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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre

Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk

BBC Children in Need final deadline

13 October 2009

BBC Children in Need have one remaining deadline for applications in 2009; October 15. They welcome applications from groups within the voluntary and community sector that work to positively change the lives of children and young people in the United Kingdom.

The funding criteria are broad, however, children must be:
Aged 18 years and under
Living in the UK 
And meet one of the definitions of disadvantage:
-          illness, distress, neglect, abuse
-          any kind of disability
-          behaviour or psychological difficulties  
-          living in poverty or situations of deprivation

Organisations should be Not-for-Profit (ie voluntary organisation, registered charity or self-help group)

Furthermore, your organisation must have:
- A constitution or governing document
- A management committee
- A bank account with two unrelated cheque  signatories
- Annual accounts
- A written child protection policy

Children in Need's regional staff can advise on types of projects and organisations we can fund. It is highly recommended that you discuss your application with a member of the North Regional team before applying. To discuss your application, please call Philip Jeffery on 0161 244 3442 or e-mail Philip.Jeffery@bbc.co.uk

Further information on the application process may be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/
 

28 February 2012

Open Public Services - Passage of a bill workshop

      

This VSNW/Parliamentary Outreach Service event will explore the stages that the bill would go through, their relative importance and ways to engage and influence

3 February 2012

Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund results announced

The beneficiaries of the £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.

27 January 2012

Relaunch of Voluntary Sector Cuts Website

The Voluntary Sector Cuts website has now been relaunched with additional functionality to enable VCS organisations to records cuts to funding and their effects

26 January 2012

Views sought on Department of Health draft statutory guidance

VSNW are requesting your views on draft statutory guidance as support for joint strategic needs assessments and health and wellbeing strategies

Events & Trainings

VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West

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