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Bulletin Contents - 3 August 2009Project Officer Vacancy for EM Suicide Awareness Partnership Derbyshire Health is for Life Community Grant Scheme Revising the Compact Agreement Document More Employment Connected Volunteering Creating a European Network of Sector Umbrellas Engaging Minorities in Co-Operative Enterprise Need for Stronger and More Innovative Partnerships to Help Communities | ||
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Project Officer Vacancy for EM Suicide Awareness Partnership DerbyshireNJC SCP 26 £22,001 per annum pro rata – 18.5 hours per week, 3 Year Contract East Midlands Suicide Awareness Partnership has been established to increase awareness and provide training on the issues around suicide and self harm. An East Midlands partnership has secured funding from Big Lottery Reaching Communities Programme to establish this new project. The project will be run from Leicestershire with officers in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire to work with a variety of groups in the public, private and third sector to deliver suicide awareness training seminars. To make that project a success we are looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic Project Officer with excellent organisational skills, experience of training and an understanding of mental health issues. Applications packs are available from the website at www.derbyshirercc.org.uk. or email Emma Simpson at e.simpson@derbysrcc.org.uk or call 01629 824797. Closing date: 10am Thursday 13 August 2009 |
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Health is for Life Community Grant SchemeIn the past NHS Tameside and Glossop’s Health is for Life Community Grant Scheme has offered three funding rounds that provided financial support to community groups, voluntary sector groups and registered charities, which aim to improve the health and well-being of local people in the region. However, unfortunately due to the economic climate that has had a direct impact on NHS funding, at both a national and local level, the PCT has had to review its existing grants policy. Following a comprehensive review, it has been decided that in order to maintain prolonged support for local organisations, only funding for round 1 and 3 will be available for the remainder of year. This was a hard decision but necessary in order to sustain continued investment in schemes that make a real different to the local community. NHS Tameside and Glossop remains committed to improving the health and well-being of its communities. The PCT will also continue to provide much needed financial support to local groups, such as £53,000 to the Miles for Smiles scheme that enables mobility, by providing free transport for patients attending medical appointments, who would otherwise find it extremely difficult to attend. |
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Contingency Planning for FluNCVO has brought together a range of useful links giving information around contingency planning for swine flu. How would your organisation cope in the absence of key individuals or a high percentage of frontline staff? www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/about/index.asp?id=14012 Personnel professionals body CIPD has also further updated its introductory guidance on how employers should respond at www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/health/general/birdflu.htm |
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Lower Cost for CRB ChecksThe Criminal Records Bureau is to reduce the fee for a Standard Disclosure from £31 to £26 as of 1 October. This is due to an expected increase in the volume of disclosure applications being processed as the new Vetting and Barring Scheme comes into place. However Enhanced checks, which are heavily used by organisations working with children or vulnerable adults, will remain at £46. CRB news item at www.crb.gov.uk/media/press_releases/crb_reduces_fees.aspx |
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Revising the Compact Agreement DocumentA revised national Compact, the agreement that sets out shared commitments and guidelines for working between the Government and the third sector in England, has been published for consultation. This follows on from discussions last year on the future of the Compact. Third sector organisations are encouraged to give their views via Compact Voice, deadline 12 October, www.compactvoice.org.uk/information/101063/compact_refresh/ Other interested parties should see www.thecompact.org.uk/refresh Background, with some sector views, in Third Sector (registration required) at www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/921765/. |
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Consolidating Charity LawA draft consolidated Charities Bill, bringing together the Charities Acts of 1992, 1993 and 2006, but not substantially altering charity law, is due to be published by the end of the summer. A consolidated Act should help to simplify the legislation (in England and Wales). See Third Sector news item, www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/921201/ (registration required). |
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More Employment Connected VolunteeringA new Government-supported scheme to get more people volunteering during the recession has been launched by the Prime Minister. The National Talent Bank will target businesses which are releasing employees for a fixed period, reducing the working week, deferring the start dates for new recruits, but still paying them, or retaining staff whose posts have been made redundant. It will support existing volunteering programmes and initially run for twelve months. Official news item. |
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Creating a European Network of Sector UmbrellasFifteen voluntary sector umbrella organisations have come together as the European Network of National Associations to share experiences of the recession and increase the voice of the sector across Europe. Spearheaded by NCVO, it includes organisations from Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland and Slovenia. The development of a European charter along the lines of the UK Compact would tackle relations with the European Commission/Parliament. NCVO news item at www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/press/releases/?id=14860 or see NICVA at www.nicva.org/index.cfm/section/news/key/240709-ENNA |
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Engaging Minorities in Co-Operative EnterpriseCo-operative Diversity Action has been set up by Co-operativesUK to help engage people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities in co-operative enterprise. A website has been created to enable co-operative enterprises and support organisations to access and share resources, at www.diversityaction.coop Press release. |
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Need for Stronger and More Innovative Partnerships to Help CommunitiesBusinesses, the Government and third sector need to develop stronger and more innovative partnerships to provide real and practical help for communities at risk of fracture due to the recession, according to a report from the Government-appointed taskforce on Building Stronger Communities. 'Business and the third sector: Innovation in tough times'. |
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Online or Traditional Office Software?Idealware, the American nonprofit software review site, takes a look at the differences between online and installed desktop software for general office tasks (such as word processing, spreadsheets) and the advantages and downsides of each. www.idealware.org/articles/online_v_traditional_software.php |
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