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If you work with children and young people in High Peak and Dales you could benefit from this FREE training opportunity for Voluntary Community and Independent groups.

High Peak CVS will be running this special training day.There will be three workshops:
Funding – how to keep your organisation afloat financially
Just managing – How to run your group effectively
Involving young volunteers – how to attract and keep young volunteers

These 3 workshops will be run simultaneously in the morning and then again in the afternoon. There will also be stalls and information and an opportunity for networking.

Further details and how to book your place from Nigel Caldwell 01663 736423
nigel@highpeakcvs.org.uk

Funders Fair PLUS

Thurs 13 Nov 11am–4pm at the Buxton Methodist Church, Market Place, Buxton

Come and meet the Funders!

This special event is focussed on funding for voluntary and community groups with the opportunity to come and meet the funders, discuss your funding needs and have the chance to attend workshops on a variety of aspects of funding, such as:

Finance

Fundraising

Sustainable funding

Loans

Tendering and commissioning

Funding for young people’s projects

Major funders like the Lottery, Derbyshire Community Foundation and Charity Bank will be there amongst several others relevant to voluntary and community groups.

For more details contact Louise on 01663 736431 louise@highpeakcvs.org.uk or Nigel on 01663 736423 nigel@highpeakcvs.org.uk

Equality and Human Rights Training Courses

September 08 – March 09 at Chesterfield Law Centre

For a brochure on all courses available email clc@chesterfieldlawcentre.org.uk CLC are also able to offer FREE discrimination training, aimed at advisors, HR workers, trade unionists, community workers, voluntary and private sector organisations and individuals who experience discrimination in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.

Fringe30 Gala Evening at Buxton Opera House

Friday 7 Nov from 6.30pm

There is a Preview of the Visual Arts Exhibition from 18.30 (Dress Circle Bar), whilst Performance starts 7.30 pm. This evening marks the launch of the Buxton Festival Fringe’s 30th Anniversary year, featuring a showcase of award winning Fringe performers past and present.

Sir Donald Curry CBE to Speak at Annual Farming Service

Sunday 2 November 2.30pm at Bakewell’s Agricultural Business Centre

Sir Donald Curry CBE, Chair of the Sustainable Farming and Food Delivery Group and Chair of the newly formed Countryside and Community Research Institute will be the key speaker at this year’s Annual Farming Service, which aims to bring local farmers and their families together and reinforce the message that the Christian community cares for them and is there to support.

The event is also an opportunity to thank those that have supported the Chaplaincy project, whichsupports over 400 farmers in West Derbyshire, working closely with the rural church leaders and other support agencies including Derbyshire Primary Care Trust, National Farmers’ Union, and Derbyshire Rural Counselling Service.

For more information please contact Graham Hinds, Agricultural Chaplain on 01332 602124 or at grahamhinds@hotmail.com

Successful Commissioning of Children's Service Tenders

3-4 December at the Best Western Westminster Hotel in Nottingham

There are free places on this National Children's Bureau course for small voluntary organisations, who have a turnover of less than £200,000 and no more than 5 paid employees.

Book online by visiting www.vcsengage.org.uk or email vcstraining@ncb.org.uk

Derbyshire LINk Volunteer Development Worker Vacancy

£20,096 per annum pro rata - minimum18.5 hours per week for 2 years.

Your role will be to support and train volunteers with Derbyshire LINk, whose aim is to gain views of public and patients about health and social care services. LINk volunteers may be involved as steering group members, in inspection of health and social care providers or speaking to planners and commissioners to express their views. You will maintain records of volunteering and training undertaken by LINk members and with the support of the LINk staff prepare and advertise volunteer opportunities.

Previous applicants need not apply. The interview will consist of a formal question and answer session and a 10 minute presentation.

Base to be agreed, in Ripley or Chesterfield with travel around Derbyshire. Own vehicle required. Due to the post having involvement with vulnerable adults, candidates will
be required to undertake a Criminal Record Check. LINks staff will be jointly managed by Amber Valley CVS and North Derbyshire Voluntary Action, a work space is available at each organisation.

Closing date for all applications: 5pm Wed 12 Nov.

For an application pack for this post please phone Amber Valley CVS on 01773 512076 or email: recruitment@avcvs.org

Gift Aid Toolkit on CD

HM Revenue and Customs has published a CD toolkit on using Gift Aid to increase charity income. It includes basic guidance, templates, an interactive claim form and other materials. Request it by phoning HMRC Charities on 08453 020 203 or email charities@hmrc.gov.uk

Displaying Company Information

The various regulations which set out disclosures that companies (including voluntary organisations/charities with limited status) must make to show their legal identity have been brought together and updated from 1st October in the Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008. See the official BERR (Business Department) 'Frequently Asked Questions' summary of what this covers. Disclosures for registered charities will be in addition to this.

Link to Charity Commission guidance on the impact of the Companies Act 2006 on charitable companies – www.charity-commission.gov.uk/supportingcharities/compact.asp (Source: WCVA Trustee news)

Consulting Employees on Health and Safety

By law, employers must consult their employees on health and safety issues at work. The Health and Safety Executive has two new leaflets on this – one aimed mainly at employers in workplaces with fewer than 25 employees (pdf, 109KB) at www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web35.pdf and a brief guide to the law (pdf, 136KB) at www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg232.pdf

Surveying the Power of the Internet for Charities

Time again for the annual benchmarking exercise that is Virtual Promise, a study of the ways in which voluntary organisations are using the internet. Results will be published online by nfpSynergy and all sizes of charities are encouraged to take 15 minutes to complete this. Closing date 14th November, www.nfpsynergy.net/virtualpromise08

Government to Fund New Sector Skills Body

The Government is to fund a new independent Third Sector skills body to the tune of £2.5 million over the next three years, with its board representing sector employers. Jointly financed by Office of the Third Sector and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the organisation will pull together the work of other sector skills councils to open up learning opportunities for third sector paid and voluntary staff. The existing Skills for Justice will act as an incubator body to get it off the ground. OTS news item.

Understanding What Makes People Volunteer (Or Not)

The Institute for Volunteering Research, NCVO and Involve are to work together on research into volunteering and civic action. The Big Lottery Fund is giving three year funding to a project 'Pathways through participation: what creates and sustains active citizenship' which seeks to plug the gap in understanding about what makes people volunteer.
See Plaza Publishing news alert at www.charityfinance.co.uk/home/content.php?id=2312

Assisting Joint Bidding for Major Public Services

Futurebuilders England is shortly to launch a Consortia Fund to help voluntary organisations bid for large-scale public sector contracts through joint ventures or mergers, according to Third Sector magazine (www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/855444/ registration required).

Third Round for Parenting Fund

The third round of the Government's Parenting Fund, which gives financial support to voluntary sector projects that help vulnerable families, has £16 million available for projects running from April 2009 to March 2011. Managed by the Family and Parenting Institute, applications to the fund are needed by 12th December.

CYP Now news item at www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Daily-Bulletin/news/854870/ or go direct to www.familyandparenting.org/ParentingFundFunding

Changes to Funding Community Sport

Sport England is changing the way it distributes around £45 million of National Lottery funding every year, following public consultation. Details of the application processes and award eligibility for the new programmes, including themed funding rounds, small grants and an innovation fund for community sport, will appear in the new year. Sport England news item.

Small Awards for Community Benefit

It's Your Community awards, from 02, provides up to £1,000 to local groups and individuals for anything that can be shown to benefit their community. The awards are independently judged and administered by The Conservation Foundation. Find out more at www.itsyourcommunity.co.uk

Working in Partnership

'A Practical Guide to Working with Partnerships' has been written by N2 Consulting in conjunction with Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service to provide a step-by-step guide to planning, setting-up and launching a successful partnership. Download (pdf, 203KB) via n2-consulting.com/partnerships.html (Source: Community NI)

'Believing in Local Action' is a report from Church Urban Fund looking at successful partnership working between the faith sector and local infrastructure organisations. It includes good practice points and seven case studies show how it should be done. Download summary or full report via www.cuf.org.uk/believing_in_local_action.aspx

Service Level Agreements and Community Radio

A 'Guide to Service Level Agreements for UK Community Radio Stations' has been produced by Sandra Tang at the University of Sunderland and published by Community Media Association. They say that the guide will also be useful for any organisation thinking about approaching their local authority or other public body for funding, even if not in the community radio sector. In pdf (1.37MB) or Word format at Commedia site.

Online Survey Tools

This month's 'A few good tools' from the American software review site Idealware covers online surveys. One or two of the specific tools may not travel well outside the States, but the principles for selection do and popular ones (there and in the UK) are included too. www.idealware.org/articles/fgt_online_surveys.php

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