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Charity and Voluntary Sector
BIG: The pressure is on for communities who want a £50,000 slice of the Big Lottery Fund’s People’s Millions. Groups across the UK have just one month left to put in their bid to enter this year’s TV contest which has £5m in Lottery good cause cash to award across the UK.
The BIG Lottery Fund are joining forces with ITV to encourage local organisations to enter the People’s Millions contest before the noon deadline of 15 May 2008. The People’s Millions gives local groups the chance to appear on TV and to win a grant of up to £50,000 to improve and enrich their local community.
The Big Lottery Fund has 90 awards of up to £50,000 up for grabs – five awards in each of the 18 ITV regions across the UK. Projects will go head to head on TV with the chance of winning the public’s support and sharing in up to £5 million of Lottery good cause money.
VSO: International development charity VSO has become the 22nd member of NetHope, an information technology consortium of leading non-governmental organizations specializing in humanitarian relief, emergency response and conservation.
NetHope enables members to extend their communications infrastructure and internet-based applications in developing countries around the world. Members share knowledge and collaborate on ICT solutions, leveraging their power for capacity building and creating best practices in the field.
ScotGov: Services for people in Aberdeen with learning disabilities will be provided through an enterprising third sector approach, it has been announced. The move follows talks between the Scottish Government, the City Council, the Wood Family Trust and social enterprise Inspire, aimed at continuing the work of Aye Can, an Aberdeen City Council social work project.
Aye Can was scheduled for closure on July 31 but Inspire aim to enhance it into a much more ambitious aluminium & steel recycling business which will make a real contribution to the environment, save upfront 29 jobs for people with learning disabilities, and provide potential for additional jobs. Under a new partnership, Aye Can will re-open on August 1 operated by Inspire, with funding support from the Scottish Government, the Wood Family Trust and Aberdeen City Council.
