News: The Lighthouse Group have been nominated for a major national prize at The Charity Awards

The Lighthouse Group (TLG) have been nominated for a major national prize at The Charity Awards 2009, the UK charity sector’s most prestigious award scheme. TLG is nominated for transforming itself from a small drop-in centre serving the local community of Bradford, into a successful national organisation helping hundreds of teenagers each year who are [...]

Futurebuilders Small Organisation Tender Fund almost half gone as tenth grant made

Futurebuilders England has today made its tenth grant from its new Small Organisation Tender Fund, leaving only a further £110,000 up for grabs.
 
The Small Organisation Tender Fund – which was officially launched on January 23 this year with an initial pot of £220,000 – provides grants of up to £15,000 to help small third sector [...]

News: Decoda become regional finalists in the NHS Health & Social Care Awards

Decoda is a social enterprise that uses sound and music technologies to help people with profound disabilities or behaviour that’s considered challenging. Decoda recently reached the regional final of the NHS Health & Social Care Awards in the category of Innovative Technology for its interactive inflatable maze which was developed with the input of Music [...]

Video interviews with sector leaders from Guardian round table funding debate

On 6 May 2009, The Guardian hosted a round table debate around ‘Funding the third sector’. Taking part were third sector leaders from, among others, NAVCA, Social Finance, Learning and Skills Council, The Compact Commission, CAF and Futurebuilders.

The debate will feed into a Guardian supplement on funding the third sector to be published on 3 [...]

Event: Breathing Space new venue opening

Breathing Space is opening a new venue on Friday the 8th of May with the help of high-profile government adviser, economist and author on wellbeing and happiness, Lord Richard Layard. The new venue will enable Breathing Space to expand its service provison of teaching Mindfulness Based Approaches to prevent relapse into depression and addiction and to manage stress and [...]

Futurebuilders revised Investment Plan released

Futurebuilders England today released a revised version of its 2008-2011 Investment Plan

Futurebuilders Investment Plan 2009 - Revision 1 (PDF format)

Event: Disability Stockport open new building to expand the services they provide for disabled people

Disability Stockport celebrate the completion of its new premises