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million people in the UK as possible will
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Empowering the Voluntary
Sector Attendance at this workshop
will give the opportunity to learn about how to
use the principles of public law in your local
area. Those who have attended have successfully
challenged their local authority's' and PCT's over
cuts to funding or failure to consult the sector.
The training will also enable you to give your
local Compact some real teeth! Workshop are
planned for the following areas in over the next
few weeks:
- 2 June,
Lincoln
- 3 June, Chester
- 10 June, Taunton
- 2 July, Reading
- 8 July
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says vote on 4 JuneNAVCA calls on all readers to
vote in the European elections on 4 June. Under
proportional representation the BNP do better if
people don't vote. The Searchlight website
shows that BNP policies are incompatible with the
ethos of NAVCA and its members. http://www.searchlightmagazine.com. You can also follow the link from
Searchlight to the Hope Not Hate site, http://www.hopenothate.org.uk. If you can't decide who to vote
for, Unlock Democracy has launched Vote Match,
http://www.votematch.co.uk/europe.
Politically the
European election offers the chance for the BNP to
break out of the fringes. A single MEP could
deliver the BNP with as much as £250,000 a year in
salaries, resources and office costs.
Remember, because its
proportional representation, the BNP will do
better if people don't vote, so please make sure
you tell as many people as possible to
vote.
EHRC
guidance
Equalities and Human
Rights Commission (EHRC) has published a guidance
document on the responsibilities of councils
during election campaigns. It does not apply
directly to voluntary sector bodies, but does set
out what they can expect their council to do (for
all levels of local authorities). Please bring
this publication to the notice of your local
authority. http://bit.ly/Fu0I4 or http://www.equalityhumanrights.com
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 Local Resilience Action Plans If you
would like a hard copy of
NAVCA's Local
Resilience Action Plan framework and guidance
email sue.traylor@navca.org.uk. This guidance will help you to
identify the impact of the recession on the local
third sector and what you can do about it. A copy
will be distributed with the next issue of
'Circulation'. http://www.navca.org.uk/recession
Community
reinvestment
Local support services for local
sports clubsNAVCA Chief Executive Kevin Curley
wrote to Brigid Simmonds OBE, chair of CCPR,
concerning reports in 'the Guardian' that 6000
sports clubs may close. Her reply states that CCPR
and its members (the national governing bodies of
sport) are looking at how best to support these
clubs. We hope NAVCA members will make contact
with struggling local sports clubs and offer
funding advice. http://www.navca.org.uk/news/sportguardian.htm
Campaigning is
OK!
Earlier this year, eight
regional events brought together over 600 people
from community groups, charities and support
providers to improve support for campaigning.
Surviving not
thriving
Voluntary Organisations'
Network North East (VONNE) recently conducted a
survey to measure the impact of the recession on
the North East's third sector. The results show
that, at a time when almost half of voluntary
sector groups are reporting a rise in requests for
help, 56% are already seeing a negative impact in
their funding as public sector agencies and
funders tighten their belts. http://www.vonne.org.uk/news/news_article.php?id=593
 NAVCA
Quality Award
Congratulations
to: Reading Voluntary Action, St Helens CVS,
Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations
(SAVO), and Havering Association of Voluntary
& Community Organisation (HAVCO) who have been
awarded the NAVCA Quality Award. http://www.navca.org.uk/services/quality/qualityaward.htm
Beacon
event
Voluntary Action Stratford on
Avon District (VASA) is supporting a Beacon
Learning Exchange event in Birmingham on 17
June. The district council will showcase its
award-winning digital inclusion initiative, in
which VASA is a partner. All third sector groups
are welcome. trevvorr@stratfordcvs.orgThird Sector
Survey
A reminder that The
Office of the Third Sector (OTS) has
published a full analysis of the National
Survey of Third Sector Organisations. http://www.nstso.com. The NSTSO website provides an
'online reporting tool' allowing you to compare
your area against the national average, and to
compare national data across different survey
questions. There is a lot of information and
we are doing some analysis but would really
appreciate hearing your views.
Defending local
grants
This leaflet gives
information on resources you can use at local
level which will help you to convince councillors,
commissioning officers and procurement
professionals that grants should continue to be
used to fund local organisations and
groups. Up to 50 print copies can be ordered
by emailing resources@navca.org.uk or see http://www.navca.org.uk/publications/defendinggrants.
Good practice
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Demonstrating
effectiveness and winning support in the
recession
A new page on ACEVO's
recesssion website gives an overview of
evaluation, quality and diagnostic toolkits and
how they can be used to win support in the
recession. http://bit.ly/ZpLeS or http://www.recessionsupport.org.uk
Legal powers for
the Commission for the Compact
Tom
Levitt MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary
Group on the Community and Voluntary Sector has
presented a '10 minute rule' bill to give legal
powers to the Commission for the Compact.
http://bit.ly/QZLmY or http://www.publications.parliament.uk
 Compact Baseline
Survey
The Commission for the
Compact has begun work on a baseline survey
measuring the level of awareness, knowledge, use
and understanding of the Compact within central
government departments and non-departmental public
bodies. http://bit.ly/10vFMS or http://www.thecompact.org.uk
Innovators'
Council
The Minister for the Cabinet
Office, Liam Byrne, has announced a new
Innovators' Council made up of creative thinkers
from public services, charities and businesses to
help drive public service reform. http://bit.ly/VUCIp or http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk. The Council is hosting a call for
ideas until 5 June through http://www.publicexperience.com, a Ministry of Justice-funded pilot
project, created to gather feedback on government
services.
New health
taskforce to spot signs of violence against
women
The Home Office has announced a
new taskforce of health professionals who will
work together to spot early signs of violence and
abuse against women and girls, investigate the
scale of the problem, and ensure victims get the
support they need. The taskforce has been set up
in response to issues raised during the Violence
against Women and Girls consultation which began
in March. http://bit.ly/4vWKH and http://bit.ly/2lp1VV or http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Peer proposes
legislation to protect amateur sports
clubs
Lord Addington, a Liberal
Democrat peer, has tabled a bill that would give
Government the power to protect community sports
groups from excessive water rates. Charities
including the Scout Association mounted a vigorous
campaign last year after a number of water
companies began charging all non-domestic
customers based on the land area their buildings
occupied. http://www.navca.org.uk/localvs/sport/sportnews/addingtonwaterbill
Total Place
Initiative
Communities Secretary Hazel
Blears has announced the 13 areas chosen to pilot
a new initiative to identify how local public
agencies can better work together to deliver
front-line services. http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1209992
Social Enterprise
Summit
The government has published
its report on last week's Social Enterprise
Summit, which discussed ways for social
enterprises to play a greater role in fighting the
downturn, rebalancing the economy and society and
shaping post-recession Britain.
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/210555/summit_report.pdf.
Equality and
Human Rights Commission welcomes Court of Appeal's
decision in Jason Smith case
The
Ministry of Defence (MoD) will have to provide
proper protection to soldiers serving overseas and
more information to bereaved families, following a
landmark human rights judgment in a Court of
Appeal hearing. The EHRC intervened in the
hearing to argue that armed forces personnel
serving overseas are protected by both Article 2
(Right to Life) of the European Convention and the
Human Rights Act. This protection applies whether
or not they are physically on an armed forces
base. http://bit.ly/YKMp2 or http://www.equalityhumanrights.com
Comprehensive
Area Assessment
The Office of the Third
Sector has published a briefing on the key
elements of the CAA and how the third sector
should engage with the process
locally.
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/090522_caa.aspx and
Community
Allowance
The CREATE Consortium is
proposing that Government establish a 'Community
Allowance' in the UK benefits system to enable
people to get out of the benefits trap and to
enable communities to regenerate. All that is
needed is a change to the benefits regulations.
Over 100 organisations have now backed the call
for a Community Allowance pilot programme.
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Modernisation
Fund
The aim of the Government's
recently announced Modernisation Fund is to
support organisations that are wholly or primarily
engaged in recession-related services. One of
these services is training and skills, an area
local infrastructure organisations may be involved
in. The programme is not aimed specifically at
infrastructure organisations, but if they fulfil
the criteria set out on the website, they are
encouraged to apply. http://www.modernisationfund.org.uk
 Compact Awards
2009Nominations are now open for the
2009 Compact Awards, the annual awards which
demonstrate the Compact in action and recognise
and celebrate excellent partnership working.
Closing date for nominations is 21 August.
http://www.compactawards.org.uk
Lottery Grants
and Community Interest Companies
(CICs)
NAVCA has asked the Big Lottery
Fund whether CICs are eligible to apply for
funding from BIG. BIG's reply states that CICs are
fundable organisations, subject to programme
criteria, but their grants must be ring-fenced
because of the profit making structure. http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Secret
Millionaire fund
The Big Lottery Fund
and 'The Secret Millionaire' have teamed up to
give viewers of the TV programme a chance to act
on the charitable inspiration fuelled by the show.
Lottery funding worth £1m has been lined up and
grants of £300 and £10,000 are available. You can
propose a community project or organisation you
think would benefit from BIG funding or apply
directly if you have an idea for a project that
can bring real improvements to the lives of
communities. http://secretmillionaire.channel4.com/fund_info.shtml
Alcohol Education
and Research Council
The Alcohol
Education and Research Council supports
imaginative research, education and treatment
projects that have the potential to increase
public understanding of alcohol misuse and to
counter excessive drinking among vulnerable
groups. http://www.aerc.org.uk/grants.html
Trusthouse
Charitable Foundation
Organisations
with an annual income of less than £300,000 may
apply for small grants from the foundation. Grants
are available to charitable and not-for-profit
organisations in the UK that address the
Foundation's priority areas: Health and
Disability; Community Support; and Arts, Education
and Heritage. http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk
Age
Unlimited
NESTA is launching a dynamic
new programme targeted at people in their fifties
and upwards. It is looking for organisations that
can work with NESTA to deliver a range of
practical demonstration projects. Deadline
for applications is 19 June. http://www.nestalab.org.uk/age-unlimited-call-for-ideas
UIA Charitable
Foundation
The UIA Charitable
Foundation provides grants up to £1,000 for
registered charities and small voluntary groups in
the UK that work with victims of domestic
violence; victims of drug and alcohol addiction;
and the rehabilitation of offenders. Deadline for
applications is 1 August http://www.uia.co.uk/Home/About/Charitable-foundation1/
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for
England and Wales has just published its 2008
Annual report and accounts. The Foundation is one
of the UK's leading grant makers supporting
charities working at the heart of local
communities to tackle disadvantage. In 2008 the
Foundation gave grants totalling £23.7m (665
grants) through its core programmes.
http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Noel Buxton
Trust
The Noel Buxton Trust awards
grants to charities that support penal reform, the
welfare of prisoners and their families,
rehabilitation of prisoners and work with young
people at risk of offending. The average grant is
around £1700, although the Trustees can award up
to £4,000 and the Trust is keen to attract
applications from charitable organisations working
with offenders and their families. http://www.noelbuxtontrust.org.uk/about.htm
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Department for
Communities and Local
Government
Local Government
Association
South West
Forum
- A Thriving and Vibrant
Third Sector: The value of Infrastructure
Organisations
- When it matters:
Voluntary and Community Action in the South
West
http://www.southwestforum.org.uk
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development |
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DIUS third sector
strategy
The Department for
Innovation, Universities and Skills has invited
NAVCA to be a member of the group developing its
strategy for working with the third sector. The
strategy will outline ways in which the sector can
collaborate with DIUS on such themes as: informing
and delivering policy, contributing to research,
innovation and knowledge transfer, designing and
delivering services, identifying different
measures to show a wider breadth of achievement of
policy and contributing to public services reform
and providing a route for the voices of citizens
as learners. john.harris@navca.org.uk
Improving
Support
Improving Support brings
together practical resources and information for
all those providing support to third sector
organisations. Funded by Capacitybuilders, this
website provides a gateway to the widest range of
tools, information and support, creating an easily
accessible community for the exchange of
resources, ideas, advice and
learning.
'Improving Support'
magazine and regular e-bulletins help you to stay
informed and share learning on a range of issues
relevant to your work as a support
provider. http://www.improvingsupport.org.uk/about
SKiLDbites
The
new edition of SKiLDbites, the e-bulletin
specifically for development workers is now
available. Visit http://www.skild.org.uk to access the bulletin. If you
would like to receive this bulletin please email
your name, job title, organisation you work for
and address to skildbites@navca.org.ukTransformation
Fund
Organisations can bid for a share
of £20m in Government cash to open up and promote
informal learning for adults and young people
across the country. The Transformation Fund
delivers on a pledge made in the Government's
'Learning Revolution' White Paper published in
March which describes how Government and a
multitude of partner organisations can work
together to create a new movement for informal
learning. The deadline for bids is 12 July but an
'early bird' funding pot of £1m is available for
ideas submitted by 12 June. http://bit.ly/2LbuK or http://www.dius.gov.uk
Become a 'PQASSO
mentor'
PQASSO mentors train and
support groups who are implementing PQASSO - the
most widely used quality assurance system in the
voluntary and community sector. Courses beginning
in June available. http://www.ces-vol.org.uk/pqassomentorprogramme
Quality, outcomes
and strategy training for support
providers
The National Performance
Programme at Charities Evaluation Services
continues to run courses on quality, outcomes and
strategic planning, specifically designed for
infrastructure organisations. The summer
programme starts in June and will visit Leeds,
Taunton, Bristol and Cambridge. http://www.ces-vol.org.uk/npptrainingSkilling up for Stronger Voices
learning The Improving Local Partnerships
team is developing a new learning resource in
partnership with NAVCA's Learning and Development
team. This resource will compliment the findings
of our 'Skilling up for Stronger Voices'
publication and is for anyone working as, or
supporting, third sector representatives on local
strategic partnerships, children's trusts, primary
care trusts, and other public bodies. The deadline
for registering your interest in contributing to,
or receiving, this resource is tomorrow (29
May). http://www.navca.org.uk/roistrongervoices
Clore Social
Leadership Programme
Applications are being
invited for up to 15 fellowships, plus
bursaries of up to £20,000, to attend the Clore
Social Leadership Programme. The programme was
established by the Clore Duffield Foundation to
develop leadership in the third sector.
http://www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk
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New EAC
Guides
Every Action Counts has
published a Finance Guide, and a Governance Guide
giving practical advice to help you weave
sustainable actions through your existing
financial and governance processes. http://www.everyactioncounts.org.uk/guides
MuckIn4Life
Wildlife
and Conservation Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has
launched a new environmental volunteering
campaign. MuckIn4Life, led by Defra and involving
a range of environmental volunteering groups, is
designed to encourage people to get outside and
take part in volunteering, to enhance biodiversity
in a fun and healthy way. http://muckin4life.direct.gov.uk
Celebrating 50
Years of BTCV
BTCV's video
celebrating its 50th year is a pedal-powered tour
from the early days of nature reserve management
to the urban greenspaces of today. http://www2.btcv.org.uk/display/news
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Volunteering and mentoring with
offenders Clinks in partnership with
Volunteering England, The Mentoring and
Befriending Foundation, and the Ministry of
Justice are hosting two interactive
consultation events to involve you in their
new 'guiding principles' for volunteering and
mentoring with offenders. 25
June, Manchester and 1
July, London. http://www.clinks.org/events.aspx
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The role and impact of Compact
Champions
Six regional workshops organised by
the Compact Commission. 16 June,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; 18 June, Wolverhampton; 22
June, London; 24 June, Leeds; 30 June, Bristol;
and 7 July, Manchester. http://www.thecompact.org.uk/information/119589/
Demonstrating
quality in challenging times
- Personalisation:
developing personalised services for BME
elders. 2 June, London
- Mental health and
wellbeing: challenges for an ageing BME
population. 13 July, Leeds
- Elder abuse and neglect:
safeguarding vulnerable adults. 28 September,
Leicester
- Poverty, exclusion,
safety and cohesion. 14 October,
Manchester.
Everyone matters
in a sustainable community
The role
for the third sector in ensuring a strong, healthy
and just society in the West Midlands.
Sustainability West Midlands/Regional Action West
Midlands. http://www.rawm.org.uk
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