Small Grants for health and wellbeing related community activities, projects and groups Are you part of/or run, or want to start a health related group, activity or project and can do with some funds to help you out? Do you meet any of the following health priorities? Providing activities that reduce isolation and improve wellbeing Improving outdoor facilities that help to support improved health and wellbeing Encouraging healthy eating and nutri…
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Brighton Soup – deadline for applying to next event
… At the last Brighton Soup community funding event at St Luke’s in September, Stephanie Lake from Brighton Women’s Centre was awarded £383.30 in donations to update the IT equipment at their drop-in centre. If you’re interested in pitching for funding at the next event, the submission deadline is Tuesday 14th November. Just answer 3 simple questions at brightonsoup.org.uk/projects Next Event: Friday 8th December @ Community Base …
A day in the life of the Resource Centre
In 2016-17 the Resource Centre was used by nearly 900 different groups. Over 700 of the groups were from Brighton and Hove. To give you a taste of the wide range of support the Resource Centre gives to groups, we’ve picked just one day: 31st March 2017. On this day 18 groups came to the Resource Centre. 4 groups collected some equipment for events they were running. 10 groups used the print room. 6 groups used our support service. This is extra s…
Free First Aid training for Adults
This one day course at the Friends Centre will help you to respond to an emergency situation. You will learn how to deal with unconsciousness, bleeding, choking, shock, seizures, provide CPR, and recognise signs of a heart attack or stroke. This is a half day course. Course date: Saturday 11th November Time: 10.30am –1.30pm Venue: Brighton Junction, Isetta Square, 35 New England St, Brighton BN1 4GQ Tutor: Agnes Munday Cost: Free/£15.00 To be off…
Free tours of the Amex stadium
Speak Up Against Cancer, Albion in the Community’s cancer awareness programme are offering FREE tours of the fantastic American Express Community Stadium and museum. This invitation is extended to anyone over the age of 18, living in Brighton and Hove and has not done one of our free tours before. For this round of tours we are delivering 2 sessions for people who identify as men and 2 for people who identify as women.. Speak Up Against Cancer wi…
Edge Fund open for applications
… Deadline 12 November. Apply here: edgefund.org.uk/apply/ The Edge Fund will be giving around £40,000 to about 30 grassroots groups campaigning for effective social change. They fund small grassroots groups that challenge abuses of power and aim to bring an end to the systems that cause injustice. …
Free workshops for small groups at Community Works conference
FREE workshop sessions for small groups (income below £35k per annum) These following sessions are part of the Community Works conference being held in Brighton and Hove on 9 November 2017 For full information on the day download the programme Book your place now! Session 1: How to cover your costs in a small group So-called ‘hidden’ costs such as administration and management are essential for any voluntary and community sector organisation, but…
PA system available to give away
THIS HAS NOW BEEN OFFERED TO BRIGHTON SOUP, WHO RUN FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS We are giving away one of our old PA systems for free. It is an 80W single unit system. The reason we are giving it away is that the volume control is broken, so it can no longer be hired out. However, it still works fine if you use it with an external device, such as a phone, laptop or MP3 player, because you can control the volume on the external device. I…
Community Works conference
Members of Community Works are invided to their next member’s conference on Thursday 9 November 2017, which is themed around ensuring sustainability and financial robustness. Sessions include: How to cover your costs in a small group Is your organisation ready for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? Making partnerships work for your organisations Volunteer Coordinators Forum Tools for navigating growth Leading with one paid member of staff…
Information session on setting up a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (Worthing)
Is your community organisation considering adapting its legal structure as the next stage in its development? One of the options to consider is the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). This session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the CIO, including the differences between a CIO and a Community Interest Company (CIC), and how to convert to a CIO from a CIC. It is being organised by Community Works, and will be led by Tim Sm…