Latest Funding NewsDundee Partnership Voluntary Sector Resilience Fund Click here for the Local Resilience Fund Application Closing date for applications: 19th February 2010 – 5pm AWARDS UP TO £5,000 'see me's new small grants scheme will grant awards of up to £5,000 to local groups who can come up with fresh and innovative ideas and projects to tackle stigma and discrimination associated with mental health. The first round of awards will include groups and organisations in the Area Health Board Regions of Lanarkshire, Orkney, Shetland andTayside. We will fund projects that aim to:
Applications open on 1st February and close on 12th March 2010. You can download a copy of our guidelines and application form from our website www.seemescotland.org or email info@seemescotland.org or call 'see me' on 0131 554 0218 and we will send a copy out to you. Please contact me if you need any further information, Thanks, Joan Bree Campaign Development Officer Technology Donations From microsoft, Cisco and SymantecScottish charities can request product donations from organisations such as Microsoft, Symantec and Cisco through Charity Technology Exchange (CTX). Charities pay a small administration fee to cover the costs of running the programme and whilst the administrative fees vary, charities will still make savings of between 92-96 per cent on typical retail prices.To find out about how the programme works and to start the registration process, go to www.ctxchange.org/getting _startedThe J Paul Getty JR Charitable TrustGrants awarded by the Trust fall into four main areas: Social Welfare, The Arts, Heritage and Conservation and The Natural Environment. Arts priorities are those that target the most disadvantaged groups, work to achieve long-term positive outcomes for the people involved, and aim to reach new audiences, especially groups who may not otherwise have access to the arts.For more information please visit www.jpgettytrust.org.uk
Fun and Friendship: BBC Children in NeedThe Fun and Friendship grant programme is targeted at charities working with disabled young people between 12 and 18 years. The programme will work with projects that take place over three years, and expects to make up to 12 grants of up to £300,000 each across the UK from 2009. Deadline 31st July. Visit the website below for more information.Website: www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/funandfriendship.shtmlCore funding for health charities 2010 GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT AwardsGSK’s IMPACT Awards are designed to recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health.
The 2010 IMPACT Awards guidelines and application form are available: hereClosing date for applications: 5pm on 25th September 2009Website: www.kingsfund.org.uk/research/projects/gsk_impact_awards/
Comic Relief Red Nose Day Funding Programme 2009 - 2012Comic Relief has announced that it is now accepting applications for grants through its Red Nose Day Programmes (2009 -12).Grants are available through a number of programme areas and it has also announced two new programmes coming soon in the areas of; Young Carers (managed by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers); and Older People. There are no minimum or maximum grants in most of these programmes, but on average grants are of between £25,000 and £40,000 per year.Comic Relief are keen to make sure that the funding reaches all parts of the UK, especially areas which often miss out, such as rural communities. The next deadline for applications is the 24th July 2009. For more information, please visit the Comic Relief website.Website: www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant/uk
Gift Aid is changing, be a part of it...Should Gift Aid be opt-out?The Insitute of Fundraising believes that the current ‘opt-in' system is the single greatest barrier to maximising Gift Aid claims for UK fundraising organisations. Could an ‘opt-out’ system benefit your charity? This is your opportunity to influence the future of Gift Aid.Opting-Out of Gift AidAs the Institute continues its drive to maximise Gift Aid’s potential, we are exploring a possible revolutionary opt-out system.Working with the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, Charities Aid Foundation, Charity Finance Directors’ Group, Charity Tax Group and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and alongside conversations with Government, we are investigating how an alternative and simpler Gift Aid system could work.We need your help. Let us know your views on an opt-out system – do you think it would make legitimate Gift Aid claims simpler and more profitable?To find out more and complete the short survey visit: http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/influence/keypolicyissues/giftaid/giftaidoptout.htm?dm_i=60Z,12FC,NF7HP,2JNR,1Thank you for your participation.Contact: The Tax-Effective Giving Team
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