Welcome to the KDP Bulletin.
Bank of Scotland Foundation – REACH
The Reach programme is suitable for charities who can demonstrate they address disadvantage or social exclusion therefore, ensuring the funding reaches the most vulnerable people across Scotland, to provide them with opportunity and equality and making positive, sustainable change.
The programme reopens on 3rd June, with applications closing at 12 noon on 8th June.
Learn more on the website.
Football for All
Football for All has 2 Recovery Funds open for Grassroots Football. The campaign aims to support grassroots clubs in the recovery from coronavirus pandemic.
Clubs can determine how best to utilise funding to support their own initiatives.
Round one closes on 28th May, and up to £1,000 is available.
Learn more here.
Climate Change Survey – Voluntary Sector
SCVO is embarking on a new project to support Scotland’s voluntary sector organisations to positively contribute to Scotland’s plan to reduce its carbon output by 2045.
To kick off this project, they are gathering information on how the sector is currently doing in this area. They want to know whether you already have environmental policies and to what extent your organisation considers environmental sustainability to be part of its remit.
Have your say before 28 May 2021
First 1,000 Days Small Grants
First 1,000 Days Small Grants offer £5,000 to £7,500 per year for community-based groups providing support to children aged 0-2 in Scotland, during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.
For more information visit the website.
New Initiative for Charitable Food Providers
Tatties Tae Tables is a volunteer initiative that receives donations of bulk potatoes (and sometimes other vegetables) from local Scottish producers, sorting, bagging, and then delivering them free of charge to charitable food providers.
To arrange a delivery, or for further information, please visit the Tatties Tae Tables Facebook page.
AVA Children & Families Forum
AVA’s Development Officer, Sandra McGuigan will be hosting an online Children & Families forum on 25th May.
This forum is open to any Third Sector organisations delivering services or with an interest in children, young people, and families in Aberdeenshire. The forum will include:
- Overview of Trauma Informed Practice: A Toolkit for Scotland
- Children & Families Network: Building a positive place to gather views and represent the Third Sector
- Bringing mindfulness and self-care into our own day
- and more to be confirmed
Register for the forum here.
Survey on role of Volunteering and the Third Sector in the response to Covid – 19
The purpose of this survey is to understand more about the volunteer response from the perspectives of:
- Local and national organisations working directly with volunteers.
- Third Sector Interfaces, Local Authorities, Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) and other ‘infrastructure’ organisations that have supported the volunteer response across an area or sector.
Your contribution to this research will aid understanding of the current situation for volunteering, and to identify and respond to emerging needs as we move into the next phase of the pandemic and recovery in Scotland.
The survey data will also be used to support the UK-wide Mobilising UK Voluntary Action research project, led by Northumbria University, which is investigating the role of volunteering in the pandemic response.
Survey results will be published in summer 2021.
To access the survey please click here. It will take around 30 minutes to complete. The closing date for the survey is 23 May 2021.
Skills for Work portal
Young people and job seekers in communities across Scotland will be able to access free training to support work skills and career prospects through the new Skills for Work portal, which has been developed by The Open University in partnership with SCVO and all 32 Scottish local authorities.
Over 30 courses on the portal offer workplace skills including employability, leadership, communication, and digital skills. The courses, which range from two hours to 24 hours of training, also include skills for life such as managing money and specific modules for those interested in working in the voluntary sector.
To find out more click here.
KDP is here to help in any way we can. Please let us know how we can support you or your organisation. We will continue to share information and guidance in our Bulletins, however, due to the speed of change and quantity of information, the most current details will be found on our Facebook page (@kincardineshiredevelopmentpartnership).
Should you wish to get in touch, our contact details are as follows:
Jacky Niven Development Officer jniven@kdp.scot
Margo Titmuss Office/Windfarm Admin officesupport@kdp.scot
All of this information was correct at time of writing.