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Funding for Sensory Equipment for Schools that Cater for Pupils with Special Education Needs (UK)

 

 

SEN Schools can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to enable them to purchase a range of sensory equipment to help enhance the pupils’experience at school.

 

To be eligible schools need to cater for young people under the age of 19 who have a physical/ sensory/ learning disability.

 

Schools that cater for socially disadvantaged children or mainstream schools for children with behavioural problems are unable to apply.

 

The funding is being made available through the Lords Taverners, the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity.

 

Schools are required to pay a self-help contribution of around 25% of the total cost of the package.

 

 

There are no application deadlines and applications can be submitted at any time.

 

 

To see a short video, please click here.

 

For applications, please click here.

 

 

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Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness (NCFE)

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Pre-order The Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2020/21

 

Directory of Grant Making Trusts 20/21

Now in its 26th edition, the UK’s best-selling guide to funding from grant-making charities is back.

The Directory of Grant Making Trusts offers the information you need to seek your charity’s share of over £5 billion – the annual total awarded by the 2,000 funders featured in this edition.

With data sourced directly from grant-making charities, each with the potential to give around £50,000 or more per year, no charity – big or small – should be without it.

 

 

 

 

Who is this book for?

This is the key information source for fundraisers, with which you can save time on finding funding prospects, target the grant-makers most relevant to your charity and discover funders you might not have known existed.

This book was voted fourth on The Guardian’s 2016 list of “Five must-reads for charity workers“.

 

What does it cover?

DSC’s flagship guide to grant-makers includes:

  • Concise information and contact details for every record
  • Total amounts of funding available for each grant-maker
  • Examples of beneficiaries in each listing, for guidance on the organisations previously funded
  • Extensive indexes divided by geographical area, field of interest and type of beneficiary, type of organisation, and type of grant available
  • Each grant-maker’s description of project types that can or cannot qualify for funding

To pre – order, click here.

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E-learning, supporting your charity to thrive

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FSI have created two new e-learning modules. They offer you access to our practical and in-depth training courses from the convenience of your own setting and at your own pace, from just £25.

 

If you need some up-skilling in fundraising then, why not try one of our available topics:

 

Developing your Fundraising Strategy
Developing a comprehensive and effective fundraising strategy is vital to the sustainability of your charity.

This E-learning course will give you the tools and understanding to build a sustainable fundraising strategy for your organisation, including

  • a structured road map and activities to link together your organisational objectives with your fundraising targets and methods,
  • guidance on how to develop an action plan to put the strategy into practice.

 

A free overview of this course e-learning course is available.
 

Legacy Fundraising

The legacy market is currently experiencing strong growth and all charities no matter their size should consider how they can build a legacy income stream.

You’ll learn everything you need to know about starting a Legacy Programme appropriate for your organisation, including

  • the unique characteristics and benefits of Legacy Fundraising,
  • who your prospects might be and how you’ll engage them,
  • how to build a communication plan related to legacy giving
  •  best practice and legislation you should be aware of.

 

 

You can try a free overview of the Legacy Fundraising course to see if E-Learning is for you before you sign up.

 

 

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Fundraising Now offers training

 

Fundraising Now offers you training from experts in the field who will guide you every step of way to ensure that you’re ahead of the game.

 

Download full session itinerary or see who’s speaking

 

Fundraising Now morning talks (one each day)

What does fundraising hold for the future? It has been a whirlwind for fundraisers for the past few years with many changes such as GDPR, the era of digital transformation and now with the delay of Brexit. What can you expect and look forward to in the coming years? Come hear from a panel of experts sharing their views and a chance to ask questions.

How can I be an effective leader and a fundraiser? Fundraisers can sometimes be overlooked and their skills and experience underestimated, yet they play a pivotal role for charities.

 

Themes we’ll focus on

Getting on top of the rules & regs: Protect you and your organisation by abiding to the latest codes of conduct, focussing on cyber security, safeguarding and fundraisers and trustees.

Giving you the basics: For those new to the fundraising game, discover all the beginners’ tools to begin with a strong step.

Looking at fundraising for all: Whether you’re starting off or an experienced player, these core elements of fundraising will ensure you are able to get the most out of every opportunity.

Doing great with digital: Maximise your online presence by utilising all the digital tools at your disposal, including social media, storytelling and more.

Current sector trends: What’s going on in the sector right now – from cultivating longstanding partnerships to the latest legal framework, this is what you need to know.

Getting more when you’re small: Maximise your fundraising footprint. See big results with small assets by being creative with your fundraising strategy. Roar like the big players.

Becoming your best self: Prepare the person behind the role. Develop the key characteristics you need to be a successful fundraiser, from emotional intelligence, to communications skills and everything between.

 

Click here to see more details and book your space.

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Grand re-opening of The Upper Room

Chair of The Upper Room is delighted to invite you to the unveiling of The Upper Room’s new mezzanine floor, which will incorporate the launch of our Hub for the Homeless project.

 

Register with your email address to attend this event.

 

There is no charge to attend.

Refreshments will be served, and guided tours will be available.

 

The event will be on Thursday 17 October, from 7-9pm, at St Saviour’s Church, Cobbold Road, W12 9LN.

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H&F Hive – Don’t miss your chance to join our funding round!

 

Click here to see more details.

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Integration Adviser

In partnership with the Refugee Council, the Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) will be delivering Refugee Resettlement Programme in Lewisham to provide advice and support to Syrian refugees and other nationalities to help them establish their lives in the UK.

LRMN will be working closely with local stakeholders from the public, private, faith, school, voluntary and community sector to promote the integration and development of the refugee families.

 

To help them achieve the aims of the programme, LRMN is looking for a committed and enthusiastic Integration Adviser who will be working primarily but not exclusively with the refugee families who have ‘stepped down’ from the programme and needing much needed support for greater integration in their community through volunteering, employment, befriending, mentoring scheme and more.

 

The successful candidate should be fluent in Arabic, should have experience in working with multi-cultural communities, able to work with local stakeholders, prioritise, understand and address the needs of the refugee families.

 

To request for an application pack or find out more about the project please email Rosario at Rosario.Guimba-stewart@lrmn.org.uk or phone on 020 8694 0323

 

Please note CVs will not  be accepted. LRMN is an equal opportunity employer

 

Closing Date: 18 August 2019, Interview: 23 August 2019

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National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community

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National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community.

National Lottery Awards for All offers funding from £300 to £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities.

 

We will fund organisations with great project ideas that:

  • Shape the places and spaces that matter to communities
  • Bring more people together and build strong relationships in and across communities
  • Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage

 

 

Larger grants are made through a variety of programmes that cover every nation within the United Kingdom.

This kind of flexible, longer-term funding is aimed at organisations whose ambitions are shaped by the people they serve.

 

 

Click here to find out more.

 

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Small Grants Scheme: In the Making

 

 

Small grants scheme, in the making, is a new funding programme for community projects that share our aim of embedding art, culture and heritage at the heart of the major development and regeneration planned for Old Oak and Park Royal.

 

We are offering micro-grants to support community arts, culture and heritage projects taking place in Old Oak and Park Royal, led by those living and working in the area.

 

We hope it will uncover, connect and showcase the culture, creativity and heritage of London’s largest and most vibrant industrial area.

 

The programme is part of the Great Place scheme, funded by the National Lottery, Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by OPDC.

 

 

Application guidance

 

To be successful in your application, your project must address one of more of the following priorities:

  • encouraging new people, young and older in Old Oak and Park Royal to take part in arts and heritage activities
  • raising ambition for arts and heritage groups and individual artists based in the area for delivering community activities
  • developing skills and volunteering opportunities for local people to become active members of Old Oak and Park Royal community
  • building the links between the local community and local businesses in Old Oak and Park Royal

 

 

Using the online application system

 

You can apply for funding online using the Open Project System. If your organisation is not yet registered on the system you will need to register.

The step-by-step system user guide will take you through the process.

To talk to someone about your application before you apply or if you require the application materials in a different format, please get in touch:

  • via email
  • via phone: 020 7983 5732

Click here to see full post on the website.

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