Derby CVS Community Conference
Riverside Centre, Riverside Court, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HY
9:30 am: Arrival, coffee and networking.
10:00 am: Welcome from Kim Harper, Executive Director, Derby CVS.
10:10 am: Garry Bryant, Government Office East Midlands (GOEM): Why is community empowerment important?
10:25 am: Lisa Farnsworth, Derbyshire Community Foundation. About DCF and what funding streams are available in the city.
10:45 am: Coffee.
11:00 am: Janet Holland, Derwent Stepping Stones. Building up your group - sharing stories and tips about the organisation's growth.
11:20 am: Graham Bennett, Catch the Vision. Connectivity and Growth in Derby: how does the voluntary and community sector fit in?
11:40 am: Derby CVS AGM
12:20 pm: Buffet Lunch
1:00 pm: Forums: If you already attend forums, then contact your usual co-ordinator. If not, why not give one of these a try? Mention which one you'd like to attend when you book.
- Self Help Forum
- Volunteer Co-ordinators' Forum
- Health and Social Care Forum
- Leadership Forum
- Management Forum
The forums usually last a couple of hours and there will be a tea break at 2.00 pm.
To book a place, please contact: Emma Brown, Derby CVS, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby DE1 2GT Tel 01332 346266 Email Emma.
We regret that places are limited to two members per group. |
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National Minimum Wage increase
The national minimum wage rate increased on 1 October 2008 to the following:
Workers aged 22 and over £5.73
Workers aged 18-21 £4.77
Workers aged 16-17 £3.53 |
How green is your workplace?
Groundwork London, in partnership with Every Action Counts, is conducting a follow-up exercise to the national 'green' survey of third sector organizations, carried out in early 2007. This should give a further picture of how the sector is shaping up in addressing its own 'green' agenda.
They're looking for an even better response this time, so please forward details of the survey to other organisations and encourage them to participate. Click here to go to the survey. |
 Free Training Courses for CVS Members!
6 November: 10.00 am to 12.30 pm
Terms and conditions of employment: which to use and when.
20 November, 10.00 am to 12.30 pm Recruitment and Selection: a guide to recruiting safely.
Trainer: Rachel Hayward, MCIPD, Business Development Director. Rachel has over 10 years of working within the voluntary sector and is a qualified personnel practitioner and trainer. Please contact Angie Baines to book on 01332 227731 Email Angie by clicking here.
NB To ensure that places are filled and courses do not run empty, we will need a refundable £10 deposit per person, per course.
If you are not a CVS member, the course costs £60. |
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Any ideas for Elvaston?
In order to help them to develop and promote beneficial community facilities for Elvaston Castle Country Park and as an alternative to commercial development, The Friends of Elvaston is asking groups which use the Park to inform them as to what kind of amenities they would like to see introduced there. This is an important factor in the campaign to prevent privatisation so your help in this will be valued. Please email your responses to us. |
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The DCP's Link Newsletter is out now! Click here to find it on the web.
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