The Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund is open for applications again, offering small grants to help small, local community groups and charities across the UK and Ireland. Now in its fourth year, the Fund will distribute five £300 awards each week, one of which will be for the applicant that attracts the most support on the Fund’s website that week. The Fund is open for entries until 23 February 2015. Since it was first established the Fund has supported …
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National Citizen Service offers teams of volunteers to local organisations
The National Citizen Service (NCS) is a National Government programme of personal development for young people. Groups of young people are guided by experienced and skilled team leaders and support staff to get jobs done for organisations. The project is aimed at building their confidence in skills such as project management and leadership and helps put them to them to good use within their own local community. Albion in the Community have run th…
New HOPE group offering sessions on awareness of domestic violence & abuse among women in BME communities
HOPE is the new BME Women organisation providing BME Engagement in relation to Domestic Violence/Abuse across Sussex. HOPE will be launching it’s first Drop-in service on Monday 20th July from 12-2pm at the BMECP Centre, 10a Fleet Street, BN1 4ZE. They are a multi-lingual group of Black and Minority Ethnic women trained to raise awareness of domestic violence and abuse among women in BME communities across Sussex. They also offer facilitated sess…
Due East grants for local groups in Whitehawk, Manor Farm and Bristol Estate
Due East have announced the following grant programmes for groups in Whitehawk, Manor Farm, and Bristol Estates: 1.Piggy Bank – Youth Fund Youth Funding – bids for share of £6,000.00 for Youth projects in and/or benefiting young people in the Whitehawk, Manor Farm, and Bristol Estates. 2.Community Health and Wellbeing Fund Just over £2,500 is available for grants of up to £500 per application. The overarching theme for grants is to support projec…
Summer Pride Grants now open
… Brighton and Hove City Council have announced the deadline for their Summer Pride grants for community organisations. Grants of up to £500 are available for groups to run activities as part of Pride 2015. https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/summer-pride-grants/ …
Information on organising community events
Thanks to funding from the Big Lottery, we have updated and improved our information on Organising Community Events. Our new pack contains advice and information on all sorts of different aspects of running events, including: Event planning checklist Managing money at an event Organising a public meeting Health and safety Public liability Risk assessment Licensing and regulations Photo consent Running a crèche News release Local media contacts Al…
New network of co-operatives in Brighton & Hove
MAIS (Mutual Aid in Sussex) is a new network that first met at the end of May. The idea is to have a monthly meeting of people involved in coops, but also open to individuals and groups doing cooperative work in the widest sense in Brighton & Hove and the surrounding area – informal food groups, people starting something up, as well as incorporated coops, CICs… They plan to meet at Coachwerks in Hollingdean on the third Wednesday evening of each …
Free training opportunities for volunteers
Whitehawk Inn has organised free training for volunteers in Brighton and Hove. If you are a volunteer for any organisation, you are welcome to book a place. To book a place please call 01273 682 222 or email [email protected] Topics and dates are: First Aid – Tuesday 2nd June 9:30-4:30 IT tips and tricks – Part 1 Tuesday 9th June 9:30-12:30; Part 2 Tuesday 16th June 9:30-12:30 Fundraising – Wednesday 10th June 9:30-4:30 Food Safety – Tues…
Small Groups Network: 9th June
The theme of the Small Groups network meeting on June 9th is: Safeguarding considerations for Small Groups including what to do about the results of DBS checks Tuesday 9th June, 2015, 13.15 – 15.45 (arrivals from 13.00) The Brighthelm Centre, Stanmer Room (1st Floor) Mel Parr from Care Co-ops, Jo Wren from Grow and Joanna Rowland Stuart from the LGBT Small Groups Network / Community Safety Forum will be there to share their knowledge and experien…
Governance Network – with a focus on Charity Finance
A few places are still available at the next meeting of the Community Works Governance Network, for trustees and committee members. Wednesday 20th May 6-8pm @ BMECP (Rose Room). Learn – a chance to learn about Charity finance; top tips, good practice and board roles Network – meet other Trustees and Committee members Share – swap experiences with your peers Shape – tell us what you from your network in the future The session on Charity Finance wi…