Updates - Angus Funding News April 2007

Angus Funding News April 2007

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Issue 32 April 2007

A monthly funding bulletin produced by Angus Council External Funding Team
in collaboration with Angus Association of Voluntary Organisations

This is our first newsletter from our new premises in County Buildings. However, it’s business as usual and the AFN is packed with funding information and details of our forthcoming events.

OUR NEW CONTACT DETAILS

The External Funding Team has now moved to County Buildings, Market Street, Forfar, DD8 3WD
Our new telephone numbers are as follows:

Alison Smith, External Funding Manager 01307 473222
Linda Caston, External Funding Officer 01307 473221
Bruce Thomson, External Funding Assistant 01307 473350

Our individual email addresses remain the same, as does the externalfunding@angus.gov.uk email address.

OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE FUNDERS

A reminder that on Wednesday 18 April we are holding a half day funding event in the Volunteer Centre, Arbroath to which we’ve invited speakers from both the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Young People’s Fund.

Timetable for the day
12.45 pm Registration
1.00 – 2.00 pm Heritage Lottery Fund
2.00 - 2.30 pm break for coffee
2.30 – 3.30 pm Young People’s Fund

From 3.30pm – 7.30pm you may book a slot to speak with a representative from either or both of the Lottery distributors present. Please let us know as soon as possible, as from previous experience, these sessions are very popular and fill up quickly.
If you require further details, contact us on 01307 473222 or 01307 473221.

EXTERNAL FUNDING SURGERIES

The first of this year’s external funding surgeries also takes place next week in Arbroath, on Monday 16th, from 4pm – 7pm at the Volunteer Centre, Guthrie Port. There’s no need to book a place, but if you don’t it may be necessary to wait. To book, phone Linda Caston on 01307 473221. If you need advice on any funding applications or wish to discuss your organisation’s general funding position, future plans, or potential funding projects, you are welcome to come along and discuss them.

Other funding surgeries in April are as follows:

23 April – Millennium Hall, Birkhill
30 April – Carnoustie Library

NEWS FROM THE FUNDERS

LOTTERY NEWS

BIG LOTTERY FUND – GROWING COMMUNITY ASSETS

The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has recently produced a revised version of the 'Growing Community Assets Further Guidance'. This document includes several changes, and in particular provides much more detail than the original version about the types/characteristics of projects BLF are keen to support It should be essential reading for anyone considering, or in the process of, applying to Growing Community Assets (GCA). It is available from: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_iic_growing_final.pdf

BIG LOTTERY FUND – INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES STATISTICS

The Investing in Communities programme has now been running for 1 year. We’ve been informed by the BLF that they have received over 1000 outline proposals of which 583 were given the red light to make a full application. Of these, 260 applications have been submitted with some undergoing the assessment stage, and 66 have been passed totalling £21,417,603. Competition is keen, and the bar has been raised in terms of the quality of projects that are most likely to receive funding.

AWARDS FOR ALL

We’ve highlighted before that a large number of applications are returned for being incomplete and ineligible, which leads to delays for applicants. A recent applicant had their form returned because the name on their bank account was slightly different to the name on their constitution ie XX village hall and XX public hall. Due to cases of fraud, the Lottery distributors have to be extra vigilant, so please check, before you submit your application, that the name of your organisation is consistent on your application, constitution, bank account and any other documents you submit. Even one letter different will mean it gets sent back to you.
Remember, the External Funding Team is happy to have a look over your draft application before you send it off.

AWARDS FOR ALL FORM TO CHANGE

Awards for All have recently made some changes to the application process and as a result the application form and guidance notes have been updated to include further clarification about the information they need and why they need it. They have also introduced a new system for processing applications.
If you send them an incomplete application they will return the form to you with a postcard checklist indicating what else you need to send them in order for them to assess your application.
To download guidance notes and an application form, visit the Awards for All website www.awardsforall.org.uk.

AWARDS FOR ALL – GRANTS TO MARK THE ABOLITION OF THE BRITISH SLAVE TRADE NEW

The scheme - as a one off event, Awards for All will support projects that mark and build on the legacy of the abolition of slavery and meet one of the AFA aims:

• Bringing people together
• Increasing involvement
• Improving the quality of life
• Helping groups to become better organised

They will be looking for innovative, creative projects to be put up for quick assessment. It could be a project tackling racial harassment, an oral history project exploring past experiences, or an arts group that wants to make a film about the issue of human rights.

Amount – up to £200,000 in total, with grants to organisations of up to £10,000.
Contact – Awards for All, 1 Atlantic Quay, 1 Robertson Street, Glasgow G2 8JB. You can also phone the Big Lottery Fund on 0870 240 2391 in advance of the event to discuss your ideas. Full details are available at
www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland/bicentenary.html
Deadline – the event will take place at The Gathering on 25 May at the SECC, Glasgow. Groups wishing to apply should submit their application by 24 May, or hand it to an AFA grants officer at The Gathering by 10am on 25 May. The sooner an application is received the more quickly it can be checked and get quicker access to the public vote that will help decide who gets the money.

SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL (SAC)

2007/08 Guide to Funds.

Lottery funding for the arts in Scotland is being changed following a strategic review in 2006 of the whole of the Scottish Arts Council’s activities.
The new priorities are to:

• Increase the scope and quality of support to artists;
• Secure the foundation of Scotland’s artistic development;
• Create flexibility to support the new and innovative;
• Create opportunities for participation in the arts;
• Build a culture of co-operation with partners and the arts community.

SAC will be looking to consolidate some of their Lottery funding, and in the short term this will affect Awards for All, public art and small capital projects for equipment and local facilities.

The guide to funds is available from www.sac.org.uk/1/information/publications/1004136.aspx

LLOYDS TSB FOUNDATION FOR SCOTLAND SURGERIES

Surgery Tour 2007

As part of its ongoing commitment to investing in the Scottish community, Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland holds a series of surgeries throughout Scotland for local recognised charities. The surgery is an opportunity for you to have a one-to-one session with an assessor, and to discuss how to go about putting an application to the Foundation. Anyone who is considering applying to the LTSB Foundation is strongly recommended to book a session.

If you wish to attend one of the surgeries detailed below, please call 0870 902 1201 to arrange an appointment.

Montrose Tuesday 29 May 2007
Dundee Wednesday 25 July 2007
Aberdeen Tuesday 20 November 2007

FEELING COLD?

The Scottish Funders Forum has provided local authority external funding teams with details of areas from which they believe they are not receiving many applications - i.e. cold spots. Of the seven funders that supplied the information, only one cites Angus as a cold spot, which means they have received very few applications from groups in Angus, and would be pleased to receive more. That funder is the Scottish Community Foundation, which we have featured before in this newsletter, but here’s a reminder.
The Scottish Community Foundation has two grant streams – a small grants scheme for applications up to £1,000 (decision within 6 weeks) and a main grant scheme for applications of £1,000 - £5,000 (decision within 3 months).
The scheme – grants are given to a wide range of community organisations for projects and equipment that are seen as being of local community benefit.
Eligibility - Your group must have a written constitution and a bank account in order to apply. It doesn’t need to be a registered charity, but your group should be a non-profit organisation with charitable aims and objectives. Grant requests cannot be for less than 25% of the total project cost (i.e. if you ask for £5,000 this must be for a project not totalling more than £20,000).
Contact - http://www.scottishcommunityfoundation.com/ http://www.scottishcommunityfoundation.com/

In addition the Scottish Community Foundation has a new fund – here are the details

Community Investment Programme

The Community Investment Programme is supported with additional funds from the Essentia Foundation, a new charitable trust established to promote the health and social welfare of children and young people, and to encourage urban and rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in Scotland. The Essentia Foundation is particularly interested in funding projects which will advance education, training and retraining of unemployed people, and encouraging the development of business advice and assistance to help people establish their own businesses.
The scheme - projects must relate to one of 3 specific investment areas:

• Building enterprising communities

To help community-based organisations pursue entrepreneurial approaches that make the most of local assets and resources in ways that generate benefits for their communities. Taking an entrepreneurial approach should involve developing products or services which meet a demand within or beyond the community, so the prospect of generating some income through sales or charges will be a feature of these projects. Grants could also provide funds to pilot or start up new initiatives, but they will not make purely capital grants to help purchase assets.

• Connecting generations

Helping people develop sustainable relationships that span generations, enabling all age groups to participate in and contribute to community life. They want to support inclusive projects that build on the positive resources that different generations have to offer each other and those around them. They are not looking for one-off projects that bring two groups together for a short time. Instead, they'd like to find initiatives that offer a framework to build and sustain longer-term relationships between various generations. Crucially, although they can fund projects for up to 2 years, they want those projects to lay the groundwork for the relationships that develop during that time to be sustained or even developed further.

• Repositioning organisations

Assisting established organisations to evolve in order to best reflect the changing needs of their communities. Sometimes, organisations established some time ago to serve a particular group or meet a particular need find that they are less relevant than they once were. They may have built-up assets and resources that are now under-used. Alternatively, the narrow scope of an organisation's objectives, whilst once helping to focus attention where it was needed most, may now prevent it from using its resources to benefit the community more widely and achieve its full potential. They will provide funding to enable organisations to plan for and manage this change - to take stock and pursue a new vision for their future.
Amount - Grants of between £10K – £25K per year are available, for up to 2 years. The SCF will fund between 50% and 100% of total project costs

Eligibility - applicants must have a total income of under £250K per year

You can download an application form, or contact the grants team on Tel: 0141 225 6670.
Deadline - for outline proposals: 30 April. Further opportunities to apply for these grants will be promoted in the future.

We are hoping to invite the Scottish Community Foundation to Angus in the near future to meet with prospective applicants. We’ll let you know more details nearer the time.

NEWS FROM THE FUNDERS

• ART
• FINANCE
• HEALTH
• INTERNATIONAL
• LOCAL
• SCHOOLS
• YOUTH
  

ART

INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART SCHEME

The scheme - The Art Fund, which exists to enable UK museums and galleries to purchase works of art for their collections, has launched a new International Contemporary Art Scheme. The aim is to enable them to purchase art works of international significance and “enrich the contemporary holdings of UK regional collections”, countering the current bias toward collecting work only from British artists. It is likely that up to five partnerships will be supported through a ring-fenced grant over five years.

Amount - £5 million (over five years) will be available in the form of 100% grants to accredited UK regional museums and galleries outside London or Edinburgh working in partnership with at least one other organisation with expertise in contemporary visual art (the partner can be in London or Edinburgh)
Contact - for full information visit www.artfund.org/grants/application_procedures.html or contact Rachael Browning, Grants Officer, on 020 7225 4816, or Francesca Geens, Head of Grants, on 020 7225 4815. You must speak to either Rachael or Francesca before submitting an Expression of Interest.
Deadline - expressions of interest should be tabled as soon as possible, and certainly no later than 22 June 2007.

FINANCIAL INCLUSION

RBS INNOVATE 2007/08

The scheme - RBS Innovate supports projects that help disadvantaged people move towards financial inclusion. The scheme operates throughout the UK. The emphasis is on giving organisations that work with socially and financially disadvantaged people, but that have never offered financial inclusion services, the chance to have the time and space to test out new approaches and extend knowledge of what works so that the new ideas can be transferred elsewhere in the UK. The priority for this funding round is tackling financial exclusion amongst social housing tenants and those experiencing homelessness.

Amount - £100,000 is available for projects that can start before January 2008, and it is likely that this will be shared across 3-6 organisations. Grants will range from £10,000 to £30,000 (though there is some scope to apply for a grant outside this range).
Contact - application forms will be available from the end of April 2007. You can get them via http://www.transact.org.uk/page.asp?section=0001000100030003 e-mail transact@toynbeehall.org.uk or phone 020 7247 6943.
Deadline - applications will open at the end of April 2007, no closing date has yet been published.

HEALTH

COMMUNITY FOOD AND HEALTH (SCOTLAND) SMALL GRANTS SCHEME

The scheme – the Community Food and Health (Scotland) has an annual small grants scheme available for groups and agencies who wish to improve access to, and take up of a healthy, varied and balanced diet.
Applications must:

• involve working with or within Scotland’s low-income communities to improve access to and take up of a healthy, varied and balanced diet.
• tackle one or more of the following barriers to healthy eating:
• Availability - such as the lack of access to fruit and vegetables of an acceptable quality and cost
• Affordability - such as the cost of getting to the shops as well as the cost of shopping
• Skills - such as the lack of confidence and skills for cooking or shopping
• Culture - such as long established dietary habits and reluctance to experiment with new foods

All applications must be for the costs of a new food activity or for developing the range, scale or sustainability of current food activity. Applications for pilot projects or feasibility studies are also accepted.
Amount - funding of £500 to £3000 is available.

Contact - to find out more about the application process, download the information for applicants and the application form from the website at http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/funding/smallgrants.php http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/funding/smallgrants.php
Deadline - the small grant scheme opens on 19 April 2007 and applications must be returned by 29 June 2007. Applicants will be informed if their application has been successful or unsuccessful by mid-August. Grants will be sent out to successful applicants by September.

INTERNATIONAL

LLOYDS TSB FOUNDATION OVERSEAS AWARDS

The scheme - Scottish charities working overseas are being invited to apply to Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland for £400,000 of awards. They are interested in hearing from charities that are registered in Scotland and manage work in fragile overseas communities. They'll fund core activities, new developments, and capital and revenue costs, and will also fund for up to three years.

Contact –Charities who would like more information about applying to the Foundation for an overseas award should contact them on 0870 902 1201. Further details are also available on their website at http://www.fundingthefuture.org.uk/index.asp?tm=15http://www.fundingthefuture.org.uk/index.asp?tm=15
Deadline - 16 April 2007.

LOCAL FUND

COLIN GRANT CHARITABLE TRUST

The scheme - a charitable trust established in 2001 for the benefit of the Arbroath and surrounding community with particular emphasis on youth and the disadvantaged.
Amount – at the March meeting the trustees awarded grants of £17,500 to various organisations in Arbroath and district (see our Funding Success section for details).
The next series of awards will be given when the trustees meet in September
Contact - any local charitable organisation seeking support should contact Thorntons Law LLPat Brothockbank House, Brothock Bridge, Arbroath, for an application form by mid August.
Deadline - the trustees meet twice a year and consider applications from local organisations and projects.

SCHOOLS

BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY (BES) — ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION GRANTS

Grants are available for the following activities -

Innovation and Research Grants - This grant is to help teachers to develop in teaching ecology and/or undertake research to evaluate methods of teaching and can be based in or outside school. The maximum grant is £750.
School Grounds Development - The purpose of this grant is to enable schools to enhance their grounds so that they are ideal places to teach practical ecology. Money is more likely to be available for a pond or nature reserve rather than an ornamental feature. The maximum grant is £1000.

Primary School Field Work or Nature Visit - Funding is available to help Primary School teachers to arrange for their class to participate in a field trip or other type of visit. The maximum grant is £300.
Field Equipment Grant - The funding is specifically to enable institutions to buy ecology fieldwork equipment. The maximum grant is £500.

Teacher and BES Meetings. - for teachers to attend British Ecological Society meetings. The maximum grant is £250.
Professional Development Courses - This funding can be used for supply cover or a contribution towards up to half of the tuition fees for pre-determined courses in Fieldwork Description. The maximum grant is £300.
Contact - all application forms and guidance notes are available from www.britishecologicalsociety.org/articles/grants/education/EEG The British Ecological Society, 26 Blades Court, Putney, London, SWI5 2NU, Tel: 020 8871 9797. E-mail: info@BritishEcologicalSociety.org
Deadline - 30 April and 30 September 2007.

YOUTH

LOCAL ACTION FUND

The scheme – the objective of the fund is to support the localised provision of activities, projects and services available to all young people in Angus, and applications are invited from public sector agencies, community and voluntary organisations. The Local Action Fund was established by the Scottish Executive as part of their commitment to support localised action and initiatives for all young people.
The Scottish Executive stipulates that the Local Action Fund
• Will support the provision of services, projects and activities available to all young people
• Should make a real impact on the ground and
• Make a real difference to Communities in which they are based

Objectives
The objectives of the fund can be summarised as follows:-

• Increasing the number of services and facilities available which provide constructive and relevant activities for
young people
• An increased number of young people accessing these facilities
• Young people to have sustained interest and involvement in the activities provided
• A reduction in youth related calls to the police in areas where new facilities are located
• A reduction in community perceptions/concerns about youth crime; and
• An increase in the satisfaction of young people.

Contact - further information/hard copy application form can be obtained from Ken Johnston, Angus Community Safety Team, Old Police House, 15 Reform Street, Kirriemuir DD8 4BS (Tel. 01575 573581) or can be downloaded from www.angus.gov.uk/atoz/pdfs/lafapplicationform.pdf
Deadline - closing date 31st May 2007 (ignoring the 11 May deadline on the application form)

CAMELOT FOUNDATION

The scheme - The Camelot Foundation is inviting applications to its latest round of funding within the Transforming Lives Programme, which will run to 2009. The Programme works with young people aged 11-25 across the UK, especially those who are marginalised from mainstream society. The priority for this round is a new one, and the guidelines have changed. This round will support projects that reduce sexually transmitted infections in young people, particularly (though not exclusively): young parents or those at particular risk of becoming young parents; young exiles, newly arrived in the UK; young people with mental health problems; young disabled people
Contact -www.camelotfoundation.org.uk/tl.asp for application form and guidelines and you can also call James Middleton, Grants Officer on 020 7828 6085. Transforming Lives Programme, Camelot Foundation, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EX E-mail: info@camelotfoundation.org.uk
Deadline - 11 May 2007.

FUNDING SUPPORT

VILLAGE HALL INFORMATION

http://www.scvo.org.uk/VillageHalls/Home/Home.aspx
The item below on VAT is taken from the above site. It is relevant to all voluntary groups with an income above the VAT threshold, not just village halls. There are many other articles relating to village hall management and finances on the site.

VAT

There is a common misconception that charities do not pay tax of any kind. It is true that they are exempt from many of the taxes administered by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) except in the employment of staff where Pay As You Earn (PAYE) has to be operated. However, there is no exemption for charities from Value Added Tax (VAT) if the organisation's business income exceeds the threshold set at the Budget.

It is important for voluntary organisations to consider their VAT position and, if they believe it is either necessary or of benefit to them (or both), to register for VAT purposes - even in advance of the anticipated income from business activities exceeding the limit. Late registration can result in penalties.
Unlike a commercial operation which generates income through the actual provision and sale of goods or services, a charity has a complex variety of income sources.
Some of these sources such as donations, legacies and grants are freely given without the expectation of goods or services being given in return. In VAT terms, such income is derived from non-business activities and is therefore outside the scope of VAT.
On the other hand, the sale of goods produced by the beneficiaries of a charity or services provided to members could be construed as 'business activity' and therefore subject to VAT. 'Business' has a very wide meaning for VAT purposes. It is easier to define the activity as "business" unless it can be clearly defined as "outside the scope" of VAT.
VAT is applicable at various rates - at present there are three rates in the UK:

• standard 17.5%
• reduced 5%
• zero 0%

A voluntary organisation, having registered for VAT, must charge VAT on business supplies as appropriate. However, the voluntary organisation is then in a position to reclaim some or all VAT charged to it.
As the income of voluntary organisations is often very complex it is highly likely that there will be a mixture of business and non-business activities; taxable and exempt (non-taxable) supplies; standard and zero-rated taxable supplies. VAT charged on supplies relating to exempt activities is not reclaimable for example.
This mixture leads to many charities being in a VAT position known as partial exemption.

It is important to maintain records in such a way as to identify VAT on purchases as they directly relate to income in the different categories outlined above.
Specific Relief for Charities
Recognised charities are eligible for some special concessions which enable them to buy goods at zero rate, although they are normally standard rated. It is necessary to provide proof of charitable status to allow the supplier to waive the VAT charge to zero and it applies to:

• Aids for persons with disabilities
• Vehicles and ambulances
• Disabled access.

As all VAT regulations are subject to regular updating and change it is vital for voluntary organisations to constantly review their VAT position, possibly with the help of their professional advisers.

VAT is administered by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

HARD TO FUND…

As fundraisers you will know that some things are harder to find funding for than others.

• Top of our list of hard to fund items is car parking space. As cars are increasingly seen as environmentally challenging to justify, it’s unlikely that you will be able to interest a funder in this type of project, even when it’s dressed up with landscaping.

• Next comes disability access. As the Disability Discrimination Act requires premises to make provision for the disabled, this means that all premises are looking to fund some sort of disabled access. In general funders will not fund a legislative requirement. There was a lead in of 8 years to this legislation, and groups had plenty of time to prepare for and fund it, in their view. However, there are exceptions, and disability access is sometimes funded as part of a larger project, or if a very good case is made. For example, in this month’s Funding Success section, you will see that Murroes Hall received £10,000 from Awards for All for renovations and a disabled ramp.
• Running costs for groups are very difficult to fund. These are ongoing and recurring costs such as rent, utilities bills, staffing, travel costs etc. Whilst it’s not too difficult for a newly established group to receive funding for some of these items, funders generally feel that you should be generating sufficient income to cover these basic costs, as they will never go away, and your organisation cannot be sustainable in the longer term if these costs are not addressed at an early stage.

SENIOR EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME

The Senior Executive Programme uses the skills of volunteer retired and semi-retired, and in some cases working, people to provide local community groups with professional support. Their input helps to strengthen strategic and operational effectiveness and improve the delivery of services.
Although the majority of SEP members are retired, an increasing number are also employed on a full-time basis. By working through the SEP employed people can undertake assignments that fit in with their work schedule and also enable them to contribute to helping their community. In addition contributing in this way enhances the skills of the employed person.

An approach has been made to SEP by a major commercial organisation based in Scotland. In an attempt to broaden the awareness and skills of some of their management team they are considering encouraging them to take up board positions in charitable/ voluntary organisations as part of their personal development. For more information on the Senior Executive Programme contact Andy Robb (Coordinator) email andy@sbc-angus.com Tel 01674 672035

RESOURCES

SKYE AND LOCHALSH COMMUNITY TOOLKIT

This extremely useful web based information source for voluntary and community groups recently won the COSLA Excellence Award This resource has been developed for and with the help of community groups to help improve skills and knowledge and bring benefits to local communities. There are guidelines on a range of topics, including setting up and running a community group, legal requirements and good practice, planning and fundraising for a particular project and where to obtain useful statistical data on the local area. Although designed primarily for the Highlands, most of the information available is transferable. It can be found at http://www.slcvo.org.uk/ctoolkit?PageName=toolkit-home.htm

GUIDE TO RAISING FUNDS

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is making available free of charge for a short period of time the updated version of its popular "How to Raise Funds" guide.
The guide has been fully updated and is aimed at small and medium sized organisations working in Scotland. It explores fundraising myths and truths, what you need to have in place before you can fundraise effectively, writing effective proposals, researching funders, bringing it all together and what to do when you get the money.

EVENTS

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS – LET’S DO THE SHOW RIGHT HERE!

BBC Radio Scotland is appealing for community groups to contact it, to help make the next series of a fundraising programme. They would like to hear from community groups who are "creative, hard-working and imaginative - with lots of enthusiasm for pulling together a fundraising variety show at the local hall." Michelle McManus will host the evening, singing a few of her favourite songs. In return BBC Radio Scotland will follow the progress of the group as they put the show together, through a series of radio programmes, giving publicity for the cause. Each group will keep all money raised through ticket sales.

If your group is currently fundraising for refurbishing a community hall, helping a local charity, or even providing a community bike for the local policeman, get in touch. Last year, the show visited the Red Wheelies in Irvine, who organised a variety show to fund their trip to the National Wheelchair Dancing Championships in Blackpool, where the group raised £3000 on the night, the Melanoma Support Group in Milngavie raised £3500 for their awareness campaign when they were joined by 60s bands, Marmalade and Middle of the Road, and the Caol Seafront Project near Fort William raised almost £4000 towards equipment to help clean up their large sandy beach.
For more information, email righthere@bbc.co.uk or call Karen MacKenzie on 0141 338 3213

Dundee Voluntary Action Spring Training Programme

Half-day events at Number Ten, 10 Constitution Road, Dundee DD1 1LL.

13 April: Recruitment: Disclosure & Barring (Apex Training)
16 April: How Come... Outcomes? Evaluation Support Scotland
23 April: Effective Budgeting for Voluntary Groups (Findlays Accountants)

The full programme and booking arrangements can be downloaded from their website at:
http://www.d-v-a.org.uk/Portals/0/DVA%20Training%20Spring07.pdf

OSCR REGIONAL EVENTS

OSCR has announced a calendar of regional events in 2007. These are half-day training events designed for charity trustees or administrators of smaller charities (with an annual income of less than £100,000). There are three workshops and delegates will attend each of the three workshops in rotation.
Workshops will cover: trustee duties, receipts and payments accounting and the regime of consents and notifications. Tea and coffee will be provided. Delegates will be provided with an information pack to take away.
The Dundee event will take place on 12 April 2007 from: 09:00-12:30 or 13:00-16:30 at the Apex City Quay Hotel. There will be 100 spaces. This is a free event. Contact: events@oscr.org.uk To book a place please e-mail OSCR using the link above letting them know your name, charity number and the date, time and location of the event you would like to attend.
Fuller details and an agenda are available at http://www.oscr.org.uk/EventItem.aspx?ID=ec9f95f9-0244-471b-8e0c-bf554a94368f

FUNDING SUCCESS

ANGUS COUNCIL COMMUNITY GRANT SCHEME

Arbroath and Area Partnership for events during Tartan Week £2,749
Montrose Society for commemorative plaques in the town £1,500
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society East Angus Branch towards a schools dancing event £1,000
Montrose Youth Council for a newsletter £1,169
Angus Glens Website for staffing costs £825
Kirriemuir Twinning Association towards a twining event £500
Forfar & Area Partnership for a concert during Tartan Week £366
Murroes Community Hall received £10,000 for a disability ramp and renovations from Awards for All, and £400 from Angus Council for a new door. The Pictish Arts Society, based at Pictavia, Brechin received £3,500 for computer equipment from Awards for All.
St Mary and St Peter Scottish Episcopal Church Montrose - £90,000 from Heritage Lottery Fund

COLIN GRANT CHARITABLE TRUST

At their most recent meeting, awards of varying values were given to Angus County Colts Rugby Football Club, League of Friends of Arbroath Infirmary and Little Cairnie, Angus Disabled Ramblers, St Thomas Amateur Swimming Club, Arbroath Musical Society, Friends of Ladyloan School, Friockheim Primary Parent Teacher Association, Ladybird Playgroup, Friends of Guiding, Inverkeilor Primary School, Angus Musical Youth Theatre, Tumbletots Playgroup, The Cafe Project and St Andrews Church.