WVSDA
News
We
welcome a new staff member to WVSDA
We
would very much like to welcome Jo Löfgren
to the staff team at WVSDA. Jo has joined
us as the Policy and Advocacy Officer and
comes with an extensive policy analysis and
research background, having worked for a number
of international NGOs.
The
Policy & Advocacy Project is a new four-year
initiative funded by the Big Lottery. It aims
to disseminate policy information and facilitate
dialogue, networking and advocacy initiatives
for the benefit of the third sector in Wandsworth
vis-à-vis the local, regional and central
governments. It will do this by bringing together
the main actors in key policy areas of particular
relevance to the third sector in Wandsworth
to map information gaps, deliver policy briefings,
promote joint initiatives and formulate advocacy
priorities.
If
you would like to contact Jo, please e-mail
her on policy@wvsda.org.uk
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New
Governance Assessment Framework
A new framework designed to
support boards of trustees and chief executives
to assess their governance practices and processes
with best practice has just been launched
- it is called Investing in Governance.
Compliant
with the Code of Good Governance, the framework
can be used to identify the changes boards
of trustees wish to bring about to increase
their effectiveness and performance.
The
Investing in Governance self-assessment framework
contains 69 governance practices designed
to reflect the breadth and depth of processes
involved in running a board, including recruiting
and inducting board members, through to supporting
and reviewing their individual performance
and that of the whole board.
Author,
Stefan Kuchar, said ”Our mission is
to improve the governance of charities and
social enterprises across the country and
Investing in Governance builds on the foundations
of the Good Governance Code.”
On
the dedicated website there are details of
how to download a copy of the Investing in
Governance self-assessment framework, as well
as how the framework can be used as a means
of obtaining the Investing in Governance Quality
Mark.
The
Investing in Governance website can be found
at www.investingingovernance.org.uk
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Charity
Directors Networking Luncheon
The
sundrenched Buena Sera Restaurant in Battersea
was the venue of a recent Wandsworth Charity
Directors networking luncheon, aimed at promoting
communication and partnerships across the
voluntary sector.
Charity
Directors from the Book Trust, Age Concern,
Battersea Arts Centre, Urban Voice, Tooting
and Merton Law Centre, Mind and Wandsworth
Voluntary Sector Development Agency discussed
issues around premises and tenancy, volunteering
and governance.
Stefan
Kuchar, Chief Executive, Wandsworth Voluntary
Sector Development Agency said"the Charity
Directors networking lunch provides an excellent
opportunity to develop new relationships and
partnerships between charities as well as
an opportunity to get to know each other better."
For
further details of the next Charity Directors
network lunch on Friday, November 28 please
contact Stefan Kuchar 020 8875 2842. E-mail
ceo@wvsda.org.uk
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From
1st October, important changes to Company
Law come into effect, affecting all voluntary
organisations that are Companies Limited by
Guarantee
Change
to conflicts of interest under company law
Under provisions of the Companies Act 2006
coming into effect on 1st October, there are
statutory duties to avoid conflict of interest,
not accept benefits from third parties and
declare an interest in transactions with the
company. Certain potential conflicts of interest
would need to be approved by company members
or the board of directors, which could include
for instance a local authority councillor
on the board of a local organisation. For
companies in particular also subject to charity
law, the implications are still a little unclear,
but for preliminary information see: http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#codir-conflict
Name
on company premises
From 1 October 2008 the company's registered
name must be visible to visitors at the company's
registered office. http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#coname-premises
Company
details on paper and electronic documents
From 1 October 2008 the Companies (Trading
Disclosures) Regulations 2008 set out new
rules for what must be disclosed on company
documents. http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#codetails-documents
General
duties of company directors
Updated 18/11/07. This information updates
s.13.2.1 in The Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook
2nd edition. The Companies Act 2006 includes
for the first time a statutory statement of
the duties of company directors. Some of these
came into effect on 1 October 2007, and the
remainder are in effect from 1 October 2008.
http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#directorduties
To
find out more about the Companies Act 2006
and how it affects your organisation check
Sandy Adirondack’s ‘LEGAL UPDATE
FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS’ at:
http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#contentsgovernance
or check the information on the Companies
House website:
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/companiesAct/companiesAct.shtml.
The
Companies Act 2006 is available in HTML at:
www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060046.htm
FUNDING
& FUNDRAISING
If
you would like more information or advice
about fundraising for your group, such as
finding suitable funders, completing funding
applications, developing a fundraising plan
or strategy for your group, contact Cristina
dos Santos on 020 8875 2844 or email her at
smallgroups@wvsda.org.uk.
November and December Closing
Dates
Other
funding
Arts
Related Funding Opportunities
November
& December closing dates
Church
and Community Fund (Church of England)
Does your parish have a project involving
greater outreach into the community for which
it is seeking support? The Fund helps with
imaginative and innovative projects of all
kinds that bring the community into the church
and the church into the community. The maximum
grant is £15,000. The last deadline
for 2008 is 5th November. The First deadline
for 2009 is 2nd February. Full guidance notes
and application details are on their website,
http://www.churchandcommunityfund.org.uk.
For further information call 020 7898 1767,
Email: ccf@c-of-e.org.uk
Faiths
in Action - England
Faiths in Action supports the Government’s
aspiration to help faith communities and others
to promote understanding, dialogue and develop
strong and sustainable partnerships. Grants
of up to £12,000 are now available in
round one, to be spent over two years from
April 2009 to the end of March 2011. Guidance
notes and application form can be downloaded
from website below. The deadline for them
receiving your completed application (in electronic
or paper format) is 1st November 2008. For
further information call 01223 400 341 or
Email: fundingadmin@cdf.org.uk
Website:http://www.cdf.org.uk.
Help
a London Child
HALC aims to give opportunities to the Capital's
children and young people who experience poverty
and disadvantage; have/are experiencing abuse,
neglect, homelessness, violence or crime;
or who have an illness or disability. When
applying for a grant, groups can request a
maximum of £3,000. The remaining closing
date this year is Wednesday 5th November,
5.30pm (for any on-going, new or one-off projects
from April 2009). Download this year's application
pack and guidelines from website, http://www.capitalfm.com/helpalondonchild.
For further information call 020 7054 8395
or 020 7054 8396, Email: halc@capitalradio.com.
The
Njoya Foundation
The Njoya Foundation aims to support voluntary
and community groups through a series of grants
that enable the empowerment of male youth
of African and African-Caribbean descent aged
5 - 15 through educational activities that
enables them to excel. You can apply for a
grant of between £50 and £500
to help fund a specific project or activity.
There are four application deadlines: Autumn
– 12th of November, Winter - 12th of
February, Spring - 12th of May, Summer - 12th
of August. Full guidance notes and application
form are available on website:
http://www.njoyafoundation.org.uk/grant_application.htm.
For further information Email: info@njoyafoundation.org.uk
ScottishPower
Energy People Trust
The ScottishPower Energy People Trust can
provide funds for not-for-profit organisations
who work with or represent the vulnerable
and fuel poor to help those most in need.
Priority will be given to projects aimed at
helping families with young children and young
people. For the next Trustee meeting the deadline
is Thursday 6th November 2008. For further
information Email: enquiries@energypeopletrust.co.uk
or call Marie Hampson on 0141 568 3388 and
ask for the ScottishPower Energy People Trust;
or visit their website:
http://www.energypeopletrust.co.uk/how_to_apply.html.
Youth
Music Open Programmes - New closing date
Youth Music works alongside the formal and
community-based sectors to support music-making
and training. The closing date for applications
has been revised. The current Open Programmes
(First Steps, Make It Sound and Vocalise!)
will close on 15th December 2008. For guidance
on each of the Open Programmes please refer
to the website http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/Open_programmes_closing_date.html.
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Other
Funding
Access
to Nature
This programme will fund a range of organisations
who want to encourage people from all backgrounds
to learn more about and enjoy the natural
environment. Visit www.naturalengland.org.uk/accesstonature
for more information.
Barrow
Cadbury Trust
Applying organisations must fall within the
objectives of promoting a fair, equal, peaceful
and democratic society, as well as meeting
the criteria within one or more of the three
programme areas: Young Adults and Criminal
Justice, Inclusive Communities (alleviating
poverty and exclusion among marginalised groups),
Global Exchange (exchanging good practice
across boundaries). Their priority is to fund
grassroots, user-led projects and projects
that are likely to have a high impact on social
change, either at a policy or practice level.
To apply send an expression of interest. If
it is accepted you will be invited to write
an application. Contact the Trust on 020 7632
9060, Email: general@barrowcadbury.org.uk;
Website: http://www.bctrust.org.uk/
BIG
Research programme
The Big Lottery Fund funds social, medical
or socio-medical research led by voluntary
and community sector (VCS) organisations in
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Research programme aims to influence local
and national policy and practice by funding
VCS organisations to produce and disseminate
evidence-based knowledge. For more information
visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/.
CAFOD
- Funding global justice education
CAFOD's Development Education Fund supports
the work of projects, groups and organisations
across England and Wales involved in global
justice education work. This small grants
scheme is only available for projects based
in England & Wales applying for less than
£3,000. Applications can be submitted
throughout the year. (Their Large Grants scheme
is currently fully committed). Full guidelines
can be downloaded from their website, http://www.cafod.org.uk/uk/funding,
or by calling 0207 095 5317 or by e-mailing:
deved@cafod.org.uk.
Community
Spaces
Community Spaces helps community groups create
or improve green and open spaces so that the
quality of life in neighbourhoods across England
is enhanced. Grants start at £10,000.
Further information about the programme and
who can apply can be found on http://www.community-spaces.org.uk/.
Community Sustainable Energy programme
This programme pays for community-based organisations
to install renewable energy technologies and
energy saving measures. To find out more visit
http://www.communitysustainable.org.uk/
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Ecominds
programme
This programme is due to launch in spring
or summer 2008. It will fund a range of groups
who want to encourage people with experience
of mental distress to get involved in environmental
projects, such as improving open spaces and
wildlife habitats, designing public art and
recycling. For more information visit www.ecominds.org.uk
Foyle
Foundation
The Foyle Foundation will support charities
registered in the United Kingdom, the dominant
purpose of which is to benefit either, Learning,
the Arts or Health. Applications are accepted
all year round, they have no deadlines. If
you have any queries please contact them on
020 7430 9119, or by e-mail: info@foylefoundation.org.uk
or visit the website www.foylefoundation.org.uk.
Impetus
Trust
Impetus provides strategic funding and expertise
to charities and social enterprises that have
a significant impact on the lives of a substantial
number of economically disadvantaged people.
They give support to their chosen organisations
over a defined period of time with the aim
of enabling the organisation to scale-up.
To find out more about their funding criteria
visit www.impetus.org.uk/,
contact them on 0207745 7203 or Email: info@impetus.org.uk.
Jephcott
Charitable Trust
The trust likes to make grants to overseas
projects which will make a difference; preference
will be given to charities or projects which
are having difficulty getting started, or
raising funds from other sources. Their funding
priorities are: The Natural Environment, Education,
Health and Population Control. They also prefer
capital rather than running costs. To apply
download and read the guidelines and application
form from:
www.jephcottcharitabletrust.org.uk/guidelines.doc
Local
Food Grants
Grants from £2,000 up to £500,000
will be awarded to not-for-profit groups and
organisations in England delivering such projects
as growing, processing, marketing and distributing
local food; composting and raising awareness
of the benefits of such activities. For more
information visit www.localfoodgrants.org/
LTSB
Community Programme Grants
To be eligible for this grant programme you
must enable disadvantaged and/or disabled
people to play a fuller role in their communities,
have your own charity number, an industrial/provident
society number or exempt charity status. The
Community Priority Programme supports specific
priorities. In Wandsworth the funding priorities
are: excluded young people; refugee, asylum
seekers and migrants; mental health; prisoners,
ex-prisoners and their families). The application
process has 2 stages and it is very important
that you contact them before you apply. Contact
the Grant Manager for South Central &
South West London on 07872 031 793 or send
an e-mail to: southcentral&swlondon@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk.
General enquiries to: enquiries@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/
Sportsmatch
This programme supports the development of
grassroots sport in England by making awards
to organisations running projects aimed at
increasing participation in sports at community
level. The fund matches sponsorship which
has been given to an eligible sports body
by a company, Trust or private individual
to fund projects to encourage new participation
at grassroots level. For the latest information
call 08458 508 508 Email : info@sportsmatch.co.uk
Website: http://www.sportsmatch.co.uk
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Sport
England - Community Investment Fund
The Community Investment Fund is to award
community funding (grants over £10,000)
to projects that support regional priorities
and get more people involved in sport –
with a focus on hard to reach groups –
and help them stay involved throughout their
lives. For more information go to www.sportengland.org
or call 0845 8508 508.
Thames Community Foundation Trustees'
Fund
This is aimed at smaller voluntary organisations
who may be seeking grant funding for the first
time. Funding up to £2,000 is available
for projects that seek to address the needs
of Children and Young People, Problems associated
with Addiction, Adults with Disabilities and
Welfare. For an application form call 020
8943 5525, E-mail: grantstcf@btconnect.com
or visit www.thamescommunityfoundation.org.uk.
The
Community Website Builder
The Community Website Builder allows registered
UK charities, non-profit making organisations
and volunteer led groups or organisations
to build and maintain their own website free
of charge. For more details visit the website:
www.communitykit.co.uk.
The
Sky Bigger Picture Fund
Its aim is to support small organisations
and will focus on: Building arts, Healthy
environment; Inspiring learning; including
everyone. Grants of up to £3,000 are
available for projects that fit into the above
categories. Applications can be made throughout
the year and must be made on line at:
www.jointhebiggerpicture.com/DevelopingPeople/TheBiggerPictureFund/,
for enquiries call 020 8943 5525 or email:
grantstcf@btconnect.com
Young Roots – young people
learning and caring about their heritage
Providing grants of between £3,000 and
£25,000, the Young Roots Programme aims
to involve 13-25 year-olds in finding out
about their heritage, developing skills, building
confidence and promoting community involvement.
To find out more visit the website www.hlf.org.uk,
call 020 7591 6000, or email enquire@hlf.org.uk
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Arts
Related Funding Opportunities
The
Baring Foundation
Deadline: 12 December 2008
The Baring Foundation has specific grants
programmes concerned with strengthening the
voluntary sector, the arts and international
development. The arts programme 2009 is now
open. It will provide grants towards the core
costs of arts organisations for their work
with refugees and asylum seekers. This can
include salaries, professional development,
documentation and evaluation, publicity, day-to-day
office costs.
Formally
constituted, not-for-profit organisations
can apply to the Foundation. For the arts
programme, applicant organisations must have
had an annual income of at least £50,000
in the previous year. There is an application
form, which can either be filled in online,
or sent through the post. Along with the form,
you also need to send in a written proposal.
The
next deadline for submitting arts programme
applications is 12 December 2008. News about
the 2009 Joint International Development grants
programme is due to be announced towards the
end of December 2008; news of the 2009 Strengthening
the Voluntary Sector programme should follow
in early 2009. For more information, visit:
www.baringfoundation.org.uk
(Source: VAN News)
The
Concertina Charitable Trust
Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies
that provide musical entertainment and related
activities for the elderly. This not only
brightens up their lives, but also provides
a therapeutic benefit to their health and
wellbeing.
The
Trust is keen to support smaller organisations
that might otherwise find it difficult to
gain funding. Since its inception in 2004,
it has made grants to a wide range of charitable
organisations nationwide in England and Wales.
These include funds to many care homes for
the elderly to provide musical entertainment
for their residents. For more information,
visit: www.concertinamusic.org.uk
(Source: VAN News)
Digital Shorts Scheme 2008-09 (South
East)
Screen South and the UK Film Council's New
Cinema Fund have announced the launch of the
Digital Shorts Scheme 2008/09 for the South
East of England. The aim of this scheme is
to support and nature talented filmmakers
in the Screen South East region. The fund
will be commissioning 6 films, 3 Long shot
short films, 2 close up short films, and 1
short animation film. All films must be shot
digitally and projects entered can be drama,
documentary or animation. The deadline for
applications is 24 October 2008, except for
the Short animation, which will be opening
for applications on the 10 October and closing
on the 10 November.
Screen South will also be holding a series
of five Digital Short road shows for filmmakers:
• Southampton on the 2 October;
• Slough on the 6 October;
• Maidstone on the 7 October.
If you wish to attend please email info@screensouth.org.
For more information, visit: http://www.screensouth.org/newsarticle.aspx?newsid=920
Funding
Opportunities for Young Film Makers (UK)
First Light Movies which provides grants to
groups of young people to produce short digital
films has announced that the next funding
round under its ”What’s the Big
Idea Award” and the Pilot Awards scheme
will re-open for applications on the 26th
September 2008. Under What’s the Big
Idea Award grants of up to £3,000 are
available to support partnerships between
script professionals and young people aged
5 -19 to inspire and aid the development of
short film scripts. The Pilot Awards provides
grants of up to £5,000 for the production
of a 5-minute film. The closing date for applications
for both schemes will be the 16th December
2008. In addition, organisations working with
young people can also apply for funding under
the Studio Award scheme. Under this scheme,
grants of up to £30,000 are available
to support young people making films of up
to 10 minutes long. The closing date for applications
under the Studio Award is the 14th October
2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.firstlightmovies.com/funding/
GreenPrints (UK)
A partnership of five of the country’s
leading not-for-profit organisations has 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. If you are aged between
16 and 25 and want to put something back into
your community visit the GreenPrints pages
at www.sitatrust.org.uk to find out more.
Applications can be made at any time. For
more information, visit: http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/apply/greenprints
Live Connections Funding for Live
Electronic Music (UK)
The PRS Foundation has announced that they
are now open for applications through their
Live Connections Scheme. Live Connections
is the UK's only funding scheme focused on
supporting live performances of electronic
music. Funding is available for one-off performances
of live electronic music taking place in 2009.
Live Connections supports applications that
demonstrate innovation in live presentation
music to UK-based artists, promoters and producers.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available.
The application deadline is 17 October 2008.
For more information, visit: http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk/news/liveconnections.htm
New Works Awards 2008 (UK)
The PRS Foundation for New music is seeking
applications for their New Works 2008 Awards
from individuals or groups that are engaged
by a third party to create a new piece of
music. This scheme aims to support a wide
range of new works in a variety of genres
from an R&B song cycle to an orchestral
composition to a jazz quintet piece.
Creation and performances of new works must:
• Be written by music creators living
and working in the UK;
• Have a definite date for their first
performance which must be in the UK;
• Are being commissioned as a part of
projects that are financially viable and well
managed.
The average grants made are of £3,000
to £4,000. The deadline for applications
is 17 October 2008. For more information,
visit: http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk/funding/newworks.htm
The
Peter De Haan Charitable Trust
The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust focuses
it’s grant-making on social welfare,
the environment and the arts. The Trust will
gradually spend all of its endowment over
the next few years until 2020. In 2008-09,
the Trust expects to make grants of between
£2 million and £3 million.
The Trust’s arts programme focuses on
projects and organisations which:
-
are partnership-based with young people as
the protagonists of the creative process;
- have an emphasis on community cohesion and
under-represented groups;
- support confidence-building, collaboration
and the incubation of ideas amongst young
people; and
- are innovative, wide-reaching and based
on tangible outcomes.
The
Trust doesn’t specify minimum or maximum
grant sizes. The trustees will consider funding
up for to a maximum of three years and grants
may be for project-based applications or to
subsidise core costs.
To
apply, email or write to the Trust correspondent.
Further information on what to include in
your application is available at www.pdhct.org.uk/to_apply.html.
Applications are considered throughout the
year, with major grants being awarded at the
trustee meeting held quarterly in March, June,
September and December. For more information,
visit: www.pdhct.org.uk
(Source: VAN News)
Short Film Completions Fund 2008/09
(UK)
The UK Film Council's has announced that £70,000
of funding is available through their Short
Film Completion Fund. The overall aim of the
fund is to provide UK based filmmakers with
finance and support for short films that show
outstanding potential but lack the funds for
completion.
The objectives of the Completion Fund is to:
• Source a diverse range of filmmaking
talent and mentors;
• Provide new opportunities to increase
participation of groups currently under-represented
in the UK film industry such as writers, directors,
producers and actors who are disabled, female
and/or from black and visible minority ethnic
groups;
• Create much-needed progression routes
into the UK film industry for identified filmmaking
talent; and provide an opportunity for and
encourage established filmmaking talent to
reinvest their expertise in the talent of
the future.
There will be two application deadlines for
2008/09, 10 November 2008 and March 2009.
For more information, visit:http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/completition
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