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£1 Million Available to Support Youth Projects (UK) Young people are being given the chance to claim a share of £1 million to help tackle the dangers of drugs, crime and play a positive role in their community. The Royal Bank of Scotland Community Cash Awards will see £1 million of grants being distributed by youth charity "The Prince's Trust" to young people who want to run community projects in some of Britain's poorest areas. The Awards, worth £250 to £5,000, are available to disadvantaged 14 to 25-year-olds who want to transform their area and learn practical skills. Projects could range from improving local youth facilities to tackling teenage pregnancy or drug misuse. Projects must: · be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25 · clearly benefit the local community · benefit the people running the project · be a new or developing project. Previous projects supported include; an amateur boxing project to give young people greater confidence; and a media project to promote community cohesion and greater understanding between the local community and asylum seekers. Applications can be made at any time.

Best Practice: basically copy what other providers are doing to empower their sympathizers, champions and angels in rasing funds. Could we do the same for AFL partners and for CfL?

News: Future builders encouraging early applications for funding to come into effect in june 09 to support inter charity collaboration and mergers. Read and follow throught o futurebuilders.

Here's a pic-n-mix array of resources for the developing charitable organisation. Check them out and tell me what you think. It even includes policies!

DC10plus Network Response to the interim Digital Britain Report.

Welcome to the Connected Neighbourhoods Forum, a DC10plus initiative where local government policy makers, the private sector, voluntary and academic stakeholders can collaborate, discuss and produce strategies, ideas, solutions and products which support the concept of connecting neighbourhoods using digital technologies. Find out more about the Connected Neighbourhoods Forum.

Next Generation User Skills: Working, Learning and Living Online in 2013 Posted on December 20, 2008 by Colin Harrison Sero Consulting, based in Sheffield, have produced a report for Digital 2010 (now Digital 2020 the regional digital skills partnership for Yorkshire & Humber) & the Scottish Qualifications Authority on next gneration user skills (NGUS) and how well they are covered by our current qualifications. The report written by David Kay (Project Leader), Bob McGonigle, Walter Patterson and Barbara Tabbiner is a fascinating analysis.

Citizens Online is a national charity committed to researching and addressing the issues of Universal Internet Access and promoting digital inclusion. Our vision is "to make the benefits of digital technologies easy to access and usable by all, to promote a just and inclusive society."

plug for networks, but also advice and resources on networking and setting up networks. ;o)

What is STAN? STAN is a membership network for second tier advisors in London. Who can join? - £35 per year though... Membership is open to all second tier advisors working in greater London. When we say 'second tier advisor' we mean anyone who spends the majority of their work time advising voluntary and community organisations: You might be a Small Groups Development Worker, a Capacity Builder or a specialist Funding Advisor - no matter what your job title you are welcome to join. We also accept membership from those who aren't advisors but who might be interested in second tier advice; for example Grants Officers, Managers and Training Officers. These individuals are classified as 'STAN Friends' and can access all the network's services apart from some advisors only Learning Sessions. Membership of STAN is on an individual basis and costs £35 per organisation per year.

getting supporters to help fundraise...

registering your facilities in Westminster - to be used by other charities, it's free.