News

This is where we’ll post third sector news and important updates that are useful for your organisation.

Enovert Community Trust

Enovert Community Trust (formerly Cory Environmental Trust in Britain) is an environmental body which supports community and environmental projects.

The Trust awards grants under the terms of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), providing funding to a broad range of projects that have as big an impact on the community as possible.

The Trust is committed to supporting community and environmental projects across the UK. These include improving community halls, the creation of new play areas and skate parks, and restoring green spaces.

If you have a project or an idea for a project, please call Trust Secretary, Angela Haymonds, on 01753 582513 to check whether your project would be eligible and for guidance on putting your application together. Alternatively, please click Apply for funding for details of the application process.

The deadlines for applications are:

  • 25 June 22 for a meeting on 5 July 2022
  • 9 September 22 for a meeting on 18 October 2022
  • 9 December 2022 for a meeting in January 2023 (date tbc)

The Trust funds projects within ten miles of Enovert Management Limited’s waste management operations in:

  • Bristol (BS16 9NN) (until 9 Sep 2022, after which ECT will be closed for applications in this area)
  • Cheltenham (GL52 7RS)
  • Southend-On-Sea (SS3 0NR)
  • Cirencester (GL7 1YG)
  • Colchester (CO3 0NN)
  • Gloucester (GL2 5FR)
  • Kingswinford (DY6 7JS)
  • Lydney (GL14 4EJ)
  • Walsall Wood (WS9 9AH)
  • Weston-super-Mare (BS22 8NA)

Enovert’s Shortwood Landfill Site to the east of Bristol is now closed and as a result the Trust will be closing to new applications from the Bristol/South Glos area following its October 2022 meeting. Sevenoaks, St Helens, the London Borough of Bexley, Wrexham and Swansea, are no longer covered by the Trust following the closure of waste management facilities, a change in ownership or devolution of the landfill tax in Wales.

Apply here.

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Men4MentalHealth is a course aimed at men aged 18-65

Men4MentalHealth is a course aimed at men aged 18-65, living in Essex (excluding Southend and Thurrock) who wish to gain a better understanding of their mental health.
The six-session programme aims to help you develop healthy coping strategies, make positive choices to support your wellbeing and gain a better understanding of your experiences and the impact they have on your health.
The course can be delivered virtually or in person.
If you or someone you know could benefit from this, please contact the team via phone 03330 322 958 or email [email protected]

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£100k Community Cashback Scheme

SPAR invests back into the local communities we serve, looking after our shoppers and helping to build and strengthen our local neighbourhoods.

The Community Cashback scheme gives grants to local voluntary or community organisations who need it the most. 

Do you know an organisation that deserves funding? Apply below by sharing the exceptional contribution they have made to the local community and what the grant would be put towards and they could receive up to £10,000!

Apply here. 

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Free trauma informed in person event – Cambridge 16 June

Cambridge

Thursday 16 June 2022

10.30am-3pm

Hear from our expert guest speakers, Dr Lucy Baldwin, De Montfort University and Rubi Rodriguez Nieto, Birth Companions on the importance of trauma informed and gender responsive approaches.

There will also be time and space to explore maternal separation as well as share ideas and practice with colleagues. Places are free with an option to donate.

If you would like to join us, booking is free and hopefully easy.

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Co-op Local Community Fund

The Co-op Local Community Fund supports projects across the UK that our members care about.

Every time our members buy selected Co-op branded products and services, we’ll give local causes a helping hand.

*See T&C’s for full detail.

Who can apply

To apply, you must meet the organisation requirements set out by Co-op’s Local Community Fund.

Your cause and your Project also need to be in keeping with Co-op’s values.

You can make an application if your Project:

  • enables people to access food and co-operate together to feed everyone
  • helps improve people’s mental wellbeing
  • offers young people opportunities to develop new skills and make a difference in their community

We’ll also give priority to local charities and other organisations with an income of less than £1 million a year.

We’ll only consider one application per organisation, per giving period (usually 12 months, but it can vary).

This means we won’t consider multiple applications from the same organisation in a giving period for different local communities.

We won’t consider any applications which involve:

  • promoting any political activities or causes
  • promoting any religious beliefs (but we will consider projects led by religious organisations, if they’re for the good of the whole community)
  • exclusively paying salaries or other running costs
  • giving our grant to other people or organisations (onward grant making)
  • projects that have already happened or will be finished before the giving period ends
  • projects that public authorities (for example, the council) are responsible for, by law
  • sponsored events
  • overseas projects
  • projects which, in our opinion, could harm the reputation of the Co-op or the Local Community Fund

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Call for Evidence: Mental health and wellbeing plan

Poor mental health and poor wellbeing have an impact on every part of society, and every part of society has a role to play in supporting positive mental health and wellbeing.

We need to take a radical new, truly cross-society approach to promoting wellbeing, preventing mental health conditions emerging, intervening earlier, improving treatment, supporting people with mental health conditions to live well and preventing suicide.

We need your support and ideas to develop a comprehensive plan that will help set and achieve our vision for mental health in a decade’s time.

Read the full version of the discussion paper for this call for evidence

  • Why it is important to develop a cross government long term mental health plan
  • What progress has been made to date
  • The research and evidence we have used to consider our key themes
  • Which groups face disparities in mental health outcomes

Complete the survey here. 

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Children and Young People & Mental Health Digital Service

Open opportunity – This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

The Contracting Authority(s) (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (Lead Commissioner), NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical; Commissioning Group, NHS Castle Point and Rochford and Southend Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups, Essex County Council, Southend Borough Council and Thurrock Council, seek suitably qualified providers to tender for this Children and Young People's Mental Health Digital Service.

The Southend Essex and Thurrock (SET) Executive Collaborative Commissioning Forum is looking to improve digital and remote access to mental health support and counselling services for children and young people (CYP), enhancing the mental health of young people and their families across the seven Essex CCG localities, Essex County Council, Southend Borough Council and Thurrock Council.
Locally, commissioners recognise that CAMHS are struggling to meet growing demand from young people for mental health services and are exploring how digital technologies can help support young people in a less resource intensive way-especially where young people do not need the level of specialist community intervention that CAMHS provides.
The Provider will ensure they comply with locality policies and procedures, with particular regard to encouraging young people to be as involved as possible in planning and care decisions and to ensure the needs and circumstances of individuals are made visible in their policy and practice. The Provider will ensure they build partnering relationships / pathway working with statutory health and social care services.

The service will have a contract duration of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 24 months. The contract value is £273,877 per annum.

Find out more information here. 

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Pan Essex Keyworker Service for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and or Autism – Market Engagement Event

The pan Essex Integrated LD Commissioning Team have been successful in its bid for NHSE Funding to implement a Keyworker Service for Children and Young People (C&YP) with Learning Disabilities (LD) and or Autism, on behalf of the Southend, Essex and Thurrock (SET) Transforming Care Partnership (TCP).

The Keyworker Service aims to achieve these outcomes by recruiting Keyworkers over the next 2 years to work with those C&YP most at risk of admission, to help them navigate the system whilst holding it to account in its development/action of plans of care agreed/required to reduce this risk. The Keyworker Service is expected to deliver the following National Metrics:

-By the end of March 2023, all children & young people (C&YP) identified as red or amber on the Dynamic Support Register (DSR) will have a named Keyworker

-By the end of March 2023, all C&YP placed in a Tier 4 Inpatient Service will have a named Keyworker

The Authority invites interested providers to attend a virtual pre-procurement market engagement event which will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams. The format of the event will be a presentation from the commissioners followed by a Q&A for Bidders. The information gathered will support commissioners to understand better the service model to put in place and will be used to inform the approach to the procurement process.

More information available here. 

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How to write a great application for community grant funding – checklist

A check list written by Essex Is United – VCS And Community Facebook Group

Be prepared

  • Organisation’s aims and objectives, annual accounts, bank details, constitution
  • Organisation track record, policies and procedures
  • Staff and volunteer profiles, how the organisation is managed

Be clear

  • Create a project brief which should include: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, HOW,
    WHEN
  • Aims and objectives, activities, target audience, project duration
  • Delivery staff, key volunteers, project partners
  • The need the project addresses, the difference the project will make
  • Project milestones
  • Sustainability or maintenance plan
  • Total costs – revenue and capital

Evidence need

  • Consultation reports, letters of support from tenants and community groups
  • Quotes from community questionnaires
  • Expert testimonial (eg advocates for play, wildlife etc)
  • Demographic/statistical data, ward information, Government reports about your
    neighbourhood

Know your funder

  • Make sure the project fits the criteria, always read the guidelines and check your
    group is eligible
  • Find out who they funded before and to what level
  • Make sure you are asking for eligible expenditure
  • Is there a grants officer to contact for queries?
  • Do you need to identify match funding?

Leave enough time

  • Review the application form and the application process, assess whether you
    need further information and check whether the funder will answer questions
  • Proof read and edit
  • Double check the budget
  • Make sure the right people have signed the form – including partners

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Podcast: Creating content 101 – Charity Digital

Creating content is becoming more and more important for charities. A nice blog post isn’t quite enough. You need to think about house style, formatting, imagery, tone of voice, consistency, titles, subtitles, hyperlinks, SEO, and so much more. One article requires a lot of attention. 

And that’s just articles. You may also need to consider videos, podcasts, webinars, interviews, case studies, infographics, and more. But worry not. In this episode of the Charity Digital podcast, our experienced guests offer best practice advice and some digital hacks that will help you create attractive, edifying, and entertaining content without breaking the bank.  

Our host Sacha Dhabalia is joined by Chris Hall (Head of Marketing), Laura Stanley (Digital Content Lead), and Ioan Marc Jones (Content Editor) to discuss all things content, with tips raising from writing high-ranking articles, filming videos on smart phones, creating podcasts on Zoom, and much more.  

Sign up to a Charity Digital account to listen. 

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