Our Community Grants Programme can support day to day activities of a charity and new/existing projects, however we will also support charities to REACT to COVID-19, PREPARE to reopen services or adapt their services accordingly, and to RESTORE/RENEW in order to deliver what may be for many, a new way of life.
The following groups may apply:
Charities registered with the Charity Commission
Charities 'deemed' on CCNI's combined list
'Non-deemed' on CCNI's combined list, provided they can supply their HMRC letter confirming charitable status.
We have two grant programmes which depend on the size of the grant being requested – the processes are slightly different so please see below.
Regular Grants: For applications below £100,000. These applications are reviewed by our Trustees on an ongoing basis so there are no specific deadlines to worry about. You can apply when you are ready and when your plans and priorities are sufficiently clear to be able to make a compelling case – see our guidelines for details of what to include.
Major Grants: For application of £100,000 or more. These are reviewed at one of the Foundation’s eight Board meetings a year and are carefully planned in advance to be fair to all applicants. If you are considering applying for a major grant, please start by sending a one page summary to our Grants Officer, Ciara Molloy via cmolloy@garfieldweston.org outlining what you are raising funds for, the total cost and fundraising target. We can give you bespoke guidance on whether you are eligible.
The types of grant we make, whatever their size, tend to fall into one of three categories – Capital, Revenue (often called ‘core costs’) and Project work.
There are no deadlines that applicants need to worry about meeting.
Rosa’s Rise Fund provides organisational development funding for Black and minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations across the UK.
Through this fund, we are offering two-year grants of up to £40,000 to Black and minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations in the UK which have been established for three years or more, and which have an average income of less than £100,000 per year.
The funding is for organisational development work relating to areas such as strategy, governance, leadership, alliances and partnerships, funding, demonstrating impact and systems and processes.
This funding is available to specialist organisations led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls, working across all FOUR OF ROSA’S AREAS OF WORK. These are leadership and representation, safety, health and wellbeing and economic justice.
The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Monday 10th January.
The Ocado Foundation is the charitable arm of Ocado Group, working for the benefit of communities across the UK. Through the Ocado Foundation for Good programme, the Foundation provides grants of up to £1,000 to charities, community organisations, community interest companies, academic institutions, and local authorities for community projects which focus their efforts on three core areas: skills for the future, natural resources and responsible sourcing.
Applicants must first create a BizGive account to apply.
The closing date for applications is 21st December 2021.
The public vote is now open for Join the Dots PB Creating Connections. Please have a look at all the bids hereand cast your votes.
There are some local groups on this who also happen to be part of our wonderful membership so it would be great if you could take a couple of minutes to offer them your support!
Good luck to Foyle Obon and Zero Waste North West and The Toy Library!
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all of us to change how we work. The Community Foundation Northern Ireland wants to assure charities and community organisations that we're here to support them at this challenging time. Over the past year, despite working remotely, the Grants Team has been committed to providing support to grantees by email and by telephone; to help them adapt and re-profile their grant delivery so that they can safely deliver their projects and support their communities.
New applicants and existing grantees are welcome to book a 20 minute time slot to meet with a member of our grants team. Groups can ask for support and assistance on a variety of issues relating to our funding, such as:
Advice on the criteria for new Funds, and whether their group is eligible
Talking through ideas for new projects
Help with how to access the application form online
Assistance with enquiries about your existing grant. This could be re-profiling your budget, or telling us about any difficulties you are experiencing that we might need to support you with
Requesting additional help with your 'End of Grant' monitoring or to request an extension to your end of grant date, if the fund permits.
8Invite to CYP Online Pre-Development Support Workshop - EU PEACE PLUS Programme
Prior to any funding call to the new EU PEACE PLUS Programme being opened, the SEUPB is co-ordinating an online pre-development support workshop targeted specifically at organisations who work with marginalised, disadvantaged, or excluded young people aged 14-24 years, who have deep social and emotional needs and are at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour, violence or dissident activity. See event details below:
The SEUPB anticipates that a funding call for this Investment Area of PEACE PLUS will open in Spring 2022. In advance of this, the above online workshop will provide preliminary guidance to help potential applicants build their confidence, knowledge, and capacity so that they are best placed to make quality applications, with a strong focus on outcomes that meet programme targets. An indicative budget allocation has been set at €47m for this Investment Area. (Please note however, that the PEACE PLUS Programme is not fully approved and could be subject to change). It is anticipated that the majority of this funding will be invested in large-scale, multi-partner, cross-border collaborative projects. The online workshop will:
Explain the requirements of this Investment Area 3.2 and some of the details that are likely to be in the funding call including: types of project activities expected, area of impact, the outputs for the young people concerned;
Outline the key components of a strong application including EU funding requirements, and project management;
Discuss the financial implications for managing PEACE PLUS funding: capacity, cash flow, reporting; and
Provide a Q&A opportunity for those in attendance online.
A hyper-link to a video of the workshop and the Pre-Application Support PowerPoint presentation will be made available HERE on 10 December for those who cannot attend the live event.
Should you have any questions you would like addressed, please email these questions before and/or during the event to communications@seupb.eu
We will endeavour to answer all questions raised during the event. However, if we are unable to do so, responses will be posted on the event page on our website -https://seupb.eu/events/latest-events
A ‘Potential Partner’ Notice Board facility is also available now, for this Investment Area of the EU PEACE PLUS Programme, which allows you to include your details on the SEUPB website, for more information go to https://seupb.eu/events/latest-events
After the event has ended we will also email you with an online survey (via SurveyMonkey) to seek your feedback.
9Connecting Communities-Campaign for Change; Active Citizens Winter School
The North West Migrants Forum are seeking representatives from community organisations and civil society, with an interest in Racial Equality and Human Rights, to participate in our Connecting Communities-Campaign for Change; Active Citizens Winter School, taking place from 4th-6th February 2022.
Funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the Connecting Communities to Campaign for Change Programme aims to create a cohort of individuals and organisations with campaigning and advocacy skills who can engage meaningfully with policy processes across the Island of Ireland and the UK. Focusing on a specific campaign issue, the Active Citizens Winter School aims to connect active citizens from minoritized communities - and in particular people excluded from the Common Travel Area (CTA) - with civil society organizations in the Island of Ireland.
The Common Travel Area (CTA)is the widely used term for a variety of rights provided to citizens of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It allows British and Irish citizens to travel freely between the two islands, including to work and access healthcare. The current arrangements restrict the movement of people from non-European countries who reside on both sides of the border in Ireland. This impacts on their ability to travel, shop, work and even access health or education.
The Connecting Communities to Campaign for Change project will bring active citizens together to plan and produce a campaign strategy to extend CTA rules to all legal residents of the Island of Ireland so that this discriminatory legislation is reviewed and the same rights extended to non-CTA nationals, with a priority for those in border areas.
If you wish to take part in this programme, please fill in the Expression of Interest Form. Further details on joining instructions will be provided once we receive your expression of Interest.
The deadline to submit your expression of interest is Friday 10th December 2021.
Eden Place Arts Centre has again teamed up with Amnesty International (Foyle Branch), Children in Crossfire, Foyle Fairtrade and Frontline Defenders to bring you this years programme of online and in house events.
All are welcome to our 'Write for Rights' Coffee morning on Friday 10th December from 12-2pm in Pilots Row Centre. Come along for a Fairtrade cuppa and to write a card to someone who has been unfairly imprisoned or sign a petition to support Amnesty International's campaign.
12Free Training for C&V Sector in the Western Trust Area in January
Hope Matters Training
Date: Fri 7th Jan 2022 Venue: On-Line Via Zoom Time: 2pm – 5pm (Registration from 1:45pm)
People generally don’t know how to recognise mental health problems or know what help is available. This programme will provide you with the skills to provide initial support for someone with a mental health problem.
Hope Matters is a new skills programme developed by RESILIO. It is based on research that suggests ‘Hope is a teachable skill’. The three-hour programme aims to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills to grow and maintain hope within themselves and others during these challenging times.
Hope is one of the strongest protective factors in reducing the risks of suicide and self–harm.
Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA) Facilitated by AWARE
People generally don’t know how to recognise mental health problems or know what help is available. This programme will provide you with the skills to provide initial support for someone with a mental health problem.
Normally a two-day workshop, the programme will be delivered on-line, over 3 x 4-hour sessions using Zoom
Date: Mon 10th, 17th & 24th Jan 2022 Venue: Online via Zoom Time: 9:30am to 1:30pm (Registration from 9.15am)
Please note that all 3 sessions must be attended to complete the programme and qualify for Certificate
13Energy Efficiency in the Home Information Session
At National Energy Action (NEA NI) we are concerned that higher energy prices, reduced incomes, and leaky, inefficient housing could put many households in Northern Ireland at increased risk of fuel poverty this coming winter. These increases come at a time when many household budgets are already stretched thin.
However, at NEA we know that some simple changes to day-to-day activities could make big differences to household bills.
To assist households, NEA, supported by the Consumer Council (CCNI) is providing a FREE Energy Efficiency information session online across Northern Ireland.
The following topics are included:
Impact of living in a cold, damp home
Taking control - understanding your heating system
Energy efficiency low cost/no cost top tips
Keeping the heat where it is needed – reducing heat loss
Causes of and remedies for condensation
Comparing and switching energy suppliers
Advice and Support
Bookings for this event are made via Eventbrite or by contacting
Join Eden Communities as we explore how to live better this holiday season. We’ll be looking at both the sustainability of Christmas, as well as how to deal with any Christmas conflicts, within your family, or community. Join us for a Cr*p Free Christmas, in more ways than one!
9th Dec 2021, 7:30pm, via Zoom
From gifts, decorations and food, Christmas can be a time of decadence, but there are still plenty of ways you can enjoy the festivities while treading more lightly on the planet. Join this session as we discuss how to waste less, be more creative with gifts and decorations, and how to have climate positive conversations around Christmas. We'll also feature a crafty demo for you to do yourself.
This session is run alongside Green Squirrel, who is a helping hand for anyone eager to explore and respond to the climate and ecological emergency, telling stories and sharing skills for a greener, fairer future.
Make sure you also check out the other session in this series - Dealing with Conflict at Christmas, on Tuesday 14th December at 3.30pm.
Department for Communities (DfC) carried out an Employer Survey in 2017 and wish to carry out a further survey to gain an understanding of employer’s recruitment practices, gauge levels of awareness and, where applicable, obtain employer experiences of the employer services offered by the Department.
I would appreciate if you could spare 10 minutes to complete the short questionnaire below. Your response will help inform services most needed by employers and further developments needed to the provision.
Thank you COVID, I guess? Conference – Symposium - Forum
16 December 2021 | Online, France “Thank you COVID, I guess? aims to bring together local and national stakeholders to reflect and discuss the lessons learned on the engagement of participants in online activities and create a space for challenges and opportunities for the future. Organizer: CCIVS (Youth NGO) This activity is for participants from: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU Application deadline (24h CET): 14 December 2021 See details
Power to you(th)Training Course
30 March - 2 April 2022 | Online and offline, Luxembourg
A blended learning experience for youth workers to explore how to meaningfully engage young people in youth-led activities focussing on empowerment & recognising the value of non formal learning using Erasmus+ Youth/ European Solidarity Corps programme.
Organizer: Anefore asbl (National Agency)
This activity is for participants from: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Application deadline (24h CET): 21 January 2022 See details
17Job Opportunity with North West Methodist Mission
North West Methodist Mission has been delivering services to the homeless in Derry / Londonderry for 80 years.
We provide temporary accommodation and support, encouraging independent living and progression to permanent accommodation.
Immediate employment opportunities are open for:
Full-time and Bank SUPPORT WORKERS
Salary: £20,190.69 per annum (£9.22 per hour)
Applicants must have Essential Skills Level 2 Communication and Application of Number, or equivalent OR NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care, or equivalent AND a minimum of 1 years’ experience in a formal care/support role.
OR
If the above qualifications are not held, be prepared to complete a relevant qualification within 12 months of appointment AND have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a formal care/support role.
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 20 December 2021 at 12 Noon.
For a full job profile and application form please email: hr.talent@nwmm.co.uk North West Methodist Mission is an Equal Opportunities Employer
A relevant (recognised qualification in childcare, health and social care, community development or related field) (Minimum NVQ level III or higher).
Five GCSEs (minimum) at Grade C or above (or equivalent) including English Language and Maths.
At least 3 years’ paid experience (out of the last 5) working with and delivering programmes to vulnerable/disadvantaged children and families
Application Forms can be requested via e-mail from: info@kinshipcareni.com
It should be noted that the criteria may be enhanced to facilitate short-listing.
Closing date for completed applications is 12 noon, 13th December 2021.
Kinship Care NI operates a child protection and vulnerable adults policy.
AccessNI checks will be carried out before an appointment can be confirmed.
19Job Opportunity with Kinship Care - Children's Support Worker
Kinship Care NI invite applicants for the position of:
CHILDREN’S SUPPORT WORKER (Ref: KCNI.SW.R1.01)
To develop and deliver play based programmes and activities to children living in kinship care arrangements.
This position is 37.5 hours per week, funded until June 2022
Salary: £22,404 per annum
Based at 67 Carlisle Road, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 6JL
A relevant (recognised qualification in childcare, health and social care, community development or related field) (Minimum NVQ level III or higher).
Five GCSEs (minimum) at Grade C or above (or equivalent) including English Language and Maths.
At least 3 years’ paid experience (out of the last 5) working with and delivering programmes to vulnerable/disadvantaged children and families.
Application Forms can be requested via e-mail from: info@kinshipcareni.com
It should be noted that the criteria may be enhanced to facilitate short-listing.
Closing date for completed applications is 12 noon, 13th December 2021.
Kinship Care NI operates a child protection and vulnerable adults policy.
AccessNI checks will be carried out before an appointment can be confirmed.
20Job Opportunity with Kinship Care - Training and Outreach Worker
Kinship Care NI invite applicants for the position of:
TRAINING & OUTREACH WORKER ‘COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF FUTURES PROJECT’ (Ref: KCNI.TO.R1.01)
To deliver online and group based training, employability workshops and work taster opportunities to young people in kinship care.
Fixed term, funded until the 30th June 2022 at 37.5 hours per week (then subject to funding)
Salary: £21,533 per annum
Based in Derry/Londonderry, but will involve travelling to other parts of Northern Ireland
· A relevant recognised qualification in health and social care, community development or related field (Minimum NVQ level II or equivalent).
Proven work experience working with vulnerable/disadvantaged children, young people and/or families.
Proven work experience delivering education/training programmes in the community.
Excellent work ethic.
A current driving licence with access to a car. (Can be waived in the case of applicant whose disability prohibits driving, but who is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements).
IT skills.
Application Forms can be requested via e-mail from: info@kinshipcareni.com
It should be noted that the criteria may be enhanced to facilitate short-listing.
Closing date for completed applications is13th December 2021
Kinship Care NI operates a child protection and vulnerable adults policy.
Enhanced AccessNI checks will be carried out before an appointment can be confirmed.
Our Community School of Futures Project is funded by the UK Government under the UK Community Renewal Fund.
21Calling all older photographers - our annual Christmas competition returns
COPNI's popular Christmas competition is back and we are looking for older photographers from all across Northern Ireland to submit their entries for this year’s theme which is ‘Hope’.
The winning photograph will be featured on COPNI’s Christmas ezine and the winner will receive a £100 voucher of their choice.
We want older people to capture their interpretation of ‘hope’ in the midst of difficult times. The photo entry could be one which was taken during a period of lockdown or shielding or when they reunited with their loved ones. Or it could be a current picture, perhaps a candid capture of nature which provokes feelings of hope. How you interpret the theme is up to you! We want to see every county represented so please spread the word far and wide.
Entrants must be 60+ and are allowed to submit two photos per person. Both digital and hard copy entries are accepted however digital is recommended. You can enter by emailing your photograph to communications@copni.org, sending it via COPNI’s Facebook page or posting it to:
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Equality House, 7-9 Shaftesbury Square, BT2 7DP.
The competition will close 12 noon, Friday 10 December so get snapping!
We are very passionate about encouraging people to enjoy themselves throughout #DryJanuaryFeelGoodFeb without the need for alcohol. So our Dry Wit Comedy Night's are back!
The success of the Dry January Dry Wit Comedy Nights' has grown in recent years and we love that people are now finding a new way to entertain themselves without involving alcohol.
With that in mind we have put these events on again in Lisnaskea, Omagh and Strabane. These are over 18 events with limited spaces, so to book yours follow the links below.
Our Acts; William Thompson, Eamon McElwee, Ronan Boyle and James McKegney will provide lots of laughs on the night and make sure it is anything but boring!
Dry Wit Comedy, Omagh, Thu, 6 Jan 2022, 20:30, The Basement Register Dry Wit Comedy, Strabane, Thu, 13 Jan 2022, 20:30, Ballycolman Community Centre Register Dry Wit Comedy, Lisnaskea, Thu, 20 Jan 2022, 20:30, The Oak Healthy Living Centre Register
23Eden Place Arts Centre's Christmas Student's Exhibition 2021
Work created in our Autumn term will be on display in Eden Place Arts Centre from Wednesday 15th-Friday 17th December. Come along any time between 9.30am-6.30pm over these three days to view the exhibition. For the safety of all students we will not have a launch event this year.
We wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas and look forward to welcoming you all back in the New Year.
Enrolment for our New Year's Term will be online on our website from Monday 10th January 2022 from 10am
The artist Mhairi Sutherland is in conversation with Martha McCulloch, currently one of the Co-ordinators at Artlink, Fort Dunree and partner at Memory Factory Photography, Buncrana. Before moving to Donegal in 2000 Martha was a Lecturer in Fine Art Photography at Glasgow School of Art and the first director of Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, established in 1989.
Haptic Foto (conversation) is a public event, free of charge and all are welcome. Attendance must be booked in advance as visitor numbers are restricted.
As part of the exhibition public events programme, artist Mhairi Sutherland will lead a tour of the Haptic Foto darkroom, talking through the working processes and motivations. Of interest to those who are curious about historical photography and the alchemy of the ‘wet’ darkroom, this is an opportunity to view the work space from which the photographic works on exhibition emerged.
Haptic Foto (darkroom)Attendance must be booked in advance and visitor numbers are restricted
Haptic Foto is a photographic project exploring and revisiting concepts and practices of the ‘haptic’ (touch) in both lens based and camera-less processes, and through an analogue darkroom set up for the duration of the project. Haptic Foto is equally a critical reflection on the labour and work of artmaking through the lens of the artist’s studio, and the darkroom as a site of production, research and connectedness. The work of setting up an experimental, pilot darkroom and activating the processes of a working, ‘wet’ photographic space where negative print film is developed and positive images are hand-printed using light, chemicals and finally washed in water, are resonant with the tactile, haptic circularity of producing, making, cleaning, repeating.
Varying temporalities and radically different timespans loop and connect the disparate works of Haptic (paused). From seventy-year old family negatives, found during those first, disorientating weeks of isolation and reprinted in the darkroom, to Solargram images on photographic paper in hand-made cameras, recording the street outside the studio over several months. Monochrome images of former colonial landscapes and Victorian views are set alongside a camera obscura video filmed in real-time – reversed and upside-down – made on a bright September day during which a former military building was transformed, or perhaps more accurately, revealed, as a camera.
The Haptic Foto photographic darkroom was established by artist Mhairi Sutherland as part of the Clarendon Street Studios, Derry/Londonderry for a limited time during the Summer/Autumn of 2021. Processes and explorations were shared online and the experimental artworks shared through the HAPTIC (paused)exhibition in the Wild Tulips Gallery include an Artist Talk and Darkroom tour, open to the public and all are welcome.
Mhairi Sutherland is a visual artist based in Derry/Londonderry and the north west of Ireland, working in photography, video, drawing and site-specific installation. https://www.mhairisutherland.com
Supported by Derry City and Strabane District Council Arts and Cultural Practitioner Award 2021/22 and Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust.
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