Two other Powys organisation have been nominated for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards.
Melin Talgarth Mill is in the Heritage category. Talgarth Mill Green Energy Project took a disused watermill in mid Wales and set the heart of village beating once again. They created a tourist attraction, educational centre, community meeting place and cafe.
WISE based at the Centre for Alternative technology in Machynlleth has been nominated under the environment category. WISE educates thousands of people each year who visit the centre and gain the skills and motivation to adopt sustainable living and working practices.
To vote for any of the projects go to:
http://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Local Project Nominated for National Lottery Good Causes Awards
Ten Green
Bottles, Hands on Recycling, has been nominated for the Best Environmental
Project by National Lottery Good Causes.
Please could you consider voting for them. Everyone who has been
involved in this project has achieved extraordinary results and although
everyone is a winner they would love your support
The best Environmental project:
*Manufacturing with social values
*People learn skills in the workplace
*Innovation creative design from recycling
=sustainability
*People learn skills in the workplace
*Innovation creative design from recycling
=sustainability
Phone 0844 8369692 direct line
calls cost 5p per minute from a landline.
Vote online www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards
(Source: WSEC)
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards - Open to Applications
The IMPACT Awards recognise and reward small to medium-sized charities in the UK that are doing excellent work to improve people's health. Applicants must target community health needs in the UK and have a track record of achievement in this area.
The Awards recognise excellence in existing work and do not seek to fund new projects. Applications should meet the following assessment criteria which focus on six areas of impact:
- Innovation: Leadership, creativity and initiative in addressing current challenges in healthcare access and delivery.
- Management: Efficient use of resources; quality of management processes; equality of opportunity; clear objectives and plans; strength and financial effectiveness of the organisation.
- Partnership: Working effectively with others (members, users, private and public sector partners, etc.); willingness to share 'best practice' and to learn from others.
- Achievement: Measurable results achieved; numbers of people benefited; impact on access to healthcare; a reflective approach to evaluation of the work; measurement and monitoring of performance.
- Community focus: Involving and responding to users and the community; openness and provision of information; adaptability to changing circumstances and needs.
- Targeting needs: Awareness of community issues and priorities and having a detailed understanding of the target community; ensuring services are accessible to, and focus on, people in need.
Up to ten winners will receive £30,000 unrestricted funding with one overall winner receiving an extra £10,000. Winners will also receive free training valued at £4,000, a specially commissioned professional film and photographs along with publicity and press support. Up to ten runners-up will receive £3,000.
The deadline for applications is 21 September 2012 (5pm).
Monday, 2 July 2012
SPORTED GRANTS HELPING CHANGE YOUNG LIVES THROUGH SPORT
Sported, the UK’s leading sport for development charity, has announced the its next round of Small Grants opening on the 1st July 2012 for Sported Members in Wales.
Membership of Sported is free and open to not-for-profit groups who are changing young lives through sport. Being a Member of Sported offers a number of benefits including the opportunity to apply to the Small Grants Scheme, a one-off grant of up to £2000.
Richard Thomas the Wales Manager for Sported said “This is a great opportunity for groups here in Wales to benefit from the Small Grants Scheme. Sported already over 1000 organisations across the UK to deliver positive outcomes including reducing crime and antisocial behaviour, removing barriers to participation for excluded groups, educating in health and wellbeing, building stronger communities and providing young people with skills for work place and life.”
A free membership organisation created to help deliver a sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympics, Sported helps to transform the lives of disadvantaged youth by supporting community and voluntary groups delivering sport for development; helping them grow and run their organisations to the best of their ability. It provides the business support and funding groups need, allowing them to not only become sustainable, but allowing them to focus on what they do best – changing young lives through sport.
Sported is now open and accepting membership from groups across Wales. There is already great a great membership base across the country who are accessingSported’s membership support. If your organisation is changing young lives through sport, apply to be Member of Sported at www.sported.org.uk
(Source: Sported)
Mid Wales Food and Land Trust Lottery success
Congratulations to Mid Wales Food and land Trust on their successful Lottery application:
Mid Wales Food and Land Trust Limited will use their award of £777,958 to acquire Newtown Market Hall. Once completed, the centre will offer flexible short term leases to small businesses, with options to increase and decrease leases to accomodate business growth and to help small businesses to manage periods of economic pressure respectively. The project will also establish two new social enterprises.
Mid Wales Food and Land Trust Limited will use their award of £777,958 to acquire Newtown Market Hall. Once completed, the centre will offer flexible short term leases to small businesses, with options to increase and decrease leases to accomodate business growth and to help small businesses to manage periods of economic pressure respectively. The project will also establish two new social enterprises.
Expressing her delight at the news, Catherine Smith, the Executive Director and theTrust’s Company Secretary, said: “This is excellent news for the Market Hall project and for Newtown. In addition to supporting local small businesses, restoration of this Grade II listed building will provide a real boost for town centre regeneration.”
(Source: Big Lottery)
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales - Older People Programme Open to Applications
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has launched a new £2 million funding programme.
Grants of over £50,000 for up to three year are available to registered charities that are currently working with older people experiencing financial difficulties in England and Wales.
Applications must be for work that improves the life choices and chances for older people and:
- Offers a sustained programme of support.
- Demonstrates measurable changes and benefits for individuals.
Projects must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Are innovative and push existing boundaries.
- Will extend or replicate a proven model of working to deliver the goals as outlined.
- Will improve joined up working with other local agencies to deliver more relevant and appropriate services to the users including personalisation.
- Support service user involvement and encourages local connections whether in design or support as peers /volunteers/mentors.
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 20 September 2012 (5pm).
(Source: Grantfinder)
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