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Where to get help when money becomes an issue in youth work |
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Hello, my name is Brin Dunsire. I havce more than one role in my employment with the Diocese of Northampton ; among these, I act as a Planned Giving and Funding consultant for parishes, groups and schools, advising on how to increase their income. This includes helping the Northampton Youth Ministry Office to supplement its financial resources by applying for grants and awards from external bodies such as Trusts, foundations, companies and local authorities.
DATES AND DEADLINES UPCOMING !
Every so often I get to hear of opportunities for grants or awards which have some kind of time limit attached to them. These will appear below, and be removed a few days before the deadline arrives, so if you see something which has disappeared next time you look, e-mail me ! Anything which is specific to one county or locality will appear in their own sections - see the link boxes at the foot of the page.
8th April 2010 - Mediabox is a £6 million Government fund that aims to give 13-19 year olds lifelong skills in media production, opportunities to boost their social and personal development, and a platform for their voices to be heard. Mediabox will offer grants for film, radio, television, print, photography and interactive media projects.
Young people will be at the core of Mediabox at every stage, from inception to final delivery.
The type of grant offered by Mediabox which is likely to be relevant to our young people and parish-based groups is called Mid Mediabox, with grants from £5,000 up to £20,000 for “organisations with a strong track record of working with young people and which may or may not have delivered media projects in the past. Experienced youth media organisations that want to work on a smaller scale project may also want to apply for the Mid Mediabox grant”. Online Stage 1 application forms (not tro be submitted before 26th Feb) and all information from the Mediabox website: www.media-box.co.uk
Tel: 0121 753 4866. Email: info@media-box.co.uk
15th April 2010 - BBC Children in Need. Grant applications are accepted from groups working with disadvantaged young people in the UK for projects which make a positive difference to children's lives (under 18 years). Disadvantage includes: illness, distress, abuse, neglect, any kind of disability, behavioural or psychological problems, living in poverty or situations of deprivation. Projects should be entirely focused on children.
Where possible, projects should take into account children’s views and involve them in the decision making. Applicant organisations need to have a child protection policy in place.
Grants can be awarded for up to three years, but only one year grants are given for capital projects, seasonal projects, holidays and outings, equipment and welfare funds.
Application Form: Yes, available from the contact or website. (Projects planned for late ’10 need to apply before April. It takes at least three months from deadline to decision notification.)
Contact: BBC Children in Need, PO Box 76, London W3 6FS. Tel: 020 8576 7788 Website: www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
16th April 2010 - The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust has launched its search for this year’s winner of the Beacon prize. The charity is asking the public to nominate people they know who have made a significant contribution to charity whether giving their time, money or skills. Winners come under 6 categories plus regional prizes and the overall winner receives £30,000 to donate to the charity of their choice. Do you know someone who deserves the Beacon Prize? Perhaps a young person who has used his/her time and talents in a creative way to help others? Or a person who has used their skills to transform a charity?
If you would like to nominate someone then contact Beacon Fellowship Trust, Telephone 020 7849 6560 or email enquiries@beaconfellowship.org.uk, or visit the website
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1st Feb to 30th September 2010 - B&Q One Living Planet Awards (UK) . Under this scheme, community groups and charitable organisations can apply for awards ranging from £50 ro £250 worth of B&Q products. Awards have included the refurbishment of local sporting facilities; social enterprise workshops and community facilities as well as equipment for improving community gardens. Projects must support at least one of the following themes: Save Energy, Conserve Nature, Support local culture & heritage, Grow your own. To apply for a grant, you begin by contacting your local B & Q store – ask for their “Environmental Champion” or the store manager. See their website for the criteria.
Faiths in Action - open from December 2009 - the second round of a Government-funded grants programme for faith-community groups involved in inter-faith projects. Grants of up to £6,000 are available which must be spent by spring 2011. There is no deadline, it is a rolling programme which will continue until the pot is used up, so early application would be wise. There are many criteria and a lot of homework to do. See www.cdf.org.uk and search "Faiths in Action" in the first place. Waitrose ‘Community Matters’ Funding Initiative
Waitrose stores are donating £1,000 a month to local good causes. Community projects in their localities are set to benefit from £12,000 of funding this year thanks to a new initiative called “Community Matters” which was launched on 19th August 2008 (and as far as I can tell, is still going - Dec 09).
Each month, Waitrose employees will choose three causes to benefit from a share of the supermarket's £1,000 regular donation. Shoppers at the checkout will each be handed a green token which they can place into one of three labelled boxes at the store exit, allowing them to learn about and vote for the cause they would like to support. The more nominations a cause gets, the greater the share of the donation they will receive.
All types of causes such as senior citizen homes, local schools, voluntary groups, sports clubs and youth projects are poised to benefit from the scheme.
With Waitrose stores in our Diocese at Ampthill, Beaconsfield, Chesham, Daventry, Leighton Buzzard, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Rushden and Towcester, there are plenty of opportunities! All you need to do is think of a project to be run by your youth group which will capture the local shoppers’ imagination and also could do with some funding. Contact Brin for advice.
CAFOD's Development Education Fund supports the work of projects, groups and organisations across England and Wales involved in global justice education work
The aim of the fund is to provide support for groups in order to further CAFOD’s strategic goals and education priorities.
Small Grants of less than £3,000, applications can be submitted throughout the year
When submitting your application, please ensure that you have provided a sufficiently detailed budget that is clearly enough broken down under different, clear headings.
If you do not do this your application will not be considered for funding. Following submission of your application, you will also be assessed on your group or organisation's financial management capacity.
If you require further detailed information on the financial guidelines, please contact the Education Fund Administrator on 0207 095 5317 or by email at deved@cafod.org.uk
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Entries appearing above aren't the only possibilities - just the ones that need attention sooner rather than later. So, if you've got a longer-term dream or scheme for your youth-group or school which looks unachievable primarily because of shortage of money (rather than people and volunteers, which is another issue !) then get in touch and we'll talk about it.
Many possibilities for youth-project fundraising aren't time-sensitive: for example, there are ongoing sources of cheap computers, IT and supplies of all kinds. Click on the link to the left to find out about these.
We previously produced a short downloadable guide to fundraising ideas for the World Youth Day pilgrimage in August 2005. We think that's still useful, so you can download it below - and also the National Youth Agency's youth funding guide. The Faithworks website also has a comprehensive funding list for many categories of Christian social work (including children and young people) available if you register for free individual membership.
Also downloadable below is a summary of the Government's 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review, published by Urban Forum and passed on by the Faith-Based Regeneration Network. It's a heavy little document, but if you can plough through it, you'll begin to get a sense of what HMG wants to see coming out of youth work, including that done by churches. There's nothing anti-Gospel about cohesive, empowered, participatory communities. If you want money for a youth-worker, build their job description around some of these criteria, and the cash will flow ! |
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