Charity and Voluntary Sector
BIG: Eco-campaigner and TV adventurer Ben Folge has given a helping hand to a multi-million pound grants roll out that aims to improve people’s mental health through eco-based projects. The ECOMINDS scheme is part of the BIG Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces grant programme, which is channelling £143m into projects across England to help communities enjoy and improve their local environments.
The BIG Lottery Fund announced mental health charity Mind as an Award Partner and granted £8.8m of lottery funding to run their Ecominds scheme. It will support environmental projects that improve the mental health and well-being of people with direct experience of mental distress.
Mind is the fifth & final organisation chosen as an award partner by BIG and they are all – now opening their grant schemes for applications:
* Building Research Establishment (BRE) will run the Community Sustainable Energy Programme
* Groundwork UK will use £50m of lottery money to run its Community Spaces programme
* Natural England will use £25m to help people to Access Nature
* Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (RSWT) will use £50m to help run its Local Food scheme
VSO: Ever thought about sharing your management skills with colleagues in developing countries? That there might be a few things you could learn from them? To find out more, why not go along to a free seminar, drinks & networking evening for managers from any sector, organised by VSO.
Renowned management author, Jo Owen will discuss what we can learn from traditional societies based on his extensive experience of working with tribal communities, as well as some of the best and biggest companies in the world. You'll also hear from a returned VSO management volunteer, who will talk about adapting his management style to a new cultural context (14 May 2008, 6-8pm, London).
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