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Bulletin Contents - 18 August 2008Launch of High Peak Volunteering Sheffield City Region and the Derbyshire VCS Transitional Gift Aid Payments Start Using YouTube for Recruitment? Debating the Future of The Compact Shaping Regeneration in England Public Benefit Reporting "More About a Shift in Thinking" Third Sector Funding Gateway Out to Tender Resources for Child's Play and More Researching the Voluntary Sector Annual Conference from NCVO and VSSN |
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Launch of High Peak Volunteering9.30am-3.30pm Friday 3 October at Losehill Hall, Castleton Free to organisations who involve or are thinking of involving volunteers. You are invited to the launch of a new lottery funded project across the High Peak and Hope Valley to promote volunteering and support organisations and volunteers in your area. High Peak Volunteering is a 5 year project encompassing the whole of the High Peak, headed by Buxton and Glossop Volunteer Centres, and working in partnership with New Mills Volunteer Centre. The project will focus on outreach work in order to fill the gaps in provision from existing volunteer centres. >>Download Booking Form (Word 1.3Mb) or PDF Format (180Kb) We will then send out further information and directions for Losehill Hall. |
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Environmental TrainingClimate change is constantly in the news. Customers, suppliers and clients all seem to expect that organisations will act in an environmental and sustainable way. Companies now need to know what they can do to reduce their environmental footprint whilst also saving money. Here are 2 useful courses to help your business keep pace with environmental change. Environmental Policy Writing A morning’s workshop aimed at organisations that would like to have an environmental policy but are unsure how to proceed. This is a session aimed at the voluntary sector The session covers: Attendees will leave the course having the necessary tools to write their own environmental policy. Prices from £50 per person. (plus vat) Reduce Costs through Environmental Awareness A 1 ½ day session aimed at organisations who want their staff to reduce their environmental impact and save the company money at the same time. Participants can receive accreditation from the Open College Network, one of the UK's largest awarding bodies. The session covers: Attendees will leave the course with a practical solution to an inhouse resource issue. Courses can be run at Groundwork offices or your premises to suit. For further details please contact Tina Boddington at Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire. - Tel: 01773 539430 or email tina.boddington@groundwork.org.uk |
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Sheffield City Region and the Derbyshire VCS22nd September 2008
The event is sponsored by Derbyshire Contracts Advice Network, South Yorkshire Open Forum and North East Derbyshire District Council. |
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Transitional Gift Aid Payments StartFollowing Royal Assent for the legislation, Gift Aid Transitional Relief is now being processed by HM Revenue and Customs on all repayment claims (made from 1st August) for donations received on or after 6th April 2008. www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/transitional-relief.htm This compensates for the reduction in income tax rates. Claims made between 6th April and 1st August 2008 will receive backdated transitional relief payments in due course. |
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New Payroll StationeryHM Revenue and Customs will be introducing new A4 versions of form P45 in October which can be printed on plain paper. They contain two extra fields for Date of Birth and Gender. The current versions are to be withdrawn on 5th April 2009. www.hmrc.gov.uk/employers-bulletin/bulletin30/paye.htm |
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Using YouTube for Recruitment?Personnel professionals' body CIPD has produced a podcast looking at the impact of the internet on human resources, in particular recruitment, and how three organisations have used YouTube, social networking and so on. |
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Debating the Future of The CompactThe Compact, a voluntary partnership agreement between the Government and the voluntary and community sector setting out principles for how the two sectors will work together, was originally agreed in 1998. Following a request from Minister for the Third Sector, Phil Hope, the Commission for The Compact has started a debate on its future. A discussion document (pdf, 47kb) is at Umbrella body NCVO has its own consultation questionnaire and briefing on the issues at www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/policy/index.asp?id=9958 |
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Shaping Regeneration in EnglandThe consultation 'Transforming places, changing lives' sets out proposals that aim to shape the way that regeneration is carried out in future in England. The focus is on three priority outcomes: improved economic performance in deprived areas; improved rates of work and enterprise in deprived areas; and creating sustainable places where people want to live and can work, and businesses want to invest. Closing date 31st October, www.communities.gov.uk/publications/citiesandregions/transformingplaces |
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Public Benefit Reporting "More About a Shift in Thinking"The Charity Commission's Policy Director uses a Society Guardian article to "reassure charities that the public benefit reporting requirement (from next March) will, for many, be more about a shift in thinking than the diversion of valuable resources to meeting the goal." It will largely mean trustees (of registered charities in England and Wales) presenting information already needed for their annual report a little differently. She goes on to give an idea of what other help will be available – worth a quick read at www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/12/voluntarysector |
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Third Sector Funding Gateway Out to TenderThe Office of the Third Sector is looking for a comprehensive and innovative approach to providing information about funding for the sector. It is now tendering for a partner(s) to develop a web-based funding gateway to link third sector organisations with new funding opportunities efficiently. More information. Meanwhile, those looking for funding news on the web might want to visit the site being trialled by South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau at fundingnews.wordpress.com |
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Resources for Child's Play and MoreFairplay for Children has added a PDF Library to its website, and is building a large resource of publications about children, play, rights, environment, and so on. This is in addition to their own publications and they are inviting further material and suggestions (email: fairplay@arunet.co.uk). |
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Researching the Voluntary Sector Annual Conference from NCVO and VSSN9th and 10th September, University of Warwick. |
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