MODA moved from its old address at 64 Broadway, Stratford E15 to a new
address close by.
The new address is: MODA, 1 Mark Street,
Stratford, E15 4GY.
Our new telephone number is 020 8555 8948.
It is a nice building with all facilities including training room and meeting rooms. On this occasion MODA will provide five days free training in community and organisational development to bame charities. We will inform you of the dates and programme soon. Watch this space!
N.B. Our email address is still: info@moda.org.uk
Refugee Week 2007: 18th- 24th June 2007
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.
As in 2006, there will be no specific theme for Refugee Week 2007. Event organisers are encouraged to organise events around the idea that Refugee Week is a space of encounters between different communities and an opportunity to use more creative ways to bring refugee experiences closer to wider audiences. Every year during Refugee Week hundreds of events are organised across the UK. In 2006, there were over 450 small and large events, ranging from big music festivals and art exhibitions to political debates, film screenings, conferences, school activities, sports and community events etc.
For further information about events and collaborations please click here.
In partnership with the Refugee Council, Refugee Week asked a
number of guest editors to contribute to a blog in the lead up to Refugee
Week to talk about their encounters of, experiences of, and thoughts
on refugees and asylum.
As Refugee Week is a celebration of the contribution of refugees to the UK through a programme of arts, cultural and educational events, the first guest editor is an artist - Margareta Kern - who explores whether labels such as 'refugee art' or refugee artist' are help or a hindrance. On Wednesday, 13 June, a second piece from Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenhama, was published and on Friday, 15 June, a Zimbabwean refugee gives his own perspective on asylum.
Please feel free to add your own comment to this pieces (just click on 'comments' at the end of Margareta's piece) - what are your own thoughts or experiences on these subjects?
Kurdish Cultural Centre’s events for the Refugee Week 2007
include:
Photo exhibition: more than 50 photos of the
history of Kurdish Community in London. The Photos show post activities
of our Volunteers, when they were Asylum Seekers or Refugees. Opening
date: 22/6/2007 from 8.30 to 9,30 pm. Other days: 24 – 29/6/2007
from 11am to 5 pm.
Venue: Kurdish Cultural Centre, 14 Stannary Street, London SE11 4AA
Tel. 020 7735 0918, email. admin@kcclondon.org
Wednesday 20th June 1-6pm, MHT House, Crescent Lane, London SW4 9RS
Refugee Support invite you to join their celebrations
of Refugee Week and their 50th Anniversary.
Please RSVP to: Diane Smith, Refugee Support, email: diane.smith@mht.co.uk
, tel. 0207 501 2233
Refugee Support (RS) was created 50 years ago and is one of the country's leading providers of housing and support for refugees and asylum seekers. RS is the brand name of Metropolitan Support Trust’s (MST) refugee services, which is a part of MHP, a family of social businesses that support and complement each other's work. For further info visit: www.refugeesupport.org.uk
Voluntary Action Westminster’s Partners in Health and Care Project
presents
A Briefing event for the Voluntary and Community Sector on the proposed:
Academic Health Science Centre
21 June, 11.00 – 12.30pm, Abrar House, 45 Crawford Place, London W1H 4LP
Main Speaker: Professor Steve Smith, Principle of Imperial College, University of London
The Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) is a proposed merger between
three organisations (Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, Imperial College
London and St Mary’s NHS Trust) to work with local communities to
establish a world-class healthcare system, including research and education.
The idea behind the AHSC is that it will best respond to patient needs
and the changing NHS, strengthen and build on existing partnerships with
local communities and work more effectively to improve the health of the
community.
The partners are carrying out a consultation which runs from 1st of
May to 31st of July 2007 and want to hear the views of the public, including
voluntary and community organisations to inform the proposals.
The briefing event will provide an opportunity for the VCS to be informed
about progress so far and an opportunity make their views heard and contribute
in shaping the future direction of the AHSC. The AHSC consultation document
can accessed and downloaded from the following website: www.ahsc.org.uk
If you would like to attend the briefing event please telephone Abu Sufian, Partnership Development Officer on 020 7535 0484 or Email: asufian@vawcvs.org to confirm your attendance by the 18th of June.
18 July 2007 From 2pm – 5pm ; Development House, 56-64 Leonard
St, London EC2A 4JX.
Creative Exchange are delighted to offer a half-day seminar
with US writer and consultant Arlene Goldbard. Arlene will draw on her
lengthy experience working with practitioners to address the ethics of
community arts practice and cultural development.
As more and more artists get involved in the exciting field of community
cultural development, they encounter the unique ethical challenges of
participatory arts practice. How is it possible to balance the commitment
to a funder or sponsoring organization with commitments to community participants?
Is the community artist’s role to channel others’ creativity
without intruding, or should the artist’s own aesthetics, values,
and priorities be part of the mix? How do you handle censorship, conflict,
disruption?
Arlene Goldbard is a writer and consultant whose focus is the intersection
of culture, politics and spirituality. Her most recent book, New Creative
Community: The Art of Cultural Development was published by New Village
Press in November 2006. Her essays have been published in In Motion Magazine,
Art in America, Theatre, Tikkun, and many other journals. She has addressed
countless academic and community audiences and recent topics include “Converging
Worlds: Art, Politics and Community and “Higher Ground: Community
Arts as Spiritual Practice”. She has provided advice and counsel
to hundreds of community-based organizations, independent media groups,
and public and private funders and policymakers. For more information
on Arlene Goldbard and her publications visit http://www.arlenegoldbard.com/
For further information and to book your place click here or contact Clodagh Miskelly; Email: info@creativexchange.org; Tel: 020 70650980. Places are limited and must be reserved and paid for in advance. General Public: £25; Creative Exchange Partners: £15; Concessions: £5.
Wednesday 27th June 2007; 1:00pm – 4:00pm
NCVO, Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL.
BTEG will be hosting The Fundraising Networking Event: a great opportunity for you to meet with like minded people from the Voluntary Sector who have expertise in Business Planning, Fundraising Strategy, Governance and other Funding issues. This Networking opportunity will provide you with a range of possible solutions or ideas to your particular questions; with the benefit of solutions coming from people who have experienced the same concerns.
For further information or bookings please contact: Anthony Findley, Network Facilitator, Black Training & Enterprise Group, Tel: 020 7843 6126, email Anthony@bteg.co.uk
Wednesday 4 July, from 10am – 5pm; Haberdashers Hall, 18 West
Smithfield, London EC1A 9HQ
Join Futurebuilders for a big debate on the role of the third sector in delivering public services and how well the Futurebuilders investment model is working. Hear evidence from their new learning report and explore the experiences of Futurebuilders investees, third sector entrepreneurs, public sector commissioners and central government. Come and have your say on the impact of Futurebuilders England’s investment in the third sector to improve public services.
Delegates will also receive a copy of Futurebuilders England’s 2nd Learning Report. Drinks reception, sponsored by Unity Trust Bank to follow at 5pm. For further information and to book a place please click here.
4 July 2007 - 10am-4pm, Abbey Community Centre, London SW1.
Cost:£80 for Voluntary and Community Sector; £100 for Public
and Statutory Sector
This is a Bassac’s ChangeCheck one-day workshop on Community Impact Assessment for development workers in the community.
What will you get from the day? An approach to help organisations (or those you work with) to discuss and assess their impact and how it might be improved. A chance to discuss ChangeCheck and other approaches to community impact assessment such as Telling Your Story (a Development Trusts Association programme) and how these link to other evaluation and assessment techniques. Lessons from the ways that other community-based organisations have used this technique to assess their impact. Ideas on how to present impacts to help you gain support from staff, volunteers, trustees and funders. An action plan for making a start
For further information, and to book a place click
here or contact Carole Macqueen, London Manager, bassac, carole@bassac.org.uk
Managing Diversity - 13-15 July 2007
This course is for women working in community organisations either
as an employee or a volunteer. The programme explores the issues surrounding
diversity in organisations, legislation that exists and the benefits
of being a diverse team or group. You will: Develop an understanding
of diversity and the different forms it can take; Understand the difference
between diversity, equal opportunities and affirmative action; Recognise
the benefits that diversity can bring to community groups.
Developing Training Skills - 20-22 July 2007
This course is for women who wish to deliver training and pass on skills
and knowledge within their organisation. Can anyone be a trainer? Do
you have the qualities and enthusiasm to help others learn? This is
an open entry course which will help you: Understand different learning
styles; Plan, design and deliver sessions; Assess, evaluate and follow
up exercises and sessions.
Women in Community Organisations - 27-29 July
This course is for women who want to explore what it means to become involved in a Community or Voluntary group. If you would like to meet women from community and voluntary groups and improve your teambuilding and networking skills, this is the course for you. The course will help to: Build up confidence to enable you to Participate in workshops and interactive sessions; Develop understanding of knowledge and skills needed to establish and/or run a community or voluntary organisation.
For bookings and further details on the courses abouve please contact: Hillcorft College, South Bank, Surbiton, KT6 6DF - Tel. 0208 399 2688, email: enquiry@hillcroft.ac.uk, www.hillcroft.ac.uk.
Tuesday 3 July, 9.30am - 4pm; NCVO, Regent’s Wharf, London
N1 9RL
Cost: £20 for the full day (including lunch and refreshments)
This workshop, led by trainers from the NCVO’s Sustainable Funding Project, is aimed at voluntary and community organisations in central London wishing to explore financial sustainability through:
• Income diversification – exploring a sustainable and
diverse funding mix of income sources
• Planning – an understanding of strategic planning and
the role of robust financial management
• Earning – generating income through contractual work and
trading goods and services
• Loan Finance – an awareness of the use of loans and other
forms of finance as a catalyst to develop your organisation
The event does not provide information on sources of funds. Instead it encourages voluntary and community organisations to explore a whole range of issues around funding. So if you want an overview of sustainable funding, with a particular emphasis on generating income from trading goods and services, then this event is for you. The event will be as interactive as possible, with a mix of presentations, small group work and open discussion.
For more information, including a full programme and booking form, click here or contact Gillian Bell at the CLCVS Network on (020) 7354 6375, email: GillianBell@ivac.org.uk. There are a limited number of places available, so early booking is advised. (Please note that priority will be given to organisations working in central London - ie Camden, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth or Westminster).
Fit4funding provides a monthly email newsletter service full of the
latest funding opportunities which often runs to 30 plus pages of A4.
You can receive a free trial subscription to this newsletter by visiting
the fit4funding website and filling out the newsletter form (click
here).
The fit4funding Website also offers free 'Help and Advice' with funding for the Voluntary and Community Sector; visit: www.fit4funding.org.uk There is a free database search facility from GrantNet for those within West Yorkshire and links to others for those elsewhere. In the Website Diary you will find details of the workshops and courses run throughout West Yorkshire to help with all aspects of funding as well as courses for funding advisors run nationwide with partners and associates.
A coalition of ten voluntary sector agencies have launched a campaign
to promote the importance of grants for voluntary and community organisations,
calling on local authorities and other statutory bodies to establish
grant funding in support of community
The agencies, including NAVCA, the DSC and the Community Foundation Network have produced a pamphlet in support of the campaign entitled Sustaining Grants. The document outlines the importance of grant aid, and presents case studies highlighting real-life examples - this can be downloaded from www.navca.org.uk/sustaininggrants
The Migrants Rights Network website will be fully launched on July 1st
2007, to mark the 4th anniversary of The International Convention on
the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families coming into force.
Get a preview of the website, a copy of the International Convention and the report 'Migrant Voices, Migrant Rights' from: http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk
Funding - Big Lottery Internation Small Grants
Application closing date: 29 June 2007
Minimum grant: £500 ; Maximum grant: £10,000 (Total available:
£500,000)
The International programme is Big Lottery Fund’s way of helping disadvantaged communities overseas. This £72 million programme will support work that tackles the causes of poverty and deprivation, and brings about a long-term difference to the lives of the most disadvantaged people across the globe.
The closing date for applications for the International Small Grants (for small and medium-sized UK non-governmental organisations working with partners overseas) is 29 June 2007.
For further information click here.
Funding - Do it 4 real
Application closing date: 31 July 2007; Total available: £5.5 million
Do It 4 Real is an exciting week long residential summer activities programme
for young people in England. £5.5 million has been made available
for 2007 to at least 10,000 young people aged between 10 and 17 to benefit
from exciting, adventurous, residential experiences that will change their
lives for the better.
Do it 4 Real was launched in March 2005 by the Youth Hostels Association
(YHA), which will run the programme. YHA will work with experienced service
providers to deliver a variety of high quality residential places, handle
all the booking and travel arrangements and market the programme. They
will also liaise with local agencies and service providers to ensure 40
per cent of those attending the residentials come from disadvantaged groups.
The overall aim of Do it 4 Real is to: structure young people's summer holiday time to ensure that they learn through activities and adventures; give them the chance to mix with other young people from a range of different backgrounds ; create a memorable experience that broadens experiences and enables young people to improve their life skills.
For more information click here, visit the Do it 4 Real website at www.doit4real.co.uk or contact the YHA on 0870 11 88 018 for an information pack.
Funding - The Governance Hub Partnership Programme
Closing date for applications to the programme is 23 August 2007.
The Governance Hub is launching the next round of its Partnership Programme
-a small grants programme. The Hub is looking to work in partnership
with umbrella organisations and federated charities to support and develop
a significant improvement in the quality of governance within the
sector at a national, regional and local level. Specifically the Hub
is interested in funding and supporting projects which will:
• Increase governance capacity within the sector
• Develop skills and support for trustees
• Develop skills and support for advisers
• Promote good governance
The Governance Hub is a partnership of nine organisations working to improve the levels of good governance throughout the voluntary and community sector in England. The nine partner organisations are: ACEVO, Bassac, BTEG, Charity Trustee Networks, East Cornwall CVS, NACVS, NCVO, Social Enterprise Coalition and Volunteering England. The Governance Hub is one of six Hubs of expertise, developed as part of the Home Office funded Change Up programme to build capacity and improve the infrastructure of the voluntary and community sector. The Hub is funded by Capacity Builders. For further information visit: www.governancehub.org.uk
35 hours per week; salary £24,000 p.a.
Permanent position, but subject to successful refunding in 2008.
Closing date: First post 9th July 2007 ; Interviews: 25th July 2007
The Mapesbury Clinic For People in Exile provides counselling and advocacy for refugees and asylum seekers and their families. Based at the Minster Centre, a training centre for psychotherapy and counselling, the Clinic is staffed by paid and volunteer counsellors, some of whom have also been refugees. We require an Advocacy and Information worker with good interpersonal skills, able to support clients with multiple needs.
You will need to have experience of working with refugees, and the ability to work with people who have mental health problems; at least one year’s experience of information, advice or advocacy work in a social welfare, legal or health setting, dealing with immigration, asylum support, housing, welfare rights, and destitution. You will need to be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a small team. You will need a good command of written and spoken English.
Further information and application form:
Recruitment, The Minster Centre, Mapesbury Clinic,
20 Lonsdale Road, London NW6 6RD
Tel: 020 7644 6250. Fax: 020 7644 6241.
E-mail: clinic@minstercentre.org.uk
or download from: www.minstercentre.org.uk
The Minster Centre is an equal opportunities employer. Charity Reg.1042052
Here are two exciting new vacancies based at HCVS (Hackney Council for
Voluntary Service):
Hcen Coordinator
£32,961 pa pro-rata salary. Initial 9 month contract
(1 Year continuation funding is likely to be secured). Secondment Opportunities
will be considered. The closing date for your completed application
is Friday, 22 June 2007.
Hackney Community Empowerment Network (CEN), as a key partner of Team
Hackney, the local strategic partnership, aims to ensure that Hackney
has the best community engagement and empowerment programmes in the
country. It will be your job to try and make this happen. You will lead
the delivery of the CEN’s core work programme working with our
key stakeholders - the voluntary and community sector. Made up of 1000s
of local organisations, active citizens, tenants, residents, cultural
and faith groups, you will be a key bridge to our public sector colleagues,
excelling at every opportunity to support the community development
aspect of key strategic plans such as the Local Area Agreement, Stronger
Prosperous Communities agenda and the Hackney Olympic offer.
Based in Hackney Council for Voluntary Service you will spearhead a
large programme of engagement and community capacity building activities
developed by the CEN in response to the needs of Hackney’s diverse
communities. This will involve being a community leader and advocate,
being able to deliver excellent community development programmes that
deliver real change for the people of Hackney. You will also be an highly
skilled programme manager who can readily demonstrate the impact of
the CEN’s work to the CEN Executive and Team Hackney Board and
Partnerships, advise on best practice locally or nationally as well
as lead specific projects, seminars and conferences. An experienced
communicator at all levels, you will possess the drive and commitment
to create opportunities for all by responding to local and community
needs.
I f this is you and you have 3-5 years demonstrable delivery of the
highest quality then please contact our agents on 0208 983 9300 or email
cherry@clrconsultancy.co.uk
for an application pack.
HSCF (City and Hackney Health and Social Care Forum) Co-ordinator
£ 27,012 pa pro-rated including London weighting based in Hackney.
Initial contract until March 2008. The closing date for completed
applications is Friday, 22 June 2007.
The City and Hackney Health and Social Care Forum (HSCF) is a voluntary
organisation with membership open to all voluntary and community organisations
and groups in the City and Hackney with an interest in well-being, health
and social care. The inequity in well-being, health and social care
in Hackney is well documented, and the members of the HSCF are in the
front-line of changing that by their work in empowering, involving,
advocating and providing services for local people with a wide range
of needs.
The HSCF Co-ordinator will support and service the HSCF and its groups,
provide policy information, advice and briefings, promote the inclusion
of new and smaller groups in the Forum, and develop the role of the
HSCF in the context of Team Hackney, the Local Strategic Partnership,
and other partnership activities. This job provides an opportunity to
take an active part in the development and support of the voluntary
and community sector during a period of change. If you want to make
a difference and make full use of your skills, and you: are dynamic,
have good communication skills, understand the policy contexts within
which the voluntary sector operates, can comprehend policy documents
and summarise them quickly, are interested in working in the vibrant,
diverse and multi-cultural inner city then this may the job for you!
For more information about the HSCF please take a look at our website
http://www.hscf.org.uk,
which is currently under construction.
For an application pack for the post please contact our agents on 0208
983 9300 or via email to cherry@clrconsultancy.co.uk
Salary:£36,000; Location:Westmister; Closing Date:18 June
2007
VAW is looking for a strategic thinker, with proven people, project and financial management skills. As the head of the learning and sustainability team, you'll need to understand the major strategic challenges and opportunities facing the voluntary sector. You'll be a creative thinker, capable of finding solutions, and leading projects from creation to completion.
This role presents plenty of challenges, so you'll need plenty of ingenuity, entrepreneurial spirit, and personal integrity.
Email recruitment@vawcvs.org or visit VAWCVS website for application pack (click here).
Closing Date: Wednesday, 20th June 2007; Interviews: Tuesday, 3
July 2007
Salary: £32,616 p.a rising to £34,276 p.a
Do you want to live in a world where people make a positive contribution to society? We are the National Council for Voluntary Organisations passionately believe in the voluntary and community sector and its power to inspire and transform lives - which is why we put out voice and support behind it. We listen. We respond. We lobby. We campaign. We lead. Join us and shape the future.
You will lead our research into charitable giving. As well as conducting
and communication original research, you will need to build and sustain
successful relationships with key stakeholders in the giving and fundraising
field.
With an MA or MSc in a social science or related discipline, you should
have proven experience of research or analysis with significant quantitative
or statistical elements. You should also have the ability to act on
your own initiative, organising workload accordingly.
We cannot accept your CV, but for a hard copy of the application pack, please email recruitment@ncvo-vol.org.uk or call 0207 520 2537 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the reference RO82. Alternatively, the application forms are available online (click here).
