… Sussex Community Foundation will be offering grants from the new Brighton & Hove Legacy Fund in their next funding round (deadline 11th January). This fund is for projects which support the personal and educational development of children and young people across Brighton & Hove. You can apply for up to £5,000, via the usual Sussex Community Foundation application process. …
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Be Funding Ready Free Training
Brighton and Hove Dates: Thursday 8 November, Friday 16 November and Thursday 29 November Time: 10.00am-1.30pm Where: BMECP (Please note Friday 16 November is in the Stanmer Room at Brighthelm) Book: via Eventbrite Cost: FREE Run by Community Works with funding from Sussex Community Foundation. The course is primarily aimed at smaller organisations with an annual income around £35,000 and who are new to making grant applications or haven’t had mu…
Funding deadline extended for Brighton & Hove Council grants
… The deadline has been extended for the final round of Brighton & Hove Council’s Communities Fund grant programme for 2018-19. The new deadline is Wednesday 31st October. Groups can apply to either: The Engagement Fund – for amounts up to £2,000, or The Resilience Fund – for amounts up to £10,000 Funding needs to be spent by 31st March 2019, so this is for projects planned to take place at the start of next year. …
Brighton Energy Coop Funding – deadline 30th November
Brighton Energy Coop’s Community Fund is now open for applications This year applications for grants – up to £3,500 – are open for any organisation in the BN postcode area until 30th November 2018. They intend to announce the winner before Christmas, and for projects to be up and running by March 2019. The aim of the fund is to support local generation of renewable electricity or implement energy efficiency measures. Further Guidelines and Applic…
New way to reach student volunteers
Sussex University Students’ Union are launching a new part of their website which will enable organisations to promote volunteer opportunities directly to students and students to search online. At this stage they are collecting organisation & volunteer opportunity information (in the future organisations will be able to register directly on the website) for an official launch in the next couple of months. In November a new member of staff will b…
Community Buildings information and networking event 15th November
The Trust for Developing Communities and the Community Buildings Network are holding an event in November to give those involved with running Community Buildings the chance to network and get support in managing their buildings. The event is free and lunch is included. You do not need to already be a member of the Community Buildings Network to attend, but Advance registration is essential Thursday 15th November 10.00 – 2.30 pm with lunch Confere…
Nationwide Fund for Housing and Homelessness
Charities, community land trusts and housing co-operatives can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 to make a change in the local area. Nationwide are looking for local housing projects that will strengthen the local community by supporting the most vulnerable, finding new approaches to increasing the supply of housing or by reinventing renting for both tenants and landlords. The funded projects will also get community and volunteering…
Working with the Media: Wednesday 23 January 2019
This training in run by Community Works. Are you confident when working with the media? Understanding how to engage with print, TV and radio journalists is key to the success of your organisation. Come along to this workshop which will help you to: recognise the media’s agenda, understand different ways of dealing with different media and how to communicate with each, develop and illustrate your key messages and avoid the common pitfalls. The Wor…
Grants for tenants of Southern Housing Group
… If you live in a Southern Housing Group property, you can apply for small grants to organise activities and outings for people in your community, or work together with your neighbours to improve your gardens. Check out our new information pages about Southern Housing Group Grants for Customers and Southern Housing Group Gardening Neighbours grants for more information. …
Good Food Grants – deadline March 14th 2019
Thanks to a generous bequest from Neil Smith, Brighton & Hove Food Partnership is again offering Good Food Grants to local community food projects. Groups can apply for grants of between £200 and £850 for projects working to improve the health, skills and confidence of local residents through healthy eating, increased cookery skills and food growing. They are looking for projects that bring people together, celebrate food and support the city’s m…