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Bulletin Contents - 27 January 2010Local Area Agreement (LAA) Bulletin Free Discrimination Legal Service for Residents of Derbyshire Admin Assistant Vacancy at Tameside Blind Association Future Jobs Fund in the High Peak Funding and Support for Social Enterprises in Derbyshire Rural Enterprise Workshop Event The Health and Social Care Conference Essential Ingredients in Project Development (EIPD) More Government Support for Trustees Urged Survey Skills for Social Researchers Analysis of Third Sector Survey | ||
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DCIL Outreach PostsDCIL has set up a project supporting people with mental health conditions which is staffed by a paid worker and volunteers with mental health experience (either personally or in the capacity of being a carer). They run outreach posts (drop in sessions) in Matlock, Swadlincote and Bakewell every fortnight. Please let your service users know about this. They organise advice and information for people and offer them training to anyone interested on mental health and social inclusion and DCIL. For more information please contact Rita Hodkin, Project Worker, RitaH@dcil.org.uk |
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Local Area Agreement (LAA) BulletinIssue 6 of the Local Area Agreement (LAA) Bulletin produced by and specifically for the Voluntary and Community Sector in Derbyshire is now available to download. Contents: Editor’s note; Bringing People Together Fund; How do we know if the LAA is working?; What have National Indicators got to do with the VCS?; District LSPs – how do they relate to the county?; The lAA headlines; The DPF targets action; More LAA training dates |
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Free Discrimination Legal Service for Residents of DerbyshireChesterfield and Nottingham Law Centres have launched a free discrimination legal advice service across Derbyshire. Clients do not have to be eligible for legal aid to access the free services. This is for people who have been discriminated against because of age, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, faith, religious or non religious belief. Referrals are welcomed from voluntary sector organisations. If you would like to establish a referrals system, please get in touch. To obtain consultancy advice and/or to refer: Employment discrimination enquiries and/or cases, please contact Nottingham Law Centre on 01159 787 813. Email: enquiries@nottinghamlawcentre.org.uk Accessing to goods and services enquiries and/or cases, please contact Tony Ashwell at Chesterfield Law Centre on 01246 550674. Email: clc@chesterfieldlawcentre.org.uk |
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Admin Assistant Vacancy at Tameside Blind AssociationPart time assistant to work in small office for Tameside Blind Association’s Community Support Project. Location: Dukinfield, Greater Manchester. Duties: Office administration supporting the Project Manager, 2 Development Workers and volunteers to provide support services for Blind and Partially Sighted residents of Tameside through our Community Support Project. Experience/skills required:
The post is funded by the National Lottery through the BIG Lottery Fund until the end of January 2013. Selection will be by application form and subsequent interviews that will includesome small tasks. Closing date: 12 February 2010 |
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Future Jobs Fund in the High PeakWed 3 Feb 10am to 1pm High Peak Borough Council is hosting a meeting of public and voluntary sector partners on behalf of Derbyshire Skills and Development Consortium to explore some of the opportunities likely to be available later on in 2010 to help tackle unemployment in the High Peak. Derbyshire Skills and Development Consortium has made two applications to manage Future Jobs Fund (FJF) schemes covering the area. The aim is create 200 x 6 months paid jobs for unemployed people (in receipt of benefits) with an initial focus on 18 to 25 years. Organisations hosting these jobs will receive funding to cover salary, NI and so on and will also benefit by having these FJF employees being able to undertake key projects of benefit to their organisations and the wider community. In order to facilitate the maximum number of FJF jobs for our High Peak residents, if your organisation is interested in hosting one or more posts and you would like to come to an introductory meeting on Wednesday 3 February, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, please contact HPBC Economic Development on 0845 129 7777. Limited places available. |
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Funding and Support for Social Enterprises in DerbyshireThe Social Investment Business invite infrastructure support organisations and front-line organisations in Derbyshire to a short session on funding and finance for social enterprises. The sessions are being held on the following dates: 10am – 1pm Monday 1 Feb 2010 (lunch included) 10am– 1pm Tuesday 2 Feb 2010 (lunch included) Outline programme:
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Rural Enterprise Workshop Event Fri 12 Feb 2010 9.30 am (10.00 am start) till 1.30 pm Big Lottery Fund and Regeneration East Midlands are holding an enterprise signposting and workshop event to support all East Midlands applicants to the Village SOS programme and other organisations within rural settings that are considering social enterprise options. The event is for both successful and unsuccessful applicants and will contain advice, presentations and workshop sessions on aspects of social enterprise. There will be places available for two representatives from each project and a choice of workshops for you to attend. A draft agenda and workshop details are attached. It is hoped the day will give you some ideas on where you can go to get further help for your projects or ideas and inspire you to continue. There will also be the opportunity to network over lunch. Should you wish to attend please fill out the attached booking form and return it to Sue Barsby at the Big Lottery Fund (sue.barsby@biglotteryfund.org.uk) by 1 February 2010. |
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The Health and Social Care ConferenceAddressing inequalities in wellbeing in the East Midlands Thurs 25 Feb 2010 at Kettering Conference Centre This partnership event will bring together the third sector and partners to look at the current changes and challenges for health & social care and will seek answers to the following questions:
The day will provide resources to improve third sector’s ability to engage in health and social care opportunities. There is a structured networking opportunity for third sector organisations to learn from other organisations working in the fields of health, wellbeing and social care. Key note speakers will frame the debate with key issues from a regional and national perspective: Phil Hope MP - Minister for Care and for the East Midlands Delegates can participate in 2 workshops which will offer learning opportunities as well as give the chance for statutory and third sector partners to identify regional health and social care priorities. The day will allow delegates the chance to set the focus for a Health Inequalities Strategy for the region. For more information and a booking form - |
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Coach Ed CoursesPlease follow the link below to view current coach education courses available in the High Peak, simply follow the link to the Derbyshire Sport course search and select High Peak in the location drop down box. Courses include Equity in your Coaching, Coaching Disabled performers and A Club 4 All. How to book details are listed on the website - www.derbyshiresportcoursesearch.co.uk |
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Essential Ingredients in Project Development (EIPD)2.30 pm, 5 February at Friargate Studios, Derby The University of Derby Community Regeneration Centre are involved in a wide range of activities relating to the community and voluntary sector including the development of toolkits and community learning programmes. It has been working with the Derbyshire Learning and Development Consortium and University of Derby Corporate to explore how the sector can be supported to become more effective at developing project proposals and funding bids. As a result of this groundwork we have developed the ‘Essentials Ingredients in Project Development’ (EIPD) programme which aims to meet the needs of the sector in a time of change and uncertainty. It will use an ‘action learning’ approach and is designed for workers, volunteers and community activists. Student participants will come from across Derbyshire and neighbouring areas, and from a variety of backgrounds. The EIPD learning programme will run from 22 March to October 2010. Participants will commit to a total of seven days attendance at the University, and will be supported in turning an idea relating to a real life community issue into a detailed and costed funding proposal. The programme will lead to the award of 30 credits at HE Level 5 (second year degree level). 25 places will be available on the first programme. To help explain this unique learning opportunity to key partners, there will be a short 90 minute presentation of EIPD at 2.30 pm on Friday 5 February at the Friargate Studios, Derby. To confirm a place and receive location plan please email j.bowie@derby.ac.uk For further details contact John Bowie on 01332 594013. |
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Volunteering FundThe replacement for the Department of Health Opportunities for Volunteering scheme, the Volunteering Fund, has been announced, offering two grant funding schemes to support volunteering in health and social care in England. A local grant scheme – to support volunteering in health and social care. Applicants should be connected at a local level to commissioners (e.g. Primary Care Trust, Local Authority) A national portfolio scheme – larger grants to enable national organisations to deliver more strategic or developmental volunteering programmes. The strategic priorities for the fund are:
The Fund will also look at how the projects link with the Department of Health Volunteering Strategy, to encourage good practice in volunteering practice in the areas of:· Leadership; Partnership working; Commissioning; Management; Support for individual volunteers. Around £5 million will be distributed as grants across 2010–2012. Grants are available for up to three years, with a package of grant funding and business support being offered to organisations. Local projects can be funded up to £35,000 over three years with national projects receiving around £500,000 over 3 years. It is expected that around 55 local projects will be funded in 2010 and again in 2011. Up to 12 national projects will be funded in 2010 and 2011. Third sector organisations that are planning to run volunteering projects in the health or social care sector can apply for funding. Partnerships, which can include statutory or private partners, can also apply, although non-third sector partners cannot be grant recipients. Applications for local projects are expected to open in January 2010, with the application process taking 12 weeks. There will be a rolling programme throughout the year, with all regions being covered in each funding year but at different times. Funding rounds will be in the following order during 2010: · North East and North West For information see the Volunteering Fund website. |
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More Government Support for Trustees UrgedA very short debate on the role of charity trustees was held in the House of Commons on Monday 18 January, at the instigation of Tom Levitt MP. The main purpose was to highlight the need for government to help support, recruit and retain trustees. Or see Third Sector news item www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/978346/ which highlights Levitt's point that trustee vacancies outside London are not so easy to find on tools such as Trusteefinder, run by Charity Trustee Networks at www.trusteenet.org.uk/jobs-search |
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Survey Skills for Social ResearchersA new programme funded by the Economic and Social Research Council is providing opportunities for social researchers to gain a first-hand insight into the survey process in the 'real world' and to improve their skills in survey research methods. The Survey Skills Programme allows each trainee to select from a range of elements to suit their own needs and constraints, www.surveynet.ac.uk/ssp/introduction.asp. (Source: VSSN list) |
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Analysis of Third Sector SurveySee results from Third Sector magazine's State of the Sector survey at www.thirdsector.co.uk/BigIssues/Details/78631/state-sector-survey-results/ compiled from responses from more than 700 charity professionals, covering issues such as money and politics. |
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The Effectiveness of Chairs of Governing BodiesResearch on the leadership role of chairs of governing bodies (boards, management committees) has been published by Charity Trustee Networks and NCVO. It is based on a survey on perceptions of the chair leadership role, including the quality of the chair's relationships, chair impact, and the influences on chair leadership. The least effective chairs were not seen as team players and were unable to manage inadequate performance of others. Read more and download the full report from www.trusteenet.org.uk/news/what-makes-chairs-governing-bodies-effective |
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Plain English or Officialese?The improvement agency for local government, IDEA, has an interesting interview from an academic who has given evidence to parliament on the "Use and abuse of official language". With many in the community sector having close dealings with council officials, there is always the danger of "going native" and using jargon inappropriately. Worth a quick read, www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=16268570 |
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NCVO HR Masterclass: Repeated due to Popular DemandThur 4 and Fri 5 March 9.30am to 4pm Day 1: Redundancy and restructuring Availability strictly limited to 20 places. Book before Friday 29 January and receive a 10% discount. Is your organisation going through change? Would you benefit from optimised staff performance? NCVO's HR Masterclass offers a host of techniques and approaches to keep your organisation* on the right side of employment legislation and help you make the most of good practice. Who should attend?
Find out more and book your place: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/hr-masterclass |
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