Bulletin Contents - 11 January 2008

Lottery Funding Available for Young People

Training from High Peak CVS and Digital Umbrella

Training Courses Offered by Regeneration East Midlands in 2008

Retention of Personnel Records

Health and Safety Advice for Managers

The Upside of Being a Trustee

Limited Companies Legal Changes

Charity Internet Use – Annual Survey

Further Inquiry into Youth Volunteering

Courses for Cultural Entrepreneurs

Funding and Awards

Community Accountancy Resources

Principle for ICT Work in the Sector

A Personal Message from Arts Development Officer Richard

Lottery Funding Available for Young People

Up to £38m will be delivered from the Young People’s Fund and grants of up to £5m are available for projects that address the needs of vulnerable young people across England, where young people are taking the lead in developing and running activities.  Projects will need to show that they help achieve at least 2 of the 5 Every Child Matters outcomes. 

Application forms and further details are available at www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Training from High Peak CVS and Digital Umbrella

The up to date training dates for all the training at High Peak CVS and our IT training from Digital Umbrella are now available on our website.

Bookings for both the High Peak CVS training and Digital Umbrella training can be done on line at www.highpeakcvs.org/training/events.asp or by telephoning Nicola on 01663 736432 .

Between January and March we are offering two certificated sessions at low rates - Food Hygiene and First Aid Appointed persons. We are also able to  offer two  FREE sessions for groups / people that work with Children, Safeguarding Children and a two day Pediatric First Aid Course.

If you have any queries or suggestions for future training please do not hesitate to contact Nicola on the number above.

Training Courses Offered by Regeneration East Midlands

Regeneration East Midlands (REM) is offering its most extensive programme ever of training across the East Midlands Region in 2008.  Described briefly below are details about each of the areas of training scheduled.

Funding
If you want to learn more about:
- searching for funding;
- providing advice on funding; and
- managing funding  
these workshops are for you.   

Voluntary and community sector organisations will all be offered a 50% discount on the majority of the Ffnding training provided. 

Paying members of the East Midlands Funders' Forum will receive a voucher for two half-price places on the majority of funding courses (note, this offer does not include the Funding Advice Worker Accredited training).  
For further details please click here

Intelligence
REM is organising workshops aimed mainly for those in the public and voluntary and community sectors with little or no experience of research and analysis but who need to find and use evidence to inform their work.   For further details please click here

Skills
The regeneration skills programme continues to offer a broad range of events and resources ensuring that the regeneration sector has access to high quality targeted training, networks and best practice.  

The courses provide specific training for those who work within the public, private, voluntary and community sectors and whose work has an   impact on regeneration and communities throughout the region. For further details please click here

For a quick reference to all of the courses currently scheduled by the various sections of REM please click here

In addition to the details included on their website, they have also had 5,000 copies of the programme printed on a fully comprehensive programme guide, please CLICK HERE for a copy of the programme in PDF format.  If you would like to receive copies for your own personal use and / or to distribute to individuals and or organisations which would benefit from the training provided, please do not hesitate to contact Keeley Edwards at REM on 0870 2404459.

Retention of Personnel Records

CIPD, the personnel professionals body, has updated its factsheet 'Retention of personnel and other related records', which gives a checklist of statutory and recommended retention periods for various classes of personnel documents. www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/hrpract/psnlrecrd/retrecords.htm.

Health and Safety Advice for Managers

A revised version of HSE's 'Workplace health, safety and welfare: a short guide for managers' has been published.

Download the pdf, 172kb, at www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf.

The Upside of Being a Trustee

A new briefing sheet from Voluntary Arts Network asks "Why should I become a trustee?". It looks at the benefits and outlines responsibilities.

Download in pdf format, 106kb, from www.voluntaryarts.org/uploaded/map6441.pdf.

Limited Companies Legal Changes

The final implementation timetable for the Companies Act 2006 was announced mid-December. There is only a small chance that dates will change, so check out Sandy Adirondack's round-up of the provisions most likely to affect companies limited by guarantee, starting with April 2008, at www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#companiesact-6apr08.

Charity Internet Use – Annual Survey

The seventh annual Virtual Promise survey of charities' use of the internet, carried out by nfpSynergy, is currently open for completion at www.nfpsynergy.net/vp07. Closing date 18th January - help them track trends and changes, whatever size of charity you are with.

Further Inquiry into Youth Volunteering

A new cross-party independent inquiry on the future of young adult volunteering between the ages of 18 and 24 has been set up. The Morgan Inquiry, due to wrap up in June, differs from previous inquiries in that it will focus more specifically on the contribution of business, employers and education establishments. It is supported by the All-Party Parliamentary Scouting Group and The Scout Association, and has a web site with more information at www.morganinquiry.org.uk.

Not everybody is convinced of the need for this new investigation - see Third Sector news item at www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/774355/ (registration required).

Courses for Cultural Entrepreneurs

Both the Liverpool and the East Midlands Schools for Social Entrepreneurs have 10 places available (fully funded by the Cultural Leadership Programme) on courses running mid February to end of July, for individuals setting up or growing cultural projects that have a social or environmental impact.

Details at www.sse.org.uk/news_article.php?artid=25.

Funding and Awards

The Big Green Challenge award aims to encourage change and innovation, by challenging voluntary organisations and communities (of any type) to reduce CO2 emissions by 60%. There is a prize fund of £1 million. Entries by 29th February - www.biggreenchallenge.org.uk.

A grants programme for grass roots organisations working across all areas of equality has been launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, with an application deadline of 4th February.

Details - www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/aboutus/grants/pages/grantsandfunding.aspx (and news item).

Community Accountancy Resources

The Finance Hub has supported the development of the Community Accountancy National Network's web site, at communityaccounting.org. (CANN exists to help develop, promote and support community accountancy services throughout the UK, with such services helping voluntary groups with managing their finances.)

The Community Accountancy Services Toolkit provides a range of tools - www.communityaccounting.org/?q=node/29.

Principle for ICT Work in the Sector

Best practice principles for ICT professionals working with voluntary organisations have been brought together in the 'Principles of a Circuit Rider' just published at www.lasa.org.uk/circuitriders/principles.shtml. This has been produced by Lasa and the ICT Hub after consultation, and relevant organisations and individuals are encouraged to sign up and commit to the approach.

A Personal Message from Arts Development Officer Richard

After 2 years as your Arts Development Officer I’m moving to a new job and although I’m excited about this new opportunity, I’ll be sad to leave as it’s been a really exciting two years.  I’ve had a chance to work with some smashing people and been involved in some excellent arts development projects.

My work with High Peak Borough Council and High Peak Youth Services has been really rewarding – it’s been hard work but we’ve managed to engage over 2000 young people around the Borough in the arts – many of them taking up their new found interests. 

I’ve also been lucky enough to work with around 60 voluntary arts groups, many of them Festival groups and assisted them in raising around £100,000 for arts events and projects all over High Peak.

I’ve had an interesting time assisting people in Creative Businesses too.  I’ve helped with various projects around the Borough to develop much needed studio and workspace for artists and craftworkers as well as helping Derbyshire Arts Partnership to develop and publicise the very popular Artsderbyshire website.

My new job starts in the New Year but doesn’t take me too far away, I’m going to work for Sheffield City Council as Manager for their Children’s Festival.  I thank everyone I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the last two years especially all the friends I’ve made at High Peak CVS and High Peak Borough council.

Many thanks and Good Luck

Richard Johnson