Voluntary Sector Jobs in Wiltshire
There are new jobs being advertised on our website, click here to visit the Jobs Page. If you would like to advertise any vacancies with us please email the details to beth@cvsnw.org.uk.To advertise volunteering opportunities please email volunteer@cvsnw.org.uk.
Bridge Project - Special General Meeting
The Bridge Project are holding a Special General Meeting on Thursday 22nd March 2007 at 10.30am – 11.30am. The Bridge Project… caring for your emotional well-being. 10.00 am Tea, Coffee and Biscuits. The trustees will be putting forward a Proposal for the dissolution of the Bridge Project as a registered Charity. To find out more or to register your attendance please email mail@thebridgeproject.org.uk or call 01225 358564.
Your Charity Could Fundraise via Ebay Donations
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just a few ways your organisation can
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items they sell to your organisation.
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- turn just about any goods donated to you
or service into funding for your
organisation by selling on eBay. The eBay
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will help your items stand out.
Learn how it works. Campaigns -
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ballroom!
Learn how it works. For more information
visit
MissionFish and
Ebay for Charities.
Free NCVO Helpdesk for Voluntary Organisations
NCVO's HelpDesk is a free telephone, email or textphone service for anyone involved in the voluntary sector, whether as a volunteer, paid worker or trustee. It offers advice and support, signposting and information about the voluntary sector. An NCVO HelpDesk adviser will be able to: provide you with information on a wide range of voluntary sector issues from HR and Employment to Financial Management. Refer you to a relevant source of one to one advice. Guide you to relevant resources. Put you in touch with a support network and much more. You can contact the helpdesk on Tel: 0800 2798 798, Textphone: 0800 01 88 11 or E-mail: helpdesk@askncvo.org.uk
Google In Kind Grants
The Google Grants UK beta programme supports organisations sharing Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Designed for registered charities, Google Grants provides free advertising on Google AdWords, to charities seeking to inform and engage their constituents online. Google Grants has given free AdWords advertising to hundreds of charitable groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education. As a result of this free advertising many charities have experienced an increase in the recruitment of volunteers and sponsorship. Applications to the programme can be made at any time. http://www.google.com/grants/
Swindon & Marlborough NHS Trust - Smoke Free Consultation
12th February - 1st June 2007. We are considering making our hospital site totally Tobacco smoke free (this would mean that no smoking would be allowed on Trust site, inside or out), but we need your views, which will then tell us what we have to do. This consultation is open to anyone who visits or uses our hospital services and includes staff working at the hospital. To view the consultation document please click here.
'NEW' Spring/Summer Training Courses at CAB North Wiltshire
Our Courses offer a comprehensive insight into complex areas of law through practical exercises and participative case studies. Click here for the programme and booking form. Additionally the CAB are also running a Bailiff's Powers Training course on 11th May 2007. This course aims to provide advisers with an understanding of when and how bailiff action might be used and how seizure of goods might be avoided.
Capacitybuilders to Develop its Marketing Strategy
Capacitybuilders is currently developing its marketing and communications strategy to support the delivery of its programme of activity. Please help our work by taking a moment to respond to this survey. It should take no more than 15 minutes and your responses will be strictly confidential. Please click here to take part in the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=468563333569
Networking Website for Trustees
Charity Trustee Networks has launched a new Trusteenet website, you can find it at http://www.trusteenet.org.uk.
Don't raid the lottery to fund the Olympics: Ways to Get Involved
SAVAGE February Newsletter
Click here to download the SAVAGE newsletter issue 7. The SAVAGE newsletter has information on local and national grants and funding streams.
FREE Website Accessibility Checks
Some of you may be interested in the FREE check on how accessible your website is to people with disabilities that AbilityNet are offering until March 31st as part of the National ICT Hub Project. Accessibility is a key feature of any website because you risk treating people with disabilities less favourably. If you are interested, please contact Katie Shinkwin at AbilityNet direct by email: accessibility@abilitynet.org.uk or visit www.abilitynet.org.uk for further information. This assessment service usually costs quite a bit so it is an offer worth taking up! Information from Sharon Leney at Community First.
Wiltshire Forum of Community Area Partnerships - Skills Development Programme
Please click here to download the current skills development programme. The sessions are free to attend and the last sessions we offered were found to be very useful. There are three separate sessions which cover Project Development, Business Planning and Project Management. Please contact Nicki Coyne for more information: ncoyne@communityfirst.org.uk
CRB Tracking Website
The Criminal Records Bureau has launched its new online service which allows users to check the progress of their application online. http://www.crb.gov.uk/tracking.
Join the South West Housing Debate - The Housing Crisis: Are You Paying the Price?
A Public debate on housing issues in the South West will be held on 29th March 2007, hosted by Shelter and the Campaign for More and Better Homes. Peter Rowell, a news presenter on ITV West, will chair the event. You're invited to come and debate these crucial issues and put your questions to a panel of environmentalists, MPs, and housing and homelessness experts. If housing affects you and you want your say - join us - we want to hear from you. Conference Hall, The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR. Thursday 29th March 2007 6.00 - 8:00pm (Refreshments will be served from 5.30pm). To book a place or submit a question to the panel in advance: RSVP to swdebate@shelter.org.uk or 'Housing Debate', Shelter South West Regional Office, 1 York Court, Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QF. Click here for the event flyer.
Upcoming Regional Events & National Consultations
Information from the Children’s Workforce Learning Network. Here are some regional events and national consultations which may be of interest to your organisation/service. Please refer to the relevant attachments for further information, or to book a place on an event please use the contact details provided. If you have any general queries, please contact me at: daniel.moore@barnardos.org.uk.
Summary of the Companies Act 2006
The huge Companies Act—the longest-ever piece of legislation in the UK, with 1300 sections—received royal assent on 8 November 2006. The Act repeals and either restates or changes about two-thirds of existing company legislation, and adds a lot of new law as well. And 1300 sections is not the end of it—there are 16 schedules, and much of the detail will be in regulations made during 2007 and 2008. Click here for a summary on the provisions that will affect the voluntary sector.
Tired? Stressed? Need a break?
Introducing Charge - A New Show For 16 - 25 Year Olds
The Community Channel are launching a new show called Charge that will be broadcast on the Community Channel from April 2007. Charge is aimed at young people between the ages of 16 and 25 and will largely consist of content produced by the target audience - short films, documentaries and independent music videos. The show also has a strong social community element and there are three ways that your organisation can engage with the programme:- 1 - We would like one of your young volunteers to tell us their story and how your organisation has impacted on their life. 2 - We would like a representative of your organisation to be interviewed about the role, function and vision of your institution, this could be either your chief exec, a patron or someone from the communications department. 3 - Our show is also presented by a revolving group of young people and we would be happy to see anyone who would like to have a go at presenting. The show will be running on the Community Channel 28 times a week for a year and there will be more that one opportunity for your organisation to take part. Please click here to download some information about the show and some details of some of the regular features within the show and if you are interested in being represented in Charge please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss this further. Julia Toppin, Senior Producer - Charge - Community Channel. Mb - 07941 396 684. juliat@communitychannel.org.
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