FiCDundee SEs Aspiring Event

On March 13, Faith in Community Dundee organized a small event on Social Enterprise in collaboration with Dundee Social Enterprise Network (SEN) at The Factory Skatepark. A total of 8 people, representing different churches and projects, participated in the event. Susan Smith from Dundee SEN introduced the concept of social enterprise - its definition, criteria and legal status and explored options to manage a business model for charity oriented entities. After the introduction session, Peter Friend from Helm Training shared his experience of running a social enterprise - its ethos and community engagement. Towards the end of the event, the floor was open for discussion where participants looked at how to get started and what kind of support - resources, knowledge and experience - is available to budding social enterprises, through Dundee SEN and other organizations.

Photos from the event    

Susan, Dundee SEN introducing Social Enterprise	Participants exploring the Social Enterprise ideas
Participants listening to the presentation	Gordon, FiCDundee sharing his thoughts

 

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FISCAF Small Grants - Deadline March 11 - HURRY!

 

Faiths in Scotland Community Action Fund (FISCAF) will be having a further round of small grant awards before the end of March. If your group has an idea for a small grant of up to £2000, please visit the website www.fiscaf.org to check if you meet the application criteria.  If so, you can request a copy of the application form.  Your application must be received by no later than 5pm on Monday 11 March, and you will hear about the outcome by the end of March.

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Latest Funding Opportunities

 

Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneurs Programme - 2013 Round Open
The Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new round of its Social Entrepreneurs Programme which aims to support community-focused businesspeople across the UK to start or scale-up their projects.

The programme comprises the following support strands:
Start Up - For those who are in the early stage development of a project or organisation. This programme will support personal development and business skills development to help turn projects or project ideas into a reality.
Scale Up - For established organisations that are looking to take their operations to the next level. This programme will equip applicants with the tools to develop their enterprise further and maximise its social impact.
The support available breaks down as follows:

• ‘Start Up’ grants of £4,000 awarded and a place on a Start Up SSE learning programme.
• ‘Scale Up’ grants of £15,000 awarded and a place on a Scale Up SSE learning programme.

Individuals who are leading or planning to set up a project or social enterprise organisation which will create social change in the UK may apply.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 3pm on 2 April 2013.
Click here for more information. Source: Lloyds Banking Group

Sport and Recreation Alliance 2013 Awards Now Open

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Sport and Recreation Alliance Awards to recognise sporting organisations or professional clubs for their achievements. These annual awards from the Sport and Recreation Alliance are designed to highlight the breadth of work that is undertaken in the community sport and recreation sector. The awards are now in their 20th year and offer the opportunity for exceptional clubs to be recognised for the excellent work they do.

The awards, formerly the Sports Club of the Year Awards, changed their name to reflect the wide variety of members’ activities, and include new categories to recognise the breadth of work that is carried out by the sport and recreation sector as a whole. The Sport and Recreation Alliance is the umbrella organisation for the governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation in the UK and represents more than 320 members – organisations like The FA, the Rugby Football Union, UK Athletics, the Ramblers, British Rowing and the Royal Academy of Dance.

This year, awards and prize money will be presented for the categories of:

• Community Sport and Recreation Overall Winner – £2,000
• Volunteer Management – £1,000
• School Links – £1,000
• Professional Club Community Programme of the Year Award – £1,000
• Green Thinking – £1,000
• Innovative Project Award – £1,000

All types of sport and recreation organisations are eligible to enter; however, the entry must be endorsed by the club's national governing body, head office, or a county sports partnership. The deadline for nominations is 3 May 2013.

Further information is available on the Sport and Recreation Alliance website.

Source: Sport and Recreation Alliance 

Open Lecture at the Al-Maktoum College

Qur'an Manuscripts: Thoughts on How the Text was Preserved and
Passed on

OPEN LECTURE
Rev Dr Keith Small
Wednesday 20 February 2013 at 6pm
AL-MAKTOUM COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 

Modern studies of the old manuscripts can provide valuable insight into our knowledge of how sacred texts have been preserved and passed on from their earliest days. Using some of these methods to look at ancient Qur'an manuscripts some observations will be made concerning the earliest forms of the Qur'an that have been preserved and how the text has developed into the form in use today. Some thoughts will also be shared concerning the relationship between oral and written transmission as oral features were increasingly incorporated into written manuscripts. Manuscripts from collections in Yemen, Istanbul, Paris Oxford, and London will be featured.

The Rev Dr Keith Small is a visiting Lecturer and Associate Research Fellow at the London School of Theology and teaches both undergraduates and postgraduates in Britain and internationally concerning Islamic and Christian theology and especially the history of the texts of the Qur'an and the New Testament. Dr. Small has taught internationally and at major academic conferences in Britain, Germany, France, and the USA. His book Textual Criticism and Qur'an Manuscripts was published by Lexington books in April 2011.

This lecture is FREE to attend and open to the public
However registration is required due to capacity
To register Email: openlectures@almi.abdn.ac.uk
Telephone: 01382 908070 Website: www.almi.abdn.ac.uk
Refreshments will be available half an hour before the lecture
Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education | 124 Blackness Road | Dundee | DD1 5PE

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