Charity Links 7/10/12

A charity set up to judge whether bank accounts and credit cards contribute to customers' “wellbeing” is set to become the UK's first certification body for financial products. The Fairbanking Foundation – a not-for-profit research organisation.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fairbanking.org.uk/index.html

THE future of the Swindon Half Marathon is assured after the British Heart Foundation stepped in to sponsor the event. From next year the heart charity will add the popular event to the existing 17 half marathons and six marathons across the country that it sponsors.

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9967594.Heart_charity_to_sponsor_Swindon_Half_Marathon/

DataKind and Teradata wants data scientists to volunteer their services to help out third sector organisations.

Altruistic members of the UK’s burgeoning data scientist community are being called upon to volunteer their services to help third sector organisations extract value from their big data.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.itpro.co.uk/643279/data-scientists-urged-to-share-their-big-data-skills-with-uk-charities

Museums Sheffield has been awarded more than £1.2m of funding from Arts Council England nine months after it missed out on a £4.2m grant.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19811119

Tamesis Chamber Choir will be performing a selection of moving pieces at Wellington College in Crowthorne to launch their new CD Remembrance. The Reading-based choir has produced the CD to raise funds for ABF The Soldiers' Charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.getreading.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2121587_tamesis_choir_fundraiser_for_soldiers_charity

Tullow Oil sponsors UK Charity - City Year.

Tullow has entered into a three year partnership with a leading youth and education charity, City Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.tullowoil.com/index.asp?pageid=137&newsid=785

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cityyear.org.uk/index.php/news-cityyear/item/119-tullow-oil-becomes-new-city-year-sponsor

Morphy Richards supports Let’s Get Cooking in Charity partnership

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/blog?categorytagid=40  

Birmingham City have made one of the best signings of the season – after making Harry Moseley's charity "Help Harry Help Others" their official charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2012/10/04/birmingham-city-announce-harry-moseley-charity-as-official-partner-97319-31961279/

Accident management company Easi-Drive is launching a new website to support its community giving fund, 'wheelsforgood'.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2012/9/28/new-charity-website-launched-by-easi-drive/44933/

STAFF at Flamingo Bingo in Glengormley kicked off their new year-long charity partnership by getting involved in Macmillan Cancer's flagship event - the World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/community/macmillan-hits-the-jackpot-with-new-charity-partner-1-4303368

UK's largest corporate relay race raises over £250000 for charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/UK-s-largest-corporate-relay-race-raises-pound/story-17018696-detail/story.html

Burgen goes pink for Breast Cancer charity. The Allied Bakeries plant bread brand will be donating 2p from the sale of each loaf sold in the next month to Breast Cancer Care.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/10751/Burgen_goes_pink_for_Breast_Cancer_charity.html

IT support is at the heart of Byte Night's success.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/IT-support-at-the-heart-of-Byte-Nights-success

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bytenight.org.uk/

Discount retailer Lidl has joined forces with CLIC Sargent in a 15-month fundraising partnership to help children and young people with cancer.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/lidl_forms_fundraising_partnership_with_cancer_charity_clic_sargent_01-10-12/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/6065292/lidl-launches-charity-of-the-year-partnership-with-leading-children-and-young-people-s-cancer-charity-clic-sargent

For more information, please click on the following link: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/markets/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201210010300PR_NEWS_EURO_ND__UK201209281791_Public-1&params=timestamp||10/01/2012%203:00%20AM%20ET||headline||Lidl%20Launches%20Charity%20of%20the%20Year%20Partnership%20With%20Leading%20Children%20and%20Young%20People%27s%20Cancer%20Charity%20CLIC%20Sargent||docSource||PR%20Newswire||provider||ACQUIREMEDIA

Fujitsu UK & Ireland today announced that it has selected Shelter as its charity partner of choice - and will help the charity deliver on its ambitions of helping more people in housing need than ever before. The decision was made by Fujitsu's own employees.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.4-traders.com/FUJITSU-6492460/news/Fujitsu-enables-Shelter-to-reach-more-people-in-housing-need-15249359/

Vitabiotics supports Tickets for Troops

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.vitabiotics.com/rpartners.aspx

WEYMOUTH: Charities benefit from mayor's appeal. Current Mayor Councillor Margaret Leicester is raising money for her selected charities Osprey Leisure Centre and Julia's House.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/22547/11/1/weymouth-charities-benefit-from-mayor%E2%80%99s

Mustard Tree – CARAT CHARITY OF THE YEAR. Carat is the leading independent media planning & buying specialist, using media in new ways to deliver business value to clients.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.caratmanchester.co.uk/news/mustard-tree-carat-charity-of-the-year-/

The Specter Partnership Solicitors have chosen the Liverpool based charity Neurosupport as their charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.specterpartnership.co.uk/chosen-charity-of-the-year/

If your business selects The Childrens Society as your charity partner, our experienced partnerships team would work with you to develop a bespoke calendar of fundraising events etc.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-you-can-do/fundraising-and-appeals/corporate-support/charity-year-0

Lottery Funding

The Princes Trust was awarded £484,319 from the Big Lottery Fund's Reaching Out: Empowering Young People programme to run the Get Started programmes which will aim to improve the self esteem, confidence, education and job opportunities.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://newrytimes.com/2012/10/03/princes-trust-and-big-lottery-fund-help-462-young-people-get-started/

TWO voluntary organisations have been given £10,000 each by the Big Lottery Fund under the Awards for All scheme. Mental health charity Mind Your Head will use its grant for a number of projects and events.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.shetnews.co.uk/newsbites/5642-lottery-cash-for-local-groups

Verd de Gris is one of 90 projects across Yorkshire and Humber sharing £740,000 in funding from the Big Lottery Fund's small grants programme Awards for All. Its work brings elders from different migrant communities together with local young people.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hebdenbridgetimes.co.uk/news/local/community-arts-group-scoops-8-000-funding-1-4992669

Monnow Valley Arts receives the funding from the Big Lottery Fund's popular small grants scheme, Awards for All.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://news.biglotteryfund.org.uk/pr_011012_wm_a4a_rustle_up_autumn_art?regioncode=-uk

Fitness sessions, health advice and play equipment are among projects being funded with £100,000 of lottery cash. Twelve organisations have received grants of up to £10,000 in the latest round of Awards for All funding, announced by the Big Lottery Fund.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Delight-dozen-deserving-causes/story-17040262-detail/story.html

Young adults with learning disabilities and adults with addiction issues will benefit from almost £1.5 million in grants awarded today from The Big Lottery Fund.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://news.biglotteryfund.org.uk/pr_031012_sco_iic_moneyforinverclydeandlanarkshire?regioncode=-uk&status=theProg&title=Up%20to%20%C2%A31.5m%20Lottery%20money%20for%20Inverclyde%20and%20Lanarkshire

A SERVICE which helps Inverclyde adults with addiction problems turn their lives around has been awarded nearly £700,000 from The Big Lottery Fund Scotland. Moving On Inverclyde's 'SmartStart' project will receive around £689,000.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.inverclydenow.com/news/local/8067-big-lottery-grant-for-recovering-addict-service

Local community groups receive Big Lottery Fund grants. The four Dungannon groups have been awarded grants totalling over £34,000 from the Big Lottery Fund's Energy Efficient Venues programme. The programme offers Lottery cash to local groups to carry out improvements to their community venues.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/lifestyle/local-community-groups-receive-big-lottery-fund-grants-1-4321340

Lottery grant to help mums who have post-natal depression. The £6,023 funding will also pay for new IT equipment and the development of the website to meet an increase in demand. The grant is just one of 70 that have been awarded to projects across the East Midlands today through the Big Lottery Fund's grants.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Lottery-grant-help-mums-post-natal-depression/story-17018843-detail/story.html

NEARLY £400000 in grants has been awarded to community groups across the North East.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/10/02/big-lottery-fund-awards-400-000-to-north-east-community-groups-61634-31944626/

Mayor Charities

THREE Basingstoke charities have been given a major cash boost thanks to a successful year of fundraising by a former borough mayor. The support of local people saw Councillor David Leeks raise £38,014.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/9968468.Former_borough_mayor_raises_thousands_for_charity/

A FORMER Mayor of Winchester has raised more than £32000 for local charities.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/winchester/9961201.Former_Winchester_mayor_raises___32_000_for_local_charities/

Charity printers offering discounted printing for charities. Registered charities 10% discount and no VAT added.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Printing-UK-Charities-Cheap-Charity-Printers/story-16929418-detail/story.html

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newstyleprint.co.uk/

Asset Risk Consultants (ARC) has launched the ARC Charity Indices.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.arccharityindices.co.uk/

Homelessness charities in England are being offered the chance to apply for grants of up to £200,000 to invest in new ways of preventing and tackling rough sleeping. The £20m Homelessness Transition Fund, which is funded by the Communities and Local Government department.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/care/third-tranche-of-homelessness-fund-opens-for-bids/6523764.article

Groups get funding injection. GROUPS from Llanelli and the Gwendraeth Valley have been boosted by cash injections from the Lottery.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Groups-funding-injection/story-16668750-detail/story.html

Disability football in Cambridgeshire has been given a massive cash injection thanks to the Big Lottery Fund.

Cambridgeshire FA have received almost £120,000 from the scheme to develop football activities for disabled people.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/Welcome-for-cash-boost-07082012.htm

Click here for the Second reading of Small Charitable Donations Bill

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2012/september/small-charitable-donations-bill/

Kwik-Fit Insurance Supports Blantyre Charity's Expansion Plans. Kwik-Fit Insurance has pledged to raise more than £30,000 for Lanarkshire-based charity The Haven, which will allow it to help hundreds of families cope with serious illness.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kwik-fit-insurance-supports-blantyre-charitys-expansion-plans-164409296.html

JustGiving and Active Network to Offer Integrated Event Management and Fundraising Solution.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/justgiving-and-active-network-to-offer-integrated-event-management-and-fundraising-solution-2012-07-30-5183470

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/colchester/9893477.Legal_eagles_take_to_sky_in_charity_skydive/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.alstom.com/fr/press-centre/2012/98676/alstom-uk-employees-ride-for-charity/

Charity Links 1/10/12

A new Scheme has been launched to help charities recruit investment professionals as Charity trustees.

The partnership will be run by Jane Tully, head of policy at the Charity Finance Group, together with Kate Rogers, client director at Schroders and chair of the Charity Investors' Group.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Finance/article/1152334/scheme-launched-help-charities-recruit-investment-professionals-trustees/

Aberdeen based public transport operator, FirstGroup, has revealed that its UK staff voted Macmillan Cancer Support to be its new national charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.firstgroup.com/corporate/latest_news/?id=008721

The Harley Staples Cancer Trust in Leicester has won a new £250,000 Persimmon Homes house in a charity competition to mark the housebuilder's 40th anniversary. The charity was one of over 3,000 nominations for the prize.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.harleystaples.co.uk/#/news/4547332915

For more information, please click on the following link: http://40.persimmonhomes.com/

A FUNDRAISING campaign got off to a flying start with thousands of pounds raised for charities. Students at Barton Court Grammar School in Canterbury collected £5,000 during the year and chose to share the bulk of the funds between 5 local, national and international causes.

The chosen charities are: Kent Air Ambulance, Pilgrims Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support, UNICEF and the NSPCC.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Prefects-help-charities/story-17003297-detail/story.html

Smurfit Kappa UK, the integrated manufacturers of paper based packaging solutions are revelling in the success of what has been the biggest ever UK charity event of its kind for the company.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.smurfitkappa.com/vHome/co-uk/Newsroom/PressReleases/Pages/Smurfit-Kappa-UK-Charity-Bike-Ride-crosses-the-finish-line-in-aid-of-Cancer-Research-UK-and-Tommy%E2%80%99s.aspx

SERIOUSLY ill children will benefit from a partnership launched by Fulham Football Club and charity Shooting Star CHASE. The Craven Cottage-based club has chosen Shooting Star as its nominated charity for the 2012-2013 season.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/fulham-and-hammersmith-news/local-fulham-and-hammersmith-news/2012/09/28/fulham-fc-kicks-off-support-for-shooting-star-charity-82029-31925721/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.shootingstarchase.org.uk/news/shooting-star-chase-score-charity-partnership-fulham-fc

SiteVisibility are always pleased to get involved in charitable, community and environmental projects and initiatives. This year, they chose to raise £1600 for children’s charity NSPCC.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.sitevisibility.co.uk/blog/2012/09/26/sitevisibility-provides-online-support-for-charity-partnership-between-bishops-move-and-scope/

The games industry gave 5 charities supporting disadvantaged kids big donation cheques recently. UK video games charity GamesAid recently revealed the winners of its 2012 member vote.

Action For Kids, Jigsaw4U, Small Steps, Special Effect and The Willow Foundation were the 5 charities that got votes from GamesAid members.

Each will receive £36,000 in funding. To be considered each charity had to have a turnover of £5m or less and running costs of no more than 30 per cent.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamesaid-reveals-successful-2012-charities/0103591

A Kidderminster law firm will be raising cash for an eye charity that supports blind and partially sighted people.

MFG solicitors will be collecting funds for Sight Concern by offering discounted will-writing from October 8th to 19th 2012.

The Birmingham Road based law firm raised more than £6,000 for the charity in May.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/9941349.Eye_charity_to_benefit_from_law_firm_s_wills_promotion/  

Outdoor media owner Ocean Outdoor has chosen London's Air Ambulance as its chosen charity. It will use its prominent outdoor digital sites to raise funds by promoting the organisation's work and supporting its fundraising.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.oceanoutdoor.com/

Ubisoft, in partnership with HMV and their nominated charity Teenage Cancer Trust, has announced that, with every purchase of Rocksmith from 28th September 2012 until Christmas – £5 will be donated to the charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisxbox.com/360/ubisoft-and-hmv-donate-to-cancer-charity-with-sales-of-rocksmith/

Team members at the Wilkinson store, situated on Westham Road, Weymouth, have raised almost £2,500 following the launch of a new charity partnership.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.weymouthpeople.co.uk/WILKINSON-WEYMOUTH-CELEBRATES-NEW-CHARITY/story-16947495-detail/story.html

HomeServe employees today proudly celebrated reaching their £1 million donation target for national charity partner Marie Curie Cancer Care – some 6 months earlier than expected.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.equities.com/news/news-headline-story?dt=2012-09-25&val=517766&d=1&cat=headline

Belfast City Airport has announced it's Charity partner as Macmillan Cancer Support.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=6&doc_id=32514

British Franchise Association Chairman's Charity Day 2012.

The annual event raises money for a worthwhile cause selected by Michael Eyre, BFA Chairman, who this year chose Dementia Dog as his chosen charity. Dementia Dog is a new project, launched in conjunction with Dogs for the Disabled and other partners.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.selectyourfranchise.com/franchise-blog/2012/09/british-franchise-association-chairmans-charity-day-2012/

Sainsbury's Bletchley launches charity partnership MK Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Group.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mk-news.co.uk/News/Sainsburys-Bletchley-launches-charity-partnership-24092012.htm

Freeze Festival are proud to announce that - for the second year running - Snow-Camp will be the Charity partner for the forthcoming Freeze Festival event.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.freezefestival.com/news/charity-partner-for-freeze

Birmingham County FA are delighted to accounce their new charity partner as Help Harry Help Others for the 2012-2013 season. 

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.birminghamfa.com/news/2012/sep/new-charity-partner

Do you have a local community project or charity you are trying to raise money for? If you do then Weymouth College staff and students want to hear from you.

The College are looking for a local community project or charity to be their nominated charity for a year and be the beneficiary of any fundraising events they organise.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.weymouth.ac.uk/news/index.php?i=423

In May, Burnley Ultimate Dodgeball Club received funding from the “Big Lottery Fund – Awards For All” to help develop the sport.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/burnley-sports-projects-receive-boost-1-4970041

The Trustees of the Manx Lottery Trust, as delegated partner of the Big Lottery Fund UK, are inviting applications from charities/organisations for extended term funding, available over a 30 month period, for projects that tackle three key areas.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.isleofman.com/News/article.aspx?article=47950

Mayor Charities

FORMER Mayor of Gedling Councillor Patricia Andrews will present a £10,000 cheque to the NHS Hospitals Trust in Arnold.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/mayor-present-trust-pound-10k/story-16980514-detail/story.html

The Mayor of Westhoughton, Cllr Ryan Battersby, took to the streets with the Dalek to boost funds for his two mayoral charities, Ovarian Cancer UK and KiDs in Bolton.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/districtnews/districtatog/9955318.Dalek_drops_in_for_charity_collection/

An MP has welcomed the award of £1 million to a community scheme from the Big Lottery Fund. The Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland) will use the cash to encourage people to live more sustainable lives.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Grant-welcomed/story-16980359-detail/story.html

Former South Tyneside Mayor, Coun Eileen Leask, has chosen the South Tyneside MS Society; WHIST (Women's Health in South Tyneside) and the South Tyneside branch of Diabetes UK as her chosen charities.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.shieldsgazette.com/community/mayor-s-charity-shares-out-15-000-1-4960147

Mayor of Ellesmere Port to host quiz night at Sea Cadets Centre. All money raised will be donated to the mayor's nominated charities for her year in office – including local youth projects, Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and the Women's Hospital.

http://www.ellesmereportpioneer.co.uk/ellesmere-port-news/local-ellesmere-port-news/2012/09/26/mayor-of-ellesmere-port-to-host-quiz-night-at-sea-cadets-centre-55940-31904553/

Former Mayor's charities have 15000 reasons to be happy.Three local charities have benefited to the tune of £15,550 from monies raised by the former Mayor of South Tyneside.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.southtyneside.info/article/16701/former-mayors-charities-have-15000-reasons-to-be-happy

Three local charities will be getting their share of over £4,700 from last year’s Mayor of Corby, Cllr Gail McDade.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.corby.gov.uk/press-release/generous-cheques-former-mayor%E2%80%99s-chosen-charities