VOLUNTARY SECTOR LIAISON AND DEVELOPMENT
Our local voluntary and community sector includes large and
small organisations; from locally based national charities,
voluntary organisations and community groups, to local clubs
This section will give you information about how the Council is
working with the sector and how you and your organisation can
benefit.
FUNDING NEWS
Looking for funding for your work or project?
Click on Search For Funding through our Website on the lefthand
side of this page and use the links to free search
facilities.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
HEROES RETURN: The Big Lottery Fund has
announced the opening of its funding initiative, Heroes Return 2,
pledging funding for veterans, spouses, widows and carers wishing
to mark overseas anniversaries throughout 2009 and 2010. The
Fund has opened up a hotline for all veterans to call for further
information about obtaining a
grant.
The Heroes Return 2 Hotline Number
is 0845 00 00 121.
Community & Housing Investment Partnership (CHIP)
Fund is a grant fund designed to support groups and
organisations benefitting local people and communities within
Braintree District. This fund has been designed to ensure
long term, positive improvements and change throughout the
District. The CHIP Fund is currently under review, therefore,
for further information contact Martyn Woodward:
Martyn.Woodward@GreenfieldsCH.org.uk
or tel:01376 535400 ext 4271
Community Fund Voluntary and community
groups working in Braintree District can apply for grants of up to
£5,000 per project. This Fund will support anything from new
play equipment to improving a local wildlife
area. Although set up by Greenfields Community Housing,
it is managed by Essex Community Foundation and further information
is available from them on 01245 356018 or visit their website:
www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk
Greenfields Fast Access Fund Up to £100
of funding available if you need the money quickly. Contact
Marytn.Woodward@GreenfieldsCH.org.uk or
tel 01376 535400 ext 4271
Community Initiatives Fund (Essex County
Council) The 2008/9 funding round has now closed and
we await news of next year's deadline. Further information
available on http://www.communityinitiativesfund.co.uk/
Essex Community Foundation has grants available
for charities, voluntary and community groups in Essex.
Grants of up to £10,000 can be applied for.
Although funding is available for a wide variety of
projects the following Funds will only fund
organisations in Braintree District:
Marion Ruth Courtauld Educational Fund - for
organisations that would like to provide educational, training and
development opportunities for young people.
William Julien Courtauld Medical Fund - for
organisations requiring medical equipment for training purposes
Essex Community Foundation also offer a small grants
programme called Grassroots Grants for groups with
an income of less than £20,000 per year which should be mainly
volunteer led and have been active in their community for more than
12 months. Grants available up to £5,000
More information on Marion Ruth Courtauld
Fund, William Julien Courtauld Medical Fund,
Grassroots Grants and all other grants available
from Essex Community Foundation can be found on
http://www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk/
or call their grants team on 01245 356018 who will be happy
to answer any queries in advance of an application being
submitted.
Changes to Awards For All (small lottery
grants) From 1st April 2009 there have been some
significant changes to this scheme. Awards for All is now the
Big Lottery Fund's small grants scheme for community
projects. Click on
www.awardsforall.org.uk
for guidelines and application form. There are now
separate small grants schemes for Sports, Arts and
Heritage. The Awards For All weblink above will provide
links to all these small grants programmes. Go to
www.awardsforall.org.uk
scroll down and then click on 'Other Small Lottery
Grants.
Reaching Communities - launched by The Big
Lottery at the end of 2006. Voluntary and community groups,
Town & Parish Councils and statutory organisations can
apply. Grants range from £10,001 to
£500,000 . You need to submit a 2
page outline proposal and will hear within 15 days whether you can
submit a second stage application for consideration. Click on
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/programmes/reachingcommunities
for further details, guidelines and application form
If you are organising a small sponsored or sports event taking
place on the highway, roads or in a public place look at the free
Safety Guide.
Fundraising
A wide range of one to one help and advice is available from our
External Funding Service. This could include general advice for
groups just starting out, help to identify sources of funding, or
assistance with filling out grant application forms. Contact Angela
Verghese by email or phone: -
angve@braintree.gov.uk
or 01376 551414 extn 2329.
You may also find some useful information by clicking on the
following links:
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Where do we start?
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Where do we get the money?
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Can we get money from the lottery?
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Can we get money from Trusts?
Training
Seminars giving updates on lottery funding, training days and
presentations by individual funders are held from time to time.
Information will appear in the press and on this website
BIG LOTTERY FUND REACHING COMMUNITIES & AWARDS FOR
ALL This is a joint event being run by Braintree District
Council and BDVSA. Workshops are being held at Causeway
House Braintree on Friday 26th March.
Workshops are free but must be pre-booked. Contact Sheila
Cook at BDVSA:
sheila@bdvsa.org
COMMUNITY MONEY MARKETPLACE - 6TH OCTOBER 2010 AT
PONTLANDS PARK CHELMSFORD. Free seminars and a
chance to meet some of the key funders and discuss your projects
with them. This event is only held every two years and
attracts hundreds of people. More details to follow but put
this date in your diary now.
OUTCOME TRAINING COMING SOON We will be
running two free training sessions on 23rd June and 26th October to
help organisations understand and measure 'soft outcomes'
using the SOUL toolkit method . This is one of the methods of
measuring soft outcomes gaining increasing recognition by funders,
including the Big Lottery Fund. Details will follow shortly,
but if you would like to be put on our mailing list to
receive information about these free courses contact
angelaverghese@braintree.gov.uk
Voluntary and community organisations can access a wide range of
training at affordable prices at Essex venues. This is provided by
Voluntary Sector Training and further details are available from
their website: http://www.voluntarysectortraining.org.uk/
Local Compact
This Council is a signatory to Braintree District Local Compact
which is an agreement between the District's voluntary and
statutory organisations. Its aim is to strengthen the working
relationship between the voluntary and statutory sectors by helping
to clarify expectations and obligations on both sides.
Five Local Compact Codes of Practice have now been
developed covering Volunteering, Funding, Consultation &
Policy Appraisal, Community Groups and Black & Minority Ethnic
Groups. Braintree District Voluntary Support Agency are leading the
development of the local Compact. If you are not already a
signatory or have any queries about the Local Compact and how it
works for you contact: Angela Verghese:
angve@braintree.gov.uk
or Judy Cuddeford:
judy@bdvsa.org
Voluntary Sector Liaison
We work closely with Braintree District Voluntary Support
Agency, the local voluntary sector's umbrella organisation who
offer wide a range of services for the voluntary sector and The
Rural Communities Council of Essex whose services include wide
ranging advice and information for village and community halls
Let us know what you think
Please tell us what you think about the information provided for
voluntary organisations on this website.
Did you find it useful?
What else would you like to see included?
Do you have any fundraising successes you want to share with
others that we could feature on the site?
Send us your comments and ideas by clicking on -
angve@braintree.gov.uk