Come along to the September Management Forum NEXT WEEK! The forum takes place on Friday 25 September from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Community Action Derby, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby, DE1 2GT. Our management forums are a great opportunity to network and keep up to date on changes in legislation as well as finding out how you can become involved in new projects. 
 
The September Forum will cover the following topics:

 

DerbyshireCAN, the contracts advice network team will talk about the support that is available to local groups, particularly those involved in tendering for local authority services
 
Future Jobs Fund

An update on the city bid and how you can be involved.

 

Being Green
Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire will talk about environmental issues and advise of grants available to help your organisation become more environmentally efficient and responsible.

 

To book a place please email or telephone 01332 227732. For more information please visit the Community Action website

 

 

 

We are delighted to confirm that the Charities Evaluation Service has agreed to deliver a special management forum for our members. This additional session will concentrate on Social Return on Investment (SROI) and how we can measure this.
 
SROI is a way to measure and account for the value your organisation creates. It is relatively new, but there is currently a lot of interest in the approach, especially from funders and government.  
 
This session is for people new to SROI who would like to learn more about it and may be considering it for their organisation. Participants attending this session need some knowledge of outcomes.
 
To find out more about SROI, including links to publications, visit the SROI Network website 

 
The forum will be held on Friday 23 October 2009, 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Community Action Derby, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby, DE1 2GT.
 
Places are limited to 35 people, so early booking is advised.  A booking fee of £15 per person is required to reserve a place. This will be refunded to you on attendance. If you are unable to attend and cancel by 9 October this fee will be returned to you. The booking fee will not be returned if you cancel after this date or do not attend on the day. 
 
This event is tailored particularly for organisations within the voluntary and community sector, but local authority and health colleagues are welcome.
 
For further information please visit our website  For a booking form and to reserve a place, please email Rebecca Johnson or telephone 01332 346266

From 12 October 2009, new measures will be introduced by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) to help prevent unsuitable people from undertaking paid or volunteer work with children or vulnerable adults. This is the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS).

For everyone following the scheme, here are some key dates for your calendars:

 

12 October 2009
Vetting and Barring Scheme launches; individuals who usually apply for standard CRB checks to work with children and vulnerable adults should apply for enhanced CRB checks instead

26 July 2010
November 2010
To communicate the message, ISA has produced a Vetting and Barring Scheme toolkit which you can access by clicking here  For further information and resources visit the ISA website 

19 November is Social Enterprise Day, a national day to celebrate and promote social enterprise. To coincide with the event The Social Enterprise Coalition are launching their second annual Social Enterprise Day photography competition for England. This year they want to show how social enterprise is more than just business as usual and invite you to share your photographs that show how social enterprise is using business to make positive change. So get your cameras out and get snapping those great photos showing just what makes social enterprise great!

 

The deadline for entries is 19 October. For further information please visit the Social Enterprise website 

 

Action Housing and Support are holding an open day on Wednesday 30 September at their offices in Derby from 12:00 to 3:00 pm.

 

The aim of the event is to bring together agencies in the Derby area to network and share their experiences. The event will focus on Action Housing and Support's service user involvement programme and how other agencies contribute to the success of this and other positive achievements. It will be a relaxed, informal session and everyone is welcome so why not come along and find out what everyone does for the community?

 

For further information please email

 

 

BIG Lottery has announced that an extra £20 million has been added to the Reaching Communities programme as part of the recession package launched at the end of June 2009.

 

Reaching Communities funds projects that help people and communities who are most in need and can really make a difference. Projects can be new or existing activities, or be the core work of your organisation. As a result of their funding BIG want to encourage changes that enable people to have better chances in life; encourage strong communities with more active citizens working together; and improve rural and urban environments.

 

BIG has recognised the difficulties experienced by projects and communities during the current economic downturn and has decided to relax eligibility criteria for Reaching Communities to enable all projects to apply for funding.

 

For further information and details of how to apply please visit the website

The Safe and Sound National Conference is taking place on Wednesday 7 October 2009 at Pride Park Stadium, Derby from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.

 

This will be the 3rd National Conference organised by Safe & Sound Derby for individuals and service providers working with children and young people who are at risk of, or who experience, sexual exploitation. The key aim of this years event is to disseminate information around working practice, share ideas and resources.

www.sceneandsound.co.uk is a new website just launched this week!  This community run website provides information for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind and partially sighted theatre goers who are looking to find out about assisted performances.

The website is suitable for screen readers and magnifiers and has some audio clips too; it also has a facility for British Sign Language.

Scene and Sound is a community group whose main aim is to improve access to theatre for deaf and blind people, thus ensuring that every member of the audience can get the most out of a visit to the theatre. To find out more and try out the website click here 

The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £1,000 and £4,000 to local projects that support the education and welfare of children and people of all ages with disabilities.

 

Applications for grants for children's education and welfare should be made between 1 December and 31 January.

Applications for grants for people of all ages with disabilities should be made between 1 February and 31 March. Please note charities can only make one application each year.

 

For further information and to download a copy of the criteria required please visit the website 

 

Thursday 1 October is UK Day for Older People and there are lots of activities going on in the city from discounted cinema tickets and craft sessions to cathedral tours. See below for list of activities open to all older people on Thursday 1 October: 

 

QUAD is offering a mid-week cinema experience on 1 October to see The Meercats. The doors open at 1:30 pm and the cost is £4.00 per person. For further information please call 01332 290606. 
 
QUAD is also recruiting for a craft session with young people as a means of encouraging intergenerational communication. For more information or to register your interest call Charlotte Convey on 01332 285426 or email
 
Why not take a tour through Derby cathedral?  This activity must be booked by calling Rebecca on 01332 227732. The tour will start from the main doors to the cathedral at 11:00 am.
 
Derby Museum and Art Gallery are offering a tour of the Silk Mill followed by refreshments and a chance to meet members of Derby Museum and Art Gallery's Youth Panel. The tour takes place between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm Please ring Rebecca on 01332 227732 to book your place.
 
Derby Cathedral Quarter Tour, 11:00 am until 12:30 pm.
Come along for a guided tour around the historical Cathedral Quarter and see what delights this area of Derby has to offer. The tour will start at The Wheel in the Market Place. To book your place please contact Rebecca on 01332 227732.