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Bulletin Contents - 16 November 2009Project Worker Vacancies at Amber Trust Free Support for All Small Charities First Chapter of Charity Commission's Risk Management Toolkit Making Sure Risk Assessment Covers the Whole Workforce Updated Advice on Charity Lotteries Putting Public Benefit in Context Labour's Third Sector Measures May Survive Under Conservatives Government Committee Aims to Free Sector to Create Jobs Rebranded Support for Helplines Invest in Staff for Quality of Care Including Local Businesses in Sector Support Sharing Resources on Volunteer Management Revamped Database of Trainers and Consultants | ||
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Project Worker Vacancies at Amber TrustPart time 15hrs – x 2 (full days on Tuesday and
Thursday) Amber Trust is a social care charity that aims to promote mental wellbeing by providing professional support services to adults with mental ill health, enabling them to live successfully in their local communities. They have provided services for over 30 years in Derbyshire, and have been successful in securing three years funding for our allotment project and are seeking dedicated individuals to support this project. They are looking for confident and capable people to assist the Project Leader in the day to day running of Amber Trust’s allotment project providing support to people recovering from mental health illness. You will have:
You will have the ability to relate well to people, to understand the difficulties people with mental ill health may face and be able to support them in finding positive ways forward. More detailed information about this position will be sent out with the application pack. To request an application pack please contact Amber Trust:
Closing date for applications is 9.30am on Fri 4
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Free Support for All Small CharitiesThousands of small charities suffer from a chronic lack of resources, skills and expertise, despite having an abundance of passion and commitment. The Small Charities Coalition exists to help these small charities access the skills, experience and resources they need to achieve their aims. The Coalition is like a voluntary sector matchmaking service, matching small charities with other organisations that have the skills, experience, and in some cases resources, that the small charity lacks. These skills and experience may come from a fellow small charity - known as a friend to the Coalition - or from a supporter, for example a larger charity or a business. Becoming a friend of the Coalition is FREE. Small Charities Coalition aims to match you with the most appropriate skill, experience or resource you need .They will offer you support and encouragement as well as free advice on best practice and good governance. “The Small Charities Coalition helped us identify our needs and matched us with a bigger charity so that we could learn from their best practice. The Coalition has allowed us to build our capacity, and this has been very rewarding.” Maria Bavetta, Chair, OCD-UK Please find out more and sign up on our website www.smallcharities.org.uk. Or you can call 0207 391 4812 or email info@smallcharities.org.uk. | ||
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First Chapter of Charity Commission's Risk Management ToolkitThe Charity Commission has launched a practical online toolkit, ‘Protecting charities from harm’, which aims to give trustees the tools they need to manage risks and protect their charity from harm and abuse. The first chapter on 'Charities and terrorism' is now available, providing key information on the UK's counter-terrorism legislation and how it affects charity work. News item at www.charitycommission.gov.uk/news/prtoolkit.asp or go direct to www.charitycommission.gov.uk/investigations/toolkitintro.asp – the sections are in pdf format. | ||
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Making Sure Risk Assessment Covers the Whole WorkforceThe European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has published
'Workforce diversity and risk assessment: ensuring everyone is
covered'. It aims to describe why and how risk assessment can
and should cover the whole workforce, and to increase awareness
among those responsible for and affected by health and safety at
work about the importance of assessing the risks for all
workers. | ||
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Updated Advice on Charity LotteriesThe Gambling Commission (www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk) has published further advice for fundraisers using lotteries to raise money for good causes. 'Running a Lottery' explains the various types, with 'Promoting society and local authority lotteries' giving details on applying for a licence or registering with the local authority, and 'Organising small lotteries' providing advice on lotteries that do not require a licence or registration. Commission page with pdf downloads. (Source: Third Sector) | ||
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Putting Public Benefit in ContextThe latest Charity Commission News is now available. It includes an item on the new need to report on a charity's public benefit, and putting the public benefit requirement in context after the "somewhat misleading" recent media coverage. Always worth browsing the contents to check you haven't missed anything important, at www.charitycommission.gov.uk/tcc/ccnews30.asp | ||
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Labour's Third Sector Measures May Survive Under ConservativesThe Conservative’s Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has stated that many of the Labour Government's measures to support the third sector have been good, and would not be immediately dismantled by an incoming Tory Government. He was speaking at the annual conference of chief executives body Acevo. See Third Sector news item at www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/964677/ The speech from current Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell is online too. | ||
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Government Committee Aims to Free Sector to Create JobsThird Sector reports that a new Government sub-committee aims to help create 25,000 jobs in the voluntary sector by 2011, by removing barriers to winning Central Government contracts. Ministers from eight Whitehall departments, including the Treasury, the Department for Work and Pensions and Communities and Local Government, are expected to attend the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the Third Sector on 1 December. Read more at www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/965193/ | ||
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Rebranded Support for HelplinesThe Telephone Helplines Association has relaunched as The Helplines Association, to reflect the more varied ways that are now used to contact helplines. It continues to provide training, publications, consultancy and other support for the sector. See news item at helplines.community.officelive.com/smallchangebigdifference.aspx but bookmark www.helplines.org.uk (Source: Lasa computanews) | ||
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Invest in Staff for Quality of CareInvesting in staff and leadership is the key to delivering quality care for older and disabled people, according to research in the report 'The real cost of quality care and support' published by the National Care Forum and Counsel and Care. News item at www.guardianpublic.co.uk/health-care-funding or download pdf, 314KB | ||
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Including Local Businesses in Sector SupportThe umbrella body for local sector support organisations, NAVCA,
has published 'Local third sector infrastructure organisations
working with local businesses'. The report is based on
responses to a recent members' survey, which shows that there is a
lot of good practice already taking place in many local areas.
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Sharing Resources on Volunteer ManagementOurSharedResources.org is a new
website where those who work in the field of volunteer management
can add useful resources and others will be able to access
them. "With many people contributing a little we avoid
re-inventing the wheel time and time again". | ||
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Revamped Database of Trainers and ConsultantsThe Trainers and Consultants Direct online database from NAVCA has had a complete revamp. News at www.navca.org.uk/news/newtcd.htm, or www.trainersandconsultantsdirect.org.uk | ||
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Bringing Together Social Media Resources for NonprofitsIdealware, the US software review site for nonprofits, has compiled a library of resources on social media as the first step in a year-long social media research initiative. Read about it at www.idealware.org/blog/2009/11/introducing-idealwares-social-media.html | ||
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ICT Security GuideAimed at voluntary sector staff with responsibility for managing and securing ICT systems, the new Computanews ICT Security Guide looks at Assessing the risks and policies needed, How computer security is affected by people and the environment in which it used, and How to secure those all-important assets. Download via www.lasa.org.uk/publications/computanews-guides/ | ||
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International Volunteer DayInternational Volunteer Day is on 5 December. | ||
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