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fundraising website addresses, up-to-date information about Trust Fund
and
new, company initiatives, free anti-virus software for charities, recycled
computers,
a
free
computer from BT Community Connections plus other 'bits'.
Trust and Company News
Gatwick Airport Community Trust
A newly formed Trust which will have £100,000
p.a. to disperse until 2009 for
environmental and community projects within a specified 'area of benefit'
covering
north to south from Reigate - Haywards Heath and east to west
Tunbridge Wells - Cranleigh. Click here for contact details.
The Wellcome
Trust
- has launched a second Science on Stage and
Screen Production and Award
Scheme
aimed at encouraging artists and scientists to collaborate in using creative
platforms
to communicate science to diverse audiences. Up to £40,000 per
project is
available.
Contact: Clare Thornton. email: soss@wellcome.ac.uk/soss
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- is continuing it's funding for publishing
training for the voluntary sector. Grants
are
available towartds the costs of external or in-house training for DTP, editing,
design
and production. Two criteria to bear in mind are; 1) your group must have
less
than
eight F/T workers and assets of less than
£100,000.
For full info email: maria@phf.org.uk
Website: www.phf@org.uk
Spirent
- This Crawley based company
designs, develops and manufactures specialist
electronic
products for telecommunications, aerospace and automotive systems.
Charitable
donations
are currently made on an ad hoc basis. Website: www.spirent.com
Vodaphone Charitable Trust Give around £5m per year
to support a wide range of causes including the Arts. For
more
information email: sarah.shillito@vodaphone.com
. Website: http://www.vodaphone.com/
Granada:Compass PLC - Provide grants for a wide range of causes - community development,
tourism, the
arts,
conservation etc, etc. Contact: Heather Bailey. The Granada Trust.
Stornaway
House,
13 Cleveland Row, London. SW1A 1GG. Tel: 020 7451 6426.
Hilton Group
- The hotel chain fund young people, education, leisure and
disaster relief. For
information
contact: David Irving. Charity Director, Hilton in the Community
Foundation, Hilton
Area
Office, 225, Edgeware Road, London. W2 1JU.
European Fundraising Websites
http://www.europa.en.int/ The E.U.'s official server provides links to all EU institutions and
agencies. You
can
access official documents and download application forms.
http://www.go-se.gov.uk/ Government Office website for the South East, contains information on all
regional
activities including background and documents on European funding
streams.
www.eurotowns.org
A European network of towns with a population of up to 250,000. A good
starting
point if you are looking for a Eurpoean partner for a project and other euro
info.
www.dfee.gov.uk
A Dept of Ed and Employment website providing information about the
European
Social Fund, which it administers. See also www.esfnews.org.uk for answers
about
the ESF and how you should administer the financial aspects of a project.
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk contains an information page on Europe.
Computers and Software
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organisations with low cost PC's.
Tel: 01722339660
BT Community Connections is running a UK wide award scheme and they have 1700 PC's to give
away. Only
one
PC is available per group - next round deadline for application is 10th
August.
For full information and an on-line application form visit
the BT Community Connections web site at: www.btcommunityconnections.com
Free Anti-Virus Software
CAI
Free anti-virus software and updates are available at www.cai.com. The company
are
a commercial anti-virus software producer and provide it free to
charities.
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