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The Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme is designed to support small charities in the UK, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities.
Applications are welcomed from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £100,000 per annum. Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 will be made to charities that can demonstrate that such a grant will make a significant difference to their work.
There are no deadlines for submission. For more information
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Derby City Council's programme of grants to older and disabled people's groups is now open for applications. The maximum grant is £4,000 per year and the closing date is Friday 14 May 2010.
For more information call 01332 255669,
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Derbyshire Mind together with Kaleidoscope Community Music are holding FREE singing workshops on the following dates: 17, 24 and 31 May and 7 June from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The workshops will take place at the VoiceBox, Forman Street in Derby. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in - singers and non-singers alike!
For more information and to book a place please email Sinead Dalton or call 01332 345966. |
| Women and Children's Gala |  |
Radio Ikhlas are holding an exciting Gala for Women and Children on Monday 3 May from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the
Pakistani Community Centre, Harrington Street in Derby.
It will be a fun packed day with lots of activities for women and children including a bouncy castle; face painting; card making; Mehndi; and fashion and health advice and information
For more information call, Radio Ikhlas on 01332 202880. |
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Hello!
Welcome to this week's issue of Reach Out with lots of information that we hope you find useful. This week we have details of training courses to benefit you and your organisation together with grants for small charities and older people's programmes. With such a lot of information on the upcoming election we have once again included the NCVO's response to the three main political party's manifestos and what they mean to the voluntary and community sector. If you have any news, information or events that you would like to share with the voluntary and community sector in Derby, please let us know. |
 NCVO Response to Manifestos With the launch this week of the three main political party's manifestos the NCVO has responded in terms of each party's commitment to the voluntary and community sector.
The Labour Party manifesto includes:
Plans for a National Youth Community Service, with the goal that all young people contribute at least 50 hours to their communities by the age of 19;
Promote greater public involvement in the way that National Lottery proceeds are spent on good causes. The manifesto also states that the proportion of lottery funding currently diverted to the Olympics will be returned to culture, heritage and sport;
Promote the transfer of buildings and land to the ownership or control of voluntary and community groups;
Pioneer Social Impact Bonds and create social enterprise hubs in every community; and
expand Community Interest Companies and third sector mutual organisations through support from the Co-operative Party, Business Link, enterprise education and the Regional Development Agencies;
a new fund for community ownership in 2010-11 for local pubs and social clubs.
The Liberal Democrat Party manifesto includes:
A commitment to protect free speech and the right to protest, they intend to reform the Public Order Act to safeguard lawful, non-violent protest;
Changing the way the National Lottery is taxed - moving to a gross profits tax; and
Supporting mutuals, co-operatives and social enterprises, through legislative change to bring legal structures up to date.
The Conservative Party manifesto includes:
Restoring the National Lottery to its original purpose, reducing administration costs, and ensuring that 100% of Big Lottery Fund goes directly to the voluntary and community sector;
Sports, heritage and the arts will each see their original allocations of 20 per cent of good cause money restored;
A 'right to bid' to run any community service instead of the state;
A review of the criminal records and the vetting and barring regime, scaling it back to 'common sense levels';
A work programme delivered through private and voluntary sector providers, which will be rewarded on a payment by results basis for getting people into sustainable work; and
Any petition that secures 100,000 signatures will be eligible for formal debate in Parliament.
To read the manifestos in full and for further comment from NCVO on what they mean to the voluntary sector visit the NCVO website by clicking on the links below:
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 Stepping Up To Enterprise Is your organisation heavily dependant on grant funding? If so, why not come along to a FREE awareness session to find out more about the alternatives that could benefit the development of your organisation. The session will cover the following: What is trading and how could it benefit your group; How to generate your own income; Developing social enterprise; Business planning; Which legal structure best suits your organisation; and Generating ideas. The session takes place on Wednesday 12 May at Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street in Derby from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Tea and coffee will be provided. For more information and to book a place email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 227738.
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 YAT Sensory Spring Clean The vinvolved Derby city's Youth Action Team gave up their time in the Easter holidays to go out and help in the community. They went to Springfield Primary School in Spondon to help turn an overgrown area into a sensory garden for the school children to use. The YAT spent the day digging, raking, sweeping and cutting back overgrown trees, bushes, brambles and vines, which even included a rotten wooden train and rusty old goal posts.
The YAT worked very hard all day in the heat to get the garden stripped back to a blank canvas that can now be transformed into the sensory garden the school would like. The head teacher and the school council will now start on the design of the garden to transform it into something that the school children will be able to use and enjoy in lessons and playtime. All the volunteers that took part in the day will receive v national recognition through a thank you certificate for their efforts throughout the day.
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 Older People's Programme Comic Relief is inviting the voluntary and community sector throughout the UK where older people aged 65+ are developing ideas for action and change, to submit applications through their Older People's Programme. The programme aims to support older people to bring positive change to their community and help them feel less isolated, especially those who are most excluded such as black and minority ethnic elders; frail older people with mental health needs; older carers; and those on lower incomes. The next closing date for applications is 21 May 2010. For more information and details of how to apply visit the One East Midlands website. |
 Introduction to Managing a Group Are you a committee member of a voluntary or community group? Would you like to develop your skills further? Do you want to work more effectively as a team? If so, this course is for you!
By the end of the session learners will:
Recognise the different roles of the management committee;
Understand the importance of using the constitution as a working document;
Identify what makes a good committee member; and
Understand how to work together as a team
The training takes place on Thursday 20 May at Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street in Derby from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The course is FREE for voluntary and community groups and £50
for statutory organisations. For more information and to book a place email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 342272.
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 CSV Make a Difference Day 2010 CSV Make a Difference Day will take place on Saturday 30 October 2010. Work has already started on this year's campaign including the preparation of free resources and securing in-kind support. The CSV team are currently collecting case studies, ideas and advice from past projects, so if you have anything you would like to share please get in touch with them. You can email the CSV team or call 0800 284 533 Don't forget to put 30 October in your diary, and look out for more news in the coming months! |
 B&Q Waste Donation Scheme What is the B&Q waste donation scheme?
B&Q operates a waste donation scheme through it's stores which allows donation of waste materials, for example slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, odd rolls of wallpaper and end of range materials, to community groups, charities and schools.
The waste donation scheme is co-ordinated in store either by the environmental champion, duty or warehouse manager who keeps a Waste Donation Form on file for interested groups.
To find out if your voluntary or community group could benefit from this scheme visit your local B&Q store.
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 Artcore - Skills Workshops Would you like to learn new skills and meet new people in a fun environment? Artcore are holding workshops in April and May in pottery; sculpture; mosaic; and sandcasting so why not go along and learn a new skill!
Pottery workshop: 1 May, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
75a Butterfly House, Rose Hill Street, DE23 8FZ
Sculpture workshop: 15 May, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
75a Butterfly House, Rose Hill Street, DE23 8FZ
Mosaic workshop: 22 May, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Austin Neighbourhood Base Ltd, 8-10 Browning Circle DE23 8AR
Sand Casting workshop: 31 May, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Guru Ravidas Centre, Brunswick Street, DE23 8TP
The cost is £2 per session and everyone is welcome. To book a place or for more information email Artcore or call 01332 348053 |
 Prince's Trust Team Programme Do you know anybody aged 16 to 25 who would like to apply for a place on the Prince's Trust Team Programme?
Team is a free, full time 12 week programme of personal development and training. It aims to re-engage young people, helping them to think about their futures. In many cases it changes their lives. Young people, aged 16 to 25 can join a Prince's Trust Team which has up to 15 participants. By creating a unique mix of people with different skills and backgrounds, the Team programme provides an environment that allows people to open their eyes to new opportunities.
The Team programme is run through Derby College. If you know anyone who would like to apply for Team please email Prince's Trust Team for a referral form and more information or call 01332 520200 extension 5585.
Please note that the Team Programme starts on 17 May.
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We hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter. We are always pleased to receive feedback or comments about Reach Out, so do let us know what you think.
If you have any news, events or information that you would like to see featured in Reach Out please contact us.
Thanks for reading!
Jayne Williams
Community Action Derby
Formerly Derby CVS |
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