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		<title>2010 Community Walk &amp; Run for Wellbeing</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/09/2010-community-walk-run-for-wellbeing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Community Walk for Wellbeing returns for its second year to Handsworth Park on Saturday 25th September 2010 and aims to promote community cohesion and wellbeing. This sponsored charity walk and run is open to the whole community and will bring together people of all different faiths and backgrounds, providing them with the opportunity to raise much needed funds for three different charities.]]></description>
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		<title>Taskforce to tackle voluntary sector &#8220;red tape&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/09/taskforce-to-tackle-voluntary-sector-red-tape/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/09/taskforce-to-tackle-voluntary-sector-red-tape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Bursary Offered to Voluntary and Community Organisations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>NHS South Birmingham: Annual General Meeting</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/09/nhs-south-birmingham-annual-general-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/09/nhs-south-birmingham-annual-general-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan Floods Appeal – how you can help…</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/pakistan-floods-appeal-%e2%80%93-how-you-can-help%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far, more than 1,600 people are believed to have been killed by the floods in Pakistan. In total, roughly 20 million people are thought to have been affected. DEC chief executive Brendan Gormley said: "These floods have destroyed the lives of thousands of families, washing away entire villages and leaving millions of survivors suffering with little food or shelter.]]></description>
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		<title>Charity Commission consults on impact of online strategy</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/charity-commission-consults-on-impact-of-online-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/charity-commission-consults-on-impact-of-online-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying local community cohesion activities that work well</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/identifying-local-community-cohesion-activities-that-work-well/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/identifying-local-community-cohesion-activities-that-work-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Job Vacancy: Platform Partnership Development Worker</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/job-vacancy-platform-partnership-development-worker/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/job-vacancy-platform-partnership-development-worker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Contracts: the legal implications</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/understanding-contracts-the-legal-implications/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/understanding-contracts-the-legal-implications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Resident University Prospectus 2010/11</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/resident-university-prospectus-201011/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/resident-university-prospectus-201011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Active Citizens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Find out what’s going at the Resident University this year by having a look at the prospectus for 2010/11. Some dates and venues are still being confirmed, and further workshops and events will be added as the year goes on. We have set out five key objectives for this year’s Resident University programme designed to help residents and grassroots groups.]]></description>
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		<title>Event Report: Is Your Network Working</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/event-report-is-your-network-working/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/event-report-is-your-network-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of the event was to re-establish and build links with current, new and potential new members; share information about some of the existing CN4B support and information services, collect key issues facing network members and provide a number of workshops looking at particular areas of interest for network members and others present.]]></description>
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		<title>Pride of Place: Birmingham&#8217;s first community market makes the news&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/pride-of-place-birminghams-first-community-market-makes-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/pride-of-place-birminghams-first-community-market-makes-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grassroots]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The playwright and Archers' scriptwriter Tim Stimpson is queuing for a wood-fired pizza in the car park of the Stirchley United Working Men's Club. It's not a particularly salubrious setting for Birmingham's first community market.]]></description>
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		<title>Small charities gain temporary reprieve from music charges</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/small-charities-gain-temporary-reprieve-from-music-charges/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/small-charities-gain-temporary-reprieve-from-music-charges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Volunteers with Autistic Spectrum Disorders</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/supporting-volunteers-with-autistic-spectrum-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/supporting-volunteers-with-autistic-spectrum-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This training is for those who are interested in gaining a better understanding of how to recruit, retain and support volunteers with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Please note that a place will not be reserved without an accompanying booking form.]]></description>
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		<title>Links and Stuff…</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/links-and-stuff%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/links-and-stuff%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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!]]></description>
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		<title>Focus regeneration money on local assets, says study</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/focus-regeneration-money-on-local-assets-says-study/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/focus-regeneration-money-on-local-assets-says-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public agencies may have been spending regeneration money on the wrong things, according to a think tank. Research by the Chamberlain Forum into regeneration investment in Birmingham shows places that benefitted from modest but well-targeted community initiatives experienced some of the biggest growth in property values over the past ten years.]]></description>
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		<title>Award fund announced to increase accessibility of volunteering</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/award-fund-announced-to-increase-accessibility-of-volunteering/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/award-fund-announced-to-increase-accessibility-of-volunteering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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		<title>Briefing: Coping With Cuts</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/briefing-coping-with-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/briefing-coping-with-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA['Coping with Cuts' is a digest of guidance for voluntary groups and public sector agencies in dealing effectively with funding cuts. The digest has been issued by Brian Carr, Chief Executive of BVSC, The Centre for Voluntary Action.]]></description>
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		<title>Job Vacancy: Lozells Methodist Church Centre</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/job-vacancy-lozells-methodist-church-centre/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/job-vacancy-lozells-methodist-church-centre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the heart of one of the most disadvantaged areas of Birmingham, Lozells Methodist Church Centre provides for the needs of the whole community regardless of race, colour, creed or religious beliefs. They are looking for two caretakers to work 10 hours each per week, or for one to work 20 hours per week. ]]></description>
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		<title>Birmingham LGBT Survey</title>
		<link>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/birmingham-lgbt-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://cn4b.net/2010/08/birmingham-lgbt-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tippa Naphtali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham LGBT Community Trust has been commissioned by Birmingham City Council to design a survey to find out what are the real issues and needs for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans and who live, work or socialise in Birmingham. ]]></description>
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