South East Regional Drug Task Force Small Grants 2008: The South East Regional Drug Task Force is pleased to announce the availability of grants for Community and Voluntary groups and projects that are responding, or wish to respond, to drug issues in their area. Grants to a maximum of €1,200 are available to groups and projects for proposals that meet the criteria. Applications forms and further details are available from 051 841144, or the SERDTF, Farronshoneen Youth and Community Centre, Upper Grange, Waterford. Closing date is 9 th of June 2008.

Reps 4 Traditional Farm Building Grant Scheme: This grant is available for the conservation of the exterior appearance of farm outbuildings, including roof, wall window and door repairs. Only essential repairs that conserve the character and weatherproofing of the building will be considered. Closingdate is the 30 th of April 2008. Further information is available from Amanda Ryan, The Heritage Council, Rothe House, Kilkenny by emailing Amanda@heiritagecouncil.com on their website www.heritagecouncil.ie or calling 056 7770777

Clan Credo – Social Investment Fund – is used by projects to develop social enterprises or address a social need. It has been used for such things including eldercare, environmental projects, community enterprise, accessible transport, services for the unemployed, social housing and childcare. Further information can be obtained by contacting Jennifer Hennessy at 01 4002100 emailing info@clanncredo.ie or www.clanncredo.ie

Ray Murphy fund for leadership education and training. This programme has been set up to assist and encourage managers within the community and voluntary sectors to access leadership education training. It is being administered by the Community Foundation. Five grants will be awarded annually and will be for a maximum of €4,000 each. Further information can be gained by contacting their office at 01 8747354 or on their website www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/

St. Stephens Green Trust Grant Scheme 2008 . This scheme has four focus area:

• Specific areas of disability.
• Development and integration (older people in isolation, new communities,
• Breaking the link (homelessness, offenders)
• Christian values and social change.

For further information on the scheme contact Orla O’Neill at info@ssgt.ie or 045 480666, www.ssgt.ie

closing dates for applications is 2 nd of May 2008 and 5 th of September 2008 .

28 th Cork Youth film and Video Festival Call for Entries. They are calling all budding Speilberg’s to submit films for this year’s festival. Films in fiction, documentary, and animation, experimental, musical and digital animation will be accepted for entry. The festival will from the 15-17 of May 2008. Deadline for entries is 20 th of April 2008. The entry fee is €12, for further information contact Derek at 021 4306019 or email Helen hprout@europ.com. Closing date for entries is the 20 th of April 2008.

International Bursaries for the Institute of Fundraising National Convention taking place in July in London. The Institute of Fundraising in partnership with AFP, offers a bursary scheme for international fundraising professionals who wish to attend the National Convention. It will take place in London from 7 th to the 9 th of July. There are 10 bursaries available; you can apply on line at www.nationalconvention.org.uk/intbursaries.phpclosing date for an application is the 25 th of April 2008.

The Community Foundation for Irelands Small Grants Scheme 2008 The Community Foundation for Ireland works to complement the work of charitable organisations in Ireland. It has set the following as deadlines for applications in 2008 29 th August and 31 st of October. Areas which will be eligible include: support for carers, reducing social isolation of older people, supports for people leaving institutional care, supports for sexual minorities, assisting the building of networks and structures for ethnic minorities, and supports for initiatives involving parents and their children risk of poverty and exclusion. Further information is available from Helen Beatty, 01 8747354 or at hbeatty@foundation.ie

Artist in the Community Scheme 2008: The aim of this scheme is to encourage intense collaboration between communities of place and or interest and artists culminating in an artwork or project in which the members of the community group and artists work together in order to realise an artistic project or event. Phase two for communities interested in a project for which there is grant aid of €5,000 to €10,000 available, closing date is 27 th June 2008 for further information contact Katherine Atkinson at 01 4736600 or email support@create-ireland.ie

Publications Grants from Citizen Information Board. The Publications Grants Scheme supports voluntary organisations with an information dissemination role to meet specific publication needs. Small grants are available ranging from €254 to €3000. Publications are generally part funded. Further information is available from Administrator for Information Publications and Social Policy Service, Citizens Information Board, 7 th Floor Hume House, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 or 01 6059000.

Community and Voluntary Grant Scheme The Programme of grants for locally-based Community and Voluntary Organisations for the refurbishment of facilities has no closing date. Further details can be got at www.pobail.ie or by ringing 071 9186759 or from Voluntary Community Supports, Dept. of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Teeling St., Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo.

Greener Homes Scheme Grant The Greener Homes Scheme Grant from €300 to €6,500 is now available and provides assistance to homeowners who intend to purchase a new renewable energy heating system for either a new or existing home. For further details contact www.sei.ie Greener Homes Scheme, Sustainable Energy Ireland, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Phone 1850 734 734 or email greenerhomes@sei.ie.

Renewable Heat Deployment Programme (ReHEAT) Under this programme grants are available for the use of qualifying renewable heat systems such as boilers fuelled by wood chips and or wood pellets, solar thermal systems and heat pumps. This programme will provide assistance towards heating systems in industrial, commercial, public and community premises in Ireland. The programme is administered through Sustainable Energy Ireland, who can be contacted at www.sei.ie Sustainable Energy Ireland, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Phone 1850 734 734.

Community Support for Older People. The Scheme for the Community Support of Older People aims to improve the security and social support of vulnerable older people in their homes. For further information contact: Voluntary and Community Supports Division, Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Teeling St., Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. Phone No. (071) 9186759/ 9186762/ 9186763 .

Information

The Care and Conservation of Historic Graveyards; Working in Partnership Seminar will take place at 1.30pm on Thursday 24 th of April in The Newpark Hotel Kilkenny. The aim of the seminar is to provide participants, with the knowledge of the main provisions of legislation, policy and procedure relating to graveyards and to offer advice to those caring for or cleaning up graveyards and to encourage careful planning of any such developments. Attendance at this seminar is a condition of the Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough Council Historic Graveyard Grant Scheme 2008. For further information contact Elizabeth Shortall, Kilkenny Borough Council 056 7794533, email Elizabeth.shortall@kilkennycity.iePre booking on this seminar is essential, closing date for booking is the 18 th of April.

New Futures Mapping the Road Ahead : the Annual Conference for the community and Voluntary Sector, organised by the Wheel, will take place on lst of May 2008 in Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin. For further information contact the wheel on their website at www.wheel.ie to book your place.

Wood Energy Open Day on Friday 25 th of April in the Clare Inn, Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare. The day will look at a tour of a number of wood energy sites, briefing seminar by key speakers and a Wood Chip Quality Workshop with Bernard Rice. To book you place contact Gloria Callinan at Rural Resource Development on 061 361144 or gcallinan@rrd.ie

Engaging your Community/ putting words into practice . A major national training seminar focusing on partnership work with adult community groups. It will take place on the 24 th - 26 th of April 2008 in the Causeway Hotel, Moyle. This event is being organised by the Causeway Museum Service, who can be contacted at 028 70347234 or cms@colerainebc.gov.uk

A Brighter Future for Children in Care A one day conference hosted by Fostering First Ireland will take place on the 30 th of April 2008, in The Grand Hotel, Malahide, and Dublin. It will commence at 9.00 and run till 4.30. For further information contact Fostering First Ireland at 01 6619012 or check their website www.ffi.ie

The Wheel Annual Conference and AGM will take place on Thursday 1 st of May in the Croke ParkConference Centre from 9.30am to 4.30pm. It will be entitled New Futures-The Road Ahead. For further information contact www.wheel.ie

Citizens Information Board Group Insurance Scheme for Voluntary Service Organisations: Any voluntary organisation or community group involved in providing a social service can avail of this scheme. Organisations need to complete an Affiliation Form and Proposal Form that meet the criteria of membership of Citizens Information Board Group Insurance Scheme. For further information contact Delores at 01 462 0444 or www.citizensinformationboard.ie/providers/providers_voluntary_insurance.html

Medieval Fair : Camphill in Jerpoint are planning a Medieval Fair on the 21 st of June 2008, any group or small business who would like to participate on exhibit at the event, should contact camphilljerpoint@eircom.net

Training programmes.

Failte Ireland Local Tour Guide Programme: Failte Ireland, in conjunction with BNS LEADER Company and Kilkenny County Enterprise Board are planning on running a Local Tour Guide Training Programme during the months of May and June. The objective is to give a group of local people from across County Kilkenny and South East Tipperary region with the relevant communication and information skills to offer quality tour guiding service for visitors in the region. Failte Ireland will host the information seminar to provide an overview and further information on the programme on Tuesday 22 nd of April next in the Friary House, Callan at 7.00pm. So if you are interested in attending, or would like to apply for a place on the programme, please contact Catherine Cross at 056 7755519 ext 3 or email catherine@kceb.ie as places are limited.

Waterford Institute of Technology – Open evening for undergraduate and Post graduate Programmes in Education, will take place at 6pm on Tuesday 15 th of April, 2008, in WIT Cork Road Campus, Waterford. To book your place or for further information contact 051 302040.

Empower Training will run the following courses in Kilkenny:

• Team Leadership: 7 th, 14 th 21 st May
• Receptionist and Front Office Skills 20 th and 21 st May
• Supervisory Management 23 rd and 30 th April, 7 th, 14 th 21 st of May
• Professional Certificate in Facilitation Skills 8 th, 15 th, 22 nd, 29 th May and the 5 th of June

For further information contact Empower Training 056 7756736 or info@empowertraining.ie

URRUS Irelands Community Addiction Studies Training Centre , a Ballymun Youth Action Project Initiative is offering the following programmes:

• Crack Cocaine: 18/04/08
• Motivational Interviewing: 23 rd, 24 th 25 th April and 19 th and 20 th May
• Community Addiction Studies Course: Autumn 2008 and Spring 2009 (20 sessions)

For further information contact Horizons Centre, Balcurris Rd., Ballymun, Dublin 11 01 8467980 or email urrus@iol.ie

Asset Based Community Development: a radical new way of community Building : ABCD challenges the traditional approach to solving urban and rural development problems which focuses service providers and funding agencies on the needs and deficiencies of communities and demonstrates that community assets are key building blocks in sustainable rural community revitalisation. A intensive two day workshop will be held on the 25 th and 26 th of April for further information contact Siobhan at 090 6624484 or email aonad@eircom.net

National Learning Network: Continuous Professional Development has released the following on its training calendar for 2008.

Practical Skills for Trainers: Portlaoise 16 th and 17 th of April and 8 th of May

Mental Health Awareness Dublin 6 th, 7 th and 27 th May

FETAC Assessor Training Portlaois 4 th, 5 th and 19 th June

Specific Learning Difficulties Awareness Dublin 17 th and 18 th June and 9 th July

For further information contact the National Learning Network at 01 2000150 or email cpd@nln.ie

Health Promotion Department of HSE have released the following on their training calendar for 2008.

• Introduction to Advocacy Kilkenny 24 th April contact Frances at 056 7761400
• Facilitation Skills Training Carlow 21 st and 22 nd May contact Frances
• Introduction to Health Promotion Carlow 16 th and 17 th April contact Frances

Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups – National Governance Project. Offer customised board training. The Carmichael Centre has been delivering training courses to the boards or management committees of community and voluntary organisations since 2000. They will tailor a training course or workshop for your and deliver it to you at the time and place that suits you. For further information contact Danielle at 01 8735285 or email Danielle@carmichaelcentre.ie

FEIW Women’s Enterprise Programme 2008 . This innovative programme will cover 14 topics over 16 sessions, with one three hour session every week between January and June 2008. It will be run in the evening time on Mondays from 7.00-10.00pm. It is aimed at any woman in business that has been running for at least one year, who demonstrates a clear intention to grow their business in the coming twelve months. For further information contact Louise Dalton at 051 302946 at the Centre for Entrepreneurship, School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology, Carriganore Campus, Cork Rd., Waterford or email ldalton@wit.ie.

More Power to you-th: Training course BT the National Youth Development Education Programme . For further information on this training please contact Alan Hayes at 01 4255932 or alan.hayes@nyci.ie

Organic Gardening Courses Oracle Organic Farm in Nurney, Carlow are offering short term courses in Organic Gardening throughout the summer. The courses are run on a Saturday and different aspects of organic growing are covered each day. The tutor is an experienced grower and teacher. For further information contact Grace at 087 9358148.

Certificate in Grantsmanship is a LEVEL 3 online course. It is aimed at community and voluntary organisations working to set up manage and sustain community projects and services. This is an accredited short course which will provide the ideas, knowledge, confidence and skills required to become a creative and successful fundraiser. For further information contact 0191 2755042 or www.fundraisingskills.co.uk.

Suggested websites:

www.bnsrd.com BNS’s website is updated regularly, and includes contact details and information on the organisations activities throughout the area.

www.kceb.ie/ts.shtml Kilkenny County Enterprise Board provides training for business and enterprises. They are currently enrolling for their autumn classes.

www.kilkennyvec.ie/content/read/title/introduction-to-adult-education The VEC offers a variety of adult education and training programmes for individuals and community groups throughout Kilkenny. Many courses are currently enrolling.

www.kkccc.ie Kilkenny County Childcare Committee offers training programmes for childcare providers, childminders and individuals, interested in childcare training programmes.

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