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The government has also published a new strategy to support social investment, in which it promises to pilot a guarantee fund to support crowdfunding and to seek state aid approval to allow the sector to access larger amounts of social investment tax relief.

The new grant fund will help charities interested in social investment develop the skills and business plans to take on funding, and will be available over the next decade, the Office for Civil Society has announced.

Further details at www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk/node/3899

The donations processing platform, entitled CAF Donate, is intended to ease the administrative burden of processing both online and offline donations, making it easier for charities to take both regular donations and one-off gifts.

The new platform is set apart from existing sites such as JustGiving and BT Donate, because it can be run in a charity's own website rather than that of a third party.

Charities can choose between a basic profile or the full service, with the basis profile providing charities without their own website with an online page to fundraise through, and the full service giving charities the tools to fundraise through their own website and via mobile phones and Facebook.

According to the fee schedule, for charities with the full service, charges include 3.6 percent of the gross donations on one off payments by card and PayPal, and a collection fee of two percent of the gross donation on direct debit payments.

For further information about CAF Donate visit www.cafonline.org/charity-finance--fundraising/fundraising-services/multichannel-fundraising.aspx

You can now add your group or amend the details of your group at: www.communitydirectoryderbyshire.org.uk

The Community Directory Derbyshire is managed by a partnership of support organisations across Derbyshire who can provide help and advice to your group.

For more details please contact:  jackie@highpeakcvs.org.uk

These are only around 5 years old.  The model number is DKT3210F-5D for those who want to see what the phones look like and their specification.

Contact VCSPD: Tel 01298 23970 or email alistair@vcspd.org

Date: Thursday 3 July 2014 - 12:00 to 16:00
Venue: Derby Enterprise Centre, Bridge Street, Derby

The purpose of this event is to analyse the current state of play in relation to youth employment and unemployment, the direction of travel in policy and interventions and the role that the VCS can play in achieving positive outcomes.

The event will incorporate a range of different perspectives including the current position on youth unemployment across England and the East Midlands, national policy in relation to young people and employment, opportunities to build stronger relationships with our local growth sectors and examples of successful interventions from across the region having a positive impact.

The event will be interactive throughout with lots of opportunity for discussion, learning from local experience and to consider the forward role of the VCS.

Further details and booking at www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk/emvyforumjuly2014

LawWorks are supported by the Law Society and we work with many of the top 100 law firms.  Volunteers can provide advice on issues such as employment, property, tax, contract and intellectual property.. The service is completely free and is available to most small organisations.

To apply for free help visit www.lawworks.org.uk/community-groups and apply online.

Free online legal training is available for non-profits from LawWorks as Free Talks at www.lawworks.org.uk/free-talks or via their YouTube channel Law Works.

It is estimated that there are around 175,000 young carers in the country looking after parents, grandparents and siblings.

As a result of their caring responsibilities, Young Carers may experience:

• loneliness
• isolation
• frustration
• anxiety
• limited free time
• struggle with school work and homework
• bullying

Anyone can make a referral to Derbyshire Young Carers Service on 01246 207752 or yc.chesterfield@actionforchildren.org.uk.  The young person or a parent can make contact directly or a professional working with the family or young person can make a referral on their behalf.

Derbyshire Young Carers:

• gives Young Carers chance to meet others in similar situations.
• gives Young Carers a break from their caring responsibilities.
• provides you with someone to talk to, discuss worries, anxiety and other issues.
• gives Young Carers a voice in meetings.
• can try to get more support for families.
• can help with family relationships.

www.actionforchildren.org.uk

They are looking for photographs which demonstrate aspects of volunteering today, either from the volunteer’s point of view, or from the beneficiary of their help.  

Anyone can enter (except employees and families of VCSPD staff, and no professional photographers please)!  The best photograph will receive a £50 cash prize and £50 donation to the charity or community organisation of their choice.  

The twelve photographs which fulfil the brief best will be made into a 2015 calendar, which will be available from VCSPD offices in Buxton and Ashbourne.  

Closing date is 31 August 2014.  Entrants can pick up an entry form from our offices, or for more information you can contact our Volunteering Development Manager, please e-mail Debbie@vcspd.org or Tel: 01298 23970 or 01335 348602.

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Their new website is at firststepsderbyshire.co.uk