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E-Bulletin - 17/04/08

 

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Wiltshire Local Involvement Network (LINk)

* Help improve Health and Social services in Wiltshire. * You can do as much or as little as you want. * You will not have to go to a lot of meetings to "get involved". Local Involvement Networks  (LINks) are a network local people, organisations and groups from across the community that want to make care services better. Joining the LINk will give you the chance to say what you think and to suggest ideas to help improve services. Their aim is to provide a stronger voice for local people in the planning, design, commissioning and provision of health and social care services. Start by visiting www.communityvoicesonline.org to register your interest be involved with the Wiltshire LINk.
 

Cash for Communities - North Wiltshire District Council Community Awards 

Are you a community or voluntary group, a town or parish council who is looking to fund a community project in North Wiltshire, before the end of March 2009? If the answer is Yes, then Community Awards are for you….. * Easy application process. * Up to £2,500 may be available for small projects, where there will be no need for you to find matched funding. * Up to 60% of the total cost of a project, where the total cost is more than £2,500. * Help to find other sources of funding. Funding is available to help provide facilities, equipment and activities that are important to the local community.  These awards can really make a big difference in helping communities get schemes and project started.  Applications are now invited in line with the funding criteria. To simplify the application process awards will be made by Councillors at regular intervals during the year.  The final date for receipt of applications is December 19th 2008.  Applications received after that time will not be considered. This is the last year that the District Council will be making these awards so all funding awards must be paid to or invoiced by the recipient prior to 31st March 2009 - it is the recipients’ responsibility to ensure this condition is met.  Failure to do so will result in the award being withdrawn. Application details are available on the District Council’s website www.northwilts.gov.uk/awards. Paper copies may be obtained from emailing community@northwilts.gov.uk or telephoning 01249 706448. 

 

Lotteries and the Law (Gambling Act 2005)

In anticipation of the Gambling Act 2005, which comes into effect on 1 September 2007, the Gambling Commission has now released advice on promoting and running lotteries within the law when the Act comes into effect.  The new Lotteries and the Law also contains information on aspects of regulation under the Gambling Act 2005, including: * operating and personal licences; * remote lotteries; * licence conditions and codes of practice; * financial requirements; * social responsibility, * rollovers and monetary limits, * tickets and *accounting practices and regulatory returns. To download the guidance click here.

 

Wiltshire Wide Alcohol Strategy - Consultation
 A draft Alcohol Strategy for Wiltshire was published on 11th March 2008. The strategy has been developed following wide consultation with a number of key stakeholders but the Strategy Development Group is keen to gain as wide a view of the content as possible. We therefore hope that you will take this opportunity to work with on us shaping the way Wiltshire tackles alcohol misuse over the next three years by sending us your comments on the draft strategy. Your views on the draft alcohol strategy will help us to ensure we have got the priorities for Wiltshire right and we look forward to hearing from you. All comments on the draft strategy must be received by 11th June 2008. Click here for more information.

 

Are you a Voluntary and Community Sector Organisation Delivering Family Learning?

Does any of your work with families include mental health awareness or promote positive mental health? Do you support family learners with mental health difficulties or work in partnership with mental health agencies to do so?  If so, we would love to hear from you. NIACE is in the final stages of developing a resource pack aimed at practitioners and managers in family learning and mental health services who want to work in partnership to improve, set up or develop opportunities that promote access to family learning for adults experiencing mental health difficulties. We are hoping to showcase some examples of innovative work in this area and if you think what you are doing fits the bill, please get in touch with either Clare Meade, Project Officer: Family Learning, NIACE clare.meade@niace.org.uk or Rachel Spacey, Research Officer: NIACE rachel.spacey@niace.org.uk by the end of April 2008 for more information. 

 

Freecycle Changing the World One Gift at a Time

Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Our goal is to keep usable items out of landfills. By using what we already have on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods, and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using Freecycle is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process. Everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages. When you want to OFFER something - whether it's a chair, fax machine, piano or an old door, simply send an email to your group. Maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself? Post a WANTED message and a group member may just have what you're looking for. Alert the group with a follow-up RECEIVED email. After that it is up to the giver to decide who receives the gift from the responses only they receive and to set up a collection time, and finally post an item TAKEN message. There are different groups for different areas, click here to visit the Chippenham group.

 

ICT Hub Knowledgebase

The ICT Hub Knowledgebase is designed to help community and voluntary sector organisations access the benefits of information technology. The knowledgebase is a comprehensive source of independent ICT information and advice. Advice includes ICT Management, Accessibility Guidance, Internet, Telephones & Emails and much more. Visit http://ictknowledgebase.org.uk/.

 

Wootton Bassett Area Community Lunch

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 12 noon – 2pm (Buffet Provided) at Lyneham Village Hall. Our Guest Speakers, Dr Richard Pagett of Northern Community Area Partnership will talk about the role of the partnership and what’s in the community plan and Ann Godfrey from Contact The Elderly will talk about their work in supporting older people. Organised by CVS North Wiltshire, Community Lunches offer a chance for voluntary organisations, community groups and other representatives from the community to network over a good lunch with other people in the area and share information about their organisation, project or local event. lunch is £2 per person (payable on the day). To book your place please email beth@cvsnw.org.uk.

 

Do You Need Firm Evidence about Poverty and Social Exclusion in Your Area?

The New Policy Institute (NPI) are experts in analysing and presenting information about disability, income, employment, pay rates, education, ethnicity, and housing. Drawing on official statistics, NPI have become a strong influence on the Government's work on poverty and social exclusion. They would now like to use their knowledge to support the work of the local third sector. Together with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, they would like to find out about the potential demand (from local third sector groups) for local pieces of analysis. Twenty groups that complete the questionnaire and are willing to further help, will be provided with a short analytical report (as a way of saying thankyou). The hope is that the report will be a valuable tool to help that group tackle poverty and/or exclusion. To help establish the level of demand please answer these dozen quick questions by Friday, 25 April 2008: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xt9fbcn6Yg7YcpgylSh2uw_3d_3d To find out more about NPI please visit their website: http://www.poverty.org.uk/

 

Social Networking Tips Tailored for Charities

A new book will give charity fundraisers the practical tools to tap into social networking opportunities on the web. People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities uses hands-on techniques and case studies to explain how non-profit organisations have used the internet to encourage large numbers of people to support a charity or cause. The book reveals how to use MySpace and Second Life to influence social change, how to influence single-gift web donors to become regular givers and the power of celebrity in building communities. The book will be launched at a seminar by its editor, Ted Hart, founder of the ePhilanthropy Foundation, and Steve Bridger, former Oxfam campaigner and social media consultant. Howard Lake, founder of online charity resource UK Fundraising, said: “It’s a timely, thoughtful guide to the urgent importance of social media to non-profits from leading practitioners around the world.” Details of the launch are available at online.

 

Launch of the Children & Young People’s Plan 2008-2011

A THREE year plan to help make life better for children and young people in Wiltshire has just been published. The Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Trust Board has outlined its priorities in its Children and Young People Plan (2008-2011) to improve the well-being of children and young people in Wiltshire - specifically to help ensure that children and young people: are healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well being. The Trust Board, which is made up of councils, health services and other children’s services, works to ensure young people in Wiltshire are well served, that they have access to effective services, and that these are well coordinated. The plan can be seen at www.WiltshirePathways.org/cypp.  If you require a hard copy please call 01225 718038 leaving your name, postal details and number of copies required.

 

ITV Programme to Focus on Major Philanthropists

ITV is to broadcast a programme about charity donations and the super rich in advance of this year's Sunday Times Rich List. Britain's Rich List Give It Away, which will be broadcast on 24 April, features Dragons' Den businessman Duncan Bannatyne interviewing fellow multi-millionaires about how much they give to causes. Jamie Oliver, Kelly Osbourne, David James and Sir Tom Hunter are among those interviewed. "Philanthropy has crept up the agenda, and we thought it was the right time to ask the richest people in Britain what makes them give and whether they give enough," said Jo Clinton-Davis, controller of popular factual programmes at ITV. Bannatyne has recently opened a trust with the Charities Aid Foundation. "We felt he was the perfect person to shed some light on this sensitive subject," said Clinton-Davis.

 

Subsidies Extended for Training for Third Sector Organisations

COSMIC in Devon and Future Learning CIC in Bristol  are now offering half day net:gain workshops to third sector organisations that will give you all the tools necessary to improve your service delivery using ICT and make your business fit for the 21st century. net.gain has been developed specifically for third sector organisations and is heavily subsidised by Capacity Builders and if you book before May 31st 2008 you will pay just £50+vat. This entitles you to get up to £400 free coaching support that you can use any time between now and March 2009! As well as a whole host of additional benefits (see leaflet below for full details). Available workshop dates in Bristol are: Tuesday April 22nd (11am –1pm with lunch provided) Wednesday May 21st (11am –1pm with lunch provided) and Thursday  June 12th (11am –1pm with lunch provided). Please give Anita a call on 0117 3737064 for further information or to secure your place.

 

 

 

 

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