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Neighbourhood Planning - Grants and Support

6 Mar 2015 - 10:18 by michelle.foster

Two different types of support are available to help you write your neighbourhood plan or prepare a neighbourhood development order:
• Technical Support
• Neighbourhood Planning Grant

Technical Support
Technical Support is available to groups facing more complex issues developing their neighbourhood plan.

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New questions on charity annual return

5 Mar 2015 - 11:48 by michelle.foster

The updated online return which collects information from charities is now live on and ready for charities to use.

All registered charities with an income of more than £10,000 and all Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) who are reporting on their financial years ending in 2015 must complete the online form.

The form includes new questions which charities must answer that will strengthen the regulator’s ability to identify risk, and will ensure people have access to the information they need to make confident decisions about charities.

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Jewson is giving away £100,000 to help build better communities

27 Feb 2015 - 09:55 by michelle.foster

Jewson are awarding funding of between £1,000 and £50,000 to community projects that will make a real difference to the lives of local people, now and in the future.

To celebrate and support the communities they serve across the UK, Jewson is offering local projects the financial support needed to help transform a vision – no matter how innovative and ambitious – into reality.

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Student Placement Opportunity

27 Feb 2015 - 09:51 by michelle.foster

As part of the University’s Q-Step programme, they are looking to offer placements for social sciences students in VCS organisations and think tanks. The placements must be about data analysis: the aim of the programme is to enable students to gain experience of data analysis, with a focus on quantitative data and skills in social research.

Placements are 6-8 weeks long – mostly in July and August. Students will be paid by the programme at Living Wage rate.

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Macmillan - Supporting You to Help Others Grants Programme

27 Feb 2015 - 09:50 by michelle.foster

The Macmillan Supporting You to Help Others Grants Programme helps give people affected by cancer the opportunity to use their experiences to support others, while also receiving support themselves. They especially welcome applications that contribute to achieving Macmillan’s Inclusion vision of a health and social care system where equal access to, and delivery of the best cancer services are available to everyone living with and beyond cancer.

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The Granada Foundation – next deadline 25 March 2015

27 Feb 2015 - 09:49 by michelle.foster

The Granada Foundation was established in 1965 to encourage the study and appreciation of the fine arts and sciences and to promote education, with a particular interest in activity in the North West of England.

The Foundation wishes to encourage and promote the study, practice and appreciation of the fine arts, including drawing, architecture and landscape architecture, sculpture, literature, music, opera, drama, cinema, and the methods and means of their dissemination.

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Get a super-fast internet connection for your charity

27 Feb 2015 - 09:48 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council have a commitment to support businesses in Manchester to grow, and are helping to fund the physical cost of getting superfast internet connectivity.

A faster internet connection can make your organisation more efficient, cheaper to run and easier to develop.

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UK Armed Forces Day 2015 Grant

19 Feb 2015 - 12:00 by michelle.foster

Armed Forces Day will be on Saturday 27 June 2015. It's an opportunity to do two things. Firstly, to raise public awareness of the contribution made to our country by those who serve and have served in Her Majesty's Armed Forces. Secondly, it gives the nation an opportunity to Show Your Support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families and from veterans to cadets.

Across the country people are getting involved: communities hold local events and business show their support.

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The Weavers Company Benevolent Fund

19 Feb 2015 - 11:59 by michelle.foster

The Weavers' Company Benevolent Fund was set up in 1973 with funds from The Worshipful Company of Weavers, which is the oldest City of London Livery Company and has a history dating back before 1130 AD. The priorities of the fund are to help disadvantaged young people and offenders and ex-offenders, particularly those under 30 years of age.

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