Welcome to the KDP Bulletin.
The Happiness Fund is available to enable and support projects which improve mental health and wellbeing, inclusion, learning and skills development in local communities.
They are specifically looking for grassroots organisations that are set up for and by the local community. The main outcomes of the Fund are:
- Mental health
- Wellbeing & happiness
- Inclusion
- Learning and skills development
The fund is intended to support the setting up of new groups and activities, but to be successful, applicants will need to indicate how the activity/group can become self-sustainable or able to attract funding from other sources for the longer term.
Grants to a maximum of £5000 are available. Applications will open on 2nd September and the next deadline is 4th October 2024.
Visit their website for more information.
Hoodie Hut are printing hoodies for UK charities. They typically print a batch of 12 hoodies or 20 t-shirts per charity until they reach their threshold of 500.
If you’re a UK registered charity, then you’re eligible for selection and they’d love to work with you.
The deadline is 1 September 2024, however it may close earlier if they meet their threshold.
Apply here.
Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in communities throughout the UK by making donations of up to £6,000.
Applications are welcomed from UK registered charities whose purpose is to:
- benefit children and adults particularly those living in socially deprived areas, through education to develop core skills and support wellbeing and mental health.
- benefit the wellbeing and welfare of children and adults by preventing or reducing poverty and homelessness in the community.
- support the elderly and improve their wellbeing by reducing isolation, helping reduce the effects of Dementia and Alzheimer’s and support later life/palliative care.
The next deadline is 5pm on 31st October.
Learn more here.
The next free Health Walk Leader Training event is taking place on Friday 30th August at Crathes Castle, Banchory. The aim of this ½ day course is to help gain the skills and confidence to lead safe, short, local health walks.
It will be an in-person session and will take approximately 3.5 hours.
All materials and refreshments will be provided but attendees are asked to bring a packed lunch.
To signup for the course, follow this link.
If you have any questions, need help completing the form or would like more details, please get in touch with Anni Stonebridge at Live Life Aberdeenshire. M: 07826510438 E: anni.stonebridge@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Do you support people who need more information about money? The Aberdeenshire Public Health Team are offering an awareness training session open to anyone interested in developing their knowledge to support their use of the local Aberdeenshire “Worrying about Money?” leaflet.
This could be front line teams and individuals who engage with the public and want to be able to use the leaflet well and with confidence.
The session will increase participant’s ability to:
- have a brief conversation regarding money worries
- signpost to local advice and support
The session will take place on Friday 13th September 2024 at 9.30am – 10.15am via TEAMS.
Please express an interest of attendance to lynne.simpson1@nhs.scot by Thursday 5th September 2024. A TEAMS invite will be shared prior to the session.
The Youth Arts Open Fund provides grants of up to £8,000 to individual artists, and up to £15,000 to creative, third sector or youth work organisations for the delivery of high quality and accessible community-based arts activities that enhance the health, wellbeing, skills, and confidence of children and young people who may not have access to such activities.
The funding is made available by the Scottish government, and delivered in partnership by Creative Scotland and YouthLink Scotland.
The closing date for applications is the 5th September 2024.
Find out more here.
The Wood Foundation invites charities across Scotland to a webinar on Tuesday, 17th of September from 10am to 10.45am.
This webinar is specifically designed for charities that engage with young people through the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) or those interested in learning more about the programme.
This webinar will provide an overview of YPI, the programme milestones and tips on getting the most out of the process. Attendees will get the opportunity to hear from a small charity who will share their experiences of working with young people through YPI and share best practice.
There will be time for attendees to ask questions towards the end of the webinar.
Full details & registration can be found here.
Aberdeenshire Council has launched a new initiative called Aberdeenshire Decides to build a network of people across the shire; including people from different towns, backgrounds and ages, to give the Council as many views as possible.
If you live in Aberdeenshire, they want to hear from you.
Get involved here.
Scotmid’s Community Grant scheme helps deserving causes across Scotland.
Funding is available for a wide range of projects benefiting local communities but must be focused on the areas of children; education; community groups; active lifestyles; environment; the elderly; homelessness; fairtrade; arts & culture; and charity.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be a group or individual acting for the wider benefit of the local Community; and live within the geographic boundaries of one of Scotmid Regional Committees. Schools are also eligible to apply for activities that are not part of their statutory responsibilities.
The maximum Community Grant is £500.
More information can be found on their website.
The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2024 are happening on Thursday 5 December at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
The Best Community Project award celebrates the outstanding development of a renewable energy project which has been led by a community group or community organisation. It’s free to nominate and you can submit as many nominations as you want. You are also allowed to nominate your own project.
Nominations close on Thursday 12 September at 5pm.
To find out more and make your nomination vist the website.
The Ian Findlay Path Fund (IFPF) supports the improvement of local path networks within and between communities, making it easier for people to choose to walk wheel or cycle for everyday journeys.
Almost £1.2million is available to be awarded during 2024.
‘Active travel’ means making journeys in physically active ways: walking, wheeling (using a scooter wheelchair or wheeled mobility aid) or cycling. The aim is to make active travel the obvious choice when planning journeys.
The fund supports projects that clearly demonstrate that they will make it easier for people to travel actively. They must also meet at least one other of the program outcomes. These are:
- To Improve accessibility of existing paths
- To improve resilience of paths
- To improve use of existing local path networks through development of new link paths
- To improve safety and increase community confidence
- To increase community of core path and local path networks
Funding of between £10,000 – £100,000 is available, with 30% match funding required (15% can be in kind). If you are at an early stage of your project, they can offer up to 100% of design costs.
If you want to make an application to the IFPF, please read the Guidance Document first. Paths for All recommend that you get in touch with their dedicated team at IFPF@pathsforall.org.uk to discuss initial proposals.
More here.
