Leeds - Helping Agencies
This information is taken from the Leeds City Council publication "Small Grants to Voluntary, Community and Faith Organisations" Updated June 2008
If anyone needs assistance with this information in a language other than English, please phone the number below to let us know and we will arrange for someone to provide help.
This information is also available in other formats on request.
BENGALI; CHINESE; FARSI; HINDI; KURDISH; PUNJABI; URDU; FRENCH; POLISH
Each grant has specific contact details of where to go for help or advice.
For more general enquiries or for the information in other formats please contact:
Julia Holden on 0113 395 2393
Email: regeneration.resources@leeds.gov.uk
Address:- Regeneration Service, 6th Floor West, Merrion House, 110 Merrion Centre, Leeds LS2 8BB
Below is information about:
Organisations offering support & advice
- Fit 4 Funding (Charities Information Bureau)
- Leeds Community Foundation
- Leeds Voice
- PERS - Pay and Employment Rights Service
- Voluntary Action Leeds
- WYCAS
- Leeds Infrastructure Consortium Members
Support
Leeds City Council is working with the Leeds Community Foundation to make available further information about other sources of small grants.
A grant from Leeds City Council's infra-structure Fund has enabled the Foundation to commission this special website with up-to-date information about small grants available for groups in Leeds. It also provides details of other funding sources including the National Lottery and national grant-making trusts.
This new website has been developed by fit4funding and is supported by Voluntary Action Leeds.
It can be found at: www.fundsinleeds.org.uk
We realise that not all groups will have access to the internet and that many of you may like further support in finding out more about applying for small grants.
In the following pages, therefore, you will find information about a range of organisations that can provide you with extra help and assistance.
FIT4FUNDING (FORMALLY THE CHARITIES INFORMATION BUREAU)
fit4funding supports voluntary organisations and community groups in West Yorkshire to receive funding for their work; and supports funding advisors and agencies to give effective funding advice.
We do this through providing:
Training at venues throughout Leeds, on topics including:
- Writing funding applications;
- developing a funding strategy;
- writing a business plan;
- good practice in giving funding advice;
- good practice in grant giving;
- accessing and managing European funding;
- monitoring and evaluation.
Our courses are delivered throughout the year, at different times and at different levels to suit your needs - some are short, some are longer, some are tailor made, and many are accredited through West and North Yorkshire Open College Network. Let us know what you need!
Funding Information, including:
Regular e-mail updates and newsletters to keep you informed of funding sources; this (and also the fit4funding) Website, full of resources and information sheets to guide you on funding issues; "Funding Points" at venues in Leeds where you can find out more about funding sources and how to access them.
Consultancy:
In some cases, we offer additional one-to-one support. We work through funding clinics and consultancies to help groups plan their fundraising more effectively.
Who do we work with? We can support you if you are:
- A member of a voluntary or community group - however big or small.
- A development worker supporting and advising voluntary and community groups on funding issues.
- A member of a grants panel responsible for distributing funds
To find out more about any of our services, please contact:
fit4funding
93 Lawefield Lane
Wakefield
WF2 8SU
Tel: 01924 239063
Fax: 01924 239431
Email: info@fit4founding.org.uk
Website: www.fit4funding.org.uk
LEEDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Supported by Leeds City Council through the Infra-structure Support Fund
The Leeds Community Foundation is an independent grant-making organisation that raises funds from the private sector (primarily individuals and companies), as well as working alongside statutory funders with money to distribute. These funds are then made available, in the form of grants, to small-to-medium sized voluntary, community and faith sector groups in Leeds.
The Foundation also acts as a flow-through funder for national organisations wanting to give grants in Leeds. An example of this is the Sport Relief Fund that the Foundation manages in Leeds, on behalf of Comic Relief.
The Foundation is using the grant from the infra-structure support fund to work in partnership with fit4funding and Voluntary Action Leeds to provide an online funding database. This gives details of local funding and grant availability for VCFS organisations.
This can be found on this website.
The grant also enables the Foundation to work with other infra-structure groups to hold up to three Funding Fairs a year, in different parts of the city. The aim of these events is to encourage other grant-making organisations to take a stand and provide face-to-face advice to groups seeking funding. Further details of these events can be found at www.leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk/latest-news.
For more information please contact Leeds Community Foundation at:
Leeds Community Foundation
1st Floor
6 Lisbon Square
Leeds
LS1 4LY
Tel: 0113 242 2426
Fax: 0113 242 2432
Email: info@leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk
LEEDS VOICE
Supported by Leeds City Council through the Infra-structure Support Fund
Leeds Voice is an independent voluntary sector organisation with three main aims:
- To ensure the work of the voluntary and community faith sector is valued and recognised
- To encourage and support two-way communication between voluntary, community and faith organisations and strategic partners such as Leeds City Council, Leeds PCT and West Yorkshire Police
- To provide a way for the voluntary and community sectors to be represented and have an influence at a grassroots and strategic level across the city
Leeds Voice can also help groups and organisations get together to build consortia and partnerships for contracts and funding.
What can Leeds Voice offer your group?
- The chance to get involved and make things happen
- Membership of a 3,000-strong network of voluntary, community and faith groups from Leeds
- Support from our team of dedicated co-ordinators on strategic issues
- A channel for your local group's concerns to be raised and talked about with partners from the council, PCT etc
- The opportunity to become a member of the Leeds Voice:
- Strategy Group
- Health Forum
- Environment Forum
- Children's and Young Peoples Services Forum
- Information on what is happening that may affect your work
- pREParation Training - find out how Leeds works and how to be a representative
- A direct and co-ordinated route to the Leeds Local Strategic Partnership and the Leeds Local Area Agreement (Leeds Strategic Plan)
- Publicity for your group's activities through our regular newsletter , website and regular e-bulletins
- Links with other local, regional and national groups & organisations
- Support in fulfilling your community's needs
For more information about any of our services, contact Leeds Voice on:
Tel: 0113 277 2227
E-mail: info@leedsvoice.org.uk
Website: www.leedsvoice.org.uk
PAY AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS SERVICE (PERS)
Supported by Leeds City Council through the Infra-structure Support Fund
PERS offers support to voluntary and community sector organisations in Leeds by providing a telephone information and advice service on employment rights issues.
This includes:
- advice to organisations on day to day employment issues, and adherence to the legal frameworks that exist to prevent discrimination at work
- advice and information on models of good practice (via telephone advice, publications and from their website)
- one to one consultancy with organisations with support tailored to their human resources needs. This might include terms and conditions, equal pay, compliance with Disability Discrimination Act, Race Relations Amendment Act, European directives etc. In practice this can mean working through the range of policies and procedures new organisations should adopt, and amending existing policies and practices of more established organisations to meet current legal requirements
- model policies and toolkits, including Recruitment & Selection, Equal Opportunities and Sick Pay
For more information please contact PERS at:
Pay and Employment Rights Service (Yorkshire) Ltd
Unit 14, Batley Enterprise Centre,
513 Bradford Road,
Batley
WF17 8LL Tel: 01924 428033
Fax: 01924 440906
Email: director@pers.org.uk
Website: www.pers.org.uk
VA-L - VOLUNTARY ACTION-LEEDS
Supported by Leeds City Council through the Infra-structure Support Fund
Voluntary Action-Leeds (VA-L) is the Council for Voluntary Service in Leeds. VA-L support and build the capacity of other voluntary, community, and faith organisations. They have been offering services since 1945 and are an acknowledged source of support and information on the voluntary and community sector.
VA-L's Information Centre offers:
- Access to the Funder Finder database and funding resources
- Regular printed and online newsletters - visit www.val.org.uk to subscribe
- Support with general enquiries, plus development and management advice
- Information, publications and periodicals
- Signposting service to specialist advice and support
- Peace, quiet, assistance and so much more...
The Information Centre is run on an appointment system - please call 0113 297 7948 to make an appointment.
VA-L's Small Groups Development worker who offers specialist advice and support to newly formed and small groups on governance, operational / strategic issues, policies & procedures and funding.
VA-L's other services include:
- Training - A regular training programme covers VA-L's and partner organisation's training. VA-L's can offer tailor made packages specifically designed for your group.
- A Volunteer Bureau matching volunteer opportunities with prospective volunteers
- capacITy - IT support project to take care of Information Technology needs, from installation to support and web hosting to training
- A Payroll Service to take the hassle out of payroll - our service administering salaries lets you concentrate on what you do best
Physical and Sensory Impairment Network - A network of groups working, supporting strategic engagement and co-operative acting. - Fundraising Advice - Direct support and advice for groups based in Inner North West Leeds.
- Leeds Infrastructure Consortium - A group of third sector infrastructure organisations working together to meet the needs of the frontline voluntary, community and faith sector.
VA-L is open from 9:00am-4:00pm. For more information about any of our services, contact us at Voluntary Action-Leeds, Stringer House, 34 Lupton Street, Hunslet, Leeds LS10 2QW.
Tel: 0113 297 7920 Fax: 0113 297 7921 Minicom: 0113 297 7941
Email: info@val.org.uk
Website: www.val.org.uk
WYCAS - WEST YORKSHIRE COMMUNITY ACCOUNTING SERVICES
Supported by Leeds City Council through the Infra-structure Support Fund
WYCAS is a small charitable company operating mainly in West Yorkshire. Our overall aim is to develop the ability of voluntary and community sector organisations with charitable aims to manage their money more efficiently and effectively to enable those organisations to better attain the objectives that they were set up to achieve.
The services that we offer include:
- One-to-one training and support for key finance staff
- Annual Accounts service
- Financial Management Training Courses
- Good Practice Guides
- Advice Line
- Financial Systems Health-checks and Remedial Work
- WYCAS Newsletter
For further information about our services, please contact:
WYCAS office
Stringer House
34 Lupton Street
Hunslet
Leeds
LS10 2QW
Tel Office: 0113 270 6291.
Tel Advice: 0113 270 6269.
Email: info@wycas.org.uk
Website: www.wycas.org.uk
LEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (LIC)
LIC is the affiliation of infra-structure organisations that support, represent and work on behalf of voluntary and community sector organisations in Leeds.
All the members of LIC that provide general, city-wide support are detailed in the pages above.
Those that focus on specific parts of the city, or on specialist areas, and that might be able to help with capacity building can be found below.
To find out more about the work of LIC, and to get a full list of members, please contact Richard Jackson as per the details under Voluntary Action Leeds above. Email: richard.jackson@val.org.uk.
To download a copy of the directory, please go to:
http://leeds.fit4funding.org.uk/help_and_advice/regional/west_yorkshire/leeds/
Or to see what support is available from members online go to:
www.leeds-ic.org.uk
LEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (LIC) MEMBERS
Active Faith Communities Programme (AFC)
Chantry House, Victoria Road, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3JB.
Contact: Jill Jones Resource Development Manager
Tel: 0845 658 0388
Fax: 0871 474 5671
E-Mail: info@activefaiths.org.uk
Website: www.activefaiths.org.uk
Area: City-wide
AFC offers capacity building advice and support to faith communities and faith based organisations in West Yorkshire engaging in projects and programmes around community development, regeneration, community cohesion and civil renewal. We work in partnership with other infrastructure support organisations to offer focused support in the areas of project planning, strategic planning, organisational and policy development, partnership development, trustee training, funding and business plan development, and human resources.
Burley Lodge Centre
42-46 Burley Lodge Road, Leeds LS6 1QF
Contact Person: Taira Kayani, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 0113 275 4142
Fax: 0113 275 3700
E-Mail: info@burleylodge.org.uk
Website: www.burleylodge.org
Postcodes: LS2, LS3, LS4, LS5, LS6 (Inner North West)
The Centre provides support to individuals and groups in the community that manage their own activities. The Volunteer Services Manager provides advice and support and helps with recruitment. The Centre also provides advice and support to groups that are beginning to trade on a social enterprise basis and are seeking to develop this activity.
Cardigan Centre
145-149 Cardigan Road, Leeds LS6 1LJ
Contact Person: Penny Bainbridge, Manager
Tel: 0113 275 9282
Fax: 0113 274 4759
E-Mail: office@cardigancentre.org.uk
Postcodes: Inner NW
Some of this work is generic (which means it applies to anyone or any group), but there are also specialised staff working with groups of young people and older people, and focusing on community health development. Infrastructure services include: office rental, administrative services, administration of grants, organising and administering networks of local organisations, supporting small groups which are setting up (i.e. capacity building, excluding funding advice, from 13+ years), support key community events, adult learning - programmes for 14+ year olds using Open College units.
East Leeds Health for All (ELHFA)
Unit 47, Cromwell Mount, Lincoln Green, Leeds LS9 7ST
Contact Person: Robina Mir, Manager
Tel: 0113 248 4880
Fax: 0113 248 4880
E-Mail: info@eastleedshealth.org.uk
Postcodes: Mainly LS9 (East Leeds)
East Leeds Health for All aims to reduce health inequalities experienced by people from disadvantaged groups, whose health needs are greatest. We run two drop-ins for local people, one that specialises in work with refugees and asylum seekers and a general drop in for the local community. We also provide open access advice and information at our main office, Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 3pm. We provide support for local community groups, can assist with preparing constitutions and applying for funding and can also provide a payroll
service for small community groups.
Leeds Connecting Communities
Suite 89, Oxford Place Centre, Leeds LS1 3AX
Main Contact: Martin Keat, Director
Tel: 0113 243 8422
Email: admin@leedsconnectingcommunities.org
Website: www.leedsconnectingcommunities.org
Leeds Connecting Communities is a voluntary organisation working to increase the capacity of the Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) of Leeds. We support BME groups and organisations to access information and advise them on how to develop and sustain their work. This can include: Information on funding sources available; advice on setting up a new group; signposting to additional support services; access to wider decision-making forums via the BME Network; Infrastructure support to BME Communities.
Leeds Faiths Forum
Chantry House, Victoria Road, Leeds LS5 3JB
Main Contact: Jacqui Friend, Administrator (Monday and Tuesday)
Tel: 0113 388 5096
Fax: 0871 474 5671
Email: info@leedsfaithsforum.org.uk
Website: www.leedsfaithsforum.org.uk
Postcodes: City-wide
The Forum offers a range of opportunities to explore issues of concern to faith communities e.g. the work of Education Leeds and the Health Service. It also provides a way for other organisations to contact the faith communities, sources of advice on "Religious Literacy" and open events. A council of eight faiths leads the forum and it facilitates the nomination of faith participants to key boards such as the Leeds Initiative. It advises and works with the city on key work such as regeneration and community cohesion. It brings faith communities together to explore issues and presents its findings to the faiths and to government bodies.
Leeds Older People's Forum (LOPF)
60 Upper Basinghall Street, Leeds LS1 5HR
Main Contact: Wesley Grant, Forum Manager
Tel: 0113 380 4911
Fax: 0113 242 7404
Email: info@opforum.org.uk
Website: www.opforum.org.uk
Email: manager@opforum.org.uk
Postcodes City wide
LOPF provides information, support, networking and consultation opportunities for the Older People's Voluntary Sector in Leeds. With a membership of 110 organisations (June 2005) LOPF provides a strong voice for the older people's voluntary sector - sitting on a number of statutory policy making and working groups within health, social services, transport, housing etc.
Leeds Play Network
Unit 2, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Westland Road, Beeston, Leeds LS11 5SE
Main Contact: Noreen Edwards, Office Manager/Company Secretary
Tel: 0113 243 5566
Fax: 0113 243 1144
Email: info@leedsplaynetwork.org.uk
Website: www.leedsplaynetwork.org.uk
Postcodes: City-wide
Leeds Play Network provides advice, support, information and training for play providers across Leeds. We can provide specialist training for playworkers and play providers at various community venues across the city. As an umbrella organisation, we are now involved in several projects, all related to the development of the 'quality of play for children'. In response to requests, we also offer training, events and support on a wide-range of play-related issues at suitable locations throughout Leeds.
South Leeds Health for All (SLHFA)
Tenants Hall, Acre Close, Middleton, Leeds LS10 4HX
Main Contact: Pat McGeever, CEO
Tel: 0113 270 6903
Fax: 0113 277 6868
Email: info@slhfa.org.uk
Website: www.slhfa.co.uk
Postcodes: Mainly LS10 and LS11, although some work is city-wide.
South Leeds Health for All establishes and supports community based groups and projects serving the needs of disadvantaged communities in South Leeds. The organisation aims to; redress inequalities and promote community participation as well as collaboration between voluntary, statutory and community groups and agencies. We assist a wide range of community groups, support them to prepare and adopt constitutions and apply for funding.
Volition
26 St Michaels Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3AW
Main Contact: Pip Goff, Manager
Tel: 0113 274 9585
Email: info@volition.org.uk
Website: www.volition.org.uk
Postcodes: City-wide
Volition represents and supports and promotes the interests of the mental health voluntary sector in Leeds, providing information including production of regular newsletters, liaison with service commissioners and planners, links with statutory agencies and organising events.
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