Thur 10 March 2016, The Postmill Centre, South Normanton, 9.30am – 4.30pm

The aim of this training is to explore ways to build organisational and business capacity and to be able to respond more effectively to grant and contractual opportunities from the OPCC and other Commissioners including preparing for tendering and procurement opportunities.

The training will take place over one day and full resources and materials will be provided.

Places are limited. Please respond to this email no later than Friday 12 February 2016 to book your place and further details will be sent to you.

The survey, launched by a coalition of charities, is gathering evidence about how charities are able to get their voice heard and the support they need.

By taking part you will be helping make sure that funders and decision makers know more about your needs. By being the biggest survey of charities and voluntary organisations this survey is a powerful way of getting your voice heard.

The survey can be completed in 15 minutes.

www.surveymonkey.com/r/charitysurvey15

Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) wish to consult about proposed changes to the way that their services are delivered to older people experiencing hearing loss.   The consultation will be via an online survey to both organisations and individuals and telephone interviews with both organisations and individuals.  The timescales for the consultation are very short and we need responses to the survey by Thursday 21 January.

For organisations or groups - www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AOHLORGS

For individuals / volunteers - www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AOHLIND

If your organisation works with older people and you could take part in a 15-20 minute telephone interview about  Action on Hearing Loss’s proposed new service delivery contact Sarah Fishbourne (Impact Consultancy and Research www.impactconsultancy.co.uk) 01432 860323 or 07855 492066.

The computers are being made available through the Arthur Rank Centre. This is a collaborative unit supported by the National Churches, the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation. For organisations that need more than one computer, such as for a drop-in centre or school, the prices are even lower.

www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/communities-and-farming/computers-for-rural-people

Saturday 6 February 2016 at 7:30pm (doors from 7pm) at Glossop Parish Church, Church Street South, Old Glossop, SK13 7RU

Tickets £7 (£5 for all concessions) available on the door or in advance from Bay Tree Books or telephone Sarah (07706 100 639).

All proceeds go to Crossroads Derbyshire to support victims of domestic abuse in the High Peak.

SGP View from the Peak 37 Winter 2015

Contents:

• Celebrating People Award
• Grapevine New Manager
• High Peak Access - Making Buxton Better
• Friends of Conduit Street Playing Fields
• Community Wildlife Spaces
• Noticeboard

10 March 2016 at Manchester Conference Centre

You will gain a greater understanding of the forward direction, the likely impact on both services and service users, and the actions that can deliver real change.

A new era for mental health care is on the horizon... Mental Health: Moving Forwards -The Five Year Plan will explore how the new national strategy for mental health services can drive action so that people across all ages can get the right help at the right time.

www.openforumevents.co.uk/event/mental-health-moving-forwards-the-five-year-plan

This is the third year the Weston Awards have been run and again they are expanding to help more charities. The Awards provide unrestricted core funding alongside free capacity-building support, and are designed to benefit smaller charities.

The Weston Charity Awards celebrate and support excellent charities working in the fields of Youth, Welfare and Community. This year, the awards are expanding to support 18 charities across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands. 

Weston Award winners will receive £6,200 unrestricted grant funding alongside business mentoring support from capacity-building charity Pilotlight. The purpose of the award is to support ambitious charities personally and financially so they can achieve their goals.

For more information or to apply for the Weston Charity Awards 2016, visit www.westoncharityawards.org or call 020 7283 7022. Applications open on Monday 7 December 2015 and close on Friday 15 January 2016.

Club Matters provides free, convenient and practical resources to help you develop and run a sustainable club. 

The process to apply for a Club Matters mentor is changing – applications will be open from 4 January to 1 February. If you think your club could benefit from a sports-loving, business-minded individual to help you work through your club’s challenges, then find out more at www.sportenglandclubmatters.com

Club Matters were proud to reach their 100th workshop recently. They have put together a short film of the occasion, including some interviews with clubs about how they found the experience - www.sportenglandclubmatters.com/celebrating-a-milestone-our-100th-workshop/

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/one-million-hours