March 2015

PAVO Helpdesk

Need some information? Got a query? The PAVO helpdesk has the answer

- or knows someone who has.

0845 009 3288

If you would like more information about anything in the briefing please contact us.

If you do not have access to the Internet and would like some additional information from any of the websites PAVO will be happy to send the information to you.

At PAVO we are keen to reduce the amount of paper we use and our impact on the environment. If you currently receive this briefing in hard copy format but are now able to receive it electronically, please let us know your e-mail address.

FUNDING

PAVO SUPPORT

PAVO OUTREACH SURGERY

Do you need some funding support? Have you got an issue around governance? Would you like to discuss potential project ideas? Would your organisation like a health check? Come along for an informal chat to see how we can support you.

Here are the outreach dates for March – we hope to see you there:

19 March 2015 Llandrindod Wells 11.00am-3.00pm

Venues are yet to be confirmed. Can you offer us a venue to hold our outreach sessions?

Contact us on 01597 822191 if you can help!

To make an appointment please contact PAVO on 01597 822191 to book a place.

PAVO funding support service for groups – take advantage of our free service!

PAVO’s Voluntary Sector Development Team is here to help you and your group achieve its aims and objectives. We can offer support and guidance around issues affecting your group for example trustee and governance, policies and business planning. We can also undertake a funding health check for your group. Our accredited funding advisors can provide tailored support for your group’s needs including funding searches, and an application checking service, all free of charge to you. So don’t delay, call today. We are here to help! See: www.pavo.org.uk or contact the PAVO Helpdesk on 0845 009 3288 or

PAVO Organisational Health Check

PAVO's organisational health check will help you get your voluntary group into a roadworthy condition and fit for funding. It looks at all aspects of your organisation, and will be undertaken by a PAVO Development Officer. It’s a great opportunity to take some time out and look at your organisation. Contact the PAVO Helpdesk on 0845 009 3288 or if you wish to take up this opportunity. P.S. It’s free of charge! One group recently commented after a PAVO health check: “Thank you …for your very useful wide-ranging comments about the overall management of the club besides those relating to our search for grants.”

Mid Wales Social Enterprise Alliance (MWSEA) The Alliance Continues To Go From Strength To Strength

The Alliance: 1. Provides a voice / lobbying function; 2. Demonstrates the worth of Social Enterprise in Powys; 3. Provides networking, information sharing / exchange; 4. Promotes trading opportunities for and between social enterprises; 5. Provides Signposting; 6. Promotes and supports business sustainability Please contact Claire Sterry PAVO for more information on 01597 822191 or

Do you know that PAVO can offer support around social enterprise and trading?

Please call the PAVO Helpdesk on 0845 0093288 or email if you would like support. You can also access up-to-the-minute information on PAVO’s social enterprise and trading blog at: http://ptssocialenterpriseandtrading.blogspot.co.uk

PAVO Funding Blog – your first stop for hot off the press funding news

Have you checked out the PAVO funding blog lately? Make it a regular port of call for all the latest funding information, and articles of interest. View the funding blog at: http://pavofundingnews.blogspot.com . Is there an issue/area you would like to see covered on the blog? Let us know, and we will do our best to include it. Feedback is always useful, so please get in touch if you have any suggestions.

PAVO Funding Consultancy

Need Help to Complete Funding Applications?

In addition to our FREE Funding advice and support, PAVO's accredited funding advisors will also complete your application for a charge. We offer very competitive and affordable rates. Are you interested or want more information? Then contact the PAVO Helpdesk on 0845 009 3288 or

FORTHCOMING GRANT DEADLINES (Grant information sourced from Grantfinder)

9 April 2015

FUNDER / Wingate Foundation
DESCRIPTION / Funding is provided for charitable organisations active in the UK under the following categories: Jewish Life and Learning; Performing Arts (excluding music); Music; and Medical Research Travel Grants.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / No minimum or maximum level of grant is specified other than Medical Research Travel Grants which are for up to £1,000.
ELIGIBILITY / Charitable organisations in the UK are eligible to apply.
CRITERIA / See guidelines for further information
MATCH FUNDING / Not specified
CONTACT DETAILS / Karen Marshall; Administrator; The Wingate Foundation; Golden Cross House; 8 Duncannon Street; London; WC2N 4JF
GUIDELINES / http://www.wingatefoundation.org.uk/supported_categories.php

13 April 2015

FUNDER / Elephant Trust
DESCRIPTION / The Trust awards grants to artists, small organisations and galleries within the United Kingdom to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / £ 2,000
ELIGIBILITY / Funding priority is given to artists in the fine arts, small organisations and galleries within the United Kingdom.
CRITERIA / The Trust aims to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds.It is committed to helping artists and art institutions and galleries that depart from the routine and signal new, distinct and imaginative sets of possibilities.
MATCH FUNDING / Not specified
CONTACT DETAILS / Tel: 020 7922 1160 Email:
GUIDELINES / http://www.elephanttrust.org.uk/docs/theguide.html
FUNDER / Joseph Rowntree Foundation
DESCRIPTION / Various streams open:
·  Peace and Security
·  Power & Accountability
·  Rights & Justice
·  Sustainable Future
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / See website
ELIGIBILITY / See website
CRITERIA / See website
MATCH FUNDING / See website
CONTACT DETAILS / Tel: 01904 627 810 Email:
GUIDELINES / http://www.jrct.org.uk/funding-priorities

17 April 2015

FUNDER / Woodward Charitable Trust
DESCRIPTION / Grants are available for small-scale, locally-based registered charities in the UK to support children's summer playschemes.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / £ 1,000
ELIGIBILITY / Applications will only be accepted from UK registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £100,000.
CRITERIA / The scheme is intended to support small scale organisations that provide children's summer playschemes.
MATCH FUNDING / Applicants must state any funding from other sources.
CONTACT DETAILS / Tel: 020 7410 0330Email:
GUIDELINES / http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/playschemeguidelines.html

27 April 2015

FUNDER / PRS For Music Foundation – Funding for Organisations & Groups
DESCRIPTION / ThePRS for MusicFoundation (PRSF) is an independent charitable organisation that stimulates and supports the creation, development and performance of new music in the UK. It is the UK's largest independent funder of new music of any genre.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / £ 5,000
ELIGIBILITY / n/a
CRITERIA / The scheme is intended to help support, sustain and promote the growth of the new music infrastructure in the UK.
The Foundation's funding priorities are:
To support the creation and performance of outstanding new music in any genre.
To develop artists to their full potential.
To inspire audiences UK-wide.
MATCH FUNDING / The Foundation prefers to make contributions to projects rather than fully funding them.
CONTACT DETAILS / Email:
GUIDELINES / http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Funding/Open-Funding/Funding-for-Organisations-and-Groups
FUNDER / PRS for Music Foundation – Women Make Music
DESCRIPTION / Grants are available to support the creation and performance of new music, across any genre, which is written by a woman creator living and working in the United Kingdom.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / £ 5,000
ELIGIBILITY / This scheme is open to the following individuals and organisations based in the UK: Solo performer; Solo songwriter or composer; Promoter or event producer; Band/ensemble/orchestra; Collective; Charity; Community interest company; Company limited by guarantee; Local authority; School, college or university; Festival/promoter. Applicants can be working in any genre and must have at least 18 months professional experience.
CRITERIA / The aims of Women Make Music are to:
Break down assumptions and stereotypes within the music industry by encouraging role models for future generations.
Raise awareness of the gender gap and to ensure that women are aware that support for new music is available to them.
Increase the profile of women who are creating new music in the UK.
Stimulate new collaborations between organisations and female music creators.
MATCH FUNDING / Not specified
CONTACT DETAILS / Email:
GUIDELINES / http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Funding/Women-Make-Music

30 April 2015

FUNDER / Concertina Charitable Trust
DESCRIPTION / Grants are available to charitable organisations in England and Wales to improve the quality of life of elderly members of society, through cultural activities and related facilities.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / £ 250
ELIGIBILITY / The Trust is keen to support smaller charitable organisations in England and Wales that might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. These include funds to many care homes for the elderly, to provide musical entertainment for residents.
CRITERIA / The Trustaims to providefunding to help improve the quality of life of elderly members of society who now suffer neglect.
MATCH FUNDING / If the Trustees decide that a grant is appropriate, they will then consider the amount and whether to require, for example, the recipient charity to contribute part of the cost of the proposed activity. The Trust is particularly keen to act as a catalyst via matched funding.
CONTACT DETAILS / The Concertina Charitable Trust; Bodfach Hall; Llanfyllin; Powys; SY22 5HS
GUIDELINES / http://www.concertinamusic.org.uk/Grants.php
FUNDER / Golsoncott Foundation
DESCRIPTION / Grants are available to voluntary sector organisations in the UK for projects that promote fine arts and music.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / £ 5,000
ELIGIBILITY / Voluntary sector organisations in the UK whose focus is primarily on the arts can apply for funding.
CRITERIA / The Foundation'sdeclared objective is "to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and, in particular,the fine arts and music".
MATCH FUNDING / Not specified
CONTACT DETAILS / Tel: 01392 252855 Email:
GUIDELINES / http://www.golsoncott.org.uk/newindex.phtml
FUNDER / Tenant Empowerment Grant (Wales)
DESCRIPTION / Grants are available to groups of tenants and residents in Wales who want to explore future options for the management and control of their homes and other services in their neighbourhoods.
AMOUNT AVAILABLE / £ 4,200
ELIGIBILITY / Grants are available for tenant and residents groups (both council and housing association) in Wales that fulfil the following conditions:
·  The project must be initiated and owned by a group, of which at least 50% must be council and/or housing association tenants.
·  The group must be committed to being representative of, and accountable to, all sections of the local community.
·  The group must have the support and cooperation of their landlord and any other partner organisations for the Options Study process, and give full consideration to the outcomes and Action Plan.
·  The group must be committed to operating openly, accountably and democratically.
CRITERIA / The TEG scheme is consistent with:
·  The three guiding principles of the Welsh Assembly Government - equal opportunities, sustainable development and social inclusion.
·  The principle of empowering local people to have meaningful opportunities to influence decisions that affect their homes and communities.
·  The values underpinning the Wales Programme for Improvement and Best Value, particularly those relating to consultation and service user involvement.
TEGs will provide tenant and resident groups with resources to commission Agents, approved by the Welsh Assembly Government, to carry out studies on future options for resident involvement in the management of their homes and communities. The TEG scheme administered for the Welsh Assembly Government by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Cymru.
MATCH FUNDING / Landlords will be expected to contribute at least 25% of the total cost of TEGs submitted by their tenants.
Consideration be given to waiving this requirement in exceptional circumstances only e.g. when there are problems in the relationships between the group and the landlord. All exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis.
CONTACT DETAILS / Tel: 029 2076 5760 Email:
GUIDELINES / http://www.whq.org.uk/teg/applying.php

OTHER GRANTS, AWARDS AND FUNDING OPORTUNITIES (Grant information sourced from Grantfinder)

Armed Forces Day

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is providing funding to help organisations in the UK host an Armed Forces Day event this summer. The aim of the funding is to show support for servicemen and women, past and present.

The following may apply for a grant up to £10,000, (providing the MoD contribution is no more than 50% of the total project cost): Local councils, Community organisations, Schools, Ex-service organisations, and Individuals. In 2014 events took place in all parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.They included:Armed Forces Day tea parties, Parades, Big band concerts, Civil war military re-enactments and Live and static demonstrations. Events must occur a week either side of the National Armed Forces Day. This year the celebrations will fall on Saturday 27 June 2015. For further information, visit theArmed Forces Day website at: http://esender.cosmic.org.uk/t/r-l-qjjhuyd-ijjjvjiij-o/

Building Better Communities - Jewson

Builders’ merchant, Jewson, is asking trades-people up and down the country to put forward local community projects that are in need of a transformation. As part of its Building Better Communities project, Jewson is offering communities across the country the chance to win a share of a £100,000 prize which can be spent on anything from a new roof for their village hall, a sensory garden, a community festival or simply a much needed coat of paint for a neglected public facility. Jewson will be giving away a top prize of £50,000 to help pay for both materials and labour, plus other prizes of between £1,000 and £5,000 to cover the cost of building materials. The competition is open for entry from any member of the public, but they’d especially like tradespeople to get involved by putting their local projects forward, as we know that community development is integral to the building industry. A number of suppliers have committed to supporting Building Better Communities, including British Gypsum, Marshalls, Mastercrete, Norbord, SAM and Velux Windows. The competition will close for entries on 12 April 2015. Please note this is a vote based competition, similar in some respects to the (now closed) People's Millionsscheme. For more information, terms and conditions, or to nominate a community project for a £50,000 Jewson transformation, visitBuilding Better Communities at: http://esender.cosmic.org.uk/t/r-l-qjijikd-ijjjvjiij-o/ or visit theJewson Facebook page.