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DSC's Guide to the Major Trusts out in March
The latest edition of the Directory of Social Change's two-part Guide to the Major Trusts is due for publication on 26 March.
The Guide to the Major Trusts 2012/13 Volume 1 (13th edition), by Tom Traynor, Jude Doherty and Lucy Lernelius-Tonks, focuses on the 400 largest trusts in the UK. Each gives over £300,000 a year, and together they make around £2.53 billion in grants.
The Guide to the Major Trusts 2012-2013: Pt. 2 (10th edition) by Denise Lillya, Catriona Chronnell and Sarah Johnston covers a further 1,100 mainly smaller trusts, which between them give around £212 million each year.
The content of both parts is compiled both through contact with the trusts and through independent research, according to the DSC.
Both books can be pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk or from DSC, which is currently offering a deal of £125 when both parts are purchased together. They cost £75 each when purchased separately.
Entries open for DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards
The best charity videos from around the world can win a cash prize and receive promotional coverage on YouTube. Entries are now open to the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards.
The awards, presented by See3 Communications and YouTube, are designed to recognise "the creative and effective use of video to promote the work of the nonprofit sector in catalysing social good".
Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, one of the sponsors, said: "Through the DoGooder Nonprofit Video awards, we have seen firsthand how compelling images and dynamic stories amplified by the social web can inspire and activate the masses."
Holly Ross of NTEN added: "As nonprofits, we want to do more than simply tell people what we do, we want to show the impact it makes on our communities. Nothing lets us do that like video."
Prizes
Technology provider Cisco will provide $14,000 in cash prizes and up to $6,000 in products to be divided amongst the winning organisations. The four contest winners will be featured on the YouTube homepage and receive free registrations to the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) signature event, the Nonprofit Technology Conference.
Eligibility
To enter nonprofits or charities must be members or signed up for the YouTube Nonprofit Programme, YouTube's programme that helps nonprofits achieve their missions through video.
The contest is open to nonprofits in the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK.
Last year's winners
Watch the winning entries from last year.
To enter
Video submissions will be accepted until 29 February 2012. There are four categories:
• Best Small Organisation Video
• Best Medium Organisation Video
• Best Large Organisation Video
• Best Video Storytelling (awarded to the organisation that uses video to tell the most compelling, human stories).
Finalists will be announced on 5 April. The winners will be determined by public vote on YouTube.
Yorkshire Building Society gives £175,000 to its first charity of the year
Yorkshire Building Society has given £175,000 to Alzheimer's Society, its first ever charity of the year. This is the company's largest charitable donation.
Yorkshire, Barnsley and Chelsea building society staff and members raised £85,469 during 2011, and the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation matched the sum pound for pound. In this way they beat their original fundraising target of £100,000.
The highest amount raised by one individual - nearly £11,000, was raised by former Chief Executive Iain Cornish, who left the Society at the end of 2011. He completed a sponsored 170-mile cycle between the Bradford head office and the Chelsea Building Society’s head office in Cheltenham.
Roundup of social business ideas from Springwise
Springwise.com publishes a weekly round-up of new business ideas from around the world, and more and more of them seem to have a charitable or social enterprise element to them.
Here are a few that have featured recently.
Halfsies
With every half-sized restaurant meal, a donation to fight hunger
Halfsies is a social initiative offering restaurant-goers a choice that provides a healthier portion size, reduces food waste, and supports the fight against hunger.
TousDonateurs
When consumers watch ads, advertisers donate to charity
TousDonateurs is a French site that enables consumers to watch video ads in exchange for donations to the charity of their choice.
Lucky Ant
First ever hyper-local crowdfunding platform
Lucky Ant is a hyper-local crowdfunding platform, featuring one neighborhood business a week for the community to support.
Pubslush
A crowdfunded, book-publishing platform with non-profit extension
PUBSLUSH is a publisher with a non-profit extension that enables book fans to fund the new novels they wish to see published.
Peoplefund.it
Crowdfunding site enables supporters to volunteer their time
Peoplefund.it is a crowdfunding site from KEO Films that is designed to connect fledgling community projects with people interested in supporting them.
Timbooktwo
“Buy one, donate one” promotional videos
For every video they make for a tourism company, Timbooktwo will produce another free for a charitable organisation.
Inspired?
Do any of these give you ideas for a new or better fundraising activity? Let us know in the comments below.
Dorset Community Foundation offers emergency grants for elderly and vulnerable people
Dorset Community Foundation is offering grants to individuals and organisations working to help elderly and vulnerable people in the county this winter. The newly launched Keep Warm, Keep Well, Keep Safe Fund offers grants to support individuals as well as organisations and community groups who are working with elderly and vulnerable people.
Individual help is available for heating repairs, paying fuel and electric bills, purchase of warm clothing and anything to do with preventing potential cold related deaths, fuel poverty and social isolation during the winter months.
Grants are also available for community groups, charities, residents associations and neighbourhood watch schemes that are planning, or wish to organise social inclusion activities, good neighbour projects and undertake gritting and clearing of snow activities during the winter.
The Foundation’s primary role is to provide financial management and grants administration of charitable funds on behalf of major donors, companies and Dorset’s Secret Millionaires. Over the past five years it has distributed over £5 million in grants to more than 1,600 local charities and community groups across Dorset.
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org
Not in Dorset?
Contact your local Community Foundation to see if they offer a similar programme. Many of them are involved in the involved with the Surviving Winter Appeal and making similar grants.
Photo: Bob.Fornal on flickr.com
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