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main page for govts. Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA)

"The Community programme focuses on funding core work that helps disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community. We are particularly interested in work that achieves this through: * improved social and community involvement * improved life choices and chances * helping people to be heard."

"Find Funding here Welcome to the Directory of Social Change's Trustfunding.org.uk website. Start here Trustfunding details all trusts featured in DSC publications including the Directory of Grant-Making Trusts and the Guide to the Major Trusts Volumes 1 & 2. It is updated regularly throughout the year. It includes information on around 4,400 grant-making trusts with a total of over £3.1 billion a year. We always welcome feedback from subscribers and would like to hear any further recommendations for improvements to the site. Can we please ask that you submit your suggested improvements and other feedback via clicking on contact us. This will ensure your comments are dealt with efficiently. Access If you are visiting trustfunding for the first time you can demo the site by selecting various search criteria and seeing how many trusts and foundations match those criteria, but you will need to purchase a subscription to view the information. If you are a registered user enter your login details on the top right hand corner of this page..."

"€1 billion available for actions under Grudtvig programme. Call for proposals 13/11/2009 First deadline: January 16th 2010 Part of the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme, Grundtvig aims to increase participation in adult education, improve co-operation between adult education organisations, and ensure that the socially excluded have access to education - especially those who left education without basic qualifications. Grundtvig supports the following actions: * Visits, placements, adult education exchanges and preparation visits needed to plan exchanges * Learning Partnerships * Multilateral projects for improving adult education systems through development and transfer of innovation and good practice * Networks of experts and organisations developing adult education spreading good practice and supporting partnerships Multilateral projects, Networks, and Accompanying measures are financed directly by the Commission. The first deadline for proposals for Grundtvig actions is January 16th 2010. See the full call for proposals. All other actions are financed (in the UK) via Ecotec. See the Ecotec guidance on how to apply for Grundtvig funding. "

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"Human Centered Design Toolkit Close For years, companies and other organizations have used Human-Centered Design to arrive at innovative business solutions. Funded by IDE as part of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and in collaboration with non-profit groups ICRW and Heifer International, IDEO relied on this approach to improve the lives of communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The resulting HCD Toolkit helps NGO staff and volunteers understand people's needs in new ways, find innovative solutions to meet these needs, and deliver solutions with financial sustainability in mind. The free kit is divided into four sections that bolster listening skills, running workshops, and implementing ideas. The HCD Toolkit contains the elements to Human-Centered Design, a process used for decades to create new solutions for multi-national corporations. This process has created ideas such as the HeartStart defibrillator, Cleanwell natural antibacterial products, and the Blood Donor System for the Red Cross--innovations that have enhanced the lives of millions of people. This process has been specially-adapted for NGOs and social enterprises that work with impoverished communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and compiled into a Toolkit available for download here or for order at cost at www.blurb.com."

"A key point of the Big Society agenda is using community organisers to mobilise communities and identify things that they want to change and improve. If you have an active community organiser in your area already then you should be networking with them to see how you can work more collaboratively together and with the groups you are supporting."

"Managing Collaboration The Collaborative Organization: How to Make Employee Networks Really Work By Rob Cross, Peter Gray, Shirley Cunningham, Mark Showers and Robert J. Thomas September 14, 2010 The traditional methods for driving operational excellence in global organizations are not enough. The most effective organizations make smart use of employee networks to reduce costs, improve efficiency and spur innovation. "

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Founded in 1963, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a charitable organisation that acts as an umbrella body for organisations working with children and young people in England & Northern Ireland. Through working in partnership, sharing knowledge, resources and services we have created a powerful, authoritative and influential voice to improve the lives of children and young people.

performance management linsk from the Improvement and Development Agency

"the Oneplace website. Here you can see how local public services are performing in England, if they provide value for money and where they could improve. The Audit Commission, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorates of Constabulary, Prisons and Probation and Ofsted are working together to provide an independent overview of the quality of life in your area. You can also discover how well local public organisations, such as councils and police forces work together to meet local needs."

GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards - cash awards for charities working to improve people's health in the UK

useful reading ;-) think of how you could improve the experience of your service users and others who could be classified as different customers.

As our understanding of the brain has improved, however, it has become clear that a more accurate model depends on how these modules are wired together in circuits. A technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) gives us a tool to probe the nature of those connections. A recent study suggests, for instance, that the more a person seeks out new experiences and relies on social approval, the stronger his or her wiring is among brain areas involved in reward, emotion and decision making.

Will - thought you might be interested in reading about this. Although not learner-based, some of the language and focus can be adapted for our big bid.

Research Council announces three hubs to develop life-improving digital technologies.