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	<title>Community Network 4 Birmingham &#187; Funding &amp; Services</title>
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		<title>Regional Growth Fund opens for applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is now a £2.4bn fund operating across England from 2011 to 2015. It supports projects and programmes that lever private sector investment to create economic growth and sustainable employment.]]></description>
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		<title>Sport England announce new fund</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2012/02/sport-england-announce-new-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sporting Equals is pleased to announce that Sport England has now opened its second funding round for applications as part of a £50million programme to refurbish and improve up to 1000 community sports projects through The Inspired Facilities fund (part of the Places People Play legacy programme to bring the magic of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games into communities across the country).]]></description>
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		<title>Double donations by joining Localgiving.com today!</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2012/02/double-your-donations-by-joining-localgiving-com-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The race is on from the 1st March 2012 Localgiving.com will be matching any donations made through Localgiving.com pound for pound. So if your group raises £200 with the Localgiving.com March Match Fund challenge, your donations will double and equal the amount of £400!]]></description>
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		<title>Government changes law to allow charities to join credit unions</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2012/01/government-changes-law-to-allow-charities-to-join-credit-unions/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2012/01/government-changes-law-to-allow-charities-to-join-credit-unions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Funding Round-Up: Various sources</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2012/01/funding-round-up-various-sources-3/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2012/01/funding-round-up-various-sources-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funding & Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Groups]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Voluntary organisations are eligible for wage subsidies under Youth Contract</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2012/01/voluntary-organisations-are-eligible-for-wage-subsidies-under-youth-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2012/01/voluntary-organisations-are-eligible-for-wage-subsidies-under-youth-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Social currency&#8217; website (Blue Dot) launched</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/11/social-currency-website-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/11/social-currency-website-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet & Cloud]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Enterprise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Grants Website</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/11/disability-grants-website/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/11/disability-grants-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funding & Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Inclusion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Funds for Brum: Community First &amp; Transforming infrastucture</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/10/funds-for-brum-community-first-transforming-infrastucture/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/10/funds-for-brum-community-first-transforming-infrastucture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birmingham Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding & Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Active Citizens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Featured in this article:
1) The Community First Neighbourhood Matched Fund is the new government fund which will enable small grants to strengthen local communities.

2) Birmingham Transforming Local Infrastructure is a bid for £600,000 of government funding to improve support for frontline civil society groups in the city. ]]></description>
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		<title>Grants Available: Reclaim Our Streets</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/10/grants-available-reclaim-our-streets/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/10/grants-available-reclaim-our-streets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Reclaim Our Streets Fund was launched by the trustees of the Charity supported by Express Newspapers and Northern and Shell PLC. The Fund has been awarded to the Community Foundation Network for local Community Foundations to administer, to support those who were affected by the recent riots in August 2011; Birmingham &#038; Black Country Community Foundation is administering the fund locally.]]></description>
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		<title>Vodafone funding: World of Difference</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/vodafone-funding-world-of-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/vodafone-funding-world-of-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jobs & Volunteering]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine spending time making a difference working for your dream charity and getting paid. That's what the World of Difference UK programme is all about. Over the years we've helped hundreds of people bring their skills and experience to the charities of their choice.]]></description>
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		<title>Social finance central to Labour&#8217;s civil society policy, says Roberta Blackman-Woods</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/social-finance-central-to-labours-civil-society-policy-says-roberta-blackman-woods/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/social-finance-central-to-labours-civil-society-policy-says-roberta-blackman-woods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social enterprise, social finance and finding ways to encourage banks to support the voluntary sector will be the themes of the next stage of Labour’s civil society policy review, according to the shadow civil society minister Roberta Blackman-Woods.]]></description>
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		<title>Community Development Foundation to run £80m Community First scheme to tackle crime</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/community-development-foundation-to-run-80m-community-first-scheme-to-tackle-crime/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/community-development-foundation-to-run-80m-community-first-scheme-to-tackle-crime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding & Resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Community Development Foundation has announced that it is now accepting applications through the Community Action Against Crime Innovation Fund. The Community action against crime: innovation fund will encourage effective partnerships to get everybody working together to tackle crime.]]></description>
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		<title>Google Grants for charities</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/google%c2%a0grants-for-charities/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/google%c2%a0grants-for-charities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CN4B Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registered charities within the UK can apply for support through Google Grants. Although no actual money is available, organisations that successfully apply to the Google grants programme are provided with in kind support that translates into free advertising through Google Adwords.]]></description>
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		<title>Government website to help charities find contracts</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/government-launches-free-website-to-help-charities-find-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/government-launches-free-website-to-help-charities-find-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Government & Policies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The government has launched a new website aimed at helping charities and small businesses to find public sector contracting opportunities. The site, called Contracts Finder, will list all such opportunities worth more than £10,000.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Building Society, Transforming Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/event-building-society-transforming-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/event-building-society-transforming-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birmingham Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neighbourhoods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With talk of a ‘broken’ society – recent looting and violence on our streets – this Resident University workshop is for the people and groups who are building society to give their views on Transforming Local Infrastructure.
]]></description>
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		<title>Government publishes new guidance to regulate councils&#8217; funding decisions</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/government-publishes-new-guidance-to-regulate-councils-funding-decisions/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/government-publishes-new-guidance-to-regulate-councils-funding-decisions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Communities and Local Government department has published new guidance for councils that says they should not make disproportionate cuts to voluntary and community groups.]]></description>
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		<title>Vodafone and JustGiving free text donation service</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/vodafone-and-justgiving-extend-their-free-text-donation-service/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/09/vodafone-and-justgiving-extend-their-free-text-donation-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mobile phone provider Vodafone and the donation website JustGiving have made their text donation service JustTextGiving available to individuals that want to raise money for charity.]]></description>
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		<title>Toolkit for smaller community activities</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/08/toolkit-for-smaller-community-activities/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/08/toolkit-for-smaller-community-activities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Learning & Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A free online information resource for people who want to get involved in organising smaller, straightforward community activities has been created by Zurich Insurance.]]></description>
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		<title>Have your say on transforming local infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2011/08/have-your-say-on-transforming-local-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2011/08/have-your-say-on-transforming-local-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chamberlain Forum have set up a website to try and help share information and ideas relating to the transforming local infrastructure bid in Birmingham:  www.btli.net

If you have links, useful documents and information, or thoughts and opinions you would like to share, please get in touch with us at info@chamberlainforum.org.]]></description>
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