The Youth Investment Fund – Phase 2
Social Investment Business will deliver the Youth Investment Fund (Phase 2), in partnership with Key Fund, the National Youth Agency and Resonance on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The aims of the funding is to:
- Improve the health and wellbeing of young people.
- Equip young people with skills for work and life.
- Empower young people to be active members of their community and society.
- Level up provision in selected eligible areas of England.
Social Investment Business supports charities and social enterprises to build stronger and fairer communities. They offer funding and flexible, adaptive support to the organisations that make up the social economy, providing them with the tools they need to make a positive difference to the communities they work within.
Phase 2 of the Youth Investment Fund (22/23 to 24/25) will deliver up to 300 facilities that represent positive value for money, are environmentally sustainable and enable positive activities for young people aged 11 to 18 (up to 25 for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) in eligible places across England.
To find out if your area is in one of the eligible areas in England visit the GOV UK website.
To apply, find frequently asked questions and answers visit the Youth Investment Fund website.
Sainsbury’s Innovation Investments Programme
Sainsbury’s Innovation Investments programme invests in early-stage companies commercialising innovative, sustainable technologies that look to reduce operational carbon emissions and water usage.
The technology areas are:
- Electricity – energy efficiency, on-site renewable technology, energy storage, energy management, transition to Electric Vehicles.
- Logistics – Operational efficiency, alternative fuels, delivery solutions, transition to Electric Vehicles.
- Heating and cooling – Clean transport refrigeration, low GWP refrigerants, small AC systems, zero emission fridges.
- Water and food waste – waste reduction, recycling, water harvesting, sensors, demand prediction.
Companies will also benefit from the investment experience of Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) with guidance on development, manufacturing and supply chain.
The programme seeks to invest at least £5 million over four years, with initial investments of up to £500,000, with potential to expand further. It will lead or co-invest alongside other investors.
As part of the investment Sainsbury’s will trial the new technologies within its own operations.
Expressions of Interest are welcome from businesses at any time. Fill out a form online via the Williams Advanced Engineering website.
The ASDA Foundation - Cost of Living Grants
Grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available to local community organisations across the UK to cover core running costs, food for people struggling with the cost of living and Warm Banks, providing a comfortable place for people to go who are unable to heat their homes.
Application deadline is 1st February 2023 or earlier if the available budget has been committed, whichever is sooner.
Each Asda superstore has a Community Champion, and their role is to support groups and projects within the community, as well as managing Asda Foundation grant applications. The Community Champion in your local superstore will support you in completing your application and will submit the application to the Foundation on your behalf; we cannot accept application direct from groups.
Visit the ASDA website to use the store locator and find out how to contact your Community Champion.
Community News
Financial Resilience Workshop - Tuesday 4th October 2022 at 10 am
How to budget in uncertain times is an online workshop being delivered on behalf of Devon Voluntary Action by North Devon Volunteer Services (NDVS). You can book your place free via Eventbrite
Budgeting when things are uncertain is tricky. However, there are ways that we can make it easier.
In this session we will revisit good budgeting principles, explore ways to manage uncertainty and talk together about the very real challenge of having to do more with less.
We will look at:
- Principles of good budgeting and budget management
- How to manage financial uncertainties
- Why we are all perpetual forecasters now
- The limitations of budgeting when it comes to building financial resilience
What you can expect:
- A template and a one-page primer
- Some slides
- Some breakout sessions
- Some group discussion
- Please come prepared to share and learn together
The session is led by Liz Pepler, Director at Embrace Finance, an experienced charity finance professional with over 20 years’ experience in the sector.
This is suitable for employed staff or trustees who are managing the finances of a charity or social enterprise with an income up to £1m.
HELP NEEDED Beaford – EARTH, WATER, FIRE! – short deadline 2nd October 2022
Deadline for Expressions of Interest this Sunday 2 October 2022
Beaford Arts is delighted to be collaborating with Lisa Schneidau (storyteller), University of Plymouth, North Devon Council and Torridge Council, Matt Biggs (film maker), Emma Welton (musician), Paula Crutchlow (dramaturg/director) and Peter Buffery (technician) on a new Arts Council England funded project called Earth, Water, Fire!
Earth, Water, Fire! Creates a contemporary storytelling show for North Devon audiences to be toured in spring 2023, incorporating folk tale, climate data, community debate, music & film.
Using personal and traditional stories, and shaped by local people, it will explore how we battle our monsters, the impacts of the climate crisis on rural lives & the nature of heroism, through Earth (farming); Water (flooding); and Fire (wildfire, activism).
We need community input to help us develop this performance piece and are looking for project participants. The project participants will attend a workshop and a site visit.
The workshops will be facilitated by:
- Lisa Schneidau (professional storyteller)
- Dr Claire Kelly (Senior Research Fellow & Lecturer in Quality Management and Research at University of Plymouth); and
- Donna Sibley (Sustainability and Climate Officer, North Devon and Torridge Councils) with relevant climate change data.
Anyone over 18 can take part if they live, work or manage the land in North Devon. We would love to hear from you – a wide range of interests, areas and ages would be wonderful. In particular, we welcome farmers, teachers, representatives from environmental organisations, councillors, activists, young adults.
Certain key areas of search have been identified, in farming (Earth), Hartland & Chulmleigh, coastal (Water), Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton, Ilfracombe, and upland (Fire), Exmoor, North & South Molton, but we are not tied to those areas at all.
If you are interested in being involved, please email earthwaterfire@beaford.org
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