NCVO’s president Lord Hodgson will chair the taskforce, and other members are Andrew Hind, retiring Chief Executive of the Charity Commission; Lynne Berry, chief executive WRVS, David Tyler, chief executive Community Matters, Sir Graham Melmoth, retiring chair NCVO and past chief executive Co-operative Group and David Thompson, chair of Marstons PLC.
Bursary Offered to Voluntary and Community Organisations
Are you a voluntary or community organisation providing mentoring and/or befriending to black boys and/or young men aged 13-25 in England? If the answer is yes, then your organisation may be eligible for a bursary of up to £300 to achieve the Mentoring and Befriending Approved Provider Standard.
NHS South Birmingham: Annual General Meeting
The AGM is for anyone who is interested in healthcare and the NHS in South Birmingham; patients, public, staff and health professionals. Come along to learn about achievements in health and healthcare services over the past year in South Birmingham and how they are building for the challenges ahead.
Charity Commission consults on impact of online strategy
The Charity Commission is seeking views on the Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) it has conducted into the potential impact of its aim to have all of its services online by 2012. A consultation document is published today on the charity regulator’s website.
Identifying local community cohesion activities that work well
BVSC is being funded by Be Birmingham to undertake a range of work to identify examples of good practice in relation to local community cohesion activities undertaken by voluntary, community and other third sector groups in Birmingham.
Job Vacancy: Platform Partnership Development Worker
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with initiative and excellent capacity building and/or community development skills. The position will provide development support not only to existing members of Birmingham Association of Neighbourhood Forums (BANF) but also to emerging neighbourhood forums.
Understanding Contracts: the legal implications
In partnership with NAVCA’s Local Commissioning and Procurement Unit, this one-day training has been developed by Michelmores law firm, a leading provider of legal services to charities. The training will be delivered by Shivaji Shiva, Head of Charities and Social Enterprise.
Small charities gain temporary reprieve from music charges
Ten days ago the Chief Executives of NCVO, NAVCA and Volunteering England wrote to Government Ministers calling on them to protect the very smallest charities from new music charges. As a result, NCVO has learnt that the legislation due to be laid last week will now be delayed.
Links and Stuff…
We are continuously adding web links to the CN4B website so that you don’t have to hunt around for useful information and resources. Our new section on venue and room hire has now been added to our already comprehensive categories. Feel free to suggest others that you feel may be of use or interest to our visitors!
Award fund announced to increase accessibility of volunteering
Would You Like To Increase the Accessibility of Volunteering For Those with Physical Impairments and Learning Disabilities? If the Answer is yes then the ACCESS TO VOLUNTEERING FUND may be the answer and BVSC, Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (BDRC) and PEOPLE FIRST can provide you with support advice and information
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