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Communitybuilders begins search for six flagship regeneration projects

14/10/11
For immediate release: Friday 14 October 2011 Communitybuilders, a fund that supports community-based and community-led organisations in England, opens for applications at noon on Monday. Awards will be made to up to six of the most promising examples of sustainable, community regeneration...

Housing and community empowerment: Engaging with learning from research and practice

20/04/11
National conferenceThursday 9 June 2011The Abbey Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3BUIncludes contributions from:Lord Taylor of Goss Moor, Chair of National Housing Federation (NHF)Jon Lord, Chief Executive of Bolton at HomeProfessor David Mullins, Third Sector Research...

Boost for voluntary and community groups as funding is extended

29/03/11
Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark has confirmed that funding for vital community projects through the Communitybuilders scheme will continue into the next financial year, thanks to a £27m endowment fund. The endowment fund will ensure that groups can develop their proposals at their own speed...

Social housing leaders debate the future for community investment

17/02/11
Findings from ‘Together for Communities’ pilot projects may help to shape new partnership models.The future role of social housing providers in enabling and supporting community-run projects comes under the spotlight at a meeting of housing association chief executives this week.The round table...

Communitybuilders Fund closed to new applications

14/01/11
The Communitybuilders Fund is currently closed to new applications for both grant and loan funding.

Communitybuilders Fund update

08/11/10
 Last week we notified applicants in our pipeline about changes to the timescales for the Communitybuilders Fund. For the remainder of this financial year we can only make commitments to organisations that are able to draw their feasibility grant or main investment in full by March 31...

Together for communities programme

15/02/10
Key "community anchor" organisations and social housing providers are invited to demonstrate the value of the existing or emerging partnerships that they have built or may be building. Designed as an important element of the Communitybuilders programme, the opportunity exists for the...

Community Matters have a new Youth Engagement Toolkit

22/09/09
Community Matters toolkit 'Engaging Young People in Your Community Organisation' is now available to download for free on its website.

Free Handyperson Home Security Training

22/09/09
The Home Office, in partnership with Foundations (the national agency for home improvement agencies) and Dept for Communities and Local Government, has organised a programme of free handypeople home security training for voluntary and community sector organisations working with vulnerable clients....

Launch of The Social Investment Business

18/09/09
The Social Investment Business was formally launched on 17 September at Westminister Central Hall with 1,000 delegates attending. The Social Investment Business is the new trading name for Futurebuilders England Fund Management Limited which manages the Futurebuilders Fund, The Social Enterprise...

Communitybuilders now open for applications

07/09/09
The Communitybuillders Programme is now open for applications. To find out if you are eligible visit the eligibility checker. Communitybuilders is designed to help organisations work towards long-term financial stability and sustainability so they can continue to meet the needs of their...

'Community sector organisations now in receipt of patient capital grow faster than general charities' evaluation of ACF

09/07/09
A report by the Centre for Social Evaluation Research at London Metropolitan University found that ACF funded organisations had, as a group, increased their income, reserves, assets and organisational capacity. The gross income of ACF investees grew by over 160 per cent in the six years that...

Communities to benefit from asset transfer 'centre of excellence' as Blears launches the Asset Transfer Unit

27/04/09
The Asset Transfer Unit, which is led and managed by the DTA in association with Community Matters and the Local Government Association, was launched by Hazel Blears on 27th April at Stockwell Community Centre in London. The launch of the Asset Transfer Unit (ATU) in Lambeth yesterday, marks a...

Community Shares: promoting enterprise, equity and engagement through community shares and bonds

03/02/09
With the gloomy economic climate being topic of choice in all sectors, community-owned enterprises and the Government are set to provide a shining light leading the way for communities across the country to create common wealth in their local areas and transform communities for good. With...