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This FREE meeting take place at 7pm Monday 20 February, and everyone is welcome.  

As usual, information leaflets etc will be available to take away.

Book your place at www.dsc.org.uk/event/dscandiofnw/

Everyone you work with has an impact on your organisation and beneficiaries. Directory of Social Change is working together with Institute of Fundraising North West and bringing you 15 practical and inspiring sessions, to help you work together with others.

15 workshop sessions covering marketing and promotion, fundraising and managing yourself and others.

• A conversation with Debra Allcock Tyler about women and leadership

• Fundraising regulations

• 10 fundraising gaffs and how to avoid them

• Writing for impact - get it read not binned

• Learn to love change

• Love your donors to death

• Make colleagues friends of fundraising

• Big marketing ideas for small organisations

• Tackling Trustees

• The pleasure and pain of working with people

• Attracting Major Donors: from pipeline to principal gifts

• Digital email campaigns - what does success look like?

• Making social media work for you

• Diversifying your income stream

• Presentations with punch

Speakers include Debra Allcock Tyler, Chief Executive of Directory of Social Change and Peter Lewis, Chief Executive of Institute of Fundraising.

IoF North West members can attend for only £95 for the whole day. Plus, the first 50 non-IoF members to book can also attend for this day rate of £95.

Every Wednesday 1 –3pm at New Mills Volunteer Centre.

For details contact: 01663 744196 or E-MAIL:helen@nmvc.org

Are you 16-25? Want to learn new skills?

• Learn the basics about web design and how to create and develop your own blog
• Learn about the different areas involved in web design including editorial, copywriting, basic coding and social media
• Enjoy a fun and rewarding week improving your teamwork, communication skills, and confidence
• Receive three months support after the programme to help you move into education, training or employment
• Help with travel costs and lunch provided every day

Taster day: 7 March Course:13 -17 March 2017, Nottingham City Centre

Don’t miss out! Call or text ‘call me’ to: 07436797253

Alternatively call the Prince’s Trust Office on 0115 8456495 or email rosemary.reeschilds@princes-trust.org.uk

Matinee and Evening for each film - doors open 2pm for 2.30pm programme and 7.00 pm for 7.30pm.

February 17th – Bridget Jones Baby

March 17th – Girl on the Train

April 21st – A Street Cat Named Bob

Refreshments available. Bar open throughout til 12.30 No entrance charge but suggested donation of £3.00 or £2.50 for concessions to help towards future funding of the project.

Inform Susanne Lomas or Frances Footitt if you would like to be on an email list for monthly reminders and information - susanne.lomas@gmail.com

The role is to help support local, "disadvantaged" young people at their creative workshops between 3.15pm-5.15pm (or at least until 3.45pm if you aren't available for the whole workshop), term-time Tuesdays and some Saturdays at the Green Man Gallery, Hardwick Hall in Buxton. The project runs from mid-February to December but you don't need to commit to every workshop. 

Volunteers should be kind, patient and up for a spot of creative mayhem! Workshops will focus on puppetry, music and multimedia arts. Training will be provided. This is a great opportunity for anyone who would like to work with young people, help and support others or to just get involved in a vibrant community arts group. "We have lots going on this year, we just need more people!"

For more information about the role or about getting involved with Funny Wonders generally email hello@funnywonders.org.uk or go to their website www.funnywonders.org.uk

Swim for half-an-hour and raise money for your cause or charity and theirs!

The money your sponsorship raises is split equally between your cause and equipping a school classroom in Neema School, Kenya. The primary school, which now has five classrooms and 250 pupils, was built by the determined efforts since 2001, of Geoff and Margaret Trimby of Hadfield, who set up the Neema School Kenya Trust.

More information, entry, sponsorship and parental consent forms (for those under 18 on 11 March) is on the club's website, or by you can email f.kardahji@gmail.com or call in to Buxton Podiatry Practice, 1A The Savoy, Hall Bank, Buxton, SK17 6EW (01298 23715). Team entries must be in by 3 March latest.

www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=620343&ClubID=272

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There are two main ways Wheels to Work can help residents of Derbyshire:

• Moped Loan Scheme 
• Bicycle to Work

www.wheelstowork.org

The Alexi project is currently running a short series of one-day free training sessions across Derbyshire for volunteers and voluntary sector practitioners who are currently working with children and young people in charities, not-for-profit organisations or community groups in Derby or Derbyshire.

Safe and Sound's Alexi project aims to extend strategically the capacity and reach of our child sexual exploitation (CSE) services by offering a free advisory, training and support service to workers initially in Derbyshire and extending into Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

The aim is to support those working with children and young people in the Derbyshire Voluntary Sector - including those from charities, children’s centres, church groups, youth clubs and after school services (where these are run by volunteers or on a not-for-profit basis)  - is equipped and skilled to recognise and respond effectively to child sexual exploitation. 

Click on a date below to find out what is included in the training and to book your free place. 

Derby – March 6 2017, 9-4.30pm

Chesterfield – May 10 2010, 9-4.30pm

They can only accept 3 delegates per organisation on any one date or spread across the three dates and strictly only those from the voluntary and not-for-profit sector based in Derby or Derbyshire. Those working for the public sector including local authorities, schools and NHS will not be eligible for this course. Bookings by those who are not eligible will be cancelled.