Funding

Foyle Foundation

Applications are welcomed from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £100,000 per annum. Larger or national charities will normally not be considered under this scheme, nor will the Scheme generally support charities that are able consistently to generate operational surpluses or which have been able to build up unrestricted reserves to a level equivalent to three months turnover.

Find out more at: www.foylefoundation.org.uk/small-grants-scheme/

This information has been taken from the very useful, informative Voluntary Norfolk newsletter distributed by email.  To find out how to become a member go to www.voluntarynorfolk.org.uk .

Good news: Target Opportunities Programme

Great Yarmouth’s Target Opportunities programme has been commended for its ‘innovative practices’ by the Council of Europe as part of the Best Practice Award – Regeneration of Coastal Towns scheme.

Target Opportunities – a partnership between Voluntary Norfolk and Great Yarmouth Borough Council – is a pre-employment advice flagship project that assists residents living in Great Yarmouth to become job ready by removing barriers to employment. Funded by Working Neighbourhoods Fund, the project assists residents to indentify career paths, training and volunteering opportunities and offer general pre-employment preparation.

The Target Opportunities programme was nominated for the 2012 Best Practice Award and made it to the final round of judging but was not selected as the eventual winner.

Sustainable Funding event, Southtown

‘The Trustee’s Role in Sustainable Funding’ on Tuesday 20 March at Kings Centre, Queen Annes Road, Southtown, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 0LE.

This half-day session is aimed at trustees who want to adopt a strategic approach to their organisation’s financial sustainability.

Using a mix of presentation and group exercises, NCVO advisors will make clear what trustees need to know about overseeing income generation from diverse sources, including gifts, grants, contracts and trading.

Participants will learn about the legal, operational and cultural issues they need to consider when accessing new income, as well as key considerations in overseeing changes in the way the organisation is funded. The session will also look at mitigation of financial risk associated with a new funding strategy.

For more information or to book go to: www.voluntarynorfolk.org.uk/events

The Big Society in Action – Great Yarmouth event

Notice from Volunntary Norfolk:

Great Yarmouth has a well-developed partnership approach to supporting community empowerment, supported by a rich and vibrant community and voluntary sector.

The “Big Society” places this work in a new context and provides both challenges and opportunities for Great Yarmouth – a small district with a very Big Society.

The Big Society event will take place at the Great Yarmouth Town Hall on Thursday 30 September and delegates will hear more from the experiences of Great Yarmouth from a range of perspectives, most importantly from residents who have contributed significant time and effort to improving their own communities.

Pertinent to this is the link between community empowerment and recent approaches to tackling unemployment. Delegates will also engage in action-based workshops which will grapple with some of the wider policy issues emerging from the Big Society and translate their meaning into practice.

The conference is aimed at both policy makers and grassroots voluntary and community organisations with an interest in the Big Society and the agenda for Great Yarmouth.

To register for this event go to www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/council-democracy/news-and-press/content_gybc-newpage.htm, complete the booking form and email it to Ria Day at rjd@great-yarmouth.gov.uk