July 2011
Welcome to our monthly bulletin of news, events and updates.
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New Community Development Officer says "hello"
Lord Mayor opens "the Green Box"
...also known as the Portsoken Community Centre project...
Toy Library now at the Portsoken Community Centre
Once a month on Wednesday from 9.30am-11.30am
Healthy Family Learning at the Portsoken Community Centre
27 July 2011 from 1pm-4pm
New CEO starts work at Providence Row
Meet Pamela Orchard
Shoreditch Festival, 15-24 July 2011
Activities, entertainment and events
Final Week - City of London Festival
Catch it before it ends on 16 July!
LSO St Luke's Community Choir sing Old Street songs
18 July 2011
Stay and Play at Shoelane Library
Tuesdays from 10.30am-12 noon
Aged 16-25 with music potential?
Don't miss out at Wembley Arena on Thursday 21 July 2011
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
Bridewell Theatre, 19-23 July
Gladiator Games in the Guildhall Yard
30-31 July 2011, 12-1pm and 3-4pm
Bishopsgate Institute opens newly restored building
Toolkit for becoming a transpositive organisation
Published by Galop in June
Learn how to involve the corporate sector in your community organisation
26 July 2011, 9.30-12.30
Online Giving
JustTextGiving - Read more
Givey - Read more
mydonate - Read more
Two new posts at Praxis
Youth Outreach Worker & Services Development Coordinator
LINk Manager Vacancy
Kingston Voluntary Action
Senior Case Worker
Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile
Child Protection Level 1
Monday 20 July, 10am-1pm, Voluntary Action Westminster, 37 Chapel Street, London NW1 5DP. To book, call 020 7723 1216 or email training@vawcvs.org
Keep up-to-date with VAW training on their website
Sustainable IT
Workshop introducing participants to new ways of reducing the cost of IT and becoming more self-sufficient (using Ubuntu and Free Open Source Software).
Check it out and book online at FOSSBOX
Free courses for City groups from Accounting for Community Enterprises
Courses include:
- Budgeting, using the full cost recovery method (lunch provided), 10am-2.30pm on 12 July 2011 in Barking
- Business Planning, 10am-1pm on Tuesday 26 July 2011 in Barking
- Keeping a Cash Book on Excel, 10am-1pm on Wednesday 27 July 2011 in Romford
- Quickbooks Workshop (two consecutive days) 10am-2.30pm on Tuesday 9 August and Wednesday 10 August 2011 in Romford
- Keeping a Cash Book on Excel, 10am-1pm on Tuesday 13 September 2011 in Barking
- Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees and the Trustees' Annual Report (lunch provided), 10am-2.30pm on Wednesday 14 September 2011 in Barking
- Basic Bookkeeping (lunch provided, 10am-2.30pm on Tuesday 20 September in Barking
- Business Planning, 10am-1pm on Wednesday 21 September 2011 in Ilford
- 'Commissioning' - are you ready? (two-day workshop) on Tuesday 27 September and Wednesday 28 September 2011 in Barking
- 'Commissioning' - are you ready? (two-day workshop) on Monday 3 October and Tuesday 4 October in Romford
To book, free of charge, please contact us at CITY.COMM. For more details about the courses, contact ACE.
Go to CITY.COMM's Training webpage
Contract Opportunity in Tower Hamlets
Independent Tenant Advisor for Housing Options
BBC Children in Need Grants programme
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
For voluntary organisations working with severe learning difficulties and autism. Deadline: 1 August 2011
Look at the application guidelines
Visit the website and apply online
The Marc Fitch Fund
For research and publication in archaeology, historical geography, history of art and architecture, heraldry and genealogy, surnames, catalogues of and use of archives, conservation of artefacts, and other antiquarian, archaeological or historical studies. Deadline: 1 August 2011, 1 March 2012
Go to the website
Heritage Lottery Fund main grants
Grants of more than £50,000 for projects that relate to the national, regional or local heritage of the UK.
Deadline: 7 August, 16 October, 19 December 2011
Go to the website
PRS Foundation Awards to Organisations
Deadline: 15 August 2011. The organisation must have a music focus and:
- encourage, promote and stimulate new UK music through creation, performance and promotion
- undertake a wide and integrated range of activities relating to new UK music
- have a track record of at least one year.
Go to the website
Njoya Foundation
Focus: boys of African/Caribbean descent aged 5-15.
Grants are for projects that promote academic achievement and young people's growth through community-based personal development programmes. Deadline: 12 August 2011
Go to the website
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund
Supports charities working with carers and older people and on community ats & education, disabilities, integration & rehabilitation and poverty. Deadline: 12 August 2011
Go to the website
British Gas Club Grant Scheme
Swimming clubs can apply for a grant of up to £1,000.
Deadline: 15 August 2011
Go to the website
SITA Young Persons Volunteering Fund
For projects encouraging 14-25 year olds to volunteer and create or enhance facilities which can be used by the local community.
Deadline: 15 August 2011
Go to the website
Cripplegate Foundation
Supporting projects working on:
- Reducing poverty and addressing inequality
- Increasing access to opportunities and making connections
- Social cohesion
Deadline: 22 August 2011
Go to the website
Law Society Charity
Supporting charitable work related to the law, including projects that promote human rights; access to justice and legal education. Deadline: 26 August 2011
Download the guidelines
Download the application form
The Will Charitable Trust
Supporting:
- work with people who are blind and people who have learning disabilities (deadline: 31 January 2012)
- people who are living with cancer (deadline 31 August 2011)
- conservation of the countryside (deadline 31 August 2011).
Applicants are advised not to wait until the deadline to submit an application.
