Community Action Derby is carrying out a survey to track funding cuts to voluntary and community organisations.  The survey will run for six months.  If you experience a funding cut after completing the initial survey please go back into the survey and complete another page.  This will allow us to get an overall picture - and amount - of the cuts being implemented.

Click to take part in the survey.

For more information about the Voluntary Sector Grant Aid Strategy 2011 - 2015 visit the DCC website.   You can comment on the strategy in a number of ways: 
 

·        Fill in the online questionnaire on the DCC website  by13 March 2011;

·        Contact Ian Chennery, 01332 711203 minicom 01332 256666 to request a paper copy of the consultation form and return to the freepost address provided in consultation questionnaire by 13 March 2011; and/or

·        Attend one of the consultation workshops being held in February and March 2011, providing your details before the 21 January 2011 if you wish to attend. Dates and venues to be publicised shortly. 

 

To read the DCC consultation letter in full visit the Community Action website. 

The Voluntary Sector Leadership group provided Derby Council Cabinet with a list of concerns about the proposed funding cuts to voluntary groups. The leader of Derby City Council, Harvey Jennings, has responded to the concerns. Click to read the letter.

The next Voluntary Sector Forum will be held on 20 January from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the YMCA, 770 London Road, Derby DE24 8UT, with fringe meetings from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.

 

The key item for discussion at this forum will be the Voluntary Sector Grant Aid Strategy 2011-2015 so don't miss out on hearing all the latest news.

 

Booking is essential - please email Abbi Steanson or call 01332 227710 to book your FREE place.

What does Full Cost Recovery mean to your organisation?  Do you know how to analyse your performance and contribute to improving your outcomes?  If so, this half-day workshop will enable you to answer these questions and more!

 

By the end of this session, learners will:

 

Understand what Full Cost Recovery is and its importance in determining the costs of service delivery;

Recognise the importance of determining unit costs, ensuring organisations are better placed to argue the true costs of the delivery of their services ; and

Have the knowledge to assess their impact - ensuring financial data contributes in various ways so that organisations can assess their impact and secure their share of increasingly scarce resources.

 

Date and Time: Wednesday 2 February 2011

                              9:30 am to 12.30 pm

 

Venue:                Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby

 

Cost:                   Free - voluntary and community sector

                             £50 - statutory organisations

  

For more information or to book a place email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 227738

by Friday 28 January 2011.                                

 

The Government has unveiled two new volunteering initiatives and has said that a total of £80m will be allocated to the Community First programme that was first announced by ministers in June 2010.

 

The green paper on giving sets out wide-ranging ideas, including the use of online and social media, to make giving and voluntary action in the UK as easy and attractive as possible. For more information visit the Third Sector website.

 

Is your organisation heavily dependant on grant funding?  Would you like to find out more about the alternatives that could benefit the development of your organisation?  If so, this course is for you!

 

By the end of this session learners will:

Understand what trading is;

Recognise the benefits of a Social Enterprise;

Have an awareness of how to develop an enterprise; and 

Identify different sources of funding  

 

Date and Time:    Thursday 27 January 2011

                                 10:00 am to 1:00 pm  

 

Venue                     Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby   

 

Cost                         Free - voluntary and community sector

                                  £50 - statutory organisations  

 

For more information or to book a place email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 227738 by 21 January.

 

We'd just like to remind you that you have access to your own section of our website.  Here you can update your details and also add your news and events to our listings.  It's a great way to let the world know what you are doing!  So if you have any upcoming events or news that you would like to share with Derby - and the world - visit the Community Action website, log in with your details and get started!

If you would like to be part of Community Action Derby please email Angie Baines or call 01332 227731.  You will have FREE access to funding information, help and support for your group and the opportunity to take part in workshops and forums throughout the year.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Wellness Working provides wellbeing and recovery services in Derby and is holding an awareness session on Tuesday 25 January.

 

The awareness session will cover information on Wellness Working, their services and a workshop on wellness and recovery.  The session will run from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and will be held at The Enterprise Centre, 20 Royal Scot Road, Pride Park in Derby.  The cost is £30 per person.  Parking is available on site and the venue has accessible facilities.

 

For more information or to book a place email Wellness Working or call 07922 618526. 

Do you find that you are not too confident when filling in application forms or aren't too sure where to apply for funding?  If so, this course is for you!

 

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

 

• Recognise what funders are looking for in an application
• Understand the importance of meeting funders criteria
• Identify possible funding sources which match their organisation's objectives

Date and Time:   Thursday 10 February 2011

                               10:00 am to 1:00 pm

 

Venue:                  Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby

 

Cost :                     FREE - voluntary and community sector

                                £50 - statutory organisations

 

How to book:      email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 227738 by 4 February. 

 

The Big Offer is a FREE programme of practical learning for community groups and individuals who want to get involved in their neighbourhood or who are already involved and want to meet others to share ideas and gain more knowledge.  

Would your group or organisation like to get involved in improving your local community?  If so why not organise your own 'Big Tidy Up'. All you need to do is decide on where you want to clean up and a date. Your group then register online and will receive tabards, bags and information. The council will lend you litter picking sticks and collect the rubbish. For more information visit The Big Tidy Up website.

To find out more about organising your own litter picking day email Sarah Roulstone at CleanupUK or call 07976 068989.

Fancy a coffee AND a relaxing massage?  Derby Women's Centre are holding a coffee and relaxation morning on Wednesday 26 January from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.  Members of the Red Cross will be on hand to give therapeutic massages for a total relaxation experience.

 

The coffee morning takes place at Derby Women's Centre, 4 Leopold Street in Derby. Donations of £1 would be appreciated.

 

For more information call Elaine on 01332 341633.

 

The makers of the successful television shows 'In it To Win It' and 'Eggheads' are developing a game show with a difference for ITV and are looking for extra special contestants to take part.

 

On the new game show contestants will play to win a life-changing sum of money to make someone else's dream come true. Whatever the amount of money they win, they will be handing it over to their recipient - a deserving person, local cause or small charity with an amazing story who has no idea someone has decided to be their 'hero'.

 

Is there a local cause or small charity close to your heart that you would love to help out financially?

Is there someone who works tirelessly for others in your community who you would love to reward?

Or would you simply like to help someone in your community achieve their dreams?

If you would like the opportunity to be a real life hero by putting your general knowledge to the test to potentially win BIG money to help others then ITV would love to hear from you!

 

If you're interested in applying to be on the show email 'Hero' applications or write to Hero Applications, 12 Yard Productions, 131-151 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 5BB.  Please complete and return application forms by 11 February 2011.

Do you need more people to work with your community or voluntary group? Are you struggling to find the money to pay for salaries? Are you willing to take a young person on and train them?

 

If the answer to these questions is yes, then Community Enterprise can help you!

 

Community Enterprise, the trading arm of Community Action Derby, delivers a government funded programme called Future Jobs Fund - visit the website for more information.  They have placed over 200 young people so far in work within Derby, and have a target of 312 by March 2011.  They need  need YOU to meet that target.

 

The Future Jobs Fund programme ends in March 2011, but funds are still available until then so let's create more new jobs while we can!

 

Can you create a job which is:

 

Suitable for a young person;

Demonstrates community benefit;

Lasts for 26 weeks;

A minimum of 25 hours per week; and 

Pays national minimum wage?

 

If so Community Enterprise can provide £4,000 over the six month period to cover the wage cost, and also provide £1,000 for you to use either towards supervision costs or for extra hours for the young person. There is even a small amount for training and travel.

 

If you are interested in taking part in the programme visit the Community Enterprise website and download an expression of interest form and frequently asked questions or alternatively call Natasha Littlechild or Rachel Hayward on 01332 346266.

 

Help us to support our local young people gain valuable work experience and make a difference in Derby!

 

Community Action would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the people in  Derby who were recognised in the 2011 New Year Honours List for their voluntary and community work including:

 

Angella Patricia Mighty - For voluntary service to Derby West Indian Community Association.

 

Toni Montinaro - For services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Derbyshire.

Community Cash Awards are grants to help groups of young people set up a project that will benefit their community. Awards of around £1000 per group are available (the amount differs from region to region) together with support to help you plan your project, research your budget and set goals.

 

To be eligible for the awards you must be:

• aged between 14 and 16 and at risk of achieving less than 5 GCSEs grades A to C; or
• aged 16 to 25 and not in education, training or work - or working less than 16 hours a week. 

Projects must:

• be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
• clearly benefit the local community
• benefit the people running the project; and
• be a new or developing project. 

For more information visit the Prince's Trust website.

In December the Cabinet Office published a green paper that set out its plans for modernising commissioning.  The Government commitment is to 'support the creation and expansion of mutuals, co-operatives, charities and social enterprises, and enable these groups to have a much greater involvement in the running of public services.' 

 

NAVCA has submitted its response to the green paper and would like to thank everyone who has contributed to their response by sending in your views, experiences and information and copies of your own submissions.  To read the response in full visit the NAVCA website. 

The YMCA's national Sleep Easy event is a sponsored sleep-out to raise awareness of youth homelessness.  The YMCA Derbyshire is holding a local event on Saturday 29 January in the grounds of the learning and development campus from 7:00 pm until 7:00 am the next morning.  All money raised from sponsorship will go directly to YMCA Derbyshire's work on homelessness prevention for young people.

 

For more information and details of how to take part visit the YMCA website or email Marc Stevens.

 

 



Jayne Williams
Community Action Derby