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Bulletin Contents - 26 January 2009Assistant Services Manager at Glossop Women's Aid Negotiating the Right Deal: Contract Negotiation Training Tax Rates and Allowances from April 2009 Call for Millions in Sector Support Exploring Voluntary Sector Streams Calling for Legislation on Adult Protection Government's Small Business Help Extends to Third Sector Defining Small Charity Governance | ||
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Assistant Services Manager at Glossop Women's Aid30 hours per week (the post is initially for one year) Glossop Women's Aid is a dynamic and evolving voluntary sector agency, providing The purpose of the job is to deputise for the Services Manager, recruit and train volunteers to work throughout Glossop Women’s Aid Services and to promote and publicise our organisation in the High Peak. Flexible working hours will be required to meet the needs of the post. Closing date for completed applications is 6pm Friday 6 February 2009 |
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Good Practice in VolunteeringDerbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres have joined forces with The Volunteer Centre (Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire) to organise free training sessions which promote and share good practice in working with volunteers from socially excluded or disadvantaged groups. These sessions are funded by Goldstar. Representatives from any voluntary sector organisation who are currently or thinking about working with volunteers are welcome to attend one of the sessions, where we will be discussing recruiting volunteers, benefit entitlements for volunteers and the law surrounding expenses. As the threat of large scale redundancies loom, there has never been a better time to develop your organisation’s volunteer expertise as the numbers of those seeking to develop their skills and improve their work prospects increase. The session dates and locations are as follows: Thursday 12 February – North Wingfield Community Centre (between Chesterfield and Clay Cross), 9.45 am – 12.00 pm Hot drinks and breakfast pastries will be served (if you need any more encouragement to attend!). Numbers are limited at each event to 25 (the Chesterfield session is almost full but there are currently plenty of spaces on the other two) – so first come first served. For a booking form please contact Sarah at Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres on 01623 748161 or at sarah.walters@duwc.org.uk |
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Negotiating the Right Deal: Contract Negotiation Training4 February 2009 Do you need to seal the deal on a big contract? Are you confident that you can agree the best terms for your organisation and your beneficiaries? Do you want both sides to leave your funding meeting feeling they got what they wanted? With the continued focus on public sector procurement and how VCOs can help deliver public services, this intensive one day programme will help you and your organisation achieve the right deal. An interactive training session delivered by the Institute of Public Finance to develop your negotiation skills. The course is aimed at VCO staff working with public services. Time: 9.30 am to 4.00 pm Venue: NCVO Conference Suite, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL To book your place and to find out the different fees visit the NCVO website www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/psdtrainingfeb09 or call 0207 520 3162. Places are limited! |
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Energy Auditing CoursesCommunity Action for Energy organises a range of workshops for community groups across the country. There are two courses running in this area soon – both are called ‘Energy Auditing’ and will teach you the basics of doing an energy audit on a community building. The first is on 3 February in Nottinghamshire, and the second is on 4 March in Derbyshire. Courses are free and booking is essential. For more information and to book a place, have a look at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/cafe and click on ‘training and events’. |
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Lightbulb LibrariesA company called Eco-St loan out lightbulb libraries to schools, businesses and community groups. The library is basically a big suitcase with around 40 different low energy lightbulbs inside, including bulbs for awkward fittings, dimmer switches and so on. The idea is that each person who borrows the library can take it home, try out the different light bulbs, and hopefully convert their whole house to energy saving bulbs – thus saving loads of money and energy. The library is free to borrow (except for postage costs), and you can find out more here: www.eco-st.co.uk/Light-Bulb-Library-Home.aspx |
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Tax Rates and Allowances from April 2009The changes in tax allowances announced in the Pre-Budget report for 2009/10 are available at www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/prebud_pbr08_press02.htm This includes Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions, the Working and Child Tax Credit and more. (Source: Sandy Adirondack's Legal Update) |
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Call for Millions in Sector SupportThe amount of additional money that the Government ought to provide to help voluntary sector services survive the current economic situation has been the subject of differing views from sector umbrella bodies. NCVO has come up with the figure of a minimum of £100 million, while chief executives body Acevo had previously called for a £500 million emergency fund for charities. NCVO's figure, amongst other things, includes £12 million to help with mergers, funding direct costs, local support and a matchmaking website. See their press release at www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/press/releases/?id=12452 or Third Sector news item at www.thirdsector.co.uk/channels/Finance/Article/874925/ (registration required). |
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Exploring Voluntary Sector StreamsA Funding Commission is being set up by umbrella body NCVO to map the various funding streams available to the voluntary sector. It will also look at how these could change, whether they are adequate or need to be improved, and whether any new ones are needed. The commission will be officially launched at NCVO's annual conference on 18 February. See Charity News Alert, www.professionalfundraising.co.uk/home/content.php?id=1631 |
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Calling for Legislation on Adult ProtectionA Safeguarding Adults Alliance has been established by over 50 organisations, with the likes of Mencap, Action on Elder Abuse, the United Kingdom Home Care Association and local Age Concern groups. The Alliance is seeking a statutory basis for the work of adult protection in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. See Community Newswire at www.communitynewswire.press.net/article.jsp?id=5401954, download the press release (rtf/Word format, 135KB), or email: campaigns@elderabuse.org.uk for further information. |
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Government's Small Business Help Extends to Third SectorIt has been confirmed that the package of measures recently unveiled by the Government to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses is available to social enterprises and other third sector businesses. The Office of Third Sector news item includes an outline of the funds available and a link through to further information. |
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Defining Small Charity GovernanceA Wikipedia page on 'Small Charity Governance' has been started by Governance Pages/Arvac to gather different approaches to the subject, as "Governance can be defined in so many ways – structures, processes, skills, roles – everyone has their own definition of what 'governance' means". Read and possibly add your own views, at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Charity_Governance |
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Virtual Volunteering for the Red CrossBritish Red Cross has embarked on a recruitment exercise for virtual volunteers aged 15 to 25 to spread the word about its work across social networking sites Facebook and Bebo. More on being a Red Recruit at www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=85780 Helping provide first aid without seeing blood?! (Source: WCVA Volunteer Newsletter) |
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Rural DeprivationA briefing has been produced by RuSource on Rural Deprivation. It can be downloaded from www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/projects/rusource_briefings/. This briefing has been summarised from the Commission for Rural Communities publication “State of the Countryside Update – Rural Analysis of the Index of Multiple Deprivation” which can be downloaded from www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/ |
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