Contents: Moda's News (2); Events (4); Training (3); Calls (2); Networking (1); Funding (2); Jobs (4)
Tuesday 11th, Friday 14th, Tuesday 18th and Friday 21st November 2008, Stratford.
People attending this course will learn how to:
- Use community development approach
- Plan work with local communities
- Develop ideas into vision and aims
- Use different scientific survey/research methods to identify need
- Identify various stakeholders and plan to meet their expectations through user-friendly conceptual tools
- Identify outcomes from the view-point of users' needs and aspirations
- Strategy to sustain the participation of disadvantaged communities and individuals
- Use technical tools for devising professional projects
- Embed quality standards, measures and indicators in the planning process
- Plan fundraising strategy and successful fundraising projects
This training opportunity is open to Management Committee members, volunteers and staff from community groups and voluntary organisations and interested individuals. The training should be of special interest to people working with groups seeking to develop projects to involve older people, young people, refugees, women or people with disabilities.
Certificates of participation will be awarded to all participants.
Book your place now! Please click here for further
details and booking
information.
19 February 2009, 10:30 am - 4.30 pm
MODA is currently inviting staff and volunteers from voluntary sector groups to participate in our MODA GoldStar Conference.
Theme: involving volunteers
from diverse communities.
With information stalls, informal networking time, panel discussion, workshop
brainstorming sessions and a special award ceremony celebrating achievements
of groups in finding creative and successful ways of involving and supporting
volunteers from diverse backgrounds.
The conference aims to enable:
- new organisations to learn from more experienced groups;
- information on volunteering opportunities across London;
- established groups to gain fresh ideas and inspiration from new groups;
- the sharing of good practice in volunteering;
- celebration of individual volunteer and group achievements;
- and to inspire staff, Management Committee members and volunteers to
think afresh about volunteering work
Following the conference, MODA would like to publish a collection of case
studies (with multi-lingual text and photos) of good practice in cross-cultural
volunteering placements to distribute to libraries, local CVSs to inspire
other BAMER groups in London and beyond
Please contact us at MODA if you would like to reserve a free stall at this event.
For more information click here.
14th November 2008; Lunch 12.30–1.30 ;Speakers and discussion,
1.30-4.30
Middlesex University, Hendon Campus, The Burroughs, NW4
This event at Middlesex University will launch the reports of two recent research projects, Cityscapes of Diaspora: Images and Realities of London’s Chinatown funded by the AHRC and The Changing Chinese Community in London: New migration new needs. These projects have raised a large number of important questions for community organisations, researchers and policy. As well as presenting the main findings from the projects, the event will include discussion of the policy implications of the projects.
The event will be held at the university’s Hendon Campus, close to Hendon Central underground station. It will be attended by members of Chinese community organisations, researchers and others with an interest in the Chinese population in London. Summaries of the reports will be available on the day and the full reports will be obtainable on the university website after the launch. The formal meeting will be preceded by lunch.
For further information or to book a place to this free event contact: Professor Rosemary Sales: r.sales@mdx.ac.uk
Organised by TAHA (The Asian Health Agency)
22 November 2008, 10.30 am – 4.15pm ; Croydon Town Hall, Park
Lane, Croydon.
Keynote Speaker: Professor Gus John
Making schools & education governance relevant & accountable
to BME communities
B uilding effective empowerment & networking programmes for BME
governors
The seminar will contribute towards building an action orientated programme
and will focus on:
- training, support, networking etc. needs of Black governors
- the role of Black governors in creating schools as inclusive, integrated
& welcoming learning communities
- Black empowerment programmes including training, support & networking,
pupil self-government & parent activities
- Improving practices promoting an equal opportunities anti-discriminatory
education service.
For further information please email leadership@taha.org.uk
24 November 2008, London
Are you up to date with the latest developments
in social media and web 2.0 functionality? What are the best ways your
organisation can connect, both internally and externally? How can your
organisation ensure you are making best use of new media to better serve
your beneficiaries?
We have recently seen a huge change in the way in which we connect with
our audiences. The rise in new media, new ideas, new networks and new
technologies has led to techniques such as blogging, podcasting, wikis
and twittering. Harnessing the potential of web 2.0 can seem daunting
at first, but embracing new media can improve the way voluntary and
community organisations communicate, advocate, campaign and provide
services to their beneficiaries.
This is the second one-day Information Conference from NCVO and will
look at how organisations can make best use of recent developments in
social media to meet the changing needs and expectations of their audiences.
With the first-ever NCVO presentation delivered live from the US via
skype, alongside inspiring, energetic plenary speakers, break-out sessions,
and experts in their field, delegates will get the information and advice
they need to make sure that they are able to fully exploit all these
opportunities for their organisations. This conference is aimed at all
those working within an information role in the voluntary and community
sector.
For more information or to book a place, please visit www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/infoconf08.
Friday 21st November 2008; 5:30 to 7:30 pm; The British Library,
96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB
We are delighted to invite you to an inspiring
evening celebrating London's BAMER (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and
Refugee) Social Enterprises on Friday 21st November at the British Library.
Red Ochre and Olmec will be launching Ready to Grow, a unique capacity-building
programme for BAMER-led social enterprises operating in London. The
three year programme, funded by Capacitybuilders, will support existing
and aspiring social enterprises in becoming demonstrably more sustainable.
The event will be chaired by Uday Thakkar, managing director of Red
Ochre and Social Enterprise Mentor of the Year 2008. Social Enterprise
Ambassador Claudine Reid will be amongst our guest speakers.Please join
us to mark Social Enterprise Day and acclaim the social entrepreneurs
of today and tomorrow.
Please RSVP by October 31st by emailing rita@readytogrow.org.uk or by calling 020 7785 6295.
January to July 2009
What is it? - The 6-month course will focus on developing skills to enable students to work in a range of support roles in schools or move into further training to become qualified teachers.
How will it help me? - This course offers an integrated programme of
training that will help
participants to gain the skills and knowledge needed for working in schools
including: an overview of the education system and national curriculum;
practical experience in a school; knowledge about teaching and learning
methods; development of professional and academic communication skills;
information on equal opportunities and diversity issues in schools; support
into further training and employment.
What will graduates get? - Those completing the course successfully will
be awarded the Graduate
Certificate in Educational Support, an honours level certificate accredited
by London Metropolitan University.
Interested? - The next recruitment day will be on November 18 2008. If
you would like to register, please contact RAGU on 020 7133 2110 or at
ragu@londonmet.ac.uk
Thursday 6 November 2008; 9.45am to 1.30pm; John Barnes Library, London
Who is it for? - This is a basic training course for those who are working with a small voluntary sector group, and have an interest in its legal structure. If you want to know what it means to be incorporated (a company) or whether or not you are a charitable organisation – this is for you.
What is it about? - This session examines the different organisational structures available to voluntary sector groups. Students will be able to decide which structure is appropriate for their own organisation, and what they would need to do in order to obtain a particular status e.g. unincorporated association, company limited by guarantee, or charitable association. Students will also learn about charitable aims and how to register with the Charity Commission or Companies House.
What will I get out of it - An understanding of the different structures available and the ability to identify which is appropriate for your organisation; The advantages and disadvantages of different legal structures; A basic knowledge of charitable purpose in law and examples of organisations that would have these as their main charitable object; A practical understanding of how to register as a charity, a company and a charitable incorporated organisation.
For further information about this course and the full IVAC training programme, please visit IVAC website (click here) or contact IVAC on 0207.359.2963, email development@ivac.org.uk
Training - Leadership Training for Social Entrepreneurs
Are you trying to start or grow an organisation that benefits your community?
Would you like to hear from people who have been there and done it?
Would you benefit from a day of leadership training to learn about social
entrepreneurship and social enterprise?
For further information about the School for Social Entrepreneurs one day training courses please call 0208 981 0300 or email dorota.luksza@sse.org.uk
Calls - Refuge in Films 2009
Refuge in Films is calling for films produced between January 2006 and
April 2009, on the subjects of Immigration, Refuge and Displacement. The
call is open to national and international filmmakers from all backgrounds.
The festival will run during Refugee Week 2009 in 19th to 22nd June in
London at the British Film Institute South Bank.
The deadline is 30th April, 2009.
Please send your film in DVD format, with two stills in JPEG format, and
a short synopsis.
Address: Refuge in Films 2009; 357-359 Kennington Lane; London;SE11 5QY
For more information please contact Beatriz Villate at:
refugeinfilms@gmail.com or tel (+44) 07903494703.
Calls - Engaging & Empowering BME Communities: Partners sought
The Asian Health Agency is planning to organise activity in your borough
as part of our programme to engage & empower individual & organisations
within diverse BME, Migrant & Refugee communities & promote inclusive
local & regional governance & services.
We are looking for partners, from BME communities as well as from mainstream
third & public sectors, interested in supporting & improving BME
engagement & representation within strategic mainstream bodies &
structures & making them relevant & accountable to BME communities.
We particularly seek to connect with like minded individuals & organisations
who will work with us to:
a) organise one of our own planned activity in their borough(s) or
b) deliver their own activity targeted at engaging BME communities &
promoting inclusive governance & services
OFFER to Partners
We recognise that partnership building requires time, commitment to a common set of values, a shared agenda, trust etc. and that many BME Refugee & Migrant organisations remain under resourced & themselves need support. As part of our commitment to building long term & sustainable partnerships, we are prepared to invest in a selected number of partner organisations by providing: a minimum of one day’s FREE consultancy worth £400 ; mentoring support to a volunteer, member of staff or management; 1 free place on all our regional seminars being planned e.g. Women 4 Change, Criminal Justice System, Empowering Black Governors etc; commitment to help develop or make a grant application jointly with us.
For further information please call us on 020 8538 7703/020 8577 9747
or email leadership@taha.org.uk
Networking - African Diaspora Alliance for International Development
UK African diaspora organisations have set up a network to coordinate
their activities – the African Diaspora Alliance for International
Development (ADAID). The network will support the involvement of African
diaspora-led groups in the economic, social and political development
of the African continent and has already received an invitation from the
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Development to meet with representatives
of DfID later this month.
The network, formed by more than 100 UK African NGOs and organisations,
aims to lobby the UK government and other funding agencies to make their
funds available to African diaspora organisations on the same basis as
other NGOs involved in international development.
“The UK has done a lot of work to help Africa and lifted millions
out of poverty,” said Ernest Rukangira, coordinator of member organisation
Conserve Africa, “but it also needs to help diaspora organisations.
We want support here, so we can do more to help communities in Africa.”
Member organisations want to increase their capacity to engage in international
development initiatives. Members include African Community Development
Foundation, The African Community Development Foundation (ACDF), Centre
for Democracy and Development (CDD), Akina Mama wa Afrika, Albert Joyle
Relief Agency Foundation, Black Community Development Project and Conserve
Africa.
“Diaspora organisations face difficulties in raising funds and often
lack the experience and capacity to compete with other UK-based NGOs,”
said Mr Rukangira, “but we know that DfID is keen to make the most
of our contribution.”
More Africans send money to support family and communities in their country
of origin than members of any other migrant group settled in the UK, with
Ghana and Nigeria the most significant beneficiaries.
“It’s a question of lobbying and influencing the Department
for International Development and other agencies, “ said Mr Rukangira.
“Working together we’ll achieve so much more.”
ADAID will also seek to use its collective clout to put pressure on African
governments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, as well as to
establish good governance and fully recognise the human rights of all
their citizens.
For further information please contact:
Ernest Rukangira, Chair, Conserve Africa - 020 8803 6161 or 07903221466,
ernest.rukangira@conserveafrica.org.uk
Funding - LDA Community Grants
Deadline for applications: Wednesday 19 November, 5pm
The first London Development Agency Community Grants application round was launched on Wednesday 22 October 2008. The programme will provide grants of up to £12,000 to small voluntary and community organisations to support their capacity to engage with local communities and deliver a range of skills and employment support activities.
The grants aim to support a quality outreach provision in providing an
essential stepping stone for participants to progress onto other provision,
with the emphasis being clearly on this progression. The programme will
support small third sector organisations who are best placed to reach
excluded individuals who face barriers to employment. Grants cannot be
given to individuals.
For further information and an application pack click
here.
LVSTC, in partnership with Greater London Enterprise (GLE), are holding a number of application workshops across London where we will go through the application procedure and answer any questions you may have. For dates and further information click here.
Funding - The 2012 London Cultural Skills Fund
The 2012 London Cultural Skills Fund: Find Out More at LVSC's 2012
event in Ealing on November 5th
The prospectus for the London Cultural Skills Fund was launched on October
17th.
The first deadline for initial responses is November 7th, and must be
made through CompeteFor, a website on which all LDA contracts and opportunities
are now advertised.
Grants of £25,000 to £50,000 are available to support the
advancement of cultural and creative skills during the Cultural Olympiad.
These grants are only available to Third Sector Organisations and Local
Authorities. The LDA are particularly seeking applications from organisations
who may not normally work with the arts, and whose projects involve local
people in the design and implementation of the project, and reach a wide
range of people, including equality groups.
The prospectus is available at:
http://www.lda.gov.uk/upload/pdf/2012_London_Cultural_Skills_Fund_Prospectus_2008_to_2010_20081017113718.pdf,
but applications will need to be submitted via CompeteFor. To register
with CompeteFor, go to www.competefor.com.
Find out more at 'The 2012 Games: Opportunities for the Third Sector'
event in Ealing on November 5th
Organisations can find out more about the 2012 London Cultural Skills
Fund and CompeteFor at the LVSC event 'The 2012 Games: Opportunities for
the Third Sector', which will be held at Ealing Town Hall on November
5th. To find out more, and book a place, go to www.lvsc.org.uk/2012events.
This event is free for small organisations and LVSC network members, and
£25 for others.
£30,014 p.a. Hours 35 pw
Closing date for receipt of applications: 5pm on Thursday 6th November
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 12th November
Islington Voluntary Action Council is recruiting to a development officer post for one year. The person appointed will undertake some work with our EC1 project and will also be involved in training and general development work. This work is supported with funding from EC1 New Deal for Communities
IVAC is adjacent to the Angel shopping centre with excellent public transport links. We provide 30 days annual leave plus public holidays and have negotiated substantial discounts on use of borough leisure facilities for our staff. Salaries are paid on the NJC scale.
For further details about these posts please visit our web site www.ivac.org.uk
For an application pack please call or write to our recruitment advisor,
Anne Gadson, on 01494 478801, email ivac@hradvantage.co.uk
Closing Date for applications: 19th November 2008, 12:00pm.
Race on the Agenda (ROTA) is London’s leading social policy think-tank focusing on issues affecting Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities and the Third Sector that serves them. We are committed to working towards achieving social justice and the elimination of discrimination and promoting human rights, diversity, equality of opportunity and best practice.
Can you support us in informing strategic decision-makers about the issues affecting the BAME Third Sector and the communities it serves, and make government policy more accessible to BAME groups?
ROTA is looking for a trustee, to ensure, in common with fellow Board members, that Race on the Agenda operates in a manner which enables it to fulfil its aims and objects as effectively as possible. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience: finance, academia, human resources and employment law, social enterprising, marketing and media.
Successful candidates will be expected to attend ROTA’s Annual General Meeting due to take place at The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund on the 15th December 2008, 13:30 – 16:30 where they will be presented to members for election.
Fur further information and an application pack: Saifur Valli Saifur@rota.org.uk:
020 7729 1310
You can also download the application pack from www.rota.org.uk
Salary £30,774 Ref No: L/00201; Location: London
Closing date for applications is Monday 3rd November 2008
Provisional interview date is Tuesday 11th November 2008
The main purpose of this post is to manage the Refugee Council’s
internal reporting function, ensuring that accurate and timely management
reports are produced that meet the needs of budget holders, monthly
variance analyses are performed and that management account queries
are dealt with promptly and efficiently. This post is also responsible
for collating the annual budget and maintaining the accounting system.
You will need experience of using computerised accounting packages and
of producing reports of budget holders. You will also be able to produce
accurate and detialed financial reports when working under time pressure.
For further information and an application pack click here.
Salary £22,122 Fixed-term to March 2011 Ref No: W/00199; Location:
Birmingham
Closing date for applications is Friday 31st October 2008
Provisional interview date is Wednesday 19th November 2008
The Wraparound Services Team is based in Initial Accommodation site
in Birmingham. The post-holder will offer advice and support to newly
arrived asylum seekers, as part of the wraparound service. They will
deliver a number of induction briefings, including giving information
on the asylum process and assisting with applications for support.
The Wraparound Services Team works with relevant agencies including
community organisations, health institutions and mainstream service
providers. The team also works closely with volunteers providing services
within the Initial Accommodation Site.
You will need experience of direct advice work in the UK in a generalist
agency, or a specialist one dealing with asylum and welfare related
queries. Experience must include giving direct advice and representation
to vulnerable service users on a range of support issues, such as welfare
benefit, housing, education, employment and health.
This post is subject to CRB disclosure. For further information and
an application pack
click here.
