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The fund will pay for core operating costs to help grow an organisation’s impact. Examples of things you might put the money towards include:

• part-fund the salary of a key individual, whether the Chief Executive or a post such as a Head of Operations/Finance
• additional fundraising or income generation capacity
• upgrading IT systems or website to reach young people online
• installing a new database to capture data on the organisation’s impact
• staff training or development
• running costs such as utilities and other bills
• policy work

More information: www.phf.org.uk/funds/youth-fund/#what-you-can-apply-for

The funding can be for capital costs such as equipment or revenue costs such as to pay for the costs of a part-time sessional worker. 

To apply, just visit any Santander branch and complete a nomination form. The completed form should be dropped into the box provided in your local branch.

There are no closing dates and entries will be regularly considered by a panel of staff drawn from across the region. Successful charities will be notified within 2 months of submitting their nomination. 

Read more at: www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/community-plus.aspx

To be eligible for funding projects must address at least of five themes. These are:

• Supporting young people that face challenges and have limited opportunities 
• Support people who face violence, abuse and exploitation 
• Supports those in severe financial hardship 
• Supports disadvantaged communities 
• Aims to empower and give a voice to marginalised groups of people, so that they can challenge injustice and bring about positive changes for those who face discrimination and stigma. 

The funding will be available to registered charities and other not for profit organisations that operate England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. For further information on the funding themes and how to apply please click on the link below. Although there is no upper limit to the level of funding available, Comic Relief expect most grants to fall between £10,000 and £40,000 (per year for up to three years).

Read more at: www.comicrelief.com/our-grants/uk

Join volunteer groups, local councillors and residents to see how you can help before enjoying a lunch in the Dome Restaurant.  Some places on this FREE event are still available, so book now - Thursday 8 October 2015 10am-2pm at University Of Derby, Buxton Campus.

• 10.00 for a 10.30  Introduction
• 10.45  High Peak Access – setting the scene
• 11.30  The University’s approach to accessibility
• 12.00  Introducing a web-based approach to guiding events organisers through current accessibility legislation
• 12.45  lunch

For more details and to register, contact Dave Bennett at davembennett@live.co.uk or visit the website highpeakaccess.org.uk

Supported by The Bingham Trust

Drop in 2-4pm first Tuesday of the month at The Education Centre, Royal Hospital, Calow.  A chance to talk informally and to share with others who have been through this loss.

The group is run by The Compasionate Friends.  For more information contact Jan 07986 595315, info@tcf.org.uk

www.tcf.org.uk

Please apply in writing giving details of your project together with supporting financial information and recent accounts.  Closing date is 30 Sep 2015.

Details at www.whaleybridge.com/2015/09/grants-to-local-organisations/

Local firms can apply individually or as a group to connect bigger or more complicated premises such as an office block. If their application is successful, businesses would need to pay for the line rental and VAT.

The broadband Connection Vouchers scheme will be administered locally on behalf of central Government by Derby City Council.  To check whether your business is eligible or for more information visit  the Connection Vouchers website and enter the postcode of your business or go to Superconnected Derby, tel: 01332 742 540 or email: shane.chaddha@derby.gov.uk. Please note that currently (as of 3rd September 2015) the Superconnected Derby website states that this is available within Derby City.  However, it is available across all of Derbyshire, until March 2016.

See www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/gth/?page_id=201

The event is free to enter and the winning team will receive a £10,000 bursary from Sport England. Each team, with the help of mentors, will create their app with the last hour of the Hackathon seeing them present their concept to a judging panel. Three finalists will be selected with the winning team announced at the Sports Technology Awards in April 2016.

Anyone based in the UK over the age of 18 can create a team and enter but each team must include at least one woman. Applications to participate close at 5pm on 7 September 2015, with successful teams having their place on the Hackathon confirmed on 11 September 2015.

Find out more about the event at www.sportengland.org/media-centre/news/2015/july/31/hackathon-call-for-entries/ 

Full information at www.thepowertochange.org.uk/programmes/funding/