January 18th, 2012 
Tippa Naphtali 
Charities, social enterprises and community groups will be able to join a credit union from next week under changes made to the Credit Unions Act 1979. Previously, only individuals were able to be members of credit unions and use the financial services they provide.
January 17th, 2012 Tippa Naphtali 
A round up of a number of funding opportunities currently available to voluntary and not-for-profit organisations and community groups. Compiled from various sources and correct at the time of going to print.
January 4th, 2012 Tippa Naphtali 
Chris Grayling, the employment minister, has indicated that voluntary organisations are eligible to apply for subsidies to employ young people as part of the government’s new £1bn Youth Contract. The three-year scheme will give employers subsidies worth £2,275 per person to take on 160,000 18 to 24-year-olds for six months.
November 30th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
A website that rewards users with a ‘social currency’ for sharing, volunteering or donating to charity launched earlier this week. People can sign into the Blue Dot website using their Facebook account and then earn dots through activity on social networks such as ‘liking’ a charity and sharing on Twitter. The dots can then be used to gain access to exclusive offerings from celebrities and online content.
Posted in Funding & Resources, Internet & Cloud 
Tags: Funding & Services, Social Enterprise 
No Comments » November 30th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
Charities and Trusts provide funding towards the high cost of disability equipment, holidays, housing, days out… in fact anything above and beyond the normal costs of everyday living.
