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
Hundred of events are taking placing across UK for the last few days of Refugee Week, the annual programme of arts, cultural and educational activities that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.
As in 2006, there is no specific theme for Refugee Week 2007. Event organisers have been 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.
Further information and an events calendar are available on the official website (click here).
21 - 24 June 2007; Nolias Gallery, 60 Great Suffolk Street SE1 0BL
Refugee Week invites you to the exhibition of the winning and highly
commended entries of the Refugee Week 2007 Photography Competition.
Private view and announcement of winning entries: 21 June, 6.30.9.00pm.
For more information click here.
Thursday, 21st June 2007 - 12:00 to 5:00pm
Willesden Green Library Centre; 95 High Road,
Willesden, London NW10 2SF
Brent Refugee Forum will mark the Refugee Week 2007 by launching its Report on TB produced with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Homeless communities in the London borough of Brent. Lunch will be provided, speakers and guest presentations in addition to a panel of professionals will follow.
For further info contact Falastin Yassin, Coordinator, Brent Refugee Forum, Tel. 020 8459 9093
5-6 September 2007, University of Warwick
This annual event brings together academics and practitioners from across the voluntary sector, with thought-provoking plenary lectures and a wide-ranging set of parallel sessions giving researchers the opportunity to share their ideas and research findings. For further information click here.
Thursday 21 June 2007, 9.00am—6.00pm
Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1 6LS
Are you looking for work or training? This Employability Day organised by Olmec, GoodWork and Presentation offers work eperience opportunities, free training, job search advice and guidance and opportunity to meet employers. To register please contact Clare Whiting at Olmec: tel. 020 7091 9487, email clare.whiting@olmec-ec.org.uk
Monday, 2nd July 2007, 7.30pm; Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street,
London WC2
A Poetry Café event with: Nazand Begikhani (Kurdish poet whose first collection in English Bells of Speech was published by Ambit, 2006); Moniza Ali (Born in Pakistan, Moniza grew up in England. She has published five books of poetry, the most recent being How The Stone Found Its Voice, 2005); Richard McKane (He has translated over 20 books from both Russian and Turkish. He is also a poet whose books include Poet for Poet and Coffeehouse Poems); Tara Jaff (Kurdish harpist and singer who studied Western Classical music and piano at the Musical Academy in Baghdad). Chair: Fathieh Saudi (Poet and recipient of several human rights awards. She is current Chair of Exiled Writers Ink). For further information click here.
Friday 22 June, 7-9pm
Kurdistan Library, Kurdish Cultural Centre, 14 Stannary Street London
SE11 4AA
A seminar for the Kurdish Artist Mr Osman Kader on "Anfal and Chemical Weapons: its Psychological effects on the Kurdish Refugee Artists in UK". This is a Kurdish Cultural Centre’s event for the Refugee Week which will also include a photo exhibition on the history of Kurdish Community in London.
For further infomation: Kurdish Cultural Centre; Tel. 020 7735 0918 ; E-mail: admin@kcclondon.org
"Communicating the value of partnerships between charities and
businesses"
10 July 2007, 1.30pm to 5:00pm, NCVO, London
Businesses and charities have diverse groups of stakeholders.
Successful businesses keep staff, investors, regulators, competitors and
the wider market, informed about their activities - both when things go
well, and when they don't. Likewise, successful charities communicate
clearly to the people they employ, their volunteers, donors, beneficiaries
and the wider public about the work they do and the benefits this brings.
But what about when businesses and charities work together? In a cross
sector partnership: Who decides what the message is, who to communicate
to and how? Who leads on press and PR? How should often complex messages
be communicated to a range of people with often very different expectations
and values? How can we make sure that the message is heard and understood?
Should it be a dialogue? We will explore these questions and more during
the afternoon.
For more information click here or contact ccis@ncvo-vol.org.uk or call 020 7520 2597
The 'Holding and Moving On' offer runs throughout the year and has been
designed for voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations which
manage projects co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
and the European Social Fund (ESF) to improve their ESF projects and organisational
capacity.
- 28 June 2007 - Planning for Succession
You will need to assess your capacity for further funding or consider alternatives. This workshop will enable you to use the Readiness Assessment Tool [RAT] to aid your discussions. - 5 July 2007 Building Partnerships & Consortiums
Whether you are maintaining current partnerships or considering a consortium or network approach to future funding opportunities, you will be able to explore the positive and negative characteristics of a range of models. - 10 July 2007 Measuring Soft Outcomes
This workshop will enable you to discover the practical implications of successfully integrating Soft Outcomes & Distance Travelled systems into your learning and training offer. - 12 July 2007 Preparing for Inspection
Are you ready for your inspection from the Adult Learning Inspectorate? Find out about the process and receive practical help and information. - 19 July 2007 Writing Better Bids
The ‘Who, Why, What, How’ questions you have to address in order to be successful. The workshop will provide practical exercises to help you recognise these questions whatever application you are making.repeat of 7 June 2007
All events are FREE for the VCS, and are scheduled to run in the morning from 9.30am to 1.00pm. For more information and booking details, please click here.
Other sectors are welcome to attend, they will need to contact LVSTC
on 0845 262 2006 / 020 7538 4309 before booking a workshop or seminar.
LVSTCs Community Economic Enhancement Project (CEEP) is committed to
capacity building and developing the skills and performance of Black,
Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) organisations to help them
sustain growth and development. Throughout last year, the CEEP team
worked with many BAMER organisations and has identified key issues that
are slowing down an organisation’s growth and development. These
needs have been analysed and we have designed a range of learning and
training opportunities.
The CEEP team is running a series of workshops to improve your organisational capacity. These workshops are free to CEEP members and BAMER groups. Non -BAMER groups with large numbers of beneficiaries drawn from BAMER communities are welcome to attend.
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Quality Finance4 July 2007 and 21 November 2007
This is a one day intensive training workshop on how to raise finance for a not for profit organisation and is designed to provide participants with a broad based introduction to fundraising. The objective of the workshop is to equip participants with the knowledge of fundraising and budgeting techniques. The workshop is split into two sessions. The first session is to explore various types of fundraising techniques and how to prepare a sound funding proposal. The second session focuses on budgeting and forecasting of revenue and expenditure for a project proposal.
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Developing an ICT Policy17 July 2007 and 24 October 2007
This is a half day training workshop aimed at managers and designated staff who are responsible for the development of an ICT Policy but have little or no previous experience. It will help participants to identify key elements and what to include when developing an ICT policy for their organisation. Participants will be able to l earn about the importance of an ICT Policy and legal issues and how it protects your organisation and staff.
To book onto any of these workshops contact Karin Podschun karinp@lvstc.org.uk
or click
here to download and return the completed booking form.
September – November/December 2007, London
Cost: £200. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 5th September
2007.
The Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies at the Institute of Family Therapy
is pleased to announce two intercultural consultation groups, which
will run for two hours every two weeks, for a total of 6 sessions (the
first group will meet on Wednesdays from 5pm to 7pm. The second group
will meet on Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm). The groups are suitable for
clinicians/practitioners currently working with a range of black and
minority ethnic (BME) and refugee communities within child, adolescent
and adult services, across both the statutory and voluntary sectors.
The groups will provide an opportunity for up to twelve practitioners
(six in each group) to bring dilemmas and challenges in intercultural
work for discussion to a small group. Participants will be encouraged
to bring clinical and organisational materials from their own work context.
Should you require any further information, please contact Ingrid Mayegibo
on Tel: 0207 391 9150 or email: Ingrid@iftnet.plus.com.
On 14 June 2006 the Commission on Integration and Cohesion has published
its final report "Our shared future". The Commission, a fixed
term advisory body, has been considering how local areas can make the
most of the benefits delivered by increasing diversity and how they
can respond to the tensions it can sometimes cause. This Final Report
contains practical approaches that build communities' own capacity to
prevent problems, including those caused by segregation and the dissemination
of extremist ideologies. To download a copy of the report click
here.
£25 (£17.50 NCVO members)
This completely new 7th edition Almanac is an indispensable resource for anyone involved or interested in the sector. It combines easy-to-read graphs with in-depth tables and is a vital resource in the preparation of funding bids. For more visit www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/almanac07.
To order copies of this or any other NCVO publication call the NCVO HelpDesk on 0800 2 798 798 or visit www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/publications.
Funding - Grants for community volunteer projects
Application closing date: 30 July 2007 by 5.00pm
Minimum grant: £500 ; Maximum grant: £10,000 (Total available:
£500,000)
Local voluntary and community organisations in England with plans to
involve volunteers in the delivery of health and social care projects
could benefit from the latest funding round from the Opportunities for
Volunteering Scheme (OFV), a Department of Health initiative that provides
grants to local health and social care organisations in England.
Volunteering England (VE), which administers the OFV general fund, has
prioritised projects that involve volunteers in: health promotion; health
advocacy; supported volunteering; support for people with specific health
conditions, befriending and support for people with specific health
and social care needs.
VE will distribute over £500,000 in new grants projects that will
run for three years, with grants of between £10,000 and £35,000
per annum.
For more information and a grant application form click here or call the Grants Help Line 020 7520 8991 between 2.00pm and 5.00pm Tuesday to Thursday (from 4th June 2007) or e-mail: ofv2007@volunteeringengland.org
Funding - The John Ellerman Foundation
The Foundation makes grants in the following five categories: Health and
Disability;Social Welfare; • Arts; Conservation; Overseas(closed
until 2009).
They make grants only to UK registered charities which work nationally,
not locally. Please visit their website and look at their detailed guidelines
which also explain how to apply for a grant.
The Foundation will only consider applications from registered charities
with a UK office. Their resources allow them to give significant grants
which they hope will enable charities to make a difference to the cause
they serve. The minimum grant is £10k.
For more information click here.
Source: BTEG Alert n.15
Funding - NCVO Party conference bursaries for small charities
Deadline for applications: 5pm on 2 July 2007
NCVO is launching a new scheme providing bursaries for 30 smaller organisations to attend the party conferences and have their voices heard at a national level. Successful organisations will receive a week pass to the Labour, Conservative or Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Septeber and October. NCVO parliamentary staff will be on hand to support successful organisations with a programme of meetings for the conferences, including a roundtable discussion with a Senior MP or Minister. For further information and an application pack click here.
Location: Birmingham
Closing date: Tuesday 3 July 2007
The Interpreting Services Team is responsible for providing interpreting support to all staff in Birmingham (One Stop Service (OSS), Wraparound Services Team (WST) as well as the Children Panel who work with unaccompanied minors. The team plays a supportive role to over 30 Birmingham-based front line staff and performs a vital role allowing clients to express their needs and facilitating access to Refugee Council and external services, through high standard and sympathetic interpreting. This includes interpreting advice sessions and this work requires very high levels of sensitivity, inter-personal skills and professionalism and is very demanding. The post-holder will be required to provide quality interpreting services between the Refugee Council staff and service users in accordance with the organisation’s code of conduct and other relevant policies and procedures. He or she may also be required to support the production and dissemination of client information by carrying out some translation and proofreading duties.
For more information click here.
Salary:£27,054
Location:Southwark
Closing Date:9 July 2007
The Consortium was established in 1998 to represent, connect, exchange and support the work of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) voluntary and community organisations, whilst at the same time making sure that LGBT issues are kept on the agenda with other public bodies and voluntary sector agencies. Funded by the Dept of Health, the project aims to identify and promote good practice in LGBT young people’s mental health provision at the strategic level across a range of stakeholders.
The postholder will be responsible for developing activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of this issue both in LGBT organisations and in the wider youth and mental health fields through strong partnerships and good practice. The project will require someone with knowledge of mental health and youth services, along with an ability to engage with policy and research to provide guidance and support.
Application packs from Consortium website, email jobs@lgbtconsortium.org.uk or tel. 0207 064 8383.
Migrant Community Development Officers at Uttlesford District Council
- Partnership and Performance.
Three posts available based in Uttlesford, Braintree and East Hertfordshire.
Temporary 1 year appointment. £18,450 - £20,235 per annum
(depending upon relevant experience).
Closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 4 July 2007.
Do you want to come and join a dynamic team providing initial advice and assistance to migrants in Braintree, Uttlesford and East Hertfordshire and to enable this community to influence the services provided to ensure that they meet local people’s requirements? Do you have the ability to communicate with the migrant community, both verbally and in writing, providing relevant and sometimes complex information on available services?
This post involves:
• Providing information on a range of benefits and welfare benefits via workshops, training and information sessions, bilingually where required.
• Facilitate consultation and discussion between the migrant communities and Uttlesford, Braintree and East Hertfordshire Councils.
• Establish and develop self-help groups for the relevant migrant communities.
• Liaising with Communications staff and producing articles for partner councils’ magazines.
• Liaising with council officers to improve service delivery to migrant residents.
• Advise migrant residents on their rights and responsibilities as UK citizens.
• Develop a wide range of contacts with council officers, statutory agencies, local communities, elected members, businesses, C.A.B., employers, trades unions and the voluntary sector. Contacts to include regional and national agencies i.e. Home Office.
Do you posses a high standard of bilingual communication skills at both written and spoken level and one must include English? Do you have previous experience of an advice giving role or community development experience with migrant communities as well as a working knowledge of migrant workers’ legislation?
If you can answer yes to some, or all of the above – we want to hear from you. A full driving licence and access to a car is necessary to undertake this work as well as the ability to work some evenings and weekends.
Please indicate which Authority you would prefer to be based at.
Please telephone our 24 hour recruitment answerphone on 01799 510666 quoting reference K30M for an application form and information pack or alternatively visit our website at www.uttlesford.gov.uk to apply on line or download an application form. CVs will not be accepted.
We positively welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
Applications close 29 June 2007
The Infrastructure National Partnership (INP) acts as an advisory body to Capacitybuilders and Government on voluntary sector capacity building issues. They are seeking a senior, authoritative individual with good sector knowledge and a commitment to diversity. They must be independent from INP members. NCVO is the accountable body for the INP. For more information email charlene.dixon@ncvo-vol.org.uk.
