COMMUNITY ACTION: MK – Supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector of Milton Keynes

Become a Chair of Trustees at MK Play Association

MK Play Association (MKPA), one of the longest-serving independent charities in Milton Keynes, dedicated to developing the health and wellbeing of children through play within... Read More
Inclusion not Exceptionalism

This is a blog from Dumi Senda - thank you for sharing this with us. More information about how to get in touch with Dumi... Read More
Collaborative Action Groups: The Story So Far…

We started our new Collaborative Action Groups project a few weeks ago, which has been made possible thanks to the funding from MK Community Foundation... Read More
Re-thinking Equality in Milton Keynes for post-crisis times: 2

Join the debate. Re-thinking Equality in Milton Keynes for post-crisis times. A series of online events in summer 2020. (more…)
Refugee Week: 15th -21st June

This week is focused on celebrating refugees, and understanding the journey they take. (more…)
Making Carers Visible

Caring can be rewarding but also challenging, and many carers are currently dealing with more challenges than ever before. It is important that carers know... Read More
#NeverMoreNeeded – Help us ask the Government for urgent help

In the face of coronavirus, charities are #NeverMoreNeeded – for the essential support they provide in crisis and beyond, and how they shape our society... Read More
Black Lives Matter

Today, black people in Britain are still being dehumanised by the media, disproportionately imprisoned and dying in police custody, and now also dying disproportionately of Covid-19. (See more in this article... Read More

Volunteering:

MK Play Association is urgently looking for a new Chair of Trustees. Read more.

Strengthening Groups

Persimmon Homes’ Building Futures £1million scheme: support the local charities, The Henry Allen Trust and MK Play Association. Read more.
11th August: Webinar on GDPR issues for charities with Slaughter & May. Read more.
Charity Digital Skills Report: highlighting the impact of COVID-19 impact on the digital landscape within the charity sector in the UK. Read more.

Mobilising communities:

Workplace Wellbeing Survey for people who work in Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. Read more.
Creative summer challenge up with Inter-Action MK has teamed up with MAKE (MK Cultural Education Partnership) for a creative summer challenge. Free, and open to children and their families, these activities are great for the school summer holiday period. Read more.

Funding

Lloyds Bank Foundation: £7.4 mln Covid-19 Recovery Funding for small charities working on complex social issues. Deadline: 3rd August. Read more.
GSK Impact Awards 2021: funding for charities running health projects. Deadline: 14th September Read more.
Next Steps Accomodation programme launched by the government towards the next stage of the #COVID19 Rough Sleeping response – funding available through the local authorities. Read more.
Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund – grants for grassroots live music venues, including #communityvenues, that are at imminent risk of insolvency owing to the #Covid19 outbreak and resulting lockdown. Deadline 3rd August. Read more.

Influencing Decision and Policy Making

England’s Economic Heartland has published a Draft Transport Strategy which sets out a new approach to connectivity for the region’s transport system, which supports a green recovery from COVID-19. More information on the consultation process to follow. Read more
Reforming commissioning & contracting – Over the last month Children England, NAVCA, Locality, NCVO and Lloyds Bank Foundation have been gathering evidence from charities and social enterprises about commissioning responses. You can use this online form to share your experiences of public service contracts during the pandemic through. Read more.