Contents 1. Forum 2. Open House 3. Thought for the Day 4. International Voluntary Service 5. Funderfinder 6. Meeting Rooms Available 7. Online Jobs Service Launched 8. Website 9. Education Maintenance Allowance 10. Learning and Skills Council Publishes Strategy for Voluntary Sector 11. Lolly Submissions 12. Employment Opportunity 13. Help Young People with their Basic Skills 14. Free Local Compact Events Organised by NCVO 15. Ledbury Poetry Competition 16. Publications 17. Youth Music Launches New Look Website 18. The King & I 19. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 20. Quick Guide to Driving a Minibus 21. Camelot Foundation 22. Children’s Fund Local Network 23. Alec Dickson Trust 24. First Light 25. Wyre Primary Care Trust 26. Comic Relief – UK Grants 27. The Fundraising Programme 28. InKindDirect LANCASHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES FORUM “Children’s Fund Local Network” Everything you wanted to know about The Children’s Fund Local Network. £250 to £7,000. The next deadline for applications is Friday 16th July 2004 Venue - County Hall, Preston on Wednesday 30th June 2004 7 pm for 7.30 pm start Telephone the LCVYS office on 01772 250001 for information Tea and coffee will be available. OPEN HOUSE LCVYS Open Evening Monday 21st June 7 pm to 9 pm. If you want to practise using the resources, utilise the funding desk using the Funderfinder software, look through the InKindDirect catalogue or get general support and advice, telephone the LCVYS office and book your place on 01772 250001 Tea and coffee will be available. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY A friend is someone who knows all about you but loves you just the same INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICES For Volunteers interested in volunteering abroad. IVS is a peace organisation working for the sustainable development of local and global communities throughout the world. We do this by organising international voluntary projects, which are a unique form of doing voluntary work. They bring volunteers together from many different countries, cultures and backgrounds to live and work on projects of benefit to local communities. Our projects can now be found in at least 40 different countries. For more information, visit our website: www.ivs-gb.org.uk. Alternatively, we have leaflets, posters and a booklet about the projects that can be sent out to you. Simply give us a ring on 0113 230 4600. Other volunteering websites which may be of interest: Children’s Country Holidays Fund - recruits volunteers aged 18+ for summer camps for disadvantaged children www.childrensholidays-cchf.org Community Service Volunteers (CSV) - places volunteers aged 16 and over on projects for 4 to 12 months www.csv.org.uk Concordia (YSV) Ltd - Workcamps for young people aged 18 to 30 in UK, Europe and North Africa www.concordia-iye.org.uk European Voluntary Service - volunteering opportunities for young people aged 18 to 25 www.britishcouncil.org/education/connectyouth Gap Activity Projects - global volunteering experiences for young people age 17 to 19 www.gap.org.uk National Trust Working Holidays - Range of conservation working holidays, minimum age 16 (most 18+). Also recruits long term volunteers aged 17+ www.nationaltrust.org.uk Visit the National Youth Agency website www.nya.org.uk or their sister sight www.youthinformation.com for a longer version of this list. If you have no access to the internet you can get a paper version by contacting the NYA’s enquiry desk on 0116 285 3792 email: dutydesk@nya.org.uk FUNDERFINDER Funderfinder is a software programme that assists organisations to source trusts and grant giving organisations that may be able to support them. It is available at the LCVYS office to all member organisations during office hours. To arrange a convenient time contact the office on 01772 250001 or email enquiries@lcvys.org.uk Also available - free access to the internet, colour laser printer, mono duplex printer, photocopier and fundraising resources including software, manuals, cd roms etc. MEETING ROOMS AVAILABLE LCVYS has two meeting rooms available for use. Based in the centre of Preston on Guildhall Street and only a few minutes walk from Preston Railway Station, this is an ideal venue for groups of up to 8 (in the smaller room) or up to 30 people (in the larger room) who wish to meet in professional surroundings and away from their normal venue. Hot and cold drinks facilities are available as are resources (at a cost) Whiteboards Overhead Projector Flipchart Digital Projector Laptop Video Cassette Recorder and access to the usual office facilities such as a Colour Copier or Printer Duplex Mono Printer Broadband Internet The rooms are available during office hours of 9.30 am - 4.30 pm Monday to Friday but may also be booked at weekends and evenings by prior appointment. Visit the website www.lcvys.org.uk and click on meeting rooms to view photographs of the meeting rooms. Contact LCVYS for details of rates and availability. ONLINE JOBS SERVICE LAUNCHED A new online vacancy service launched by the Recruitment Services is giving Lancashire’s young people real time access to the latest jobs. The service is accessible from Connexions Lancashire’s young person’s website www.13to19-lancs.info and enables anyone with internet access to browse hundreds of vacancies advertised by local and national employers, Jobcentre Plus, learning providers, voluntary organisations and Connexions. Users can search the vacancy database by age, qualifications, job type and geographical area. Once they find a suitable vacancy, the young person completes a vacancy request form which is automatically emailed to a member of the Recruitment Services team to action. It is hoped the service will be particularly useful for young people who live in rural areas and would otherwise have to travel long distances to their nearest Connexions Centre. The site was officially launched on 31st March 2004 at the Exp04 Fair hosted by Myerscough College. WEBSITE The European Commission last week unveiled a website targeting the European Union’s 75 million young people. The European Youth Portal will provide young people throughout the union with information on a range of topics including travelling, studying and volunteering. It will also provide information for those working with young people. The site also provides links to national websites in all 25 European member states www.europa.eu.int/youth APPLY NOW FOR THE EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE If you know of a young person who is leaving school this year, then it’s not too late for them to apply for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). The allowance means up to £30 a week for school leavers progressing on to further education courses. There is also a £100 bonus available for those who remain on the course and make good progress. Entitlement to receive the EMA will depend on a simple assessment of household income. School leavers who are thinking of staying in further education and live in a household with an annual income of £30,000 or less should be encouraged to apply. By the end of May, 70,000 applications had been received nationally. However, most applications have been missing some of the necessary information for processing. If you know a young person who is filling in an application, please ensure they include a letter from the bank and evidence of parental income (this could be a P60 or a 2004 tax credit award notice). For more information or an application pack, contact Connexions on 0808 1016219. LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL PUBLISHES STRATEGY FOR VOLUNTARY SECTOR The LSC has put together a strategy which sets out its plans for its work with the voluntary and community sector, a vital element in achieving the Council’s stated goal of widening participation. The strategy, called ‘Working Together’ was published at the end of May. It looks at the sector as a provider, employer and source of expertise, and sets out the ways of working which the sector and the Council should adopt so that shared targets can be achieved. ‘Working Together’ reflects extensive public consultation exercises undertaken in the first quarter of this year. Among its aims are to open access to mainstream LSC funding to more voluntary and community sector organisations where appropriate and to extend best practice throughout the Council and the sector. The document ‘Working Together’ is published by the LSC and is available at: www.lsc.gov.uk/National/Documents/SubjectListing/CorporateandStrategic/Strategic/Strategiesandpolicies/ LOLLY SUBMISSIONS If you would like to submit an article for inclusion in the next edition of the LCVYS Lolly Newsletter, the deadline is 20th July 2004. We are happy to advertise employment opportunities, events that have taken place or are due to take place, funding opportunities or anything that may be of interest or benefit to the LCVYS membership. If members have an article they would like to include as a separate piece inserted into the newsletter we would appreciate a donation for the cost of printing and postage. The newsletter is circulated to over a thousand readers in either hard copy or by email. It is also available on the LCVYS website: www.lcvys.org.uk. Details of how to receive a copy of the electronic newsletter free of charge are on page 16 of this newsletter. If you would prefer to receive a hard copy at a cost of £12.00 per annum please contact the LCVYS office on 01772 250001. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Youth Democracy Worker Spinal Column Point 26 to 28 £19,185 to £20,469 pa (pay award pending) 37 hours per week Post Ref. NWRA051 Working in partnership with local government, business organisations, public sector agencies, education and training bodies, trade unions and co-operatives together with the voluntary sector, we work to promote the economic, environmental and social well-being of the north west of England. Following a successful funding bid to develop our work on youth democracy, we require an enthusiastic and energetic person to co-ordinate an innovative project using new technologies to ensure young peoples’ views are mainstreamed into the policy making process. The work will include liaising with government at local, national and European levels and a range of youth service providers, to ensure their active involvement in the initiative. You must have experience of youth participation work and an understanding of how to use communication technology with young people. With a good knowledge of the north west, you will have excellent communication skills and evidence of working in partnership with a range of organisations at different levels. This post is a funded post and will last from September 2004 to August 2005, and is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. For an informal discussion on this post please contact Eddie Burke on 01942 737919. For an application form and further details please contact Kath Mitchell on 01744 456708 or Personnel, Town Hall, Corporation Street, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1HP. Alternatively, e-mail: ChiefExecutivesJobline@sthelens.gov.uk Closing date: 25 June 2004. Interviews are scheduled for 9th July 2004. The North West Regional Assembly is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. The organisation operates a no smoking policy. HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR BASIC SKILLS Training 2000 Ltd is a charitable organisation that has been helping young people to get started in working life for over 30 years. Some of the young people we work with have left school without the basic literacy and numeracy skills they need to be successful in their chosen career. To help our young people to develop these basic skills, we would like to provide additional one to one support in the classroom. We are looking for people who would be interested in become a volunteer coach at our centrally located sites in either Blackburn or Rawtenstall. All classes are delivered by qualified Basic Skills Tutors and this additional voluntary help allows young people to have that extra bit of special attention that can make all the difference. No special qualifications are required. We will offer training and support and cover your travel costs when you are working in the classroom. You can say when you are free to help and offer as little or as much of your time as you want. It does not matter how old or young you are if you are reasonably competent in either Maths or English or both, you have something to offer our young people. If you are interested and want to talk it through further, please contact either Alex Metcalfe on 01706 214984 or Ian Kimberley on 01254 586510. FREE LOCAL COMPACT EVENTS ORGANISED BY NCVO Who are these events for? We are holding two Local Compact events before the summer, aimed not at people seeking a general introduction to what Compacts are but rather to benefit members of partnership boards or Local Compact steering groups or anyone with some responsibility for implementing Local Compacts. Participants coming as public sector/voluntary sector pairs are especially welcome. How will these events work? The presentations will be balanced with plenty of time for participants to discuss the issues. Both events start at 1.15 pm and finish at 4.30 pm at NCVO, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints St, London N1 (near King's Cross Station). You can ask to be e-mailed the draft programmes before booking if you wish. Local Compacts and Partnerships - 28 June How should the Local Strategic Partnership link with your Local Compact? How can all local partnerships make the most of the Local Compact? What is a Compact way of working? After exploring these key questions, this event will look at local experience in branding the Compact in partnership working. Then NCVO's Sally Cooke, who is developing the Ideal Council project, will unveil "The Ideal Partnership". Government is putting millions of pounds into Local Public Service Agreements but how can local groups get involved? Neil Cleeveley of NACVS will explain how. Implementing Local Compacts - 28 July How should Compacts link with community strategies and delivering quality? How should Compact Champions help drive implementation? How can we review achievements? Finding Compact Champions is one of the keys to successful Local Compacts implementation but what are the challenges and what roles should they play? Charles Holmes reveals the Warwickshire experience. One of the key links is supposed to be between Local Compacts and Community Strategy but exactly how can this be done in practice. We hear from Alan Smith (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) - the man who wrote the community planning rulebook. In the final session, we have invited Enfield to share what their Compact has achieved and how their annual review process keeps them on track. How do I book? Please e-mail me with your full contact details and specifying which of the events you wish to attend. Carole.Osbourne@ncvo-vol.org.uk Carole Osbourne, Compact Project Administrator, Compact Working Group Secretariat, C/o NCVO, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London, N1 9RL (020) 7520 2454 (direct), (020) 7713 6161, (020) 7713 6300 (Fax), Free 0800 2798 798 (Help Desk) New Compact Website: www.thecompact.org.uk LEDBURY POETRY COMPETITION Entries are invited for the Ledbury Poetry Competition. Poems, which must not exceed 40 lines in length, must be the original work of the entrant and should not have been previously published, accepted for publication or entered in another competition. There are three categories, for those aged 18 and over, those aged between 11 and 17, and those aged 10 and under. Prizes include cash prizes of up to £250 and a writing course at Ty Newydd Creative Writing Centre in north Wales. The closing date is Friday 13th August. For more information telephone 0845 458 1743 or visit the Ledbury Poetry Festival website at www.poetry-festival.com PUBLICATIONS Stopcheck Stopcheck is a guide for smaller organisations who need to develop child protection policy and procedures. Produced by the NSPCC, the first copy is free if you send an A4 SAE with two first class stamps to: NSPCC Publications and Information Unit, Weston House, 42 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3NH Tel: 020 7825 2775 Getting Ready for Quality Getting Ready for Quality is a practical tool to guide voluntary sector leaders, staff and volunteers through the ‘quality journey’. There are sections on how to prepare your organisation for quality systems, choosing the right system and successful implementation. It contains materials that could be photocopied and used in a workshop situation and a number of case studies. This is aimed at voluntary sector leaders, staff and volunteers as well as umbrella bodies and local development agencies. For copies, please contact the NCVO Helpdesk on 0800 2798 798 Sharing a Laugh Is a new report which reviews and analyses a range of planned mentoring schemes for vulnerable young people. It explores the value of mentoring at a crucial time, when the use of such interventions appears to be at a crossroads, and highlights the need for a range of mentoring styles and approaches. It also calls for training to enable professionals, volunteers and young people to develop mentoring expertise and investigates how young peoples’ own diverse backgrounds and experiences interact with the mentoring process. Available free as a PDF download from www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/details.asp?pubid=587 or can be ordered in paperback at £13.95 plus p&p Funding Neighbourhood Learning The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education has published a book to advise small voluntary and community groups on how to generate income for neighbourhood education. Funding Neighbourhood Learning covers the major statutory bodies and grant making trusts, and advises charities how to boost their chances of success www.niace.org.uk/publications YOUTH MUSIC LAUNCHES NEW LOOK WEBSITE The Youth Music website at www.youthmusic.co.uk has been updated to make it more user friendly and accessible. The new site includes a section for Youth Music funded organisations that gives easy access to all the information required to meet grant conditions. The section also includes guidance on issues such as child protection and marketing strategies. The main homepage includes a link to Sound Station, Youth Music’s new web resource for young music makers. This site can also be accessed directly at www.soundstation.org.uk Funded organisations are encouraged to send in any news, features or articles for publication on the website. Photographs are also gratefully received. If you have any feedback about the website or if you would like to discuss ideas for content please contact Gwen Thomas by email at gwen.thomas@youthmusic.org.uk EXCHANGECS DATBASE OF DISCOUNT RATES By simply sourcing alternative suppliers, charities are able to significantly reduce their overheads and increase their available funds. ‘ExchangeCS’ has a database of thousands of suppliers who have expressed an interest in supplying to charities at discounted rates. You can use their website immediately to source alternative suppliers and check the prices of all your supplies. It is free to register and the service is completely free to use. The only cost is a few minutes of your time. To find out more please visit the website at: www.exchangecs.com/charity.asp THE KING & I Brunshaw Action Group, 93 Brunshaw Ave, Burnley, BB10 4NP Are pleased to announce their Christmas Production of The King & I With kind permission of Josef Weinburger of London Produced by Michael Bailey Directed by Diane Duckworth & Julie Smith Based on Anna & the King of Siam by Margaret London, with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein and a dazzling score by Richard Rodgers, this musical tells the classic story of the English widow, Anna Leonowen and her son and their life at the Royal Palace in Bangkok. Anna has been summoned by the king to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. While they both retain their respective traditions and values, Anna and the king grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in this unique and uplifting story of east meets west. Wanted Young People Auditions for young people: For ages 10-18 years July 25th Aug 1st Recalls Aug 8th Auditions at 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm at Brunshaw Youth Centre, Morse Street Burnley Performance dates 27, 28, 29 December Tickets £3.50 / £2.50 Brunshaw Youth Centre, Morse Street, Burnley Tickets available by calling 01282 715400 0r 07984145141 For more details contact Michael Bailey 07984145141 THE QUEEN’S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE The 2004 winners for this prestigious award have just been announced and Lancashire has attained three awards. The successful organisations are Sahara in Preston, St. John’s Hospice, Lancaster and The PIP Project, based in Poulton-le-Fylde. The Lancashire Advisory Panel is keen to promote this Award and so would encourage voluntary groups, of any size, to put their names forward for the 2005 Awards. The deadline for nominations for the 2005 awards is 30 September 2004. More information can be obtained from Ian Johnston, Lancashire Lieutenancy Office, County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ, telephone 01772 533364, Email: ian.johnston@css.lancscc.gov.uk Website: www.goldenjubileeaward.gov.uk. QUICK GUIDE TO DRIVING A MINIBUS Take extra caution when driving, with a defensive rather than offensive style. Some drivers will be desperate to pass you. Help them, don’t hinder them. It is better to have a crazed driver in front of you than behind. Raising their blood pressure by blocking them may sound fun, but it is dangerous. Stopping distances are further than in a car. Note that minibuses don’t have the acceleration power of a modern car. It takes longer to draw away form lights and to regain cruising speed after roundabouts or other impediments. Factor in this extra time when calculating whether you have enough time to pull out and in working out your journey times Be considerate of your passengers. You may think that the queasy look on the faces of those in the back is down to excitement or ill advised eating, but it might be a result of you hitting a dip or corner too fast - you will be shaking everyone around like the most thrilling spin and spew ride at Alton Towers. The driver is in charge. That means you are responsible and not just for what you do while you are sitting at the front operating the controls. It means you are responsible for safety, insurance and other documentation, the roadworthiness of the vehicle, the brakes, lights and the wipers. There are extra minibus specials, such as the obligatory fire extinguisher and first aid kit. So use the checklist and carry out the inspections before setting off. Take regular breaks - at least 10 minutes every two hours - or swap drivers. Being with young people and driving at night or on unfamiliar roads can add to fatigue, increasing risk. So keep well within your limits: personal and legal. If you feel you need a longish rest at a service station, have one Be prepared for problems. Practice emergency procedures, particularly if you are not familiar with for instance the adaptations for a disabled person. A crisis isn’t the best time to learn how those wheelchair clamps work or what to do when the ramp jams You will need extra space for parking - height as well as length. Don’t absentmindedly turn into a two metre max headroom car park in a 2.4 metre vehicle. You will find the extra width adds manoeuvring problems too, so don’t be reluctant to seek help when parking or drawing out of a tight space. It is less embarrassing than scrunching someone else’s wing. And don’t try to fob off your parking fines on to your organisation either - if you parked, they’re all yours. The licensing rules for drivers of minibuses, set out by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, are available at www.dvla.gov.uk/drivers/drvmbus.htm CAMELOT FOUNDATION The Camelot Foundation is an independent grant giving body funded by Camelot Group Plc, operators of the National Lottery. They have 4 main programmes of work. Their main grants programme is ‘Transforming Lives’, which makes grants to voluntary organisations working with their target groups; Young parents or those at risk of becoming young parents; Young asylum seekers; Young people with mental health problems; Young disabled people. Their trustees meet four times a year to allocate grants under this programme. The Transforming Lives programme is looking for small to medium sized organisations across the UK that: work with their priority groups and have: imaginative ideas for engaging young people in community life; share their values and commitment to change. Forthcoming deadline dates for applying for a Transforming Lives grant are: 12 July 2004; 11 October 2004 Strategic Change Programmes - provide an opportunity for them to use the learning from their work to create targeted funding programmes. Their aim is to make an intensive investment in order to secure change. These annual programmes take different forms - they may, for instance: Take an innovation that has worked well on a small scale and see if they can grow it to the next stage of development; Identify an issue that appears again and again in applications to the Transforming Lives programme and create a grants programme to tackle that issue; Identify a particularly difficult or controversial issue affecting their priority groups and design a programme to open up discussion and debate. In each case, the annual programme is built on their knowledge of the field in which they are operating, and aims to have both a practical and a policy development dimension. Their current strategic programme is focused on the issue of young people and self harm. Their programme of work will run over the next two to three years and will have a number of elements, which they are still planning. The Annual Leadership 4 Front Awards aim to develop skills, broaden thinking and encourage leadership capacity in organisations led by young people. There is still too little opportunity or encouragement given to people in voluntary organisations to take time out from frontline work and develop their own skills and leadership potential. There is even less opportunity for this kind of learning amongst user-led organisations - our annual awards aim to develop leadership in organisations run by young people. Details of the scheme will be launched on the website on Monday 21st June 2004. Grant Guidelines and application forms for the Transforming Lives grants programme are available by sending an A4 SAE (33p stamp) to: Camelot Foundation, University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place, London SW1W 0EX Tel: 020 7828 6085 Fax: 020 7828 6087 Email: info@camelotfoundation.org.uk or download from Website: www.camelotfoundation.org.uk CHILDREN’S FUND LOCAL NETWORK Do you need between £250 and £7,000? Are you a small community group in the Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen or Blackpool areas? Can you organise projects or activities that directly benefit disadvantaged children or young people? If the answer to these questions is yes, then the Children’s Fund Local Network may be able to help. For an application pack telephone 0845 113 0161. The Local Network Fund covers the Lancashire area including Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen and targets children and young people aged 0 – 19 years who are recognised as facing disadvantage. The next deadline for applications is Friday 16th July 2004 and the panel meets in the first week of September. Closing dates after that are as follows: Friday 15th October 2004 Friday 10th December 2004 Friday 11th February 2005 This fund is currently being directly administered by the Community Foundation for Merseyside. Funding is available to help improve children’s lives in Lancashire, through the Children’s Fund Local Network. The Children’s Fund Local Network has been set up by the Department of Education to help tackle child poverty. The four main themes are: Aspirations and experiences, Economic disadvantage Isolation and access, Children’s voices The priorities of the Fund are: First time applications, Disadvantaged wards Minority ethnic groups For help with any aspect of the application procedure please contact the LCVYS office on 01772 250001. ALEC DICKSON TRUST Awards funding to people aged under 30 who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community action, they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society (for example the homeless, people with disabilities). Contact the Secretary, The Alec Dickson Trust, 172 - 176 Kings Cross Road, London, WC1X 9NJ or apply on line wwwlalecdicksontrust.org.uk FIRST LIGHT First Light fund and inspire the making of short films by young people reflecting the diversity of their lives. They have enabled almost 7,000 young people between the ages of five and eighteen to write, act, shoot and produce over 450 films. Working with film makers and organisations, First Light films cover many topics and genres, and make use of accessible digital film technology. First Light will fund: Films where young people aged 5 to 18 years take a lead role in all aspects of the production process, Live action, animated fiction or creative documentary productions in any genre, Films that explore and develop creative film making techniques with young people, Films that are under 5 or 10 minutes long depending on the scheme applied to. Funding packs are now available online or you may call 0870 7703245 to request an application form. The deadline for funding applications is Tuesday 13th July 2004. For more information visit www.firstlightmovies.com WYRE PRIMARY CARE TRUST Do you belong to or know of any local community groups in Wyre that is genuinely committed to promoting health or preventing illness? Wyre Primary Care Trust has some partnership funds available to support initiatives that promote health, reduce health inequalities, improve access to health services or increase people’s health skills. Voluntary and community organisations in Wyre are invited to bid for up to £5,000 for local projects that promote the well being of the local community. Groups are urged to work in partnership with other community groups and the statutory organisations, including the local NHS. There is an application process, and projects will be fairly and openly assessed against agreed criteria. The more closely the project matches the criteria, the greater the chance of being funded. This new initiative gives local people a unique opportunity to play a full part in the important task of promoting health and reducing illness in Wyre. Further information and application forms are available from Denise Howarth, Public Health Projects and Implementation Officer, 01253 306352 The closing date for applications is 30th July 2004 COMIC RELIEF - UK GRANTS The UK grants programme aims to tackle poverty and promote social justice by helping people make lasting, positive changes in their lives and their communities. Their aims are to: reach the poorest and most disadvantaged people; help people find solutions to the problems they face; help groups who face discrimination, get their views heard and their needs met; support groups which are user-led, or which can show they want to move towards users running the service; make the public more aware of the needs, hopes and rights of the disadvantaged people they support; and support work which influences social policy at national, regional and local levels. Comic Relief know that there is an enormous need and that their resources are limited. To be as effective as possible in meeting their aims, during 2003-2005 they will give funding to five specific areas. As a result, they can only consider applications under the following programmes: Supporting Young People; Fighting for Justice; Domestic Abuse; Refugees and Asylum Seekers; Local Communities Working For Change. Some of the programmes have a main programme and one or more special programmes. Special programmes are areas of work they have supported before and want to build on, or areas they have a specific interest in promoting. In these programmes they will work closely with organisations, encouraging them to develop and send in proposals. They will also accept applications directly from you. When they look at applications, they want to make sure that they consider equal opportunities. They believe it is important that they consider everyone's needs, especially those who often miss out. Comic Relief welcome applications from all sections of the community. They are keen to hear from you if your group works in the programme areas they support and is very disadvantaged or finds it hard to get funding. They welcome applications from projects that benefit the following: People from Black and minority ethnic groups; Women; Older people; Lesbians, gay men and bisexuals; Disabled people; People who live in rural areas and people living with HIV / AIDS. They are keen to hear from projects that find it hard to get funding elsewhere. To apply, these groups must still fall within one or more of our grant-making programmes. They give grants to voluntary organisations and self-help groups across the UK. They pay particular attention to parts of the UK which often miss out on funding, especially towns and cities outside London, and rural areas. They welcome applications from small community projects and larger organisations. Any work they fund must be charitable and most funding goes to registered charities. However, you do not have to be a registered charity, as long as the work you are planning to do has charitable aims. They can give grants for running costs and capital costs, depending on the programme you are applying to. Applications for up to £5000 are only available to organisations with an annual turnover of less than £100,000. Comic Relief will give priority to core costs and equipment costs. If you are applying for a grant of up to £5000, they will deal with your application through a fast-track process and should give you a decision within three months of you applying. They consider applications for up to £5000 at any time and there are no deadlines. However, they will not be able to accept applications after 7 July 2004. For further information telephone: 02078205555 or visit their website www.comicrelief.org.uk THE FUNDRAISING PROGRAMME The Fundraising Programme is a one stop training centre for fundraisers, developed by fundraisers for fundraisers. It provides a programme of training from beginner level to accredited strategic management training. For more information telephone the Funding Programme for a free catalogue on 020 7391 4805 or email thefundraisingprogramme@dsc.org.uk or visit the website www.thefundraisingprogramme.org.uk INKINDDIRECT Below is a list of some of the things that have been available in recent catalogues. Inkjet cartridge for HP Deskjet 500C @ £5.00 each 1000 white C6 gummed envelopes @ £10.00 200 sheets laser labels (99.1mm x 93.0mm) @ £5.00 100 suspension files A4 size @ £5.00 17 inch (refurbished) monitor @ £50.00 50 children’s (size 9 - !0) T-shirts with a Donald Duck motif @ £20.00 3 Berghaus rucksacks @ £20.00 4 completely foldable aluminium skate scooters @ £15.00 (or 6 for £20.00) 60 Duracell batteries size MN1400 @ £15.00 2 Braun steam irons @ £15.00 Pieces of carpet (different sizes) from £20.00 Inflatable beds from £12.00 200 Gillette Blue II disposable razors, plus 54 x tins of shave gel or foam @ £20.00 60 x 75ml of Theramed Junior 2 in 1 toothpaste & fluoride mouth rinse @ £12.00 2000 food bags @ £15.00 or 100 paper cups @ £18.00 3 electric jug kettles @ £15.00 20 boxes Persil washing tablets @ £15.00 22 mixed CD albums and singles @ £15.00 25 Letts Man United key stage 2 maths (book 3) @ £10.00 6 Junior Pictionary games @ £15.00 Microsoft software, bandages, surgical gloves, electric toothbrushes, clothing, sportswear/footwear, material rolls, sandpaper and much more. The catalogue is available to browse by prior arrangement at the LCVYS office in Preston. 1st Floor, Guildhall House, Guildhall Street, Prestofarrelln between 10.00 am and 16.00 am every weekday or we can arrange a time suitable to you. Tel: 01772 250001 and ask for Val.