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North East Charity Awards Launched
The Awards, which recognise the best charities in the North East, are running for a third year. This year’s event takes place at the Boiler Shop in…
Read ArticleSearch for innovative Tees Valley businesses
VentureFest Tees Valley are looking for 15 businesses who dare to do things differently to take part in the Innovation Showcase exhibition. This…
Read ArticleFunding for community groups
Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving community funding scheme has launched for 2017 with a total fund of £82,000 to help small groups…
Read ArticleNeed support on social investment? Get a mentor
Get Informed offers practical support, guidance and information to help board members of charities and social enterprises understand the…
Read ArticleEuropean Structural and Investment Funds: useful resources
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth programme is funding for projects that create jobs and supports local growth. The funds…
Read ArticleApply to the Life Chances Fund
The Life Chances Fund is an £80 million fund to provide payment-by-results contracts for locally developed projects by socially minded investors.…
Read ArticleThree Cheers for Volunteers!
Durham Community Action welcomed around 200 volunteers, nominees and VIP guests to their Volunteering Celebration event at Beamish Museum. The event…
Read ArticleSocial Investment Fund for Homelessness Charities
A social investment fund for homelessness charities across England worth £4.5m - said to be the first of its kind - will launch next month. …
Read ArticleYouth Homeless North East Annual Survey
The YHNE survey provides the only opportunity we have of gaining a more detailed picture of youth homelessness specific to the North East, however,…
Read ArticleNorth East Equality Awards open for applications
The 2017 North East Equality Awards celebrates 14 years of outstanding equality and diversity practices across the public, private and not for profit…
Read ArticleGarfield Weston Charity Awards: winners announced
The Garfield Weston Foundation has called for small charities to develop ways to become more resilient to ensure they flourish, as they announced the…
Read ArticleThird Sector Trends Study 2016
The fourth edition of the ground-breaking study of the scale, dynamics and needs of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in…
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