Funding

Promoting Positive Activities for Young People  -  Funding for Voluntary Organisations

Buckinghamshire County Council Community and Youth Engagement have awarded Youth Focus a grant to set up an Accessing Positive Activities Fund to distribute to voluntary sector projects. 

Voluntary youth groups have the opportunity to offer a project or activity that will open up their group to new members and encourage more young people to become involved in the positive activities run within their club or unit. 

The Fund is open to groups in the Voluntary and Faith sector who work with young people aged 13 – 19. Successful applicants will run a project that will enable young people to take part in a positive activity. It must be attractive in encouraging other young people who don’t usually participate to get involved, in addition to regular club members. At least 75% of the participants need to be in the 13 – 19 age range. 

Applications can be made for up to £500 on a first come first served basis.  For further information and an application form please contact the Youth Focus office or click on 'link' at the top of this website followed by ' public resources' and look for:-

Promoting Positive Activities - Application Form

Promoting Positive Activities Funding - An Invitation

Promoting Positive Activities Guidelines

The Percy, Ann & David Wood Charitable Trust

The Trust was established in 1996 in memory of Percy, Ann and David Wood, to specifically assist young people with disabilities, actively engaged in sport or the arts and who reside in the town of Aylesbury.  The sum of  £500 will be awarded annually at the Youth Focus AGM to one or more recipients.  

The deadline date for applications is 1st June 2009.  For further information and an application form please contact the Youth Focus office or click on 'link' at the top of this website followed by 'public resources' and look for:-

The Percy, Anne & David Wood Charitable Trust - Application Form 

The Percy, Anne & David Wood Charitable Trust - Poster

The Buckinghamshire Funding Group is a partnership between Local Authorities and Voluntary Sector organisations in Buckinghamshire.  They aim to provide information on the funding opportunites available to organisations in the County.

Please visit www.bucksinfo.net/bucks-funding-group/ for more information

Chiltern District Council – for advice on funding please contact:
Tel:      01296 330134
Web:   www.chiltern.gov.uk/community

The Buckinghamshire Foundation is a Community Foundation i.e. a charitable trust that promotes and supports local and community activity.  They manage a variety of different grants.  For more information, telephone 01296 330134 or email: info@thebucksfoundation.org.uk or visit www.thebucksfoundation.org.uk

The Institute of Fundraising publishes 'Codes of Fundraising Practice' which are standards set for fundraisers in the UK.  There are seperate codes for each fundraising technique.  They give guidance on best practice, areas of law and on the techniques themselves.  The codes are available from the Institute's website www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk or telephone 020 7627 3436.

Tax effective giving - Registered or recognised charities can benefit from tax relief.  'The Giving Campaign' provides information on various forms of tax effective giving on their website at www.givingcampaign.org.uk or telephone them on 020 7930 3154

Please find below useful links to websites providing detailed funding information: 

Directory of Social Change - www.dsc.org.uk 

For access to government grants for the voluntary and community sector: www.governmentfunding.org.uk

For access to the fit4funding website from the Charities Information Bureau: www.fit4funding.org.uk

GRANTnet enables organisations such as Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), community groups and social enterprises to undertake a search for funding that may apply to specific projects. www.grantnet.com