Contents: Moda's News (1); Events (5); Training (2); Resources (3); Funding (4); Jobs (3)
The
Community Leaders Development Programme aims to provide individuals from
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities who live in London,
with a flexible and tailored range of leadership development opportunities.
This project has two elements: a programme of outreach, taster sessions
and entry level training; and a range of longer support options to provide
more intensive structured personal and professional development.
The programme is funded by the LDA Opportunities Fund Round 2 and is run
by London Voluntary Service Council in partnership with the School for
Social Entrepreneurs, Race on the Agenda, MODA and Charitytraining.com.
For
more information please click
here
20 March 2009; 9.30 am - 4.00 pm;
Birmingham Town Hall
The event will celebrate the achievements of the GoldStar Exemplar projects in promoting good practice in managing volunteers from socially excluded groups. There will also be an opportunity to hear from key organisations who are tasked with taking forward the development of good practice in managing and supporting volunteers. There will be inputs from:
- The Office of the Third Sector;
- The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation;
- The Third Sector Research Centre;
- The Media Trust;
- Volunteering England
- The GoldStar exemplar projects.
They will be holding a marketplace providing a showcase for the diverse range of work to support volunteers, and plenty of opportunities to network. There will also be a chance to attend workshops hosted by experienced practitioners, and to talk to volunteers.
GoldStar Live 09 will be free to delegates from the following groups:Voluntary sector organisations interested in sharing good practice in volunteer management; Infrastructure organisations; Government Agencies; Local Authorities.
Please click here to sign up
Sunday 15th March 2009; 2.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Global Co-operation House; 65-69 Pound Lane, London NW10 2HH
An afternoon of experience, participation, inspiration and celebration, exploring how feminine qualities express our universal values in a creative, nurturing and harmonising way.
For more information please phone 020 8727 3350 or click here
25th March 2009; 10am -3.30pm
London Muslim Centre, 46Whitechapel Road, E1 1JX
Social Action for Health is pleased to invite you to our conference
where you will learn about:
• how to bring excluded people from the margins to the mainstream
• how to establish honest working relations with local people
• how people at the grass roots can influence the agenda and
change practice
25th March 2009,
Inmarsat, 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX
This is your chance to influence government integration policies for the next three years. The Home Office, responsible for refugee integration policy until 2011, will shortly be publishing its progress review.
Delegates can participate in a choice of 4 workshops:
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No place like home? Housing workshop – hosted by Caroline Davey, Shelter
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Something for nothing… how volunteering impacts on refugees volunteering workshop – hosted by Sian Greenhead, TimeBank and Chris Badman, Refugee Council
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A Right to a Voice, ESOL for asylum seekers: a NIACE campaign Education and employment – hosted by Chris Taylor, NIACE
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New Beginnings - Children and families workshop – hosted by Kim Maynard, Barnardo’s
Wednesday 29 April 2009;9:30 am – 4:30pm,
NCVO, London, N1 9RL
The Volunteer Network Centre runs Good Practice Forum for local volunteer involving organisations registered with us. The forum provides a platform to share information, updates on new developments and an opportunity to learn from others’ experiences in volunteering management. You are warmly invited to the first session of the 2009 Good Practice Forums.
If you would like to book your place, please contact Eyasu Buba:
eyasu.buba@vncnewham.co.uk
or on: 020 8536 1937
Wednesday 29 April 2009;9:30 am – 4:30pm,
NCVO, London, N1 9RL
This workshop will provide:
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A unique opportunity for you to influence the future of leadership development provision for the third sector;
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Thought-provoking models, tools and solutions to your leadership challenges;
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The chance to network and share your ideas with a wide range of leaders involved in the third sector
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You will develop your leadership knowledge on topics such as: Emerging trends in leadership and provision of support for leaders; Learning to lead through troubled times; The civil society agenda & relations with government; How to create a great workplace & inspire your people Socially responsible leadership
A limited number of FREE bursary and subsidised places will be on offer to NCVO member organisations* with an income of <£100,000 per annum.
Book before the 30th of March and receive an early bird discount of 25% off the normal delegate fee!
For further information click here, email Amy Bowen or call 0207 520 2445.
Thursday 19th March;10am to 5pm
Which?, 2 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 4DF
The Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) is holding an exciting
one-day workshop for environmental campaigners, completely FREE of charge.
If you are just starting out in campaigning and want to take your work
to the next level, this workshop is for you.
The day will provide:
- Insight into the successful features of a campaign – what are
the ‘keys to success’?
- Sessions on the key steps in planning and evaluating a campaign.
- An opportunity to consult experienced campaigners, policy experts and
journalists on how to put your theories into practice and what tactics
have the most impact.
Only a few places are left so please book as soon as
possible. The workshop is FREE of charge.
If you would like more information about the workshop, or to book your
place, please contact Ruby Coote: ruby.coote@sheilamckechnie.org.uk
or 020 7700 8231.
Are you starting a new community group?
Has your voluntary organisation been established recently?
Ready Steady Start is an interactive training course for anyone involved in setting up a new organisation. It will equip you with the basic skills needed to set up a sustainable organisation. It will also encourage you to consider whether setting up an organisation is the right path for your group. It is a FREE interactive training course consisting of one full day and three half day sessions:
- Step 1 - Setting up a sustainable organisation
3rd June 2008 10:30-4:00pm - Step 2 - Project Development
4th June 2008 1:30-4:30pm - Step 3 – Governance
10th June 2008 1:30-4:30pm - Step 4 - New to Fundraising
11th June 2008 1:30-4:30pm
Participants are expected to attend the full course and
will receive a certificate from LVSC.
Call 020 7700 8110 or email karin@lvsc.org.uk for more information on
how to apply for your free place.
Thursday 19th March 2009, 10:00am - 1:30pm
Tower Hamlets, London
This free event is for any refugee and migrant community organisations
who wish to consider how they might generate additional income through
selling goods or services.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
• Describe a social enterprise
• Identify the types of legal formats
• Identify the routes to social enterprise
To secure your place please contact developmentteam@evelynoldfield.co.uk
or call 020 7700 8213
Resources - Goldstar website Toolkit
The Goldstar website contains a downloadable
toolkit that can be used as templates or frameworks to make
specific good practices easier to carry out or follow in volunteer projects
and organisations involving volunteers from socially excluded groups.
This toolkit
section contains a collection of useful toolkits that can
be downloaded and used as templates or frameworks to make specific good
practices easier to carry out or follow in your volunteer project or organisation.
They have organised the toolkit into six sections:
- Recruitment and selection
- induction and training
- support and supervision
- progression pathways
- involvement and recognition
- others
Resources - Vinvolved Team
vinvolved is the new national youth volunteering programme,
which aims to revolutionise youth action and leadership in England. We
work with education providers, the public sector, social enterprises and
not-for-profit groups and charities across nine London boroughs, to create
and develop innovative volunteering opportunities for 16-25 year olds.
We are becoming increasingly aware of the vast amount of skilled talent
out there in our target age group and these individuals are looking for
volunteering experiences that go beyond what volunteering typically is.
Call us if you need help and be creative – anything is possible!
If you need something doing, we know someone who is looking for the experience:
• Get help attracting more young people to your organisation
• Re-design your marketing literature or website
• Get IT support for your staff or help with programming new systems
• Find a volunteer bookkeeper
• Engage a group of young creatives to transform your public space
If you have never taken volunteers before but can see
the potential, we can help to get you up-to-speed with national standards
for volunteer placement providers.If you would like us to advertise your
existing opportunities, provide any support in building your capacity
for volunteer placement or talk about novel ways of engaging groups of
volunteers in events etc, please get in touch.
For more information please contact Sally Wood on 020 7702 1511or email
Sally@changemakers.org.uk
Resources - LVSC research on London's LINks
LINks (Local Involvement Networks)are the new statutory forums that will allow local people wider opportunities for involvement in the commissioning and delivery of their health and social care services. They are replacing Patient and Public Involvement Forums. The volunteer members of the LINks are to be supported by a LINk host organisation appointed by the Local Authority in which they work.
The research examines the commissioning processes, experiences and results of London' s LINks ad also informs our general understanding of the impact of commissioning on VCS funding in London: the creation of the LINks gave us a unique opportunity to observe the commissioning of a single service, based on common, nationally-derived objectives and guidance, simultaneously taking place in all London boroughs and in an area of policy where VCS groups should have been well-placed to bid for and win contracts.
If you would like a hard copy of the report, please email Gethyn Williams at gethyn@lvsc.org.uk or call 020 7700 8206
Deadline: 7 April 2009
The Story of London, taking place this June, is a festival celebrating the capital’s past, present and future. Organised by the Mayor of London and supported by a host of organisations, including the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the celebration will feature a range of events that will take place across the city featuring London life from its ancient origins to the present day. The festival coincides with the 15th Birthday of the National Lottery, and to celebrate this HLF is delighted to announce its support for Story of London and will be showcasing a programme of events and activities at 15 locations across the capital this summer.
To mark both occasions, the HLF will also be making available small grants of between £3,000 and £10,000 to support projects that could help local organisations, communities and voluntary groups to share their London stories with a much wider audience.
For further information and to apply please see the Heritage website. Groups are invited to make an initial telephone call for advice from a member of the HLF London development team ahead of making a formal application by contacting Inga Miksyte:Tel: 020 7591 6151 / Email: ingam@hlf.org.uk
Community Cash Awards are grants of up to £5,000 to help young
people set up a project that will benefit their community.
What's the catch? There isn’t one. You just have to come up with an idea for a project that will improve life in a local community in the UK. Maybe a new basketball court, a music studio, a youth club, sex education workshops in schools, a youth advisory board, even a local magazine.
Who can apply? Anyone who is aged 14-16 and is in school, but struggling; or aged 16-25, unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week.
For further information click
here or call 0800 842 842
Next deadline: 31 March 2009.
The Enhancing Communities - Large Grants programme offers grants between
£10,001 - £50,000 for community improvement projects within
10 miles of an active SITA landfill site. Improvements can be for community,
sport or historic buildings/structures. Not-for-profit organisations including
community groups, parish councils, charities, local authorities and voluntary
organisations are eligible to apply.
Contact the SITA Trust either by telephone, 01454 262 910, email to sita.trust@sita.co.uk or visit their website.
Deadline: Friday 20th March 2009
The Standing Commission on Carers (SCOC) provides independent expert advice to Government on the development & delivery of the national strategy Carers at the heart of 21st century families & communities. It is now looking to make public appointments to the Commission.
SCOC has vacancies for Chair and 20 members & is in process of recruiting.
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The Chair: will have a track record of achievements in leadership, experience of carer issues, the ability to develop policy and strategy, to communicate effectively and work constructively in partnership with a wide range of other parties. Chair will receive a fee of £15,000 pa for at least one day a week, plus an additional £400 per Commission meeting attended. Initial appointments will be for 3 years
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Members: will collectively have a range of experience and knowledge to reflect the breadth of the national strategy, including experience of caring for others, knowledge of flexible employment practices, financial support, education and training, health and local authority systems and provision. Members will be required to attend 4 full meetings a year and up to 4 subgroup meetings and may claim a fee of £189 per meeting. Initial appointments for periods of up to 5 years for the members.
Time commitment, location and remuneration: Travel and subsistence expenses will be paid at rates set centrally. Compensation for the costs of replacement care, locum fees or supply teaching cover will be met where appropriate. Most meetings will be held in London where the Commission is currently based.
To find out about vacancies in your local NHS trusts and all current local regional and national public sector vacancies click here or contact Recruitment Centre for new applicants: 0870 240 3802
Salary:££32,118 - £34,605
Location:Camden
Closing Date:20 March 2009
Age Concern Camden has a turnover of £2.2 million, employs 59 staff, engages 170 volunteers and provides crucial services to 5,000 older people each year, many under contract to Camden Council and Camden PCT. Among challenges and opportunities facing ACC are the needs and aspirations of a diverse population of older people, tendering for contracts and income diversification.
The Manager will be responsible for ACC’s advice and support, advocacy and reception/information support services – a team of six staff as well as volunteers. Essential requirements include: advice or advocacy background; management experience – supervision of staff or volunteers, responding to stakeholder requirements, developing a quality service; excellent communication and IT skills.
This post requires a CRB check and is based in King’s Cross, which has excellent transport links. ACC offers a contributory pension, season ticket or bicycle loan facility.
For further details and an application form visit Age Concern website or email jobs@ageconcerncamden.org.uk or telephone 0207 837 3777. CVs will not be considered.
Closing date: Wednesday 25th March 2009
Salary £25,922 - £29,198 Fixed term to 31 October 2011
Ref: L/00234/R
Location: Brixton
Our Refugees into Teaching Project aims to help the hundreds of refugee teachers in this country - skilled professionals who could work in UK schools, but face a number of significant barriers. Through various innovative methods, we enable refugees to overcome these barriers, and use their valuable skills. In this newly-created role, you will provide refugee teachers with expert support, advice, information and guidance – in person, via email and over the phone. Acting as a central point of contact, you’ll carry out assessments, identify teachers’ support needs, and make sure that these are promptly and efficiently addressed. It will be up to you to develop our links with the relevant community organisations across the country – we aim to provide them with the training and support they need to gain expertise in this area, enabling them to advise refugee teachers themselves.
A further aspect of this role will involve supporting the development and delivery of an innovative new mentoring scheme – matching refugee teachers seeking employment with teachers currently working in the UK. Throughout your work, you’ll liaise closely with colleagues, ensuring a consistent and co-ordinated approach at all times.You’ll need to understand the issues facing refugees who want to teach in the UK – and will have experience of providing first-rate training and careers advice to adults. This will include experience of carrying out assessments, creating individual action plans, and working in close partnership with external agencies. You must also have a track record of delivering training to a wide range of audiences,prioritising a busy workload, and working to set timescales and budgets. The ability to travel regularly within England is essential.
For more information please click here.
