This section includes latest news items, an archive of past news items, and information about meetings, events and conferences that may be of interest to voluntary and community organisations in York and North Yorkshire. You can also view details of latest courses offered by the Funding Training Programme.
The Funding Advice Network Co-ordinator produces a monthly funding bulletin and a copy of the current issue is available to download, as well as some back issues. Please bear in mind that this information is produced for local voluntary and community organisations in York and North Yorkshire. We try to make sure that information is correct, but cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions. We always include contact details and it is important that you get full information from funders before making any funding applications.
Funding Bulletins:
February 2010
January 2010
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
You may also find it helpful to download the Funding Factsheets and the Jargon Buster.
Local infrastructure organisations also produce regular newsletters and magazines, and some also produce funding specific newsletters for their local area. Visit their websites or contact your local funding adviser for details.
09-09-2009 13:20
North Yorkshire County Council would like to invite applications for the provision of a countywide support service to the Voluntary and Community Sector.
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24-08-2009 09:31
The ‘Securing the Future’ dialogue has been issued by Commissioners from both ACS and NHS who are seeking responses to a series of questions. The responses to the dialogue will be used to shape the future development of the new Health and Social Care commissioning processes with third sector organisations in North Yorkshire.
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22-06-2009 15:34
Funding Central is a free smart website for the whole voluntary and community sector, providing access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources.
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06-04-2009 11:55
Sport England aims to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.
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01-04-2009 11:20
Awards for All is a National Lottery funded scheme providing grants for small community-based projects throughout the UK.
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30-03-2009 13:40
With their successful bid they will create some raised flower beds in the garden, which are great for people with mobility problems, as they don’t have to stoop to plant flowers.
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11-03-2009 16:54
Open - The Community Grants programme aims to provide learning opportunities to move participants closer to a job or further training.
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11-03-2009 16:49
When we heard there was an opportunity to bid for up to £50,000 through the People’s Millions competition, we took up the challenge.
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11-03-2009 16:42
Melody Clarke, Funding Adviser at York Council for Voluntary Service, was delighted when City of York Libraries invited her to hold a series of drop-in surgeries in libraries last autumn.
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11-01-2009 19:22
Planning for sustainability and Widening your funding base: these free workshops are aimed at voluntary and community groups, to enable them to plan for sustainability, by looking at what they want to do in the short and long term and how this can be funded.
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11-01-2009 19:04
The Tender Fund is a new Futurebuilders programme offering interest-free three year loans of between £3,000 and £50,000 to community and voluntary sector organisations who need relatively small sums of money to help them tender successfully for specific public service delivery contracts.
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11-01-2009 18:59
A parent from Lord Deramore’s primary school in Heslington visited York CVS’s Funding Adviser in February with an idea for a children’s gardening club that would, she hoped, eventually be self-financing as a mini social enterprise, selling produce the children grew.
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11-09-2008 09:11
York Council Resources Group help with £1m boost for historic hall.
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11-09-2008 09:02
There is a new boxing academy in Selby Town Centre thanks, in part, to a lot of successful behind-the-scenes work undertaken by Gary Limbert, the new Funding Advisor at Selby District AVS, who helped the academy fundraise the money necessary for them to move into a bigger premises close to the Town Centre.
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11-09-2008 08:59
Funding brings facilities into 21st century.
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14-07-2008 14:53
Sally Reckert is a former professional gardener, now based in Richmond. Last year her love of gardening and working with people created a vision for a project
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