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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.
10th September 2010 – Youth Music Open Programme . Youth Music, the UK’s largest children’s music charity has announced that its Open Grant making Programme is now open for applications. Grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 are available to support projects that provide structured, regular and progressive music-making activities for children and young people in one of the following areas:
- Early years – children between the ages of 0-5
- Children and young people in challenging circumstances
- Children and young people showing musical talent or potential
To be eligible, projects will need to be working with children and young people aged 0-18 years (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention). Children and young people must be at the heart of the decision making for all projects. Projects can last between 6 and 24 months and at least 10% match funding is required.
For further information, application forms and guidelines visit www.youthmusic.org.uk/looking_for_music_funding/Open_programme.html or telephone 0207 902 1060
15th September 2010 - Philip Lawrence Awards (UK)
Local groups that are making a real contribution to their local community and the lives of others, and groups that promote respect and understanding of faiths, culture and communities internationally are being invited to enter the Philip Lawrence Awards.
These awards were established in memory of Philip Lawrence, the head teacher who was murdered outside the gates of his school in London. They recognise and reward outstanding achievements in good citizenship by young people.
Groups made up of any number of nominees aged 11 to 20 years are eligible to enter. Winning groups receive cash awards of up to £1,000 to invest in sustaining or developing the award-winning activity. Nominations may be made by, for example, school teachers, governors, youth and community workers, police officers, local authority members, staff in Racial Equality Councils and people in voluntary and community sector bodies. Since 1997, over 100 groups have received a Philip Lawrence Award. The outstanding results have proved that the Awards have been a huge success in promoting youth involvement in local communities, social behaviour, self-esteem and continual participation in valuable neighbourhood activities.
Application Form: Nomination form available from the website to download.
Website: http://www.philiplawrenceawards.net/the-awards
30th September 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 only type of their grants currently open for applications is Mini Mediabox (grants from £1-£5,000) All information from the Mediabox website: www.media-box.co.uk Tel: 0121 753 4866. Email: info@media-box.co.uk
30th September 2010 Church and Community Fund (England)
Parish churches, deaneries, dioceses and other bodies connected to or working in partnership with the Church of England can apply for funding for imaginative and innovative projects involving greater outreach into their community. All CCF grants seek to take the church out into the community, bring the community into the church and strengthen the relationship between the two. The CCF is under the trusteeship of the Archbishops’ Council and works in support of its four themes:
• engaging with social issues;
• equipping to evangelise;
• welcoming and encouraging children and young people;
• developing the ministry of all.
Each year the Church and Community Fund makes grants totalling approximately £500,000. Typical projects supported by the Church and Community Fund might include employing a youth worker for community outreach work, renovating an old church hall for use as a community centre or providing hot meals for the homeless in a church room. Funding is available for both capital and revenue projects as well as some preliminary costs such as feasibility studies or professional fees.
Application Form: Available from the website. A letter of support from your Bishop (Diocesan, Suffragan or Assistant) or Archdeacon is required.
Contact: Church House Great - Smith Street, London, SW1P 3NZ.
Website: http://www.centralchurchfund.org.uk/about_us.html
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No imminent deadlines
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. |
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