Charity and Voluntary Sector
LDA: The London Development Agency (LDA) has launched the second round of funding for its ‘2007-10 Community Grants Programme’. Small voluntary & community organisations are invited to apply to the LDA, where eligible organisations will be able to benefit from the £5.5m available through this scheme.
Typical organisations that apply for funding are social enterprises, charities and community groups that support refugees, women, disabled people and families. They are expected to reach out into London’s communities as the Programme’s aim is to provide a stepping stone for disadvantaged people, helping them progress into mainstream training and employment.
The funds available are 50% LDA monies and 50% from the European Social Fund. The scheme is managed on behalf of the LDA by Greater London Enterprise. The grants are available to voluntary and community groups with no more than 2 full-time staff.
Press release ~ GLE Consulting: 2007-10 Community Grants Programme ~ London Development Agency ~ European Social Fund (ESF)
Wales Office:
Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain is backing a squad of 15 former Wales rugby captains as they face one of the greatest challenges of their career - to conquer Kilimanjaro for a Welsh cancer charity. The Brains SA Captains’ Climb will see them climb to the peak of Kilimanjaro to raise money for Velindre Cancer Centre. The money raised will go towards the Stepping Stones Appeal for research into lung cancer - the biggest cancer killer in Wales.
Velindre Cancer Centre Lung Cancer Research Department has launched the Stepping Stones Appeal to increase awareness of its work and to raise the money necessary to continue to fund & expand its research programmes. Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer death in Wales with nearly 2,000 people newly diagnosed with lung cancer in Wales every year.
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