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Just Act – £50,000 of extra funding for community projects
August 1, 2016
Hello! Now Just Act has become part of the Crowdfunder family, we’d like to share some great news with you. After taking over the day-to-day running of the website we’ve created the Just Act Community Fund to distribute £50,000 to …
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A big hello to the Just Act community!
July 26, 2016
You’ll have noticed it’s been a little quiet on the Just Act website for a while, but we are delighted to let you know that this just about to change. Following the closure of Community Development Foundation who created this …
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Highlights from the Funding Fair
January 21, 2016
This blog post was first published on MyCommunity.org.uk, and was written by a member of the Locality team. Alternative finance gives communities the opportunity to be more flexible and responsive to local need – and at the Funding Fair organised …
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Meet the Funders Fair – Life After Grant
January 6, 2016
12 January 2016, 10am-4pm Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters, 250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA (nearest Underground Liverpool Street) Is your organisation now at a crossroads with grant funding about to run out, and you’re not sure where to turn? This …
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Tibby Residents Association – First Steps
November 6, 2015
In this blog, the Tibby Residents Association take us through their progress as part of the First Steps programme Welcome to the Tibby Residents Association blog… it’s all about us, who we are and what we are doing! We are …
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REACH CIC First Steps project
November 6, 2015
Neal Williams from First Steps project REACH CIC tells us all about what’s been achieved so far and what the plans are from here. We are REACH CIC and we’re here to rock Wembley. Or, more accurately, we work in community development… yeah, it’s community …
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Love Heaton Norris – First Steps Blog
November 6, 2015
Love Heaton Norris was formed in September 2014 by a group of local people from all walks of life (incl. residents, community workers, charities, faith leaders, employees, businesses and school governors). Our aim is to champion “all things Heaton Norris” …
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First Steps – Kenton Bar Tenants and Residents Association
November 6, 2015
First Steps project, Kenton Bar Tenants and Residents Association tell us all about their progress so far and what their next steps are. We are a Tenants and Residents Association and work for the people of our estate to give …
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Neighbourhood Pride – First Steps
November 6, 2015
Rosetta Ufeli-Iormeanu tells us all about her First Steps project, and how things have progressed so far. At one of First Steps training, in July, I met the Relationship Manager for our area for the first time. She was quite …
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Get involved in Community Energy Fortnight 2015!
September 2, 2015
Jamie is a Research & Communications Assistant at CDF. In this blog he takes a look at the upcoming Community Energy Fortnight 2015 and explains what you can do to get involved with all the events and activities taking place …
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