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The Arts Unit Newsletter 29
Wednesday 8th July
The Arts Unit shall produce a round up newsletter for opportunities, funding, and more, every two weeks. It shall be sent out by email. Deadline for submission is the Wednesday before.
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IN BRIEF:
JOBS:
1. Arts Assistant
2. 2. GALLERY MANAGER & EXHIBITIONS OFFICER

OPPORTUNITY:
3. Digital Mentors
4. The Plymouth Group
5. ArtsMatrix seeks new Board Members
6. CALLING ALL ARTISTS
7. Artsplan - PMZ
8. Arts Sponsorship Seminar, Monday 20th July 2009
9. surgery advice sessions with Arts & Business
10. CALL FOR ARTISTS: TORBAY
11. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
12. Comedy and Drama Events
13. IT solutions for start up businesses
NEWS:
14. NCA launch Arts Manifesto for next General Election
15. Funding Central
16. Survey: South West disabled and Deaf artists' development needs and provision
FUNDING:
17. Artistic Projects Grants
18. Youth Music to Launch New Grant
19. vcashpoint Re-opens
20. £50K Ideas Fund for Young People
21. MLA Launches New Learning Challenge Fund
22. Media Trust opens £900,000 digital media fund
23. Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Grants Making Programme
24. Call for Proposals to Support Video on Demand and Digital Cinema Distribution
25. BBC Children in Need grants
26. Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched its Strategic Funding Programme
27. GreenPrints
28. Wellcome Trust Arts Awards
29. Elephant Trust
30. £70 Million Communitybuilders Programme Launched
31. New £4 Million Fund to Tackle Antisocial Behaviour
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DETAIL: JOBS
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1. Arts Assistant, Windsor House, Permanent, 37 hours per week
Grade D (£17,626 to £19,998)
Please quote reference: 014/8968
Plymouth City Council’s Arts Unit is looking for a motivated individual who can
assist in the development and support of the growing Creative Economy in
Plymouth.
The job involves maintaining open communications with the sector, identifying
and sourcing funding information, monitoring the Arts Unit budget, and
supporting the Arts Officer in the delivery of the Arts Unit Priorities and
strategy.
The successful candidate will be able to work independently and within a
team, should be able to understand the wide ranging aspects of Plymouth’s
cultural offer. Also the candidate should have good communication skills,
commitment and enthusiasm for arts in the city.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact the Principal
Arts Officer, Kath Wynne on 01752 307029.
Closing date: Friday 31 July 2009
For an application form and further details please contact (01752) 668000 or
email jobs@plymouth.gov.uk or apply online at
www.plymouth.go...
2. GALLERY MANAGER & EXHIBITIONS OFFICER (F/T), The Lenkiewicz Foundation Closes Mon 03 Aug 2009 Paid (£20k-25k) Full time
Artform: visual arts
Contact Mark Penwill tlf@lenkiewiczfoundation.org
The Lenkiewicz Foundation is a registered educational charity which seeks to promote knowledge of the life and work of artist R.O. Lenkiewicz (1941–2002). The charity is seeking a full-time manager for its exhibition rooms and archive of research materials with responsibility for the planning, organisation and delivery of exhibitions of the artist’s work both at its permanent home and other venues. This is a new position which offers exciting development and leadership opportunities for creative and imaginative candidates.
Salary £19,500–£21,000.
For an application pack, please e-mail tlf@lenkiewiczfoundation.org or phone 01752 221450. The Lenkiewicz Foundation, c/o 38 New Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NA
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3. Digital Mentors
Media Trust, the UK's pre-eminent communications charity has announced the launch of Digital Mentors, a two year nationwide programme in England funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Running until March 2011, Digital Mentors aims to inspire, engage and support disadvantage and isolated communities across England to get their voices heard through digital media. Grants of between £1,500 and £14,000 will be offered to 26 grassroots projects, one grant of up to £61,000 to fund one major new initiative, and 40 £500 grants will be offered to individual or communities attached to the 27 groups to develop a specific media project. Projects funded will be:
those already using media to develop their work with a specific community
more formal community organisations looking to develop digital media to engender community voice and cohesion
more informal communities looking to embrace digital media.
For further information click on: http://www.medi...
4. The Plymouth Group comprises artists living and/or working in the Plymouth area and is looking to increase its membership. Current disciplines include painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography. The Group's primary aims are to foster and promote its members and their works.
Email theplymouthgroup@googlemail.com for further details.
5. ArtsMatrix seeks new Board Members
ArtsMatrix is the skills and enterprise development agency for the arts and creative industries in the South West. We nurture creative talent and help individuals develop the skills to achieve their potential and make the most of their careers.
We achieve this through a range of programmes delivered directly and in partnership with, among others, Arts Council England, the South West Regional Development Agency, further and higher education institutions, local authorities, regional arts organisations, the Crafts Council, and NESTA.
We are currently looking for additional Directors to join an already strong Board who share our ambitions and have the passion to drive our future development forward.
We would especially welcome applications from creative practitioners, as well as other professionals who have a range of skills, experience and knowledge, in particular:
Creative practice
Financial management
Fundraising & Income Generation
Business support
Strategic Planning
Equality & Diversity

To Apply: Please email info@artsmatrix.org.uk or telephone 0117 915 0190 for an expression of interest form. Further information about ArtsMatrix is available on our website www.artsmatrix.....
Closing date for applications: Monday 27 July 2009
6. CALLING ALL ARTISTS STRICTLY COLLABORATIVE is a new and innovative theatre company. It is for disabled and non disabled young people in Plymouth and the surrounding area.
We are looking for artists of mixed abilities and with a mixture of disciplines to help create an autobiographical performance.
For more infomation and to register interest please contact Ems Coombes at ems@strictlycollaborative.co.uk
7. 2nd October 2009 Plymouth Music Zone 9.45 am- 4 pm
Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and the in-house training provider of ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) are pleased to announce the launch of a NEW Youth Arts Training Course: ‘Using the Arts to Develop Leadership, Aspiration and Potential’.
As with all new Artsplan courses, we conduct a pilot session and use the valuable feedback from participants to develop and shape our courses. This new course is being run as a full day course 9.45 am- 4 pm on 2nd October 2009 at Plymouth Music Zone.
The one-day course, ‘Using the Arts to raise Aspiration, Leadership and Potential’, has been created as part of the legacy for the 2009 ENYAN Campaign ‘Young Arts Leaders’ and has been developed following a period of research conducted by ENYAN, throughout the 9 English regions into how participation in cultural activities can have a significant impact on young people’s development and can give young people the chance to develop important life skills such as creativity, confidence, self discipline, effective communication and the ability to work in teams.
This course is suitable for anyone, professional or voluntary, seeking to use or develop the arts in their work with young people. It looks to demonstrate how the arts can be used as a mechanism to develop young people’s leadership skills, aspiration and potential. It celebrates inspirational examples of young people who have excelled through engagement in youth-led arts projects, continue to achieve well and are an inspiration to both the youth and cultural sectors at large. The course also benefits from being part facilitated by young people who have taken on leadership roles within a creative setting.
Rachel Preston, Artsplan Development Manager, comments: “This course makes the case for why we should be investing time and resources into providing creative opportunities for young people that can engage and empower them.”
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Artsplan is subsidising the cost of the training in return for a short 20 minute feedback session with participants at the end of the day. The cost of training has therefore been reduced to £75* (normal training charges vary from £150- £110) which includes all training resources, lunch, refreshments and certification.
To download the ENYAN ‘Young Arts Leaders’ campaign document visit www.enyan.co.uk.
For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact The Artsplan Team, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 023 8068 2535.
To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk.
* This subsidised course fee is exclusive of any ENYAN discount schemes.
Rachel Preston
Artsplan Development Manager
For information about upcoming Artsplan training courses please visit www.artswork.or...
8. Arts Sponsorship Seminar, Monday 20th July 2009
CCANW (Centre for Contemporary Art in the Natural World), Haldon Forest Park - EX6 7XR
This popular course is designed not only to introduce the fundamental of arts sponsorship but also to give practical guidance on how to secure it. The day is aimed at those with no sponsorship experience as well as those who wish to refresh themselves of the basic principles and practice of this important part of the arts funding mix.
The seminar will commence at 10.30am and end at approximately 3pm.
To book a place for this seminar, please use the form at the end of this message and return it to June Gadd, Administrator, Arts & Business South West, 61 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5NU; june.gadd@artsandbusiness.org.uk
Arts & Business will be hosting Surgery Advice sessions in July for local artists and arts organisations in Devon. These are one to one “getting to know you” diagnostic sessions, and provide an opportunity for individual artists and arts organisations to gain an understanding of A&B’s work, and how we may work in partnership. The session will be a 45 minute one to one and is completely free of charge.
9. surgery advice sessions with Arts & Business, July 2009 in Exeter and Bovey Tracey
Tuesday 14th July at Exeter Phoenix - in the café bar (EX4 3LS)
Tuesday 21st July at Devon Guild of Craftsmen - in the café, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey (TQ13 9AF)
To book a session please call Elaine Arnold - Regional Manager Arts & Business on 07814 391129, or e mail - Elaine.arnold@artsandbusiness.org.uk
Arts & Business will be hosting more surgery advice sessions in other parts of Devon later in the year - dates and venues to be confirmed.
10. CALL FOR ARTISTS: TORBAY
As part of the renovations of the Royal Terrace Gardens (Rock Walk) in Torquay, Torbay Council are pleased to announce 2 artist commissions (please circulate where possible).
Grotto
The first is to produce work for an existing historic grotto found within the lower wall of the gardens. The grotto is currently empty and it will be the role of the artist, through research and dialogue with the design team, to produce work that will create a moment of delight and surprise for visitors to the gardens.

Creative Interpretation
The second is to call for an artist or designer to research and produce creative and inspired interpretation highlighting aspects of the unique area of Torbay and especially its status as a Geopark. This interpretation will be located with the Royal Terrace Gardens and Rock Walk as part of the renovation project.
For more information on both opportunities, and to download a brief, please go to http://www.gink....
We are looking for artists to submit a CV, artist statement and visual examples of working practice to Sophie Scott at Ginkgo Projects by Thursday 16th July. Please submit hard copies of applications by post.
Interviews for shortlisted artists will be held on Wednesday 22nd July in Torquay. At interview artists / designers will be expected to give a short presentation on their practice and outline their response to the brief. Artists will not be expected to have prepared project proposals at this stage. You will be notified whether you have been selected for interview by 5pm Friday 17th July.
Sophie Scott sophie@ginkgoprojects.co.uk www.ginkgoproje...
Ginkgo Projects St Judes Studio High Street Axbridge Somerset SB26 2AF
11. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen Call for Entries: Wrapped Up - An Exhibition of Designer Crafts for Christmas
21 November 2009 – 3 January 2010
‘Wrapped Up’ is our annual Christmas exhibition celebrating the diversity of contemporary craft. The exhibition focuses on selling hand-made craft work of a high-quality and will highlight one-off pieces for sale alongside small scale batch production. The exhibition is open to any contemporary craftsperson and designer-maker whose practices are concerned with these elements of production.
The Christmas period is a key time for sales, in 2008 13,256 people visited the Guild during the run of our Celebrate exhibition and another 12,837 visited on-line at www.crafts.org.uk. During these 2 months alone the Guild makes 22% of its annual shop turnover. We are particularly looking for makers who produce exciting, innovative and contemporary work.
If you feel your work fits this brief and you can positively contribute to this exhibition please submit by the deadline of 7 August 2009
Up to eight digital images
Artist’s statement
Current trade prices
CV
To: Wrapped Up Christmas 2009, Saffron Wynne, Exhibitions Officer, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF
12. Comedy and Drama Events at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Our forthcoming exhibition, 'Comedians: From the 1940s to Now' (15 August to 10 October), will feature photographic portraits from the National Portrait Gallery of some of Britain's most well-known comedians from the last 70 years! In connection with the exhibition we are offering the following for 15 to 25 years olds:
Laugh A Minute A comedy and drama workshop session Saturday 26 September, 1pm to 4.30pm
Work with Plymouth-based actor, Andy Blackwell, on areas such as impersonation, joke telling and timing. An ideal event for any keen jokers and pranksters to test out their best material! Improve your communication skills, presentation skills and self confidence and have a laugh with us!
Admission is free but please book your places in advance by calling 01752 304774.
Funny Side Up An evening event packed with humour and entertainment
Friday 2 October, 6.30pm to 10pm
See performances by professional stand-ups Geoff Whiting and Lou Cox and the Dynamic Youth Dance Company, enjoy marathon Monty Python-watching and the 'Comedy Conveyor Belt' - an open stage for young people to showcase their talents! Free admission. No need to book in advance. This event is being organised by our youth forum, The Core.
Anyone who would like to perform their own sketch inspired by a classic comedy performance at the event can apply now! Entry forms and rules are available to download from www.plymouth.go... The closing date for submissions is Friday 14 August.
Contact Details
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ
Tel: 01752 304774 Email: museum@plymouth.gov.uk
Web Links
www.plymouth.go...
www.plymouth.go...
www.thecore.org.uk
13. Wednesday 22nd July 5-7pm - IT solutions for start up businesses
Book your place now for the Connect network event on Wednesday 22nd July. Technology is constantly changing, and as a business owner it is difficult to keep up with the multitude of options that are available. Orange Crate aim to take the stress and confusion out of IT by presenting a range of understandable and cost-effective solutions for start-up businesses. From Windows networks to web hosting; search engine optimisation to security – Orange Crate will provide relevant, jargon free, and up-to-date information, and be ready to answer any of your IT related questions.
When: Wednesday 22nd July, 17.00 – 19.00
Where: Formation Zone, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth
Book: Please book your place by emailing formationzone@plymouth.ac.uk or call 01752 585550
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14. NCA launch Arts Manifesto for next General Election
The National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) launched its Arts Manifesto on Monday (15 June 2009), as part of the conference ‘Future Britain: Arts leading the way’. The manifesto is intended to be a vital lobbying and advocacy tool for use in the run up to the next General Election and beyond.
The manifesto is not meant to be a policy wish list; instead the NCA has sought to articulate a vision for the UK and the arts sector's place within it. It has outlined the challenges it believes the sector itself must address to achieve that vision whilst also challenging governments to address specific concerns that will help the arts sector succeed in its aims. It has taken care to articulate our concerns not in terms of what the sector wants or needs but in terms of why the arts and culture are important to our national life and worth supporting.
For more information about the manifesto, visit www.artscampaig....
15. Funding Central was launched on Wednesday (17 June 2009). Funding Central is a free smart website for the whole voluntary and community sector, including social enterprise, providing access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs.
If completely or relatively new to fundraising, Funding Central provides a 'guided search' option, enabling you to identify the most appropriate funding and finance opportunities that best suit you and the beneficiaries that you support. Or, as an experienced fundraiser, you can drill down through thousands of opportunities to identify the most appropriate funding or finance for your organisation.
Funders will have exclusive access to the 'Funder Zone'. Here you can explore statistics on your funding programmes or contracts, including web visits and comments made and add your own helpful hints to support fund-seekers.
Infrastructure organisations (such as national umbrella and lead bodies) can use Funding Central to access a wealth of support materials to enhance your work with other groups and identify funding and finance opportunities for your own needs.
For more information, visit: www.fundingcent...
16. This is an invitation to take part in a survey of South West disabled and Deaf artists' development needs and provision. The survey forms part of independent research being carried out by Moya Harris and Annie Warburton on behalf of Arts Council England, South West. Please take ten minutes to complete the survey. The deadline for responses is 5pm, Friday 24th July.
We would be grateful if you would also circulate the invitation to artists that you work with. If you have a newsletter, email bulletin or website, please also publish the invitation there.
With thanks, Moya Harris & Annie Warburton, Independent Consultants
South West Disabled and Deaf Artists' Development Needs Survey
Invitation to Take Part : You are invited to take part in a short survey on the professional development needs of disabled and Deaf artists in the South West. A questionnaire is available online at http://tiny.cc/... Please reply by 5pm, Friday 24th July.
Why a Survey? Arts Council England, South West is reviewing its investment in the creative and professional development of disabled and Deaf artists in the South West. The survey will provide a clear picture of what is needed to support these artists' creative development. This is your chance to share your experience of existing support and your views on future development.
The research is being carried out by independent consultants Moya Harris and Annie Warburton on behalf of Arts Council England, South West.
Who is it for?
• Disabled and/or Deaf artists
• Arts organisations working specifically with disabled and/or Deaf artists
• Arts organisations funded by Arts Council England, South West
• Local authority arts officers
The Questionnaire Please take this opportunity to have your input to this important review. It will only take about 10 minutes of your time and, as a thank you from us, you also have the chance to be entered into a draw to win £25 book token! All responses will be treated confidentially and anonymously.
Follow this link to complete the survey: http://tiny.cc/...
Please respond by 5pm, Friday 24th July 2009.
Other Formats. If you prefer to complete a paper version of the questionnaire, a text version is available that can be emailed or posted. Please state font size required (the standard is Verdana 12pt). There is also an Easy Words and Pictures version. To receive the questionnaire in another format, please contact Moya Harris at moyajh@supanet.com
Please forward this invitation to artists and organisations who might be interested in taking part.
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17. Artistic Projects Grants deadline: 31 July 2009
The European Cultural Fund (ECF) is seeking applications to its Artistic Project Grants programme. Grants are available to both cultural organisations and individual artists but need to include partners from other eligible European countries. The programme supports outstanding artistic projects which show vision in illuminating the issues of diversity in Europe. The usual grant given by the Foundation is between £30,000 and £60,000.
For more information visit www.eurocult.or....
18. Youth Music to Launch New Grant Making ProgrammeYouth Music, the UK’s largest children’s music charity has announced that it will be launching their new funding programme on the 30th June 2009. Grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 will be available to support projects that provide structured, regular and progressive music-making activities for children and young people in support of Youth Music’s 3 goals of working with Early Years, Children and Young People in Challenging Circumstances and Encouraging Talent. To be eligible, projects will need to work with children and young people aged 0-18 years (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention) and children and young people will be at the heart of the decision making for all projects. For more information visit http://www.yout...
19. vcashpoint Re-opens for Applications from Young Volunteers
v, the independent charity set up to encourage young people to volunteer, has announced that the 5th funding round of its vcashpoint scheme is now open for applications. Working in partnership with the HSBC bank, vcashpoint is a £1 million initiative that will provide grants of up to £2,500 to young people to set up their own volunteering projects within their community. The type of activities that could be supported could include:
running activities for children
transforming a community space
supporting victims of bullying
running workshops for young people
setting up a local campaign
clearing up a beach
running music art or sports events for disadvantaged people
organising a festival to bring different cultures or communities together, etc.
The next application deadline is 12 noon on the 17th August 2009. For more information visit http://www.vgra...
20. £50K Ideas Fund for Young People CHANGEit, which is an organisation that recognises, supports and rewards young people who want to, or have already spoken up and taken constructive action about something they want to be improved, changed or created in their community has announced that it is seeking applications to its new £50,000 IdeasFund. The aim of the Ideas Fund is to support creative enterprise and seeks to promote new and exciting ways of working between young people and organisations that are driven by and for young people. Individuals or groups can apply to the IdeasFund between 1st June to 30th June and the funding available ranges from £500 to £5,000 per project. The type of activities supported include:
Projects and Project Development
Commissions & Productions
Marketing and Communications
Education Activities
Multimedia Development
New networks, partnerships and collaborations.
For more information visit http://www.chan...
21. MLA Launches New Learning Challenge Fund
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has announced that a new Challenge Fund to promote adult informal learning is now available to museums, libraries and archive venues in England. The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is looking for partnership bids with self-organised groups of adult learners to support them in the use of our spaces and resources in new ways. Museums, libraries and archives may apply for grants of up to £5000 from a pot of £100,000. The minimum that organisations can apply for is £500 for projects to be delivered by end March 2010. The MLA Challenge Fund is highlighted in the Learning Revolution White Paper as part of the implementation of a new informal adult learning movement. It is intended to encourage museums, libraries and archives to develop new approaches to partnership working and could fund:
The purchase of equipment to support the self-organised group/s to make use of the collection (e.g. a camera/projector)
Waiving room hire charges
The development of workshops using the museum, library or archive collection
An exhibition or learning event in the museum, library or archive space
And ‘or the development of a publication, etc.
The deadline for applications is noon on the 17th July 2009. For more information visit http://www.mla....
22. Media Trust opens £900,000 digital media fund
The Media Trust has made a £900,000 fund available to help charities and community organisations use digital media to reach isolated people. The organisation will give out £250,000 in 26 grants of between £1,500 and £14,000 to groups that work with deprived and isolated people. The grants, which will be made over two years, will fund digital media projects including films, photography, TV and websites.
The Media Trust will use the rest of the fund, which is being provided by the Communities and Local Government department and the Department for Universities, Innovation and Skills, to provide online resources to help charities use digital media in their work.

The online application process for grants is expected to open in July. For more information, visit: www.mediatrust.org
23. Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Grants Making Programme
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas. The trustees welcome applications for projects within the following areas for the next three years. These categories are then repeated in a three-year rotation:
2009 (Deadline for applications: 1st Nov 2009)
Community
Disability
2010 (Deadline for applications:1st June & 1st Nov 2010)
Children
Youth
The Elderly
Medical
2011 (Deadline for applications:1st June & 1st Nov 2011)
Music and the Arts
Overseas
Please note that, for 2010, only Medical Research projects dealing with the ageing population will be considered. The other priorities - Children, Youth and the Elderly - as well as other non-research based medical work are still welcome. If your charity’s work falls within one of these categories and would like to be considered for a grant, please submit an application by 1st June or 1st November only in the appropriate year.
Grants are usually between £1,000 and £10,000, with the majority being £5,000 or less. Exceptionally, grants of up to £20,000 are made, but these are usually for medical research projects. For further information, visit: http://www.aust...
24. Call for Proposals to Support Video on Demand and Digital Cinema Distribution
The European Commission has issued a new call for proposals under its Media Programme. The new MEDIA 2007 programme (2007-2013) is the fourth multi-annual programme since 1991 and aims to support the European audiovisual industry. This call for proposals aims to support pilot projects to ensure that the MEDIA Programme adapts to market developments, with a particular emphasis on the introduction and utilisation of information and communication technologies (ICT). The types of action supported can include:
New ways of creating, distributing and promoting European audiovisual content via non-linear services
The use of web techniques to develop local cinema communities and the development of Previously funded Pilot Projects.
Eligible applicants include: Existing companies and organisations registered in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA Programme, whose activities contribute to the realisation of the objectives of the scheme.
There is no maximum grant that can be applied for and the closing date is the 15th July 2009. For further information, visit: http://www.medi...
25. BBC Children in Need grants
deadline: 15 July and 15 October 2009
BBC Children in Need awards grants to projects which follow their manifesto to 'positively change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK'. Disadvantages experienced by children and young people include:
• illness, distress, abuse or neglect;
• any kind of disability;
• behavioural or psychological difficulties;
• living in poverty or situations of deprivation.
Small grants of up to £10,000 and main grants of over £10,000 are available. To read the extensive and very helpful guidelines visit www.bbc.co.uk/p....
26. Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched its Strategic Funding Programme
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a call for proposals under Priority Three of its Strategic Funding Programme. Priority Three forms part of the £10.2 million Strategic Funding Programme announced earlier this year by the commission, which aims to provide three-year project-based funding of up to £450,000 for community and voluntary sector organizations offering legal advice on equality and human rights issues.
The Commission is also particularly keen to fund activity where there is currently no provision or access to advice, as well as to projects which promote awareness and understanding of equality and human rights laws.
The fund will cover two main areas:
The provision of legal advice, casework and representation to individuals about matters falling within the Equality and Human Rights enactments
Raising awareness and knowledge of equality and human rights.
The maximum available funding for a single organisation is £150,000 per year and projects providing advice, casework and representation may be funded for up to three years. The deadline for applications for legal projects is 5pm, August 7th, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.equa...
27. GreenPrints
A partnership of five of the country’s leading not-for-profit organisations have come together to provide support and funding to help young people improve green spaces in our communities. SITA Trust, v the youth volunteering charity, BTCV, The Wildlife Trusts and the BBC’s Breathing Places campaign, have joined forces to develop a two-year programme called GreenPrints which will offer funding of up to £10,000, as well as support and practical expertise from the partners, to enable 16–25 year olds to make a real difference to the communities in which they live. The funding is open to not for profit organisations for projects designed and delivered by groups of volunteers aged 16 to 25. SITA Trust and v have each pledged £1 million to fund the programme, making it one of the largest single investments made by either organisation to any funding programme. The overall programme will be managed using the expertise and experience of SITA Trust and BTCV. One of the most unusual elements of this programme is the individual, dedicated mentor-support that will be provided by the BTCV and The Wildlife Trusts to assist with the practical delivery of every single project that is supported.
The next application deadline is the 12th August 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.sita...
28. Wellcome Trust Arts Awards deadline: 31 July 2009
The Wellcome Trust is inviting organisations and individuals to apply for funding through its Arts Awards. The Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media.
Applications are invited for projects up to £30,000. For more information visit www.wellcome.ac.uk.
29. Elephant Trust
The Elephant Trust offers grants of up to £2,000 to artists and institutions (priority is given to small organisations and galleries) for new, innovative visual arts projects based in the UK. The Trust was created in 1975 by Roland Penrose and Lee Miller with a view to develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts.
Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information, visit www.elephanttru....
30. £70 Million Communitybuilders Programme Launched
The Adventure Capital Fund (ACF), in partnership with Futurebuilders and the Community Alliance has announced the launch of the new £70 Million Communitybuilders programme. The aim of the programme is to help build more cohesive, engaged and active communities through investment in community-led organisations looking to develop long term viability. Communitybuilders is designed to help community-led organisations work towards long-term financial stability and away from grant dependency so they can continue to meet the needs of their communities for future generations. Interested organisations will be able to apply for a mixture of loans and grants and have access to expert support and mentoring services. Organisations that are interested in applying for funding should register their interest by phoning 0191 261 5200. For more information, visit: http://www.comm...
31. New £4 Million Fund to Tackle Antisocial Behaviour The Home Office has announced a new pilot fund to give local people a direct say on how the ill gotten gains of criminals can be used to benefit their communities in the fight against crime and antisocial behaviour. The £4 million Community Cashback scheme will be funded by money and assets seized from wealthy criminals. The public will be able to choose which worthwhile community projects are funded by feeding in their views to a new dedicated website, neighbourhood policing meetings or through Citizens Panels. Successful bids of up to £95,000 in each areas will have to show how the local community has been involved in selecting the project, demonstrate good value for money and be related in some way to tackling antisocial or criminal behaviour locally. This could include:
renovating a vandalised play area
investing in a youth centre
installing security measures on a housing estate.
Until now money recovered from criminals has been split between frontline services, such as the police and Government departments involved with the criminal justice system. This is the first time a portion of that money is being paid back into communities. For more information on how to get involved, including submitting project ideas for funding visit http://cashback...
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