 World's Biggest Networking Event Community Action Derby held the World's Biggest Networking Event on Wednesday 30 June at the Carriage Shop Theatre at Derby College.
The event attracted over 100 people with 36 voluntary and community groups represented on stands. The room was buzzing from the start and the feedback so far has been very positive. A big thank you to everyone who came along - networkers and stall holders - the event couldn't have happened without you!
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 Derby City's Giant Community Canvas
Derbyshire Constabulary, The Quad, Derby University and Derby City Partnership are holding a public event in the market place in Derby to bring communities together through art.
Derby City's Giant Community Canvas will celebrate the rich diversity of all the communities in the city. The event takes place on Saturday 31 July from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
There will be five small marquees providing facilities for anyone of any age or ability to paint a picture. Each painting will be scanned in order to create a giant canvas that will be exhibited on Derby City's Council House throughout September 2010. Mayor Nath and Assistant Chief Constable Dee Collins will open this event, the first of its kind in Derby. Music and dance will accompany the event so it should be a fantastic day. For further details please email Ali Adams, Neighbourhood Youth Officer, or call 01332 613132 or email Clive Wheeler at The Quad or call 01332 290606. |
 Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum (VCF) The next Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum will be held next Wednesday - 7 July -and will cover the following topics:
Involving younger volunteers - looking at recruiting and supporting volunteers over 16 and under 16 years of age;
Developing volunteering opportunities for younger volunteers;
Focusing on best practice and the volunteer management process; and
Learning about other volunteer co-ordinators experiences and how to facilitate networking.
The forum will be held at Voicebox Arts Centre, Foreman Street, Derby, DE1 1JQ from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Light refreshments will be provided (no lunch). If you would like to come along please email Simon Hancox or call 01332 227718. |
 NCVO Website Monitors Cuts NCVO have launched a section on their website for organisations to list public sector funding cuts to give an overall picture of just how much the voluntary and community sector is suffering.
The voluntary sector has seen public sector funding cuts of nearly £3m since the end of May, according to figures collected by the NCVO. As the public spending squeeze begins, the umbrella body has assembled a table listing 579 organisations that have seen reductions in grants or contracts from statutory bodies.
A section on the NCVO website, Crowdsourcing the Cuts, asks charities to reveal how their statutory funding has been cut and what effects it will have on their long-term future and their service users.
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 Get Involved With Derby LINk! Derby LINk is a Local Involvement Network. LINks are networks of local individuals, community groups, voluntary organisations and service providers that have been set up by the Government to give local people a say in how local health and social care services are designed and delivered. For more information on LINk and to find out how you can get involved email Saima Ayaz or call 01332 227730 .
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 Headway Derby Coffee Afternoon Are you a carer of someone who has had a traumatic or acquired brain injury?
If so you are invited to join the team at Headway Derby for a coffee (or tea) afternoon on Thursday 12 August, at Headway Derby, 100 Canal Street,
Derby from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
This is a great opportunity to have an informal chat with other carers and professionals from Headway Derby, Derby Hospitals Head Injury Team and Neuro Outpatient Therapy Services.
If you would like to go along or for more information on Headway Derby email Headway Derby or call 01332 298 577. |
 The Peter Cruddas Foundation Grants The Foundation gives priority to programmes designed to help disadvantaged young people to pursue their education (including vocational) and generally develop their potential through sport or recreation, voluntary programmes or otherwise. Preference will be given to the support of projects undertaken by charitable organisations for the benefit of such people, but
consideration will also be given in appropriate circumstances to applications for individual support.
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Vetting and Barring Scheme News
Despite what you may have read or heard in the media, the vetting and barring (VBS) scheme has not been scrapped - some aspects of it have been put on hold while it is reviewed. For a summary of all the changes including which aspects of the VBS are already, and will remain, in place, which are suspended while the scheme is being reviewed and 'remodelled', and which are subject to consultations that started before the review was announced click here.
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 Volunteer Management Portal Volunteering England has launched the Volunteer Management Portal, a signposting tool for people managing volunteers. It aims to provide greater access to a wide range of information on support, training and development opportunities.
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 British Sign Language Course Calling all volunteers, are you interested in learning British Sign Language?
Derby Adult Learning Service are running an 'Introduction to British Sign Language' course for volunteers. The course starts on Thursday 15 July from 9.30 am to 12.45 pm at the Derby Multicultural Centre, Dairyhouse Road, Derby DE23 8HN and will run for three weeks.
The course will increase your understanding of deaf culture, the deaf community and British Sign Language and would be especially useful for people wanting a taster of British Sign Language before progressing to a formal course. An experienced deaf tutor will be delivering the course, with a sign language interpreter, for the first two sessions.
The course is FREE to people in receipt of means tested benefit and is £10 for everyone else. Please note that spaces are limited to 20 and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. For more information call 01332 717900.
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