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Personalisation of Social Care

Wed 30 Sep 10am–12.30pm at Hulland Ward Millennium Hall, Dog Lane, Hulland Ward, Ashbourne DE6 3EA

The first meeting of the new Southern Derbyshire Health and Social Care Forum in partnership with Voice for the VCS in Derbyshire.

Personalisation is a major change in the way adult social and health care will be delivered, who will deliver it and who decides the what, where, and how. If you are a VCS organisation based in the south of the county that is either delivering services or supporting people who use those services this event will be of interest to you. It will also give you an opportunity to shape a new Health and Social Care Forum in Southern Derbyshire. How could the changes affect your organisation or your service users?

Refreshments available. Lunch provided at 12.30pm.
To book a place or for more information contact Diane Scott on 07920 202595 or email d.scott@derbysrcc.org.uk

One Day Inter Faith Conference

Building a Society for the Future: Bridges and Bonds in the East Midlands

Mon 16 Nov 2009, 10am – 4pm at Multi-Faith Centre, University of Derby

Building on the work of the Face to Face and Side by Side initiative the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby will host a one day Inter Faith Conference as part of the start to the National Inter Faith Week 2009, supported by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Inter Faith Network UK.

Themes for the conference are constructed around the four building blocks of Face to Face and Side By Side:
1) Developing the confidence and skills to 'bridge' and 'link';
2) Shared spaces for interaction and social action;
3) Structures and processes which support dialogue and social action; and
4) Opportunities for learning which build understanding.

The conference aims to engage academics in the field and practitioners alike, and will showcase current thinking and working across the four strands (outlined above) within the East Midlands region. It will seek to challenge the potential to build better futures in society through the construction of inter faith activity and will look critically at the building blocks.

The Keynote speaker, Dr Adam Dinham, Director of the Faiths and Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Dr Dinham’s research examines the roles of the community and voluntary sectors, including the participation of local people in the development of civil society; with a specific interest in the role of faith communities in these processes.

£10 including Lunch and Refreshments and a copy of Religions in the UK: Directory 2007-2010. Pre-booking is essential - for a booking form contact the Multi-Faith Centre:
01332 591285 or j.thornewill@derby.ac.uk

Volunteering Partnership Conference

9 Sep at Hallmark Hotel, Derby

This is a time of dramatic change for volunteering and the third sector with several factors impacting on the role of both volunteers and those that co-ordinate volunteers. If you are involved in coordinating volunteer activity then this is the event for you.

The Partnership Event will bring together stakeholders from across the region to debate the regional priorities for organisations that co-ordinate volunteering. The event will:

Identify the regional volunteering priorities for coordination at regional level;
Improve understanding between the third sector and statutory bodies of the roles, benefits and issues relating to volunteering in the region;
Inform the audience on current developments in relation to volunteering;
Discuss specific contexts and issues in relation to volunteering

For further details see - www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk/news.php?readmore=309

SAIL (Sexual Abuse and Incest Line) Vacancy

Chesterfield-based women only charity supporting survivors of child sexual abuse require a Groupworker / Counselling Assessor:
15 hours per week – £12 per hour.
Self employed, 6 month contract (with possibility of extension).

You will be responsible for the planning and delivery of a confidence-building group for survivors. You will also work alongside SAIL's Clinical Manager to undertake counselling assessments and recruit and induct counselling volunteers.

Diploma in counselling/BACP accreditation required. Applicants must have post qualifying experience of counselling, including work with survivors of sexual abuse. Experience of assessing for a counselling service and facilitating support/therapeutic groups is also essential.

For an application form please call 01246 556114 or email@sail1.freeserve.co.uk

This post is open to women only. Section 7 (2) (E) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies.

Closing date for applications: Mon 7 Sep.

Online Community for Charity Finance Professionals

For those involved in charity finance matters, it is worth checking out the relaunched 'charity community' web pages from chartered accountants body ICAEW, at www.ion.icaew.com/charity The forum has interesting discussions, but there are also useful items on the blog too. For instance, that the final Community Interest Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 were published on 27 July, and come into force on 1 October 2009 – see www.ion.icaew.com/charityblog/18130 for links. (Source: Third Sector)

Regulating Charity Investment Funds

Proposals for charity collective investment funds to come fully under the regulation of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) are out for consultation. The proposals, which include creating a new type of authorised investment fund, the charity AIF, were announced in April's Budget and are the result of discussions between the Charity Commission, HM Treasury, HM Revenue and Customs, the Office of the Third Sector and the FSA. Some possible downsides are given in Third Sector news item at www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/926078/ (registration required). Charity Commission news item at www.charitycommission.gov.uk/news/invest.asp or go direct to HM Treasury at www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/consult_charity_pooledfunds.htm Runs to 31 October.

Earning Points to Gain Citizenship

The Government is encouraging voluntary organisations to comment on its moves to introduce a new points test for "earned citizenship". Volunteering would count as part of 'active citizenship', which would allow immigrants who have been in the UK for five years to gain citizenship within one year, rather than three. Third Sector reports that there will Home Office discussion meetings with invited stakeholders (www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/924610/), but for others an item from Association of Volunteer Managers questions how easy it is to make any real comments – www.volunteermanagers.org.uk/our-chance-comment-earned-citizenship Consultation documents, respond by 26 October.

Volunteering in Health and Social Care: Response to Consultation

The Department of Health has published its response to the consultation 'Towards a strategy to support volunteering in health and social care' -
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_103947

Quality Mark Qualifies as Hallmark of an Effective Charity

The Charity Commission has announced its endorsement of the PQASSO Quality Mark, a kite-mark for the third sector. The PQASSO Quality Mark at levels 2 and 3 is rated as meeting the Commission's Charity Quality Standards, showing that the charity meets the standard for the Hallmarks of an Effective Charity. Information about the PQASSO Quality Mark is at www.pqassoqualitymark.org.uk

Wanted: Ideas for Internet Projects to Benefit Society

MySociety, the people behind the democracy related websites, such as WriteToThem (making it easier to contact your MP on an issue), FixMyStreet and also PledgeBank (www.pledgebank.com), have issued one of their occasional Call for Proposals. If you have an idea for a use of internet technology for social, civic or democratic benefit, submit it by 15 September, www.mysociety.org/2009/08/06/mysociety-call-for-proposals-2009/

Awards for Using Digital Technology in the Community

The TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards, previously the Innovation in the Community Awards, have been rejigged "to reward the amazing individuals who are using digital technology to benefit their local communities". Twelve regional winners from across the UK will receive cash grants of £5,000 each to fund digital projects. Entries by 11 September, www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes

Sector Facts Not Well Known by General Public

Those with a particular interest in sector accountability issues will want to take a look at the findings of a recent public survey, which found low levels of awareness of such facts as how many people work in the charity sector. Others will want to wait for more practical outcomes from the Impact Coalition's move to being under the wing of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. Acevo news item, or see Charity Finance News Alert, www.charityfinance.co.uk/home/content.php?id=3061

Easier Access to Information on Public Sector Contracts

The fee to search the website Supply2.gov.uk, which lists thousands of public sector contracts across the UK up to £100,000 in value, has been dropped. Over 6800 public sector purchasing bodies have registered with www.supply2.gov.uk including local government, health, education and housing authorities, emergency services and the Olympic Delivery Authority.

New and Updated on VolResource

Functional support: PA to Chief Executive Network (previously listed under Chief Executive PAs' Network) is an informal network of chief executive assistants from across the voluntary sector. More details at www.volresource.org.uk/info/function_pace.htm

Running an Event: the Count Me In Calendar, listing awareness weeks and more, has become part of Year Ahead, which is subscription based, www.yearahead.co.uk/countmein/

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