COMMISSIONER'S FUND

The funds are requested through a Police Constable, so if you feel there is an opportunity, please liaise with your local Neighbourhood Policing Team colleagues.  

Applications have to be submitted by 29th November.

http://www.dyfed-powys.pcc.police.uk/en/Your-Commissioner/CommissionersFund/Commissioners-Fund.aspx

Interesting articles

How to make your charity a lottery winner

http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2013/oct/09/charity-lottery-how-to-fundraise

Taking in-memory donations online will save time and maximise money

http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2013/oct/03/justgiving-charity-donations-funeral-memory

(Source: Guardian Voluntary Sector Network)

European Consultation on Crowd Funding

The consultation will be looking at its potential benefits, risks, and whether there should be a European framework to support both those who develop crowd-funding platforms and to reduce the risks to those who make use of such platforms to finance projects. 

Further details are available on the Euclidwebsite. The consultation closes on 31 December 2013.

http://www.wcva.org.uk/funding/funding-latest/2013/10/european-consultation-on-crowd-funding

(Source: WCVA)

Lankelly Chase Foundation Open Call for Project Ideas

LankellyChase Foundation’s mission is to bring about change to improve the lives of people facing severe and multiple disadvantage. By this we mean people who are experiencing a combination of severe social harms such as homelessness, substance misuse, mental illness, extreme poverty, and violence and abuse.

For more information go to: 
http://www.lankellychase.org.uk/accessing_funding/funding_opportunities

First Light Film Nation UK Outreach Grant Programme

Grants of up to £10,000 are available to engage young people aged 14 to 19 years who are not in formal education in a project that combines watching, making and understanding of film.

Funding is available for the following:

·     Projects which provide filmmaking training, plus elements of watching and understanding film for at least 20 disadvantaged young people aged 14 to 19 years.

·     Projects that match disadvantaged young people who are not in mainstream education with professional filmmakers with an extensive track record of working in film with disadvantaged young people.

·     Projects that recognise film is a powerful tool for engaging disadvantaged young people and empower those young people to lead in all areas of the process and give them a voice.

·     Projects that include substantial complementary watching and understanding activity such as a mini festival, screenings and master classes.

·     Projects that result in the making of two short films that are up to five minutes duration each.

Constituted organisations with a registered office in the UK are eligible to apply; this includes limited companies, local authorities, schools and charities.  

A maximum of 70 grant applications will be accepted. If the cap of 70 applications is not reached then the deadline for applications is 21 October 2013 (2pm). 

Further details are available from here.

(Source: WCVA)

UK population identified by attitude to charity giving

CAF have just released a new report that segments the UK population according to their attitude to charity.

They have identified three key groups – The Civic Core, The Middle Ground and Zero Givers.

http://www.queerideas.co.uk/my_weblog/2013/10/there-are-three-types-pf-supporter.html

(Source: Queer Ideas Fundraising blog)

SPORT RELIEF UPDATE

Sport Relief returns next year and with a difference. In addition to its Sport Relief Mile running events, it will now operate a series of swimming and cycling events.

The events will take place across the country from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 March 2014. There will even be events at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The 2014 campaign is entitled 'the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Games'. Olympians Sir Chris Hoy, Jonnie Peacock and Rebecca Adlington are promoting it.

In the promotional video they ask the public to consider:

• cycling three, 25 or 55 miles
• running one, three or six miles
• swimming 1.5, 2.5 or 5km

See more at: http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/2013/10/02/sport-relief-expands-include-cycling-and-swimming-events#sthash.ELuQbAU0.dpuf

(Source: UK Fundraising)