Applications are welcomed from organisations working with excluded groups – such as disabled people, people with health conditions, lone parents, over 50's, black and minority ethnic communities.

Grants of up to £12,000 per year are available to eligible groups working within the specific borough of Merseyside.  

The partnership will provide advice and support to applicants.  You must contact one of the support agencies, Merseyside Expanding Horizons (MEH) or Merseyside Disability Federation (MDF) prior to applying for a Unique Reference Number (URN).

To download the guidelines <click here>
To view the deadlines and panel dates <click here>

Closing dates is Friday 9th September 2009
The panel for that closing dates is 12th November 2009

For further information, please contact the Project Support Officer at MEH on (0151) 330 0552 or info@expandinghorizons.co.uk

For Project Support from MDF, please telephone (0151) 291 9570 or go to www.merseydisability.org.uk/home.php

To contact CFM, please telephone (0151) 966 3591 or go to www.cfmerseyside.org.uk

NOTE; THE SOCIAL CAPITAL FUND HAS NOW FINISHED DISTRIBUTING GRANTS AND ANY PREVIOUS APPLICANTS ARE WELCOME TO APPLY FOR THE EMPLOYABLE COMMUNITIES FUND.

FREE TRAINING

Aim: To improve access and break down the barriers to communication within your Organisation.

1 DAY DEAF EQUALITY ACTION TRAINING

1 DAY INTRO TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

Contact:     Paula Mallon / Gill Earl
                 0151 228 0888 (tel/text)
                 paulamallon@msdp.org.uk
  
Available to Community Groups / Charities / Volunteers within Liverpool

                 www.msdp.org.uk

We also manage or administer a number of projects, including Merseyside Refugee Support Network, Kensington Community Bursary Project, and Merseyside Council of Faiths.

For more information visit www.merseysidenetworkforchange.org.

MNFC Community Network 

MNfC's Community Network is available to charitable or community based groups in Merseyside to share and discuss their organisation's services, up and coming events, concerns and general voluntary sector information including funding, courses and legal liabilties. Feel free to add your organisation to our long list of inspiring groups.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnfccommunitynetwork/

MAP is a voluntary sector organisation and registered charity based in Liverpool.

Every year MAP works with hundreds of disabled children, young people and their families to ensure they can attend local play, youth and out of school activities near to their homes.

We offer accredited training for Young People and Adults and will come and deliver Safeguarding Children Courses and Taster Sessions for your organisation.

Please contact MAP using the details below and see how through working together we can all ‘Make a Difference’.

1-27 Bridport Street (City Centre off London Rd)
Liverpool L3 5QF  
Tel: 0151 709 3686
Fax: 0151 709 4786 
SMS: 07903 246 183 
Website: www.accesstoplay.com    

For more information on MAP click here

                       What We Can Offer

Finance and Administration Support
On a practical level, MEH can offer a range of administrative and financial support.  We have acted as accountable body both for the SRB programme (£2.4m) and for MSEI (£3.8m).  We are skilled in budget and claims management and have a programme and finance team who can provide a range of support tailored to your needs.

Grant Management
We are skilled in managing grants programmes e.g. ESF Social Capital and MSEI Money with Management.  We have excellent processes and procedures already in place to deliver further grant programmes.

Project Development Support
We have been providing project development support to the groups receiving our Social Capital grants for over four years now and would be able to offer that support to other VCS groups – this could involve, business planning, marketing, organisational development, committee development, funding etc.

Media, Publicity, Newsletters, Webmaster
We employ a Communication Manager and could offer a service for press releases and production of newsletters and the management and updating of websites.
 
Management of Events and Seminars
MEH has run many high profile events, seminars and training sessions for example, our Be Inspired events (2005 and 2006) which saw over 250 people at each event listening to inspirational stories from guests such as Simon Weston, Doreen Lawrence and Gee Walker.  We can offer a complete service in event management.

Specific Project Management
Over the past few years MEH has been involved in managing a range of projects. MEH staff therefore have the skills necessary to become involved in running specific projects.

Transnational Experience
Over the past two years, MEH have been involved as partners in two transnational projects and have built an excellent reputation amongst our partners.  We therefore have knowledge, experience and a good reputation in transnational work which would be useful to any group wishing to develop this strand of funding.

Reasonable Day Rates

Please talk to us about your requirements by telephoning or emailing Colette Turner or Nikki Daley.  We will be pleased to provide you with any further information you require and would be delighted to talk to you about any specific opportunities.

        Telephone Colette and Nikki on 0151 330 0552
        Email: coletteturner@expandinghorizons.co.uk 
                   nicoladaley@expandinghorizons.co.uk

Blackburne House is a beautifully restored, grade II listed building situated directly between the two famous cathedrals in Liverpool 's Hope Street Quarter. Only 10 minutes walk from the city's main shopping district, the building is easily accessible by bus, train or car and can easily reached from all major routes into Liverpool.

We currently have a tenancy available in our beautiful building. Details are as follows:

• 416sq ft very light room with views across Mersey
• Tenancy agreements on “easy in/easy out” basis
• Full disabled access
• In house Café, holistic health centre, Library & information service and conference centre
• Seminar and additional meeting rooms available for hire
• Car parking available for tenants
• Rent inclusive of utilities, cleaning and main reception services
• Washroom and mini kitchen close to all offices

Monthly rental £562.44 inclusive of services

Please phone for details and to view the suite asking for Pauline Jenkins
0151 708 3933

Blackburne House Group
Blackburne Place off Hope Street
Liverpool
L8  7PE
paulinejenkins@blackburnehouse.co.uk    

Liverpool Every Parent Matters Network has been set up to support parenting organisations in Liverpool, by helping to strengthen their capacity through sharing information and resources.

The Network is funded by the Parenting Fund, and offers:

• Network Meetings
• Training
• Website to promote local organisations
• Loan of equipment
• Access audits

By linking up the organisations who work with parents and carers in Liverpool, the EPM Network aims to:

• Share knowledge and expertise
• Avoid duplication of services
• Identify the gaps in provision
• Celebrate best practice and disseminate learning

If you are interested in joining the Network please ring 0151 708 7625 or send an email to: epm.network@jigsaw.uk.net.

First Impressions and First Impressions +

• First Impressions is for people employed in any industry whose job it is to occasionally or regularly Present, Negotiate or Network. This training has been tested, changed, developed and re-developed, and is in the early stages of a new marketing campaign with In-Biz and GTR (Graduate Training).
• First Impressions + Is aimed at young people and has been developed in line with the need as described in LSEP's Business Plan 05.
  
  For more information on L8 Create click here

                               Are you Creative? 
                                       Artistic? 
                                      Inspired?     

        EVER WANTED TO START YOUR OWN CREATIVE 
                    BUSINESS VENTURE?

Well, now you can...

The Liverpool Centre for Arts Development in partnership with Blackburne House is offering the course to help Merseyside people gain the practical business skills to set up as a self-employed entrepreneur in the fast-growing arts and cultural sector.

CreativeEntrepreneurs start date Thursday 7th February 2008 from 10am to 3pm. This programme offers people the opportunity to achieve an NVQ 3 in Business Start Up.
The course provides skills, experience and networking opportunities that enable students to develop their creative business ideas, hopes and visions.  Using the skills and knowledge gained this course will enhance your opportunities to become self-employed, business owners or employed within the Arts and Creative Industries.

We would ask you to contact us as soon as possible to secure you place on the course. 

Please contact Pauline Ashley on 707 1404  or Pauline@lcad.org.uk  for more information and an application pack. 

LCAD: 2a Franceys Street: Off Brownlow Hill: Liverpool: L3 5YQ

                                    www.lcad.org.uk