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	<title>VoluntaryNews &#187; Funding</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Help to install renewable energy technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/07/help-to-install-renewable-energy-technologies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/07/help-to-install-renewable-energy-technologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community-based organisations are being invited to apply for funding to install renewable energy technologies.]]></description>
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		<title>Sector needs to get better at justifying public money</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/07/sector-needs-to-get-better-at-justifying-public-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/07/sector-needs-to-get-better-at-justifying-public-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior figure from the Audit Commission warns that the MP expenses scandal means third sector having to work harder to prove value for money.]]></description>
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		<title>Key government committee on improving sector delivery of public services</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/key-government-committee-on-improving-sector-delivery-of-public-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/key-government-committee-on-improving-sector-delivery-of-public-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sector Policy and Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Office of the Third Sector to lead senior government committee to further the third sector's involvement in the delivery of public services.]]></description>
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		<title>Sector funding resource site launched</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/sector-funding-resource-site-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/sector-funding-resource-site-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sector networks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Yorkshire and Humber]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New funding resource website from NCVO, and new Welsh funding site too.]]></description>
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		<title>Funds for social enterprise in health and social care</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/funds-for-social-enterprise-in-health-and-social-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/funds-for-social-enterprise-in-health-and-social-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Care, Health, Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Social Enterprise Investment Fund, which provides loans and grants to social enterprises which improve the quality of health and social care for local communities, has re-opened.]]></description>
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		<title>Improving European funding</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/improving-european-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/improving-european-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eire, Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sector working group on reforming European grants, and European social investment bank also gets attention.]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring income streams</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/exploring-income-streams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/exploring-income-streams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sector networks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Expanded version of NCVO's income spectrum toolkit, for analysis of an organisation's types of income.]]></description>
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		<title>Joint bidding for Future Jobs Fund contracts in England</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/joint-bidding-for-future-jobs-fund-contracts-in-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/joint-bidding-for-future-jobs-fund-contracts-in-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Care, Health, Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Futurebuilders England consortium planning to bid for contracts from the Department for Work and Pensions' Future Jobs Fund.]]></description>
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		<title>Asset transfer programme for Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/asset-transfer-programme-for-scotland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/asset-transfer-programme-for-scotland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community, Rural]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Development Trusts Association Scotland funded to encourage asset transfer from local authorities to community groups.]]></description>
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		<title>Support to explore organisational resilience and collaboration</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/support-to-explore-organisational-resilience-and-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/support-to-explore-organisational-resilience-and-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Management and Admin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Modernisation Fund Grants Programme open for online applications for advice and support to explore collaboration and other ways to improve resilience.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/support-to-explore-organisational-resilience-and-collaboration/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>NCVO wants to transform sector support in England</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/ncvo-wants-to-transform-sector-support-in-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/ncvo-wants-to-transform-sector-support-in-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sector networks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[English umbrella body NCVO secures lottery funding "to transform the way infrastructure organisations support the voluntary and community sector".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/ncvo-wants-to-transform-sector-support-in-england/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Comprehensive information on poverty and inequality in London</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/comprehensive-information-on-poverty-and-inequality-in-london/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/comprehensive-information-on-poverty-and-inequality-in-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Care, Health, Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Frontline Society]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[London's Poverty Profile is "the first independent, comprehensive source of information about poverty and inequality in the capital".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/comprehensive-information-on-poverty-and-inequality-in-london/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Future Jobs Fund: Joint Welsh bid and need for further help</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/future-jobs-fund-joint-welsh-bid-and-need-for-further-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/future-jobs-fund-joint-welsh-bid-and-need-for-further-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sector networks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing, regeneration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WCVA could make a bid to the Future Jobs Fund on behalf of the third sector in Wales, plus Acevo wants to see five million pound fund to help charities create high-quality employment opportunities.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/future-jobs-fund-joint-welsh-bid-and-need-for-further-help/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Umbrella bodies urge more community investment</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/umbrella-bodies-urge-more-community-investment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/umbrella-bodies-urge-more-community-investment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sector networks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Community, Rural]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Calls for greater use of social clauses in public sector contracts and a government fund to help third sector lenders deliver finance to communities most affected by the recession.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/umbrella-bodies-urge-more-community-investment/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Support for bidding for Future Jobs Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/support-for-bidding-for-future-jobs-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/support-for-bidding-for-future-jobs-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Futurebuilders England has put together a web page on how it can help third sector organisations bid for Future Jobs Fund contracts; more on Scottish consortium approach.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/06/support-for-bidding-for-future-jobs-fund/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Bureaucracy, Expenses and the Low-Income Volunteer</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/bureaucracy-expenses-and-the-low-income-volunteer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/bureaucracy-expenses-and-the-low-income-volunteer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel and Volunteers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A report from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group shows the inconsistency in the tax and benefits treatment of volunteers expenses.]]></description>
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		<title>Where to find public sector contracts</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/where-to-find-public-sector-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/where-to-find-public-sector-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Futurebuilders England has a brief round-up of pointers and resources for finding public sector contracts to bid for.]]></description>
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		<title>Rights commission launches funding programme</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/rights-commission-launches-funding-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/rights-commission-launches-funding-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rights, support groups]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a Strategic Funding Programme for community and voluntary sector organisations.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/rights-commission-launches-funding-programme/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Reporting government expenditure on the sector</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/reporting-government-expenditure-on-the-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/reporting-government-expenditure-on-the-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Report on central government departmental spending on the voluntary and community sector during 2004/05 and 2005/06.]]></description>
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		<title>Funding for reducing barriers to volunteering</title>
		<link>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/funding-for-reducing-barriers-to-volunteering/</link>
		<comments>http://www.voluntarynews.org.uk/wp/2009/05/funding-for-reducing-barriers-to-volunteering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personnel and Volunteers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the Third Sector has provided details on three new programmes to boost volunteering between 2009 and 2011.]]></description>
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