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Funding for room hire at Brighthelm

The Brighthelm Centre today announced that it is working with a benefactor and with Brighton and Hove’s Community and Voluntary Sector Forum in launching a grants scheme to support small community groups that want to meet at Brighthelm, right in

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Gannett Foundation open for applications

Registered charities that “make a lasting difference to communities” within the circulation/production area of the 300 Newsquest titles may be eligible to apply for grants of between £5,000 and £10,000. The funding is intended to support one-off local activities or

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Training course: Writing skills for funding bids

Thursday 19th September, 6:30 –8:30pm, BMECP Lagoon Room, Brighton This evening briefing is for people who have some experience of fundraising who wish to develop their writing skills and improve their success rate.  The session will explore the principles of

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Healthy Heart Grants deadline 31st August 2013

Medical charity Heart Research UK (HRUK) provides the Healthy Heart Grants scheme to enable community organisations to carry out new, original and innovative projects that actively promote heart health and help to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease

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BBC Performing Arts funding for Community Theatre Groups

For the last three years the BBC Performing Arts Fund has been focusing on a different art form (dance, music, theatre). This year is the year of theatre. The Fund is seeking local community theatre groups who are ambitious, willing to

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CVSF Briefing Sessions – Charity Finance for Trustee Boards

Are you a trustee? Do you fully understand the financial information that you are given? Do you know your responsibilities with regard to finance? Community and Voluntary Sector Forum, in conjunction with the Corporate Partnerships Project at Skills Exchange, is

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Comic Relief Local Communities fund now open!

The deadline is 11th October 2013. For more information, check our information page on this funder: Comic Relief Local Communities

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Free Fundraising Training for Small Community Groups

Thursday 18th July 2013, 10am- 1pm with Kirsty Walker at Hove Library This half-day briefing is for people from voluntary run community groups who need to fundraise to sustain or develop their activities. The course will cover: Choosing the best

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People’s Health Trust active communities fund open in Brighton

More details about the fund can be found here: https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/peoples-health-trust/

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Grants for small Sussex projects tackling rough sleeping & homelessness

Sussex Homeless Outreach Reconnection & Engagement (SHORE) SHORE Small Grants Programme Introduction SHORE has been set up by local authorities across Sussex to help tackle rough sleeping and single homelessness, with support and funding from central government. £50,000 of this government funding

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