Recognition for the inspiring volunteers of Central Bedfordshire ‘the glue that holds communities together’ – Leighton Buzzard Today

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Source: Funding SourcesPublished on 2019-06-06

GoFundMe shuts fundraising page that raised money for homophobic rugby star 24th June 2019
The page was set up by Israel Folau to pay for the legal costs of an appeal against his sacking by Rugby Australia, after he said on social media that 'hell awaits' gay people
Power to Change offers £1.6m to community businesses 21st June 2019
The community business funder has made the money available for community asset schemes such as pubs or bookshops
Slimming World campaign raises £3.2m for CRUK in two weeks 20th June 2019
The May campaign collected more then 125,000 bags of clothes from Slimming World members
Children's hospices face a 'dangerous cocktail' of growing costs and declining NHS funding 19th June 2019
Together for Short Lives says the lack of sustainable funding is putting the future of children's hospices at risk
Company selling adverts that never appeared continues to target charities 19th June 2019
A representative of Maxhill Media Publishers has approached a children's charity offering advertising space in publications that do not sell adverts through the company
Digital code for charities secures £140k in new funding 19th June 2019
The steering group behind the Charity Digital Code of Practice says the funds will be used to make it more responsive to users

Power to Change offers £1.6m to community businesses 21st June 2019
The community business funder has made the money available for community asset schemes such as pubs or bookshops
Crowdfunding campaign aims to resurrect former vinspired service 21st June 2019
The defunct charity's former digital director wants to set up its digital volunteer recruitment network as a social enterprise
Big Society Capital made a record £1.7bn available for charities last year 13th June 2019
The social investment wholesaler's annual review says this is an increase of £600m on the previous year
Deadline approaching for Third Sector Awards 29th May 2019
You can avoid paying a late-entry fee by applying no later than 11:59pm on 6 June
Government promises more small charity involvement in commissioning 11th March 2019
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden tells a Social Enterprise UK summit that the government wants services to pay far more attention to social impact when putting contracts out to tender
Catch22 opens applications for social entrepreneurship programme 27th February 2019
It is looking for five people to join the two-year programme, which has £448,000 of backing from the National Lottery Community Fund