.

The British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards celebrate community heroes aged 25 and under, both individuals and groups of young people.

Do you know a young hero?

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Inspired Action Social Action Projects - Got a great idea on how you can solve a problem in your community?

You can apply for up to £150 to help make your ideas a reality with the support of the British Red Cross and along the way you will learn about project management, team work and leadership.

The project must:
• be about helping people and responding to a need
• be neutral (not promoting religious or political ideologies)
• support the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross movement and its mission
• be within budget (£150)
• be completed with 6-10 weeks
• be safe

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OneFamily Foundation Community Awards – apply by 26 May

The OneFamily Foundation Community Awards are offering 15 grants of £5,000 and four of £25,000 to groups and clubs across the UK. The funding can be used by a broad range of groups for projects that will benefit the community.

Projects need to be nominated by one of their 2 million customers, if you don’t know one you can post details in their forum and one of their customers can discover you and look to get involved, the forum can be found here: http://goo.gl/BTBn2X.

Deadline for nominations: Tuesday 26 May 2015, 9am

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Miles Platting You Decide fund - Community cash up for grabs

The Miles Platting You Decide fund, now in its 5th year gives residents control of how money is spent in improving their neighbourhoods. The fund is open to any group or organisation that wants to deliver a project in Miles Platting, East Manchester.

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Skills and Opportunities Fund

NatWest’s Skills and Opportunities Fund has committed £2.5m to fund projects in charities, social enterprises, community groups, state-funded schools and colleges across the UK and Ireland. The focus for this funding is to support organisations that help people in disadvantaged communities develop, create or access the skills and opportunities they need to help themselves; skills that will enable them to get into work or start a business, now or in the future.

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RunAClub - Data Management System

RunAClub is an innovative, cloud-based, easy to use, administration system for youth and community clubs, groups and projects. It offers a unique ‘all-in-one' package that includes web-enabled tools with auditing and data capture capabilities, outcomes demonstration, policy and procedures templates, an organisational web-page and an online forum.

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