Christmas is coming......

The festive season is creeping up on us all too quickly!  What's your best festive fundraiser been?  Are you doing anything this year?  Do you find Christmas is a time when people are generous with their donations?  Let us know and spread some festive cheer!

Can Do Ideas into Reality

Interest in this scheme is really beginning to hot up - once the money is gone, it's gone, so take advantage of it as soon as possible.  
Groups undergoing the funding health check have found it to be a useful process, and not at all daunting.  It can also be done over the phone.
So here is the information you need to know:

Up to £2000 will be available for groups supporting identified local need and activity, for small scale capital projects, that will make a big impact.

Groups wishing to apply will go through a funding health check with a PAVO Development Officer. This useful tool, enables us to ensure your group is eligible, reducing the volume of paperwork that usually accompanies an application.

Groups will be expected to find match funding of 33%, e.g:

Application to fund for £2000

Match from group £660

Total Project Costs £2660

Projects should fit one of the following criteria:

• Creating or refurbishing facilities available to the community as a whole or adapting them to ensure equal access to disabled people as required under the Equality Act 2010.
• Acting to improve the built or natural environment for local people
• Improving the well-being of the community by encouraging activities and healthy life styles
• Providing facilities or activities which reduce poverty, inequality, discrimination and social disadvantage
• Encouraging training that targets vulnerable or excluded people
• Stimulating community businesses and social enterprise
• Assisting the promotion of job opportunities and increased incomes
• Involving people of all ages and abilities in the community and addressing the needs of socially excluded groups
• Strengthening the cultural and linguistic identity of the community

For more information:

Go to: www.pavo.org.uk

PAVO Help desk: 0845 009 3288

e-mail: info@pavo.org.uk

Eco Driving Course

Eco-Driving Course – only £7.50!

Powys Transport Training Agency have been successful in getting a grant from the Powys Environmental Partnership, which will enable groups across Powys to access the eco-driver training for only £7.50 per person and the goal is for drivers to save up to £300 per year!

This course can help address the problem of higher fuel prices within rural areas like Powys. It includes some pre and post course monitoring of fuel usage and feedback from attendees. Individuals, community groups, SME's and statutory & social enterprises can all attend.

For more information contact Mike Entwisle on:

 

Tel/Ffon 01597 829235
Mobile   07584 490191
email/ebost michael.entwisle@pavo.org.uk

Digital donations

Interesting article about how small charities can capitalize on digital donations.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2011/nov/21/small-charities-new-technology

Social Currency Website launched

Interesting article about a website that has been launched  that rewards users with a ‘social currency’ for sharing:


http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/10985/social_currency_website_launched

YOUTH LED GRANTS

Grants of up to £1,000 are still available for youth-led projects. 
The money is available for voluntary and community groups to buy equipment, run events, go on training and any other ideas.  
The money would need to be spent by March 2011.   For an application form contact PAVO on 0845 0093288 or download from the PAVO website www.pavo.org.uk 

Community Chest Funding

There is up to £1500 available for Community Sport and Physical Recreation in any 12 month period for activities that:

 

• Encourage more people to become more active, more often
• Raises the standards of existing activities

 

The scheme is open to any group as long as they hold a bank account in the organsation's name.

 

Download an application from www.sportwales and submit to your Local Authority -angela.williams@powys.gov.uk

 

There are 5 panel meetings per financial year.Closing dates for application is 2 weeks prior.

 

Dates will be set in January 2012 for the following year.