Play Your Part bursaries available
Games Makers will help to support athletes like Paralympian Stephen Miller to achieve their goals at London 2012
Play Your Part is a new fund at the Community Foundation that provides bursary support for young people aged 18-25 from North East England who have Games Maker volunteer places at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It is anticiapted that the fund will be able to support at least 25 young people from across the region who might otherwise not be able to take up this great opportunity.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
- aged 18-25 at the time they apply;
- live in the North East of England (Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar & Cleveland and Hartlepool);
- have a confirmed place as a Games Maker volunteer in London for the 2012 Olympics or Paralympic Games; and
- be in genuine need of financial support to benefit from the volunteering opportunity (by which we mean the costs of accommodation in London, transport to/from London and daily living expenses other than travel in London).
The closing date for applications is MONDAY 2 APRIL 2012
Applicants will be informed of decisions by MONDAY 30 APRIL 2012
Click here to find out more about the scheme and how to apply. Please also share and promote this opportunity as widely as possible throughout your networks.
Community First endowment match opportunity
Local social action groups like Charles Street Community Centre will benefit from Community First
The Community First endowment match is a Government programme to boost philanthropy and local social action. The Community Foundation is running the scheme in Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland and Northumberland. Through Community First, we will be able to match new gifts and establish new endowment funds at the Community Foundation.
Across our whole area we have a match allocation of £1,367,988 to be drawn down before the end of March 2015. £1 from a donor can be matched with 50p from the programme. BUT, to kick-start the programme, the match will be increased to £1 for £1 until 31 March 2012 ONLY. Donations can be for as much or as little as you like and can go to any of the areas. Donors who would like to establish their own named Community First Endowment Fund can do so by giving a minimum of £16,700 which when match is added will create a fund of £25,000. For more details please email Lisa Cappleman or call 0191 222 0945, but be quick as the £1 for £1 deadline is fast approaching!