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25 February 2013
EIRIS is running a free, informal skills session for charity finance directors and trustees on practical steps for how to develop an ‘ethical’ or ‘responsible’ investment policy. Victoria Heath (Head of Business Development, EIRIS) and David Cockburn (Head of Military & Nuclear Power Research, EIRIS) will lead discussion over tea and cake.
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31 January 2013
The Wolfson Foundation are delighted to announce that their new website has been launched today:
www.wolfson.org.uk
It's the first time that they have been able to provide the opportunity for online applications. The site now has more in depth information about all of their funding programmes and activities.
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16 January 2012
Scott Bader Commonwealth Ltd currently has funding opportunities available within their local, central and small international funding streams. Funding is available for a range of projects with a variety of deadlines.
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21 December 2012
The City Bridge Trust is reviewing its grant making priorities to help make sure they meet the changing needs of Londoners over the next five years. The Trust has already conducted a review of its current grants programme and commissioned research on the trends affecting London. Informed by these findings, now it wants to test out its ideas with voluntary and community organisations to help it focus its resources to have the greatest impact on disadvantage in London. Add your voice by taking part in a short online survey.
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12 December 2012
Orchestra ONE (Orchestra of New Experiences), funded by the Rochester Bridge Trust, has won the Music Award in the Medway Culture and Design Awards 2012.
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7 December 2012
In the final year of The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (‘the Fund’) a project was undertaken to donate the Fund’s files into an accessible archive at the British Library.
The project involved identifying all existing records held by the Fund, deciding which should be included in the archive, reviewing these files in order to recommend closure periods for sensitive files, and transferring the files to the British Library.
The Fund’s archive is an enormously rich and varied resource, documenting both the history of the Fund and the activities of the organisations supported by the Fund. The archive allows unique insights into the ways in which non-profit organisations have contributed to social change over the past 15 years.
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27 November 2012
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund has recently announced £3.14 million in legacy grants awarded to 44 of the Fund’s long-term partners to further the strategic objectives pursued by the Fund during its closing years.
The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry set to become the legal owner of the Fund after its operations have ceased to safeguard both the Fund’s name and any income donated to the Fund in the future.
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8 November 2012
The Gallery Partnership would like to invite you to their 2012 seminar 'using technology in tough times, how charities can beat the budget squeeze and increase efficiencies' to be held on 28 November 2012. The seminar will explore how new technologies can assist charities in improving their working practices, monitoring outcomes and efficiency.
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7 November 2012
According to new research carried by Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) and Schroders Charities, 85% of charitable trusts have either maintained or increased their expenditure rates since the onset of the economic crisis in 2008.
The research, will form part of a report due to be published by ACF later in the winter focused on the key questions facing charities who rely on investment returns to fund their activities in the long term.
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1 November 2012
As part of the 'mustard seed awards' the Christian Initiative Trust have released over £50,000 in prizes which will be presented to winners of the competition which called for Christian or church-based organisations to come forward with their ideas for community initiatives which would touch and transform lives.
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29 October 2012
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland has won a major award for its support for 34 social enterprises over the past three years.
The Foundation was named Supporter of the Year at the Northern Ireland Social Enterprise Awards at a special reception in Belfast Castle in recognition of its commitment to the sector, allocating a total of £102,000 to support local enterprises.
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26 October 2012
On 26 October, the Wembley National Stadium Trust has launched to the public and issued its first major call for applications to fund sports projects in LB Brent.
The Trust is funded by a 1% precept on the annual turnover of Wembley Stadium – part of a legal arrangement that secured lottery funding towards the building the new stadium. The expectation is that the trust’s annual income should be around £1m per annum. In this first grants round the trust will be looking to make awards totalling up to around £300k to clubs and organisations either based in LB Brent or already delivering services there.
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8 October 2012
The Rochester Bridge Trust is distributing around £25,000 in community grants to inspire young Kent engineers and scientists, and repair significant features in some of the county’s most historic buildings.
The Trust’s community grant awards for 2012-13, announced by Bridge Clerk Sue Threader, also include grants worth more than £9,000 towards the costs of conserving valued features in key historic buildings.
The Trust plans to offer a new grant programme in Spring 2013 and further details will be available on its website in the New Year.
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11 September 2012
The STARS Foundation has now launched its 2013 Impact Awards, offering up to $100,000 unrestricted funding to NGOs working with children in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Pacific regions.
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1 August 2012
LankellyChase Foundation has today launched a new grants programme, the ‘Promoting Change Network’.
LankellyChase Foundation wants to build a growing network of funded organisations which are working to transform the lives of people who face severe and multiple disadvantage. In this first grant round, we are looking to fund 15-20 organisations. We want funded organisations to exchange ideas and learning, and to collaborate in building momentum behind the case for change.
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30 July 2012
Recently launched, the Christian Initiative Awards is a competition to find innovative Christians with ideas that have the potential to transform communities and make a real difference.
The Awards, run jointly by Premier Christian Media (PCM) and the Christian Initiative Trust (CIT), offer up to £50,000 of investment to the winners of the nation-wide competition. The top, Gold award is worth £12,000 with the winners of the Silver and Bronze benefitting from £10,000 and £8,000 respectively.
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16 July 2012
The Hilden Charitable Fund has office accommodation to let, on the first floor of 34 North End Road (near W.Kensington and Olympia tube stations). The accommodation is approx. 690 sq ft, and self contained. The office currently has 9 desk spaces (office furniture may be available as part of the let). Parkling is availalbe for one vehicle.
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19 July 2012
In the middle of July a group of about 100 made up of young refugees, designers, tech developers, funders, activists, writers, musicians, lawyers, youth workers and a whole host of others spent a weekend locked in the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s new Leeke Street offices working out ways that digital technology could help young people with irregular immigration status get more of the support they need.
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4 July 2012
For the past two years the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund have been working on a major research project to draw out learning from their our work, and to share the experiences of working with partners, grantees, funders and philanthropists. You can find the outline of what they have been up to at the following link:
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25 June 2012
London Catalyst's AGM will feature three speakers, discussing some of the issues affecting the social care sector under the theme of ‘
Good Practice in Hard Times’. The AGM will be held on Thursday 5 July at 4pm, at The Royal Society of Medicine (W1G 0AE)
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21 June 2012
The Nationwide Foundation is delighted to announce that Martin Coppack and Juliet Phommahaxay have been appointed to its Board of Trustees. Together they bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to help guide the Nationwide Foundation as it plans and implements its new funding strategy due to launch later this year. Integral to the Nationwide Foundation’s new strategy will be a continuation of its funding of vulnerable people who need support with their housing and finance issues.
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18 June 2012
Projects in the West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber will have the opportunity to apply for repeat and on-going activities under Awards for All in a new 6 month pilot scheme.
These activities previously ineligible under Awards for All will be accepted on application forms from 1 June 2012 for a 6 month period, giving small organisations a welcome chance to secure funding for activities benefiting local communities.
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6 June 2012
The Bank Workers Charity (BWC), in cooperation with Cass Business School and UBS, organised three round table discussion meetings in January and February 2012. The aim of this initiative was to gather current information on the state of the social investment market and learn about the experiences of other organisations.
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9 May 2012
Andrews Charitable Trust are now holding a second seminar on ‘Intergenerational and whole-family approaches in supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Bristol’ on Wednesday 27th June in Bristol to discuss their ground-breaking programme and its potential impact on policy and practice in the sector. Like its London date, the seminar is free and by invite only due to limited places.
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3 May 2012
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) has just published its Triennial Report covering the years 2009-2011.
The report seeks to convey a sense of how JRCT is pursuing the vision of a more just and peaceful world at a time of great uncertainty and economic gloom, and celebrates the exceptional work of those whose vision of a different world it is privileged to share and support. View full details…
24 April 2012
Andrews Charitable Trust and Lemos&Crane would like to invite you to attend a free seminar to discuss the ground-breaking project – ‘Tackling homelessness across the generations in Bristol’. The project sets out a new collaborative approach for supporting and improving the family relationships of homeless and vulnerable people to achieve resilience and well-being.View full details…
13 March
Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation will deliver a public lecture at Gresham College on
29 March 2012 on the challenges of modern-day society and how they affect a charity's ability to deliver its purpose, and discuss how a 'Good Society' could be built through the individual, community, market and state.
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12 March 2012
NPC have recently released a report that looks at the benefits of trusteeship beyond those of being a way of contributing to the charitable sector. The report explores the value of trusteeship through the eyes of individuals and charities, and provides practical guidance on finding suitable trustee positions. Also discussed is the perspective of employers and professional bodies, which stand to benefit from trusteeship.
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07 March
Nominet Trust, the social investor that champions innovative and positive approaches to using digital technology to tackle major social challenges has announced the results of a new funding round, totalling in excess of £2million.
The investment, which will be distributed across 13 projects and a number of partnerships, is the largest single funding round the organisation has made to date – a testament to its commitment to improving the lives of disadvantaged, vulnerable people through digital solutions.
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1 March 2012
We are delighted to announce the launch of our Evaluation report for the initial pilot phase of the site. The report asks: Has the pilot website achieved what it set out to? What worked and what did not? Is there demand to continue it? And if so, how could it be improved?
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14 February 2012
Trust for London has recently released three reports that are now available to read on their website.
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7 February 2012
This recently published report, written by Carnegie Fellow Blair Jenkins, is to examine some of the challenges and opportunities facing serious journalism in the UK and to make suggestions about actions and initiatives that will strengthen the supply of high quality news.
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6 February 2012
UnLtd has launched the fourth paper in its Finding Series, which focuses on their learning from social entrepreneurs aged 50 and over. Having worked with nearly a 1,000 social entrepreneurs over 50, UnLtd have found a wealth of untapped potential offered by this age group.
Findings show the personal benefit experienced by the social entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the social and economic impact their ventures create.
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2 February 2012
Where the Green Grants Went 5 analyses some £227m of grants made by 147 trusts and foundations over a three year period. One striking finding in the report is that there has been a big increase in the proportion of environmental philanthropy going to tackle climate change. View full details…
31 January 2012
Inspiring impact sets out the current state of impact measurement in the social sector, and outlines how the participants in the Impact Summit plan to inspire change and increase the focus on impact to help more charities and funders use their resources effectively to make the most positive difference.
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26 January 2012
A new centre dedicated to the understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases will be established at UCL following the award of a £20million grant from the Wolfson Foundation, it was announced today.
The grant is the largest single award ever made by the Foundation and one of the largest philanthropic donations in UCL’s history. It is made as a result of the Wolfson Neurology Initiative, designed as a legacy to Lord Wolfson of Marylebone, who died in 2010.
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25 January 2012
The Big Lottery Fund has issued the first of its grants from the £50m Supporting Change & Impact fund, designed to prepare charities for future sustainability in the wake of a tough funding climate.
Some 93 grants of up to £10,000 have been awarded to projects already receiving BIG funding in England. The initiative, which was launched in October last year, will allow projects in the last 18 months of their funding time to develop and review their schemes for future sustainability.
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18 January 2012
Big Lottery Fund, The Atlantic Philanthropies, The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland are jointly hosting an event on 9 February 2012, 10.00am – 3.00pm, in Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey to raise awareness of key issues to inform and influence policy, to share learning that can inform practice and to provide an opportunity to celebrate and increase recognition of good practice in projects that involve older people. View full details…
12 January 2012
The Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector chaired by Dame Anne Owers and established by the Baring Foundation in June 2011 has published the first of what will be five annual assessments on sector independence.
Its report highlights ‘real and present’ risks to the independence of the voluntary sector, with support for disadvantaged groups under particular threat. To view the report in full please visit
www.independencepanel.org.uk.
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9 January 2012
The Forum has published a new report
Beneath the Radar, highlighting the crucial role played by small community groups in addressing local need. The report features seven case studies emphasising the contribution made by such groups to community well-being – and raises concerns about the increased struggle they face to survive in the current economic climate.
Further details can be found at
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6 January 2012
The Carnegie UK Trust has recently published
Power: A Practical Guide for Facilitating Social Change. The handbook has been developed from a piece of work that was undertaken between 2008 and the end of last year by the Carnegie UK Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, exploring the link between analysing power and achieving social change.
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5 January 2012
Impetus Trust has won the prestigious Europe’s Top Turnaround Awards 2011 in the ‘Third and Public Sector’ category, for its venture philanthropy work helping charities and social enterprises to transform their organisations.View full details…
21 November 2011
The Cattanach Charitable Trust is closing its website to new applications from Friday 25 November 2011 until 1 March 2012. Organisations will not be able to apply for funding between this period. Current pending applications will be dealt with at the next Trustees’ meeting on 16 February.
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18 November
The Bank Workers Charity (formerly the Bankers Benevolent Fund) are holding a series of Round Tables on this topic as follows:
- Tuesday 10th January
- Tuesday 24th January
- Tuesday 14th February
- Tuesday 6th March
Each session will have a maximum of 20 participants and take place at Pinners Hall, will start mid-morning and run over lunch, which will be provided.
The Round Tables will be chaired by Professor Paul Palmer, Associate Dean for Ethics, Sustainability and Engagement at Cass Business School, and will be held under Chatham House rules. There will be additional support from research associates at Cass, and technical input from UBS.
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9 November 2011
From April 2012, LankellyChase Foundation's mission will focus exclusively on bringing about change to improve the quality of life of people who face severe and multiple disadvantage.
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7 November 2011
Our current Chair is stepping down early 2012 and Odgers Berndtson have now been appointed to find a replacement. For further information visit www.odgers.com/37015.
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17 October
A new Fund to support the creation of new social action opportunities opens for applications today. Worth over £20million, the Social Action Fund managed by The Social Investment Business on behalf of the Office for Civil Society is offering grants of £100k and upwards to projects across England that will expand volunteering and giving of time, money, knowledge and assets.
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13 October
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund would like to invite you to the third of their joint Shared Learning Seminars. The seminars will feature a frank discussion on policy change and advocacy and what funders could do to support changes in policy and practice. There will be presentations from Mike Kaye, Still Human Still Here Coalition and Danny Kushlick, Transform Drug Policy Foundation.View full details…
27 September
Giving our all recounts the evolution of The Tubney Charitable Trust and the various challenges it faced over time. Against this background it explores issues of interest to all grant-makers: strategic planning, governance, campaigning, risk management, project management, partnerships and financial management. This event should be of particular interest to grant-makers like Tubney who have committed to, or are contemplating, spending out.View full details…
27 September
Join TSR Cat the British Library on 14 October 2011 where they will share findings from their wide-ranging research programme on the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors in the UK. It is a chance to discuss and debate issues with researchers and help inform future research agendas.View full details…
9 September 2011
Following August 2011's riots across the UK, this paper reviews JRF's back catalogue of research. Over the last 20 years JRF has looked at social and economic conditions, community engagement, regeneration and partnership in poor neighbourhoods, using evidence from hundreds of estates and neighbourhoods across the UK.
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17 August 2011
- 50% think cause of riots was mindless violence the rest say:
(boredom 13.5%) (lack of provision / interest in young 13.2%) (lack of morals 10.6%)
(gap between rich and poor 6.6%) (youth unemployment 6%) - 5% were asked to get involved but less than 0.5% were actually involved
- 95% definitely would not take part if asked to, 2% would consider ( *1)
- 63% got their information from TV/Radio not social networking (14%)
- 45% feel the coverage of young people was unfair
- 86% think parents should take more responsibility for their children’s crimes
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4 August 2011
Three new publications have recently been completed and are available from Trust for London:
- Annual Review 2010, reporting on £6.6 million of grants made to 138 voluntary and community organisations.
- Safeguarding Children's Rights: exploring issues of witchcraft and spirit possession in London's African communities.
- No Longer Invisible: the Latin American community in London - the first large-scale survey of its kind, commissioned by Trust for London and the Latin American Women's Rights Service
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20 July 2011
The Trustees of the John Ellerman Foundation would like to announce the appointment of Nicola Pollock as their new Director. Nicola will take up her role on 19 September 2011. The trustees would also like to draw your attention to several other important trustee changes...View full details…
18 July 2011
The Growing Scientist project is being sponsored by the Rochester Bridge Trust and aims to engage up to 1,000 pupils a year in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Its longer term objective is to encourage further study and future careers in these subjects.
The £60,000 grant from the Rochester Bridge Trust will fund a programme of events during 2011 and 2012, starting with a Space Day this autumn when the students will be designing and firing rockets as well as talking via a video link with people who can tell them from first hand experience about the challenges of living in space. The schools will also be teaming up with each other to develop their own projects.
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29 June
This lecture will explore how engaging with the arts could shape the new social and economic paradigms that will enable us to move to a high wellbeing/low carbon future. Clare will answer questions and debate with the audience after the lecture and the session is followed by a networking reception.
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17 June 2011
This report presents the findings from a major study of young people and their relationship with alcohol, and explores the wide range of influences on their drinking.
This study differs from other research: it develops evidence of how different domains of influence work together, understanding their relative importance in tackling different patterns of drinking among different groups.
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15 June 2011
The Trustees are delighted to announce a new £1.7 million grants programme. The Empowerment Programme is part of the Trust’s proactive work to identify opportunities and fund projects that advance its long-term strategic goals.
The Trust invites proposals from charities and non-profit organisations that wish to take advantage of opportunities that have arisen from recent developments in the health sector.
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10 June 2011
Young people in Sheppey will be able to take a hands-on approach to discovering their heritage and their history, thanks to a grant from the Rochester Bridge Trust. View full details…
7 June 2011
In April 2011, the Barrow Cadbury Trust launched a new website. The site includes information about each of their programmes: Criminal Justice, Migration and Europe, and Poverty and Inclusion. All reports and publications supported by the Trust are available for download, including research from academics, think tanks and universities, good practice guides, and campaigning materials.
There are also details on the history of the Trust, information about trustees and staff, links to useful resources, and a frequently updated news and events section.
www.bctrust.org.uk.
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31 May 2011
The majority of investors in the first-ever social impact bond launched by the UK government were foundations and charities, according to an early report into the success of the payment-by-results pilot. The social impact bond (SIB) model attracts funding from private investors to pay for interventions to improve outcomes on a payment-by-results basis.
HMP Peterborough, as host of the first of six planned SIB contracts aimed at reducing re-offending announced in December’s Green Paper, Breaking the Cycle, attracted funding from more than ten charitable trusts including ACF members Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Barrow Cadbury Trust, Henry Smith Foundation, Lankelly Chase Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Tudor Trust.
To view the SIB report please
click here.
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20 May 2011
The Rochester Bridge Trust is sponsoring an innovative two-year programme to bring a wide range of young musicians, including DJs and MCs, together. There will be free music workshops and two concerts each year, all with music inspired by the River Medway.
Kent Music, a music education charity, will be leading the programme, and will be working in partnership with Rhythmix, a charity specialising in youth music initiatives. They aim to work with young musicians in the Maidstone, Tonbridge and Medway area.
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19 May 2011
The Barrow Cadbury Fund is currently hosting
Michael Mendelson, who was a deputy-minister of the Cabinet Office in Ontario at the time of the major fiscal consolidation in Canada in the 1990s. Canada has frequently been quoted as an example of successful fiscal consolidation, which the UK could emulate.
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16 May 2011
Minister for Cabinet Office Francis Maude has today announced that Peter Ainsworth will be the UK Chair of the Big Lottery Fund and Nat Sloane will be the England Committee Chair.
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07 April 2011
Two pioneering research reports which address significant gaps in the evidence base for the development of the social investment market and shine a light on how the market can be developed are published today by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
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15 February
The Hilden Charitable Trust would like to invite you to the following event:
Invitation to view
‘Hope for Life’ and join a discussion on aid to the DR Congo Thursday March 3rd 5pm to 7.30pm 2011 at the Hilden Office
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07 Feb
After a series of meetings focused on research and medical issues, Waterloo Foundation's next meeting will have more of a focus on social care. This meeting will be on Thursday March 10th at 1:30 pm (venue to be confirmed).
They are delighted that Amanda Allard and Laura Courtney from the Council for Disabled Children will be coming along to tell attendees about their work. CDC (
www.ncb.org.uk/cdc/home.aspx) does a lot of policy work, and has networks on various topics such as transitions in service provision.
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17 January 2011
The Trustees of the LankellyChase Foundation are pleased to announce the appointment of Julian Corner to succeed Peter Kilgarriff as Chief Executive of the Foundation. He will take up his duties on May 16th 2011.
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23 December
Charities Evaluation Services has just opened for entries to its brand new Learning and Innovation Prize, which rewards organisations for good use of monitoring information or evaluation findings.
The Prize is aimed at highlighting the contribution that monitoring and evaluation makes to improving service delivery, not just accountability, and rewarding organisations who make the best use of the information that they have.
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13 December
October 2010 saw the UK’s first ever national Trustees’ Week. Its aim was to promote trusteeship and encourage more people to consider taking up the role. With the Big Society agenda also calling for more of us to get involved in our local communities, trusteeship has become a hot topic.
NPC ran a series of trustee seminars in May, June and July 2010, funded by The Clothworkers’ Company. Over 80 charity trustees came together to debate how they could make their charities more effective and to share ideas about improving trusteeship.
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16 November
To cover the last full year of City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London prior to their amalgamation, Trust for London have produced this short review of their work in 2009. It includes a list of all the grants they made during the year.
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08 November
A new report by the thinktank Demos, funded by the charity Scope and the Barrow Cadbury Trust, argues that the government's new 'work capacity test' will mean that half a million disabled people lose £4.87bn in benefits over the next five years.
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1 November
In a series of online articles, the Directory of Social Change has asked some of the UK’s leading trusts and foundations to give their insight into how funders go about making grants and what they consider to be best practice in how they support their beneficiaries. Contributions have been made by the Henry Smith Charity, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Nationwide Foundation.
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29 October
The Asian Foundation for Philanthropy would like to draw your attention to an important event in their calendar talking place on the 16 November.
‘Domestic Violence: Suffer in silence or make some AWAG’ is a comparison of domestic violence in India and the UK.
Follow the links to find out what exactly AWAG is (!) and to find out more about their event, volunteers and guest speakers.
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12 October
The European Association for Philanthropy and Giving will be hosting a round table event to focus on and address the question 'Can the big society create new cultures of giving?'.
The event will be chaired by Andrew Phillips (Lord Phillips of Sudbury) and be attended by an expert panel with well know names across the sector.
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11 October
The Big Lottery Fund has today allocated £200,000 to the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) to create a one-stop knowledge resource that will be available to the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.
Birmingham University-based TSRC will collaborate with the British Library in establishing a “Knowledge Portal”, an on-line catalogue and library of published material on and for the VCS in the UK that will become a permanent part of the British Library’s Social Sciences collection.
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11 October
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has launched its latest issue-based funding to support work that is improving the life choices and chances of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system. The funding is open to registered charities, working alongside statutory services and the Foundation is specifically interested in applications that:
- are new or innovative and pushes existing ‘boundaries’
- will extend or replicate an existing and proven model of working
- will improve joined-up working with statutory agencies to deliver better services.
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08 October
Carnegie UK Trust has reviewed the evolution and diversity of the LEADER programme in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and beyond and has recently published
'A Common Rural Development Policy?'. In this publication they consider the merits of more widespread and systematic use of the LEADER approach in equipping rural communities to meet their significant future challenges.
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13 September
Tenders are invited for an independent evaluation of the work of The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund is an independent grant-giving charity established in September 1997 to continue the Princess’ humanitarian work in the UK and overseas.
The Fund is currently spending out its capital and will close at the end of 2012. The evaluation will seek to investigate how effectively the Fund has used its assets – both financial and non-financial – to campaign for social change in its areas of focus, primarily since the launch of its Strategic Plan in 2007.
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13 September 2010
London Funders have recently announced their autumn programme of events for funders and investors in London’s voluntary and community sector. For the complete details visit the website
www.londonfunders.org.uk.
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19 August 2010
New Philanthropy Capital has launched a paper encouraging charities to prove their value during the current series of funding cuts.
'Proving Your Worth to Whitehall' uses the nine questions the Treasury will ask every Whitehall department to answer during the autumn spending review, and applies them to a charity.
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16 August 2010
JRF's annual update, based on what members of the public think people need to achieve a socially acceptable standard of living. Over time, changes in prices alter the cost of a minimum standard of living, and changes in social norms will change the 'minimum' that is required. This study considers both of these elements, and updates the budgets to April 2010.
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13 August 2010
NPC is continuously looking for new ways to get people to think about effectiveness among charities. It has recently launched a new YouTube channel, which gives you the viewer the chance to see the faces behind some of NPC's most popular reports. The channel will feature NPC staff discussing the thinking behind NPC's approach and introducing some of our publications, as well as clips from NPC events.
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06 August
The Nationwide Foundation has invested £262,500 towards the Community Land Trust Fund, an initiative providing affordable homes to people priced out of their communities in which they were brought up.
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19 July 2010
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is to invest £700,000 in a new three year programme designed to encourage older people to take part in the arts. Jointly funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Arts & Older People Programme will provide new opportunities for older people to engage with the arts, by joining a workshop or trying out a new arts activity.
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1 July 2010
City Parochial Foundation and its sister fund Trust for London, which collectively give out over £6 million a year, will amalgamate on 30 June 2010. The new organisation will be known as Trust for London.
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15 June 2010
Westminster Amalgamated Charity would like to share with members and non-members alike their new website which can be found at
http://www.w-a-c.org.uk/. The organisation awards grants to both individuals and groups and hopes that the website will add to the growing interest shown in their oganisation.
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01 June 2010
White Stuff has committed to giving at least 1% of its annual profits for 2010-11 to the Foundation and, as such, provides its principal source of income. Each White Stuff shop supports a local charity and raises funds through fun customer activities and events, as well as creative window schemes. For instance in Autumn 2009, a nationwide window campaign ‘Give a Gnome a Home’ saw thousands of customers adopt a gnome and the scheme raised over £30,000 for local charities. Plus, the company will support the Foundation with the profits from sales of fun items in its shops.
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25 May 2010
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales today published its annual report announcing £20.6 million had been invested in tackling disadvantage in 2009.
One of the UK’s leading grant makers, the independently run Foundation supports charities that help disadvantaged people play a fuller role in the community. During 2009, the Foundation funded over 900 small to medium sized charities tackling nationwide-wide issues through local community work. Over 1,800 jobs and 6,900 volunteering opportunities (often leading to employment) have been supported in the last three years throughout England and Wales.
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17 May 2010
ACF is very pleased to announce a series of three linked discussions on the roles of foundations in what is becoming a very changed world. Building specifically on requests from members, and on the Charity Commission’s report last year, Firm Foundations, these events aim to provide a unique space for Chief Executives to review the financial and policy context ahead for foundations.
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04 May 2010
Following the 2010 Budget announcement that charitable tax reliefs would be extended to certain organisations in the European Union, Norway and Iceland, and its subsequent enactment in the Finance Act 2010, there have been many discussions about the details of this change in the law. Given the level of uncertainty about what these changes mean in practice for charities, CTG has asked CTG Observer Member Sam Macdonald, Partner at Farrer & Co LLP, to draft a paper highlighting the key consequences of the legislation for charities within England and Wales
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19 March 2010
Come to ACF Conference 2010 - Inspire your thinking at this year’s ACF Conference where current topics and future trends are debated in a stimulating mix of plenaries and workshops. ACF Conference is the ideal space for independent charitable funders to meet, share and learn.
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18 March 2010
Navigating the markets: Investment insights for charities, foundations and endowments. A Dow Jones event sponsored by CCLA and M+G Investments on 28 April 2010.
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26 February 2010
For the first time ever, the EFC is holding a Foundation Week, from 31 May to 4 June 2010. This will be an event that includes OPEN DAYS for the public and other stakeholders in the run-up to the EFC’s Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Conference.
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22 December 2009
Carnegie UK Trust has long championed the work of rural communities across the UK and Ireland. Our report, A Charter for Rural Communities was published in June 2007. This new publication, A Manifesto for Rural Communities, builds upon the vision provided in the Charter but acknowledges the accelerating pace of economic, social and environmental change. Here we set out some very positive opportunities for rural communities (and indeed communities everywhere) to survive and thrive during what are proving to be turbulent times.
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16 November 2009
New grants aim to get more disabled people volunteering are available from 16 November 2009. These grants are part of the £2 million Access to Volunteering Fund, which was developed by the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office as a pilot scheme in Greater London, the West Midlands and the North West. The first deadline for applications is
1 December.
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29 October 2009
Lambeth Endowed Charities is looking to recruit a Grants Officer. This is a great opportunity to join a small, progressive organisation concerned with improving the lives of those affected by poverty and the consequent social exclusion. Deadline for applications is noon 24 November 2009.
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1 October 2009
A fund of £3 million over five years has been created by the Baring Foundation for grants to strengthen arts organisations with a trackrecord of work with older people. To accompany the new programme, the Foundation has published the first Uk-wide mapping report of such work entitled
Ageing Artfully.
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15 October 2009
Genesis Philanthropy Group is recruiting for a Senior Advisor, a part time consultant who will serve as GPG’s primary resource for expertise on best practices in Foundation operations and grant making. Candidates must have a record of experience as a senior executive with a significant philanthropic foundation.
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14 October 2009
The European Association for Philanthropy and Giving event - Grant-making in the downturn on 11 November 2009. This event would be suitable for grantmaking trusts and foundations, charities seeking to fundraise from grantmakers, advisers, consultants and intermediaries advising these organisations, and anyone with an interest in the relationship between grantmakers and charities and the impact of the recession on their work.
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1 October 2009
The Dulverton Trust is an independent Grant-Making Charitable Trust which provides support for a wide range of charities. A vacancy will arise on the retirement of the current Director in May 2010. Closing date for applications is
5 November 2009.
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29 September 2009
Chris Underhill from BasicNeeds comes to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund on
Wednesday 21 October 2009 to discuss how partner organisations in the local area were consulted in order to gain an understanding of the socio-economic situations facing internally displaced men, women, youth and children, and how priority needs and expectations of this beneficiary group were identified and solutions found.
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7 August 2009
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has launched a new £1 million funding programme for charities which are working to improve the life choices and chances of young offenders.
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17 July 2009
The Carnegie UK Trust Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland and openDemocracy are hosting an event to explore the role of civil society associations in creating and supporting spaces for dissenting voices. The event will be held on Tuesday 28 July 2009 in London.
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09 July 2009
LankellyChase Foundation wish to appoint new Trustees and invite applications from candidates who can demonstrate first hand experience of the sectors supported by the Foundation or have complementary skills in project evaluation and/or governance of charities. Deadline for applications is 31 July 2009.
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06 July 2009
The Charity Commission's report 'A Guide to Corporate Foundations' has been published. ACF members from the Corporate and Business Issue Based Network gave invaluable input to the discussions about, and the development of this guide.
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7 June 2009
ACF PRESS RELEASE - 7 June 2009. New ACF survey on the impact of the recession finds that trusts and foundations are cautiously optimistic over the longer term.
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16 April 2009
After the Crunch New Investment Thinking for Foundations, Endowments and Charities - 9 June 10:00 – 15:30 (including luncheon debate) at a Central London location. A unique, free-to-attend event for Trustees, Chief Executives and Financial Directors of charitable organisations, arranged by Dow Jones in association with ACF, and sponsored by CCLA.
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19 May 2009
The Big Lottery Fund have developed a course for their staff to help them identify potential insolvency cases. They are holding the training course in Newcastle and London, and would like to invite external funders to take part.
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18 May 2009
ACF is the membership association for the UK’s charitable and independent funders that use their financial and other assets to support charities working for a better society. By encouraging best practice in grant-making, ACF seeks to ensure more efficient support for charities and their beneficiaries.
The Membership Development Manager will use their marketing expertise to develop and implement a plan to promote the benefits of ACF’s role and services for foundations, significantly increasing our membership, along with the voice and influence of our members in the policy arena.
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15 May 2009
ACF is looking for an intern with excellent organisational skills to work on placement for 3 – 4 months depending on availability, for 2 days per week, to assist with the planning and running of two conferences for grant-making organisations in the UK.
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22 April 2009
Insider Knowledge - Series Two programme of events held at The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, The County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road between 11:30am – 12:30pm.
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22 April 2009
The Carnegie UK Trust’s Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society is organising two free events in May;
creating a climate for a just society and
the role of UK civil society in defending global civil society.
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17 March 2009
Trustee Exchange Event - 26 March 2009 - Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London
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28 January 2009
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has announced a major transition in the way it will operate in the UK. The changes have been outlined in its new strategic plan.
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29 November 2008
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is one of the larger independent grantmaking foundations in the UK. We make grants to organisations which aim to maximise opportunities for individuals to experience a full quality of life, both now and in the future.
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10 October 2008
Members should be aware of the various statements issued by government and regulators today, 10 October, following concerns raised by sector bodies. No doubt, as events are moving quickly, further announcements will follow. This update also includes a link to announcements issued by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The Charity Tax Group has produced this useful bulletin.
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10 October 2008
ACF will continue to talk with the Office of the Third Sector to raise the concerns of members about this issue. In the meantime, for members who are concerned about investments in failed Icelandic banks the Charity Commission has issued guidance - Financial Services Compensation Scheme - what it means for charities.
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6 October 2008
Following Phil Hope MP's promotion to the Department of Health, Kevin Brennan, MP for Cardiff West, has been named as the new Minister of the Third Sector in Gordon Brown's recent cabinet reshufffle. He will move from his post as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Children, Schools and Families, where has been since 2007. Prior to this he was Lords Commissioner to the Treasury - a Senior Government Whip position.
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6 October 2008
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) has appointed Richard Robinson as Investment Director, Lucy Palfreyman as Finance and Resources Director, and Dan Watson as Communications Manager. PHF, which operates programmes spanning Social Justice, Education & Learning, and the Arts, has grown significantly over the last three years, reflecting a strategic increase in its grant making activity. The foundation plans to expand its grant making to £20 million per year, particularly through the creation of a greater range of special initiatives.
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17 July 2008
A resent survey showed that most Gypsy & Traveller groups feel that grant makers are distant and inaccessible. Whether you are a grant maker which aims to address inequality or support the arts, we want to know about whether the Traveller community in the UK is accessing your grants programmes - and if not, why this is so.
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13 June 2008
Our two day conference will refresh, inspire and invigorate you. Challenging plenaries will explore some of the major issues facing the world today, while a wide range of breakout sessions will consider a host of different topics relevant to the work of foundations and grant-making trusts. Download a brochure for full details of speakers and workshops.
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23 June 2008
The Barrow Cadbury Trust has launched a new funding stream aimed at fostering greater cohesion in some of Britain’s most diverse towns and cities. The trust will fund voluntary and community projects with grants typically worth £30,000.
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10 June 2008
The Baring Foundation is running a Special Initiative to promote intercultural dialogue. A major element of this is the creation of awards to reward good practice at the local level.
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10 June 2008
Charities Evaluation Services (CES) is launching the third and updated edition of PQASSO (Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations) on Wednesday 25th June.
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5 June 2008
GrantScape is committed to improving the natural environment and the quality of life of local communities through our grant programmes. Since 1997, the charity has awarded grants totalling over £8 million through our very popular Biodiversity Challenge Fund to support major nature conservation projects across England and Wales.
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19 May 2008
Northern Rock Foundation is reopening its grants programme for high-quality and high-profile culture and heritage projects in North East England and Cumbria. The programme will be worth 2 million in 2008. They are now seeking applications to support performing arts, contemporary craft, design and new media, museum and heritage exhibitions, festivals and collaborations as well as professional training for people working in these areas.
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14 May 2008
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is launching three exciting new approaches to its funding: a new funding strand based on Food, a pilot programme of work in Northern Ireland and a Finance Fund.View full details…
12 May 2008
The Nationwide Foundation, together with the Abbey Charitable Trust and Volunteering England has just launched research into how charities and companies can work better together for mutual benefit. View full details…
29 April 2008
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has just published its 2007 Annual report and accounts which confirms its commitment to focusing on funding small and medium charities working to tackle disadvantage at a local level and national level. In 2007 the Foundation gave grants totalling £24.3 million (over 1,200 grants). View full details…
23 April 2008
New Philanthropy Capital launch their new research into giving to organisations overseas.
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12 March 2008
Wishing to strengthen its positive impact on the biodiversity of the UK and the welfare of farmed animals both in the UK and internationally, The Tubney Charitable Trust
has announced a new, more focused approach to its charitable giving. Beginning on 3 June 2008, this will see the Trust awarding grants to invited applicants only.View full details…
22 February 2008
The Office of the Third Sector are in the process of setting up the new advisory body to be in place in April this year. They have set up a web microsite containing all the application information, and invite you to please view this, and also consider informing colleagues and/or contacts who may wish to apply.
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15 February 2008
The term “charity” can be traced back to biblical times, and was first formalised in English law in 1601 – so what does it mean in practice in 2008 – both in law and in spirit? The Charities Act 2006 – most of which comes into force in 2008 – has led to the first statutory redefinition of “charity” for over 400 years, and has fundamentally updated structures and regulatory frameworks. The lecture will explore these changes and will ask how the “spirit of charity” can continue to serve the third sector in the 21st century.View full details…
8 February 2008
Inspiring Scotland, an innovative scheme to deliver strategic, targeted and long term funding to the Scottish voluntary sector has been launched by the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland.
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8 February 2008
BBC Children in Need and The Hunter Foundation are delighted to announce a UK wide £2 million grants programme: Positive Destinations.
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5 February 2008
The Wellcome Trust announces its plans to increase its spending to almost £4 billion over the next five years.
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18 January 2008
GrantScape has published a review of their achievements over the last 10 years.
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3 January 2008
Andrew Barnett (newly appointed Director) outlines his vision for Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch.
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2 December 2007
The Carnegie UK Trust has published a report that summarises the findings of a series of futures events held by the Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland.
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21 November 2007
The Vodafone UK foundation has announced the winner of its new flagship funding programme, Reach. A collaboration of four charities will share £5m funding across three years for work helping 16-25 year olds facing social exclusion.
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15 November 2007
CPF and TfL have launched their latest publication,
Challenges: Reflections on Funding and Changes in London 1986-2007 by Tim Cook, former Clerk to the CPF Trustees. The report provides personal reflections on the changes with the Trust for London, as well as those taking place simultaneously at the City Parochial Foundation.
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29 October 2007
A new report published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation argues that childhood is being undermined by the growth of risk aversion and its intrusion into every aspect of children's lives.
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