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LVAC Funding Fair 2009

Wish you had more contact with funders? Want to have a greater understanding of funding opportunities, and how to make your project stand out?

LVAC invites you to a Funding Fair on Tuesday 30th June 2009 where you can hear presentations from funders, collect information and meet the funders in a ‘Funder Market Stall’ area.

The Fair will feature funders including the Big Lottery Fund, City Bridge Trust, the Arts Council, the European Social Fund, and Lambeth Endowed Charities and many more!

The third sector banks, Triodos Bank and the Charity Bank will also be in attendance.

You are welcome to attend all day, or to drop-in for as little or as long as you would like. The fair will run from 9.30am-4.30pm, at 110 Union Road, Stockwell, SW8 2SH – a short walk from Stockwell or Clapham North tube stations.

For more details or to book your free place, please contact LVAC’s Small Groups Officer, Becci Fryatt on sgo@lambethvac.org.uk or 0207 737 9468.

Lottery fund opens £58m grants programme

Awards for All to offer grants of between £300 and £10,000.

The Big Lottery Fund's new-look Awards for All lottery programme opens today in England, Wales and Scotland, offering grants totalling more than £58m.

Awards of between £300 and £10,000 are available for grass-roots social and environmental projects that benefit local communities in England. Grants of between £500 and £5,000 are available in Wales.

Voluntary and community groups, schools and health organisations, parish and town councils can apply.

"A simpler application process and a maximum turnaround time of six weeks for a decision are among the changes to the programme, which will make it much easier for applicants to successfully apply for small pots of funding that can have such a big impact on local communities and lives," said Sir Clive Booth, chair of the Big Lottery Fund.

A total of £45.2m is available in England and £2.4m is available in Wales.

Applications must be submitted at least three months before a project starts and the project must be complete a year after the date of the letter confirming the grant.

For more information and to apply visit http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/index.html.

Real Help for Communities: register for regional roadshows in April, May and June 2009

Following the publication of the £42.5 million action plan 'Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises', the Office of the Third Sector is holding 9 free regional roadshows for small and medium frontline third sector organisations to provide a practical understanding of how to access the support available. The schemes included are the Real Help for Communities: Modernisation Fund, Real Help for Communities: Targeted Support Fund and Communitybuilders programme. The regional events will involve a combination of presentations, workshops, networking opportunities, a Q&A session and signposting to further support.

Each event will run for a full day starting with registration at 09:30 and finishing at 16:00 with lunch provided. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and are strictly limited to one person per organisation. The details of the London roadshow is as follows:

* LONDON: Central London, Abbey Community Centre, Thursday 7th May

For further information and to register for the events, please visit http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/090330_roadshows.aspx.

Real Help for Communities: register for regional roadshows in April, May and June 2009

Following the publication of the £42.5 million action plan 'Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises', the Office of the Third Sector is holding 9 free regional roadshows for small and medium frontline third sector organisations to provide a practical understanding of how to access the support available. The schemes included are the Real Help for Communities: Modernisation Fund, Real Help for Communities: Targeted Support Fund and Communitybuilders programme. The regional events will involve a combination of presentations, workshops, networking opportunities, a Q&A session and signposting to further support.

Each event will run for a full day starting with registration at 09:30 and finishing at 16:00 with lunch provided. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and are strictly limited to one person per organisation. The details of the London roadshow is as follows:

* LONDON: Central London, Abbey Community Centre, Thursday 7th May

For further information and to register for the events, please visit http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/090330_roadshows.aspx.

BT has launched the latest round of its Community Connections Award Scheme, which enables community and charitable organisations to get online and make use of information and communications technology. Organisations working in any field of community benefit in the UK can apply for a laptop and a year's free broadband connection. There are more than 1,000 award packages available to groups who can demonstrate how an award will benefit their work and the local community.


See http://www.btcommunityconnections.com/ for more details