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 take on a challenge and looking for ways to increase their group’s confidence and motivation and to raise their profile in the local community. Grants of between £500 and £5,000 will be offered to up to 50 groups a…
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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 in specific groups or communities. Applications are accepted twice a year (January through February and July through August) for projects that run for about a year and which focus on and acti…
4 new folding tables for hire
… Due to popular demand, we have added four new folding tables to our collection. These are slightly shorter, to make them easier to transport in cars. To book, call us on 01273 606160, or for a full description, you can look at the equipment page. We are grateful to the Robin Hood pub for funding this new equipment. …
Taking Account 3 Survey – an economic and social audit of the community and voluntary sector
The Community and Voluntary Sector Forum (CVSF) is currently running an online survey, aiming to collect information about the size, importance and value of the community and voluntary sector (CVS) in Brighton and Hove. Similar surveys were completed in 2003 and 2008 but much has changed since then, it will show: the number of volunteers and the hours they contribute how groups and organisations are funded the economic contribution of the sector …
CVSF Small Community Groups Network
… The next meeting of CVSF’s Small Community Groups Network is on Thursday 5th September, 10.30am – 1pm, Community Base For more information contact Lisa Mytton: [email protected] or 01273 810237. …
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 good bid writing and will complement the Bid Writing for Commissioning course. To book a place, email [email protected] or phone 01273 810 230. …
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 capital items that benefit a large number of local residents. The Argus is one of their newspapers, so this fund is open to groups in Brighton and Hove. The Foundation is looking for p…
Training course – Charity finances for trustees, Tuesday 17th September
Are your management committee in need of some support in how to make sense and better use of the management accounts? CVSF has arranged an evening training course on Charity finances for trustees Tuesday 17th September 2013, 6pm – 8pm The aim is to give trustees a basic understanding of how charity finances should be run so that they can feel confident in their role as a trustee. Points that will be covered: Review of charity accounts. What the d…
Free training: skills for meetings
Free of charge places are available for small community groups and small charities in Brighton & Hove on this half-day training organised by the Trust for Developing Communities Skills for meetings Tuesday 24th September, 10am-1.30pm At BMECP, Fleet Street, Brighton BN1 4ZE Meetings can feel like a waste of energy especially when you are giving your time for free or asking people to give theirs. If you want to get more out of the meetings you org…
Free training: Working with Families from Refugee or Migrant Communities
This training course is organised by Brighton & Hove City Council’s corporate training section. It is open to community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations as well as council staff. Who should attend Children’s Services, schools, early years and CVS staff working with children and young people. Overview This course highlights changing patterns of migration to the UK and specifically to Brighton & Hove, equipping professionals with background…