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Funding, fundraising and play ideas

 

Free Training and Grants for New Breakfast Clubs (UK)
ContinYou in partnership with Kellogg's are providing free training and startup grants of £650 to set up your new breakfast club.
For more details go to: www.continyou.org.uk


The Hugh Fraser Foundation: The scheme provides grants to non-profit making organisations in the UK, with a preference to Scotland. The trustees favour smaller, more focused causes rather than large highly-publicised appeals. the trustees make grants in many different sectors, including education, organisations working with young people, the disabled and the under-privileged. So long as the object is charitable, the trustees will consider any application.
Applications should be submitted to Hugh Fraser, C/o Turcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street. Edinburgh. EH3 9EE. Tel 0131 228 8111

2014 Communities: is a small grants programme which aims to build a legacy of well-being around the Commonwealth Games.
The programme offers local sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations, community councils and schools across Scotland funding to support and stimulate grass roots involvement in sport and physical activity.
Types of activity that can be funded include taster sessions, equipement, coaching costs, promotions, sports kits and volunteer expenses.
Grants are available of between £300 and £2,000
To find out more click on the link below:

2014 Communities Grant

Rayne Foundation - This scheme provides grants to charities in the Uk in support of work of national importance which helps society's most vulnerable or disadvantaged individuals, especially children, young people and the elderly. Areas of interest include arts, education, health/medicine and social welfare and development.
Grants may include capital costs of buildings and equipment, salaries and all types of project costs.
Applications can be submitted at any time.

Rayne Foundation

Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust
This scheme is a UK wide funding programme that supports a wide range of activities under the "umbrella" of general charitable purposes. Grants for revenue and capital costs are normally between £1,000 and £3,000.
Applications can be made at any time.

Further information and guidance is available from their website or by contacting The Grants Manager, Bolinge Hill Farm, Buriton, Petersfield, GU31 4NN. Tel: 01370 264207 or email: mail@geraldmicklemct.org.uk or click on link below.

Gerald Micklem Trust

Fundraising Ideas for Charitable Groups
MusicMagpie is a unique fundraising initiative to make money for your charity by collecting old and unwanted CD's and DVD's. Make 50p for each item sent - For example send a box of 100 & make £50 for your group. No limit to the amount you can send.
Go to musicMagpie.co.uk to register

Practical Ideas - This site has a few nice, practical ideas for outdoor play activities including playing in the dark!

http://www.goingwild.net/4%20going_wild%20activities.htm

Creative Star -Ideas and thoughts for the outdoors

http://creativestarlearning.blogspot.com/p/about-creative-star.html

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