Friday, 2 May 2014

Resources and funding ideas

 
 
Urban Community-Owned Shops Pilot - Opened April 2014  
The Plunkett Foundation has announced the launch of new initiative, the 'Urban community-owned shops pilot. Working in partnership with Locality and funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the pilot aims to support urban communities to create and benefit from new and sustainable community-owned shops. The shops will offer better access to good food, enhance community cohesion and provide robust retail solutions. The pilot will include a programme of events, enterprise support including specialist advice and resources, and financial help including grants, fundraising guidance and loan-provision.  The programme starts in April 2014 and will run for two years. Communities will be able to secure support for their idea at events to be held later this year. For more information please contact Hannah Barrett on 01993 810730 or at 
hannah.barrett@plunkett.co.uk.
http://www.plunkett.co.uk/newsandmedia/news-item.cfm/newsid/747
Heritage Enterprise Programme - deadline 16 October 2014 
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced that its £125 million Heritage Enterprise grants programme is open for applications. The scheme aims to support not-for-profit organisations to help them work in partnership with the private sector in the restoration of unused historic building and sites and unlock their economic potential. The programme is designed to address market failure, where historic buildings have failed to attract enough investment because the cost of their repair has not been commercially viable for private developers. Under the programme two levels of grants are available. Grants of between £100,000 and under £2 million; and grants of between £2million and £5million. For grant requests of over £100,000 and under £2million decisions are made every three months.   For grant requests of between £2 million and up to £5 million the next closing date for applications is the 16th October 2014.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/Heritage_Enterprise.aspx
In Kind Direct
Stretch your charity's budget further with products from In Kind Direct.  In Kind Direct is a registered charity that redistributes surplus goods from manufacturers and retailers to UK charities working at home and abroad. Since being founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1996, we have redistributed £140 million in value of goods from over 880 companies. Almost 6,000 voluntary and community organisations have received products from In Kind Direct, helping millions of people in need.
http://btckstorage.blob.core.windows.net/site7587/Uploads/2014/05/01/IKD.pdf

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