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Update on Council grant funding arrangements

Feb 22

Posted by Mark Richardson in Funders, Policy | No Comments

The Voluntary Sector Forum has today received a letter dated 17th February giving an update on arrangements for Cornwall Council grants for the financial year April 2010 – March 2011. 

The letter, from Cllr Jim Currie, Cabinet member – corporate support, states that Cornwall Council “is currently awaiting confirmation of the Council’s budget for 2010 which is scheduled to be presented to Cabinet on 25th February.” 

It goes on to say that “..once the budget is agreed we will write to all the community and voluntary sector organisations who currently receive a grant from us, to update them about the funding arrangements from April..”

The Council also says that it is planning a full review of its grants allocation process for the following financial year onwards (i.e. starting April 2011).  Cllr Currie says “I will be leading the task group of Cornwall Councillors who will be undertaking the review and will design a new policy and process to manage future grant arrangements.  These will be submitted to Cabinet for agreement in June.”

You can see download a scan of the complete letter from the following link: Council grant letter

Training for the Future

Nov 25

Posted by lydia in Funders, Support | No Comments

East Cornwall Council for Voluntary Service started a new project called ‘Training for the Future’ which is funded by the Big Lottery in October 2009. This 3 year funding allows us to offer FREE training to any voluntary, community group or individual. East Cornwall CVS can tailor our training to meet the needs of these groups, as long as there is a minimum of 6 individuals. If none of the training below fits with your identified training needs, please contact Vicki Horner on 01208 832763 or v.horner@eccvs.org.uk to discuss these further. We have lots to offer!

The following are FREE to any voluntary, community group or individual and there will be a small charge of £25.00 to large charities (income of more than £500,000), statutory and private organisations.
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SITA (Cornwall) Trust: New Board Trustees Wanted

Nov 12

Posted by Ian Jones in Featured, Funders, Jobs | No Comments

SITA (Cornwall) Trust is an Environmental Body, operating under the Landfill Communities Fund.  It was set up in 1996 and has made grants of more than £6 million across Cornwall (releasing further funding into the Cornish economy of more than £24 million) since then, to a very wide range of projects.

The Board sets the strategic direction and objectives of the Trust, within the framework of the Landfill Communities Fund. It also determines grant applications on the advice of the Trust Manager.

The Board is looking to recruit two new members over the next few months. We are looking in particular for experience in the areas of the law/accountancy/middle management level involvement in community groups, and in all cases a good working knowledge of Cornwall.

The Trust recently became a registered Charity, therefore experience of working as a charity trustee would be an advantage.

To find out more please visit www.sitacornwalltrust.co.uk

or call Wendy Reading, Trust Manager on 01579 346816.

NVQ 2 Funding in Health & Social Care

Nov 4

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Do you have employees who need to start an NVQ 2 in Health & Social Care? Are you from a business or organisation with fewer than 250 employees overall? Convergence funding is available to support small-to-medium sized businesses in Cornwall, to boost skills and learning in the social care workforce. For more information, please contact Dolly Mazonowicz, Convergence Project Co-ordinator for the Care Sector, Phone: 07973 813615 E-mail: dmazonowicz@cornwall.gov.uk

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Opportunity for Peer Support Memory Group Project

Sep 30

Posted by Mark Richardson in Funders | No Comments

Cornwall Council, in partnership with NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, wishes to commission a Peer Support Memory Group Facilitator to set up Memory Cafes and other appropriate support networks as appropriate across each of the 19 Community Networks in Cornwall. In Year 2 this post will be supported by 2 Project Support Workers.

This is an opportunity to provide a quotation for a Peer Support Memory Group Facilitator to be hosted by a third sector organisation. The closing date is 4pm on the 16th October. The funders apologise for the delay in seeking this quotation, but confirmation of funding has only just been received from the Department of Health.

Further details are attached: LET Peer Support Memory Facilitator

There is also a project specification: PeersupportprojectServicespec

If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact Julie Green by email julie.green@ciospct.cornwall.nhs.uk or by phone on 01209 886585.

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Mediabox Info Session

Sep 23

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Sas Bonser, Regional Co-ordinator for South West Screen, will be running a Mediabox information session in Cornwall on September 30th, at Krowji, in Redruth. This is to support and answer the questions of all organisations and individuals who are thinking of applying to, or are in the process of applying to the Mediabox funds.
Sas will be offering surgery slots following the info session, so that you can talk about your applications one to one.
Mediabox is a fund that offers disadvantaged 13-19 year olds the opportunity to create their own media projects. There are a variety of grants ranging from £500 to £40,000 for the creation of youth-led media projects.
Please let Sas know if you would like to attend, as places are limited. Sign up by emailing Sas on: sas.bonser@swscreen.co.uk
Info Session: 11am – 12pm. Questions: 12pm – 12.15pm. Surgeries for applicants: 12.15 -1.30pm (15 minute slots, which need to be booked in advance.)