Building LGBT Groups

1. Group Development Support

2. Funding Support

3. Personal Advice

4. Funder Finder

5. Flash funding opportunities

6. West London Community and Voluntary Service Contacts

1. Group Development Support

With our dedicated LGBT Development Worker, we are able to provide additional professional support, advice and help across all the West London boroughs.

We offer:

· one to one support to new start up groups as well as assisting established groups

· providing advice and support with funding

· regular news updates - ideal for advertising services and projects for LGBT people

· online directory of mainstream and voluntary services and LGBT groups

· support to organisations who want to develop LGBT engagement activities

· advice on LGBT Volunteering for organisations and individuals

· information, advice and guidance on Safeguarding issues for Children, young people and vulnerable adults

As part of our ChangeUp Programme we have produced a Group Development Pack containing a series of documents on a range of topics designed to help you run your organisation more effectively. These include Health & Safety, Staff Development, Volunteers, IT, Finance and Performance Improvement.

For more information check our Developing Your Group section on our website.

You will also find a comprehensive list of services in our online directory here

For more information, contact Peter Vittles on 020 8280 2286 or email peter@ealingcvs.or.uk

2. Funding support

What help is available:

· Advice on types of funding available

· Help with putting together funding bids

· Support in building your project

3. Personal advice

Our Funding and Development Manager, Antony Bewick-Smith, can explain

to you the types of funding available and how to apply for them.

Contact Antony@ealingcvs.org.uk

4. Funderfinder

Funderfinder is our searchable CD-ROM database of grant-making trusts

and foundations. We also have access to other databases such as

Grantnet for funding information from charitable trusts, government

grants, and lottery funding. If you wish to book a Funder Finder

session please contact your local CVS for more information.

5. Flash Funding opportunities update

FLASH is our FREE e-mail newsletter service about hot funding news. If

you want to receive FLASH email subscribeflash@ealingcvs.org.uk your

request.

Past copies of our flash funding updates see here.

6. West London Community and Voluntary Service (CVS) Contacts

There are Community and Voluntary Services in each of the seven boroughs of the project offering a wide range of services which are useful to groups in their local area. The project is developing specific LGBT initiatives with each service over the coming months to provide more opportunities for LGBT groups and residents.

You can contact your local CVS for more information about support available for you:

Brent Association for Voluntary Action (BrAVA)

3rd Floor, 144-150 High Road, Willesden, London, NW10 2PT call 0208 438 1520

www.brava.org.uk

Ealing CVS

63 Mattock Lane, W13, 9LA call 0208 280 2230 or email ecvs@ealingcvs.org.uk

www.ealingcvs.org.uk

CaVSA H&F

164-166 King Street, London W6 0QU call 020 8748 6345 or email info@cavsa.org.uk

www.cavsa.org.uk

Harrow Association of Voluntary Service (HAVS)

The Lodge, 64 Pinner Rd, Harrow, HA1 4HZ call 020 8863 6707 or