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Bulletin Contents - 28 September 2007High Peak CVS AGM and Birthday Party Stop Smoking Intervention Course Browse the Good Governance Code What will Volunteers be Like in Five Years? Accessing Equality Information after September Popularity of Volunteering and Giving Revealed in Extensive National Survey New Form for Charity Registration |
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High Peak CVS AGM and Birthday PartyHigh Peak CVS is 5 this year, and so please come to our AGM to help us celebrate: Whaley Bridge Uniting Church, This year High Peak CVS is 5 years old, and we’d like you to come and join us to celebrate our achievements. You’ll hear from the Big Lottery and from some of the community groups we’ve worked with; there’s light entertainment a tasty buffet lunch….and birthday cake! Oh, and the business section of the AGM. To help with arrangements, please RSVP by by Friday 5th October: email jackie@highpeakcvs.org.uk or telephone 01663 736 236 Can’t join us on the day? Take part in our virtual AGM at www.highpeakcvsis5.org.uk. We’ll be uploading presentations, photos and comments “live” during the event, and you can leave comments about our work, our progress and ask questions during the afternoon – all over the internet. |
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Stop Smoking Intervention CourseA course will be delivered at Gamesley Community Centre by the Stop Smoking Service on Tuesday 27 November from 10.00 - 12.00 noon. The course is free and a buffet will also be provided for those attending. Who should come? Aim of Training Objectives
To book a place, please call Lisa Jowitt on 01457 869038. Places are limited. |
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Crates for Sale‘REAP’ (Rural Education & Arts Project) in Longnor have three wooden crates of various sizes for sale, as recently used as part of a touring photographic exhibition. They are looking to sell these on as quickly as possible and therefore are willing to sell them at a ridiculously low price/s (buyer to collect). Crates can be sold as a set or individually. |
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Browse the Good Governance CodeFollowing requests, the Code of Good Governance can now be browsed on the Governance Hub web site, without the need for downloading files, making it quicker to explore. Go to the new feature. |
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What will Volunteers be Like in Five Years?A new Performance Hub guide looks at how volunteers are changing (who they are, what they do and what they expect) and how this might impact on your organisation. The main chapters cover six drivers of change: More ‘professional’ volunteering; Ageing population; Time poor society; Weaker ties to geographical communities; ‘Consumer culture’; and Changing ideas about volunteering. Order or download |
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Accessing Equality Information after SeptemberFrom 1st October, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) replaces Disability Rights Commission, Equal Opportunities Commission and Commission for Racial Equality, with the aim to promote fairness for everyone and tackle discrimination in relation to gender, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age and race. DRC (www.drc.org.uk) says that most of the information on its web site will be available in an easy-to-use archive section on CEHR’s site, but if you want to ensure access to favourite material by downloading it, you need to do so by 28th September. CEHR: www.cehr.org.uk. |
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Popularity of Volunteering and Giving Revealed in Extensive National SurveyA charitable society where people are more than likely to volunteer or give money to charity is revealed in an extensive survey published by the Cabinet Office. The research shows that people are willing to ‘help out’ – and nearly 60 per cent have done so by volunteering formally in the past year. At the same time, more money is being given to charity than ever before. This news is encouraging to anyone who believes in the power and value of third sector organisations to change lives and communities for the better. Fuller details are on Website: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk |
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Woodland Trust Tree for AllTree for All is a new kind of movement that gives children the chance to understand nature and the power to care for it. The campaign aims to plant 12 million trees throughout the UK between September 2004 and 2009 and involve one million children directly in planting trees through schools, community groups, public events or in their gardens. For further information or any queries you have on the grant please contact the Woodland Trust |
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UKVillages Community KittyThe UKVillages Community Kitty is a fund from which a number of grants from between £50 and £300 are allocated to community projects. These grants will be awarded twice a year. This round of the Community Kitty closes on 10th October 2007 - and recipients notified no sooner than 6 weeks later. To apply for a grant from the Community Kitty your group, society or club must be registered on UKVillages and the funds must go towards a clearly identifiable project. Applications to the kitty must be made through their website. |
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BiffawardTo widen its doors to community groups and to help allocate its funds more effectively, Biffaward has teamed up with a variety of partners including the Countryside Agency, the East of England Development Agency and all Rural Community Councils. The partnership will enable individual communities to take action to improve villages, towns and cities and receive help in applying for Biffaward funding to do it. The fund offers three levels of support including the Small Grants Scheme which has been established to enable groups to quickly access lower levels of funding in order to improve the quality of life in their community. For further details and information on the Main Grants Scheme and the Flagship Scheme contact the Biffaward Grants Team Tel: 0870 036 1000 Email: grants@rswt.org Website: www.biffaward.org |
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New Form for Charity RegistrationA new streamlined application form for charities wishing to register with the Charity Commission will appear on 1st October, and the old style won't be accepted after 30th November. www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registration/newregform.asp. |
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Managing Substance Misuse at WorkPersonnel professionals' body CIPD has a new downloadable guide 'Managing drug and alcohol misuse at work: a guide for people management professionals'. This is quite detailed with useful example policy statements, |
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What's a Business Plan?The Big Lottery Fund has a short guide giving an outline of what they would expect to see in a Business Plan, if requested. Not a bad summary, starting with "A business plan puts down on paper what your organisation will do to turn its vision into reality". (Source: Skye and Lochalsh Community Toolkit) |
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