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YOUTH SCOTLAND NEWS Girls on the Move Active Clubs Leadership Course Date: 16th November, Venue: Arc Recreation and Health Centre, Glasgow  Open to all young women aged 16-24, this interactive, one-day course is designed to be an introduction to Leadership skills. It will provide participants with helpful advice and practical ideas to get children and young people more active and will offer young women the opportunity to build their confidence in leading active sessions. In addition to the training, participants will also receive an Active Club Pack (pictured). As of 16th October, there are still places available on this course. If you know of any young women that may be interested please follow the links below. Click here for more info. Click here to book . If you have any queries, please contact Jo MacDonald, Girls on the Move Development Worker at girls@youthscotland.org.uk or tel: 0131 554 2561. Youth Achievement Awards featured in Source  This Autumn's edition of Source, a free magazine distributed in secondary schools and colleges throughout Scotland, features an article about Youth Achievement Awards that may be of interest to the young people you work with. The article contains a basic overview of the awards, including how they are levelled on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) and the range of activities that can be accredited. View the article here. For more information about Youth Achievement Awards, visit the Youth Scotland website. Win a digital camera for your group A reminder that the new Youth Scotland affiliation year begins on the 1st November 2009. All groups that return their affiliation and insurance forms before the 1st November will be entered into a prize draw to win a digital camera worth £300! Click here to read about last year's winners, Children's Holiday Venture! Did you know that affiliated groups have access to a wide range of benefits including free or subsidised training and resources, practical information and advice for running a youth group, access to a specialist insurance package, a regular youth work sector mailing, and more? Find details of how to affiliate in your area by visiting the Network pages of the Youth Scotland website. PPSS now fully booked Practical Problems Sensible Solutions, Youth Scotland's national training event, taking place on 31st October - 1st November, is now fully booked. We have had a great response for the event and look forward to seeing many of you there. PVG progress update from Scottish Government The Scottish Government has released a progress update on the PVG Scheme implementation activities, which is available to download on the Scottish Government website. This includes an update on guidance and training plans, an article about the policy direction on regulated work with children and adults and an updated FAQs section. View the progress update here. The new system will not be implemented before 2010 and key details of how the scheme will work are still being finalised. Youth Scotland is continuing to work with partners to ensure that all members are fully aware of the changes to the current system and supported to review their child protection policies. An updated version of the Safe and Sound pack, including the requirements of the PVG (Scotland) Act 2007, will be available once the changes have been finalised. FUNDING NEWS
Important: Lloyds TSB Foundation - Funding suspended The Lloyds TSB Foundation, which was responsible for £6 million worth of funding per year to Scottish charities, has suspended their grant programme for the foreseeable future. All exisiting funding agreements, including multi-year awards, will be honoured and the foundation will be making final awards in December. This decision will have a great impact on youth work organisations. In 2009 61% of the Lloyds TSB Foundation fund was invested in work with young people. Youth Scotland therefore urges all groups and contacts to get involved in campaigning against this decision. Youthlink Scotland, the national agency for youth work, has information and guidelines on its website about the various ways you can fight against this decision. BT Community Connections Awards Community or charitable organisations looking to extend their work through the use of the internet and ICT are eligible to apply for a BT Community Connections award. Groups can apply for a laptop and a year's free broadband connection, and there are more than 1,000 award packages available. In the past, voluntary projects including youth groups have been supported. The deadline is the 7th January 2010. Click here for more info. First Light film funding First Light is a national film and media funding charity that supports young people aged 5-19 to create their own film and media productions, with support from industry professionals. They currently have a range of funds available to organisations to develop and deliver creative youth-led films. Over the next couple of months they will also be running free film production funding roadshows. For more information, visit the First Light website. See below for more of the latest funding opportunities: People's Postcode Trust Funding : Funding of £500 - £10,000 for 3 month projects. Barcapel Foundation awards for health, heritage and youth: Foundation awarding grants predominantly to charities operating in Scotland. Supports all areas of development for young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. UnLtd Sport Relief Awards: Individuals or groups can apply for awards of between £250 and £10,000 for projects using sport and recreation to bring people together in communities. Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Grants of up to £10,000 for community projects that encourage regeneration activities. Only applicable to organisations working in Ayrshire, Lothian, Clydesdale/Strathkelvin and Fife/Central Coalfields can apply. Cashback for Communities: Grants of up to £10,000 for local youth projects. Administered by YouthLink Scotland. Closing date is 31st October. Voluntary Action Community Chest: Grants of up to £1,000 for smaller community groups and free training to groups with an annual income of under £25,000. Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards: Grants now open for elderly people and adults and children with disabilities. Community and voluntary groups can apply for grants of between £500 and £4,000. Women's Fund for Scotland: Grants of up to £5,000 for International Women's Day events or for projects that benefit women aged 16 or over run by not-for-profit groups. Young Scot Arts Action Fund: Grants of up to £200 for individuals and £750 for groups to fund creative talents. Charity Technology Exchange: Organisations registered as charities can apply for product donations from companies such as Microsoft, Symantec and Cisco. Admin fees apply. Big Lottery Secret Millionaire Fund: The Big Lottery Fund, in partnership with Channel 4, has funding for community projects. Applicants can apply directly or nominate a local group. The Prince's Trust Community Cash Awards: Funding for individuals to set up a project to benefit the community.
The Princes Trust Development Awards: Grants to help young people get into education, training or employment.
Awards for All Scotland: Grants of up to £10,000 for local community based projects.
2014 Communities : Big Lottery Fund grants of up to £1,000 for local sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, community councils and schools.
Investing in Ideas: Grants of £500 to £10,000 for ideas that could benefit the local community.
SNIPPETS The Crofton Award - recognising youth projects around tobacco control (submit by 21st October) The Royal Environmental Health Institute, in partnership with ASH Scotland, have launched a new award that recognises the achievement of young people in reducing tobacco and smoking-related harm in Scotland. The award is open to any group project involving young people and tobacco, and the winning group will receive £1,000 to further develop their work. Visit the ASH Scotland website for more information. Wear a Hat Day 2009 - 4th December Help the Aged and Age Concern in Scotland is encouraging schools, community groups, care homes and companies to raise money to help older people and have fun at the same time! The charity is encouraging people across Scotland to wear a hat on the 4th December in exchange for a suggested donation of £1 to Age Concern and Help the Aged in Scotland. Register for a free fundraising pack by emailing wearahatday@acscot.org.uk or calling 0845 833 9315 or 0845 833 9358. National Youth Theatre Auditions for 13-21 year olds National Youth Theatre (NYT) will be holding auditions across the UK in February and March next year, for anyone aged 13-21 looking to train in a professional environment to develop their theatrical skills. Application fee is £30, and those interested should apply by 8th January 2010. Visit the NYT website for more information. iT4Communities - support for charities needing IT help iT4C is a UK wide national IT volunteering charity that introduces volunteer IT professionals to charities needing any type of IT help and support. Examples of things the professional volunteers can help with include IT strategy, servers and networks, websites, IT buying advice, database development and more. There is a cost of £85 for 12 months, which includes as many requests for volunteers as your organisation needs. For more information, visit the iT4Communities website. OSCR announces public consultation on 'Integrated Reporting' proposals OSCR's (the Scottish Charity Regulator) main initiative for 2009 is a project called Integrated Reporting, which involves reviewing the current reporting requirements, and streamlining future reporting processes for charities. OSCR have released a consultation document entitled 'Integrated Reporting - the future of reporting and the Register'. They are inviting all stakeholders, which includes individuals and representatives of charities, to comment on the proposals in the document. OSCR are also holding a series of 'User Group' sessions across the country to allow stakeholders to discuss the proposals in more details with OSCR staff. Visit the OSCR website for more information. Ignite 2009 Playwriting Competition Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and BBC Scotland Radio Drama have launched a competition for writers aged 16-26, to find stage and radio's best young dramatists. To enter, young people should download a competition entry pack from the Playwrights' Studio website, then submit a synopsis and a scene for either a radio or stage play. The winner will get an opportunity to be supported by a top playwright to turn their idea into a full length play. Closing date is the 8th January 2010. More info. 2Young2Die road safety competition Brake, a national road safety charity, is encouraging groups of young people to get together to run a campaign around road safety in their community and raise at least £100 for the charity. There are a number of prizes for groups including an all expenses paid trip to the Houses of Parliament and other goodies such as a video camera. For more information about how to get involved, visit the 2Young2Die website. We hope you have enjoyed this edition of Youth Scotland e-news. Please send any comments, thoughts or suggestions for future editions to meg.watson@youthscotland.org.uk |