This guide is to help community and voluntary sector organisations like Locality's members to get started on twitter and facebook. It's a short and easy to understand toolkit that provides step-by -step instructions of how to set up and use twitter and facebook, and gives real examples of how other organisations have made use of social media. If you're new to the world of social media and would like to find out how twitter and facebook can help your organisation, this is the guide for you!
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Hilden Charitable Fund - deadline 13 September 2013
The Hilden Charitable Fund has announced that the next deadline for submitting applications is the 13th September 2013. Within the UK, the Hilden Charitable Fund makes grants to projects that address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less popular. In particular, the Fund wants to support projects that address: Homelessness; Asylum seekers and refugees; Community based initiatives for disadvantaged young people 16 – 25; Penal Affairs. Preference is given to supporting small community organisations with an income of less than £500,000 per year. The Trust will consider funding project as well as core running costs of organisations. During 2010 -11 the average grant given was £5,300.
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Another Guardian article on Food Banks
Poverty: 50 ways to close a food bank
As food banks struggle to cope with rising demand, they - and politicians - could learn valuable lessons from volunteers in Canada about the precarious nature of charity food provision.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
CRIME COMMISSIONER'S COMMUNITY ACTION FUND
The new PCC is committed to working with local resident and community groups to support them in making where they live a safer and better place. My Community Action Fund of £50,000 is designed to provide small grants to assist groups in tackling local concerns and helping to deliver my priorities in their area.
see for details and application forms
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