BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Action Desk

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire operates an Action Desk aimed at supporting community groups such as Scouts.
The Action Desk Producer, Pam Mungroo has asked me to remind you that BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is here to help in anyway that they can via the radio.
So please keep their number and general e-mail address handy and use it to promote your Group or Section!! 0845 300 10 90 or cambs.action@bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire

University of Cambridge Active Communities Fund

Established to develop links between the University students and staff and the wider community. Funding of up to £5,000 is available for projects that can demonstrate a close link through the voluntary activity of students and employees.
For further information see http://www.clo.cam.ac.uk/community.html or email community@clo.cam.ac.uk

University of Cambridge, Community Giveaway Board.

A number of areas within the University give away unwanted items to the voluntary sector locally and to facilitate this a web based message board has been set up by the Corporate Liaison Office.
Items will typically include furniture, electrical devices and IT equipment
For further information contact Community Relations on 01223 765490 or email: community@clo.cam.ac.uk
To log-on and view the Give Away Board go to: http://www.clo.cam.ac.uk/community/cgbb/

Scouts Recycling Appeal

Over 1,300 Scout Groups have shared in an £80,000 Scouting recycling programme. In which they can exchange used printer cartridges and old mobile phones for cash. Friends, family, neighbours and local businesses and organisations will be happy to help you collect these items for recycling.
Registration is free
Participation is free
Cartridge collection kits are free
There is a free welcome pack
And courier collections are free.
British households throw away over 30 million used toner and inkjet cartridges every single year.
Dumped cartridges and mobiles have an aggregate value of over £90 million. Throwing them away is like throwing away money!
Binned cartridges contribute over 300,000 tonnes of solid waste in overfilled landfill dumps. By recycling now you can do your bit to save the planet.

The scheme is endorsed by the Scout Association. If you would like to register for the scheme or find out more then go to www.scoutsappeal.com

The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation

This trust is one of the few that offers no information on the criteria by which grants are decided. Consequently this trust does receives a large number of applications. The trust had a grant total of £2.7m in 2000/01 and the beneficial area is unrestricted but tends to be mainly in southern England.
Grants are considered regularly, however grants will only be made to registered charities. There is no application form, but a covering letter to the Director should be included with the latest audited report and accounts.
The covering letter should include details on:
A description of what the charity does and what its objectives are
An explanation of the need and purpose of the project
How much will the project cost (this needs to be itemised)
The size of the grant requested
How much has already been raised and from whom.
How is it planned to raise the shortfall?
If applicable, how the running costs of the project will be met, once the project is established
Any other documentation that is felt relevant
Contact details: 20 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6LH Telephone: 020 7408 2198

W W Spooner Charitable Trust

This is a small trust that will support charities working with youth. Grants range from £200 - £2,000, but most donations are for less than £500. The trust clearly states that grants for high-profile appeals seeking large sums will not be accepted.
Apply in writing to the correspondent at:
Addleshaw Booth & Co.
PO Box 8,
Sovereign House,
Sovereign Street,
Leeds,
LS1 1HQ

Scouts Plus

Time is running out to register for this new fundraising scheme! The launch is in September and it offers a simple way to fundraise for your Scout Group.
"Scouts Plus" is based on Voucher Books full of money-saving offers from High Street stores and brands like Marks and Spencer, W.H.Smith, Iceland, Burger King, etc, which parents, and family members, can buy from participating Groups.
For every book sold the Group will raise £5.00 to spend on whatever it wants; equipment, trips, running costs, etc. If your Group sells 30 books it will raise £150!

Books cost £10.00 and contain savings of over £500 on items such as everyday shopping, days out and household goods. With the "Outdoors" stores offering 20% off Scout sweatshirts, waterproof jackets and activity trousers and with £5.00 off the Scout rucksack, a parent could recover their £10.00 in one shop!
Everything needed to run the scheme is provided completely free of charge and administration of the scheme is simple and hassle-free.

To request a sample book, get further details and to register, please call Scouts Plus on 020 7428 8849 or email; scoutsplus@scoutsplus.co.uk.

Webb Ivory

Fundraise while you shop!
The Webb Ivory Fundraising catalogue has been used by Scout groups for over 30 years. The 244-page catalogue is packed full of value for money gift ideas and novelties including Christmas essentials like wrapping paper, cards and decorations. Up to 25% of the 'You Pay' price is donated to your good cause. Last year Scout groups from all over the UK who used Webb Ivory raised over £300,000. We are proud to have been part of such a fantastic success story. So get your fundraising off to a flying start and request your catalogue by ringing 0870 605 5000 quoting code FPOK.

Football foundation

Grants for football equipment
The Football Foundation makes grants for registered charitable organisations, not-for-profit and educational establishments. Grants could be awarded for Scout Groups for revenue based costs such as football kits and equipment. Applications can be made at anytime and a decision can take up to 5 months.
If your Group is performing their Sports Enthusiast badge, get applying!

The Football Foundation,
25 Soho Square,
London,
W1D 4FF
Email Enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk

Fast Track Fund

Grants for immediate training costs
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) have started to take applications for 2003- 04. CAF aims on improving the infrastructure of small to medium sized registered charities. Priority will be given to organisations with incomes less than £50,000 a year. Only one grant application available in one year (between May and April) of up to £600.

The Fast Track Fund will make grants to support immediate training costs only. The focus must be on strengthening the structure of your organisation e.g. financial management, fundraising or training for volunteers.
No application deadlines.
For further details please call 01732 520 345 or email: fasttrack@CAFonline.org

Legacies

A legacy for Scouting
In the UK many Voluntary Sector organsiations receive up to 50% of their income from legacies. However, only 1 in 3 people in Britain has written a will and a huge proportion of people in Britain die intestate. This means that their money is left to be distributed by the State. Therefore, a leaflet has been produced that includes information about how to include a bequest to a Scout Group, District, County or The Scout Association, when writing a will. This leaflet is available from the Fundraising & Sponsorship Department. It is also available PDF format. For a leaflet please email natasha.belenkin@scout.org.uk or telephone Natasha Belenkin on 0208 433 7232

South Cambridge Rotary Club

South Cambridge Rotary Club seeks funding requests from local charities needing help with small projects. If you wpould like help with a small grant or project then please write a letter of requuest, giving information about your activities and fundung needed to Lorna davies, Cambridge CVS, Llandaff Chambers, 2 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AX.
The CVS will pass letters of rquest to the club and if the club can help they will contact you directly.

Cambridge Universitiy Student Community Action

Student Community Action would be pleased to hear from any local groups that would like to involve student volunteers in their work. Why not contact them? Email: sca@dial.pipex.com Website: www.cambridgesca.org.uk

Tesco Community Gift Vouchers

Each Tesco store holds a number of community gift vouchers to support local groups. Charities should apply in writing to the Customer Service Manager at their local Tesco store, explaining about their charity and how they intend to use the vouchers.Requests for over £50 should be directed to Local Community Sponsorship, CSR Unit, Tesco Stores Limited, Tesco House, Delemare Road, Cheshunt, Herts EN8 9SL.
In addition Tesco operate a Local Community Sponsorship Programme and the Tesco Community Awards for fundng up to £5,000. For further details contact Chris Ward.

Ernest Cook Trust Educational Grants

Ernest Cook Trustees make grants available for organisations which themselves are charitable or 'not for profit'. They have chosen to concentrate on the educational aspects of:
   conservation and the rural environment
   the arts, crafts and architecture
   the encouragement, through Education, of Young People
   research devoted to these main areas of work
Applications are considered twice per year and must be finalised by 31st January and 31st August.
There is no application form but applicants are asked to focus their request on a particular educational need and to present clear and concise proposals on a maximum of four sides of A4 paper. Applications should include an SAE for acknowledgement and be sent to:
The Estate Office, Fairford Park, Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4JH Tel: 01285 713273
email: grants@ernestcooktrust.org.uk website: www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk

Awards for All

Contact for the Cambridge Office of the National Lottery Awards for All Scheme is 01223 449000.

Gift Aid

Gift Aid allows charities to reclaim 28p per £1 donation for all funds received from UK tax payers. If you would like to know more about how to operate a Gift Aid Scheme in your Group contact Chris Ward

Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service

This is a good source of information for fund raising and also a source of volunteers. Membership is only £12 per year and is open to all Scout Groups. For further information contact Chris Ward or email CCVS directly at ccvs@dial.pipex.com or visit www.cambridgecvs.org.uk

Comic Relief

Comic Relief includes 'Supporting Young People' as part of its rolling programme for applications. To find out more contact Nors Jackson (Eastern Region adviser for Comic Relief) on 01206 323822 or email nors.Jackson@dial.pipex.com.

Community Champions Fund

The Government has extended this fund for a further three years and there is £3million a year available. The fund is to help people to stimulate community activity and projects. In the Eastern Region it is administered by COVER, contact 01223 471682.

Tesco Charity Trust

Tesco's Community Award Scheme makes awards to local charities that benefit children's welfare and education. Donations range between £1,000 and £5,000. Contact 01992 646768 or visit www.tesco.com/ (under local communities)
Each Tesco store holds a number of Community Gift Vouchers to support local groups for their fund raising events. Apply to the local store manager if the request is for below £50.

In-Kind Direct

This charity obtains quality goods from industry and redistributes them to UK based charities. Contact 020 7204 5014, email tasha@inkinddirect.org or visit www.inkinddirect.org

Free computer training

Are you an adult volunteer in Scouting?
Want to surf the net, email your members, learn how to use software packages such as Wrd and Excel more effectively?
Then training may be available from the Community Volunteer Service. Contact Chris Ward for more information.

BT Community Connections

Internet ready PCs for local community groups. To register, log onto the website at www.btcommunityconnections.com or write to BT Community Connections, PO Box 30775, London, WC1B 4QE

Citizen's Action Millennium Awards

Help the Aged Grant to help older people play an active part in their communities. Anyone aged over 55 years can apply. Contact 0870 770 3280