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Training and Events - Issue 2
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Hello!
Welcome to the monthly training and events ebulletin. Each month we bring you all the latest training opportunities and events that are happening in the voluntary sector.
If you want to keep up to date with training and events news between the bulletins make sure you add the Voluntary Sector Calendar to your favourites!
If you have any news, information or events that you would like to share with the voluntary and community sector in Derby, please let us know.
Want to keep track of what we are doing? You can now follow us on Twitter - just type DerbyCA into the search box or click the link below!
Best wishes,
Jayne Williams
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 Recruiting Volunteers - Basic Level
Are you having difficulties recruiting volunteers for your project?
Would you like to know what attracts people to volunteer? Come along and find out!
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
Identify the key elements of a volunteer task/ role description.
Recognise what attracts people to volunteering opportunities and tailor publicity accordingly.
Recognise barriers in recruitment and consider creative ways to address them.
When: Monday 20 June, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby, DE1 2GT
For more information or to book a place email Community Action or call 01332 356266 and ask for Simon. Please book by Monday 6 June.
Cost of course:
£10 for voluntary groups (under £10k turnover)
£25 for community organisations (over £10k turnover)
£50 for statutory partners |
 Become a Voluntary Sector Leader
Would you like to become a voluntary sector leader? If so the deadline for nominations is fast approaching! Successful nominees will join the Voluntary Sector Leadership Group and have the opportunity to represent the sector on the new Derby City and Neighbourhood Partnerships Leadership Board.
The timetable for the election process is as follows:
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Nominations open |
10 June | |
Nominations close |
24 June | |
Hustings and voting opens |
5 July at Voluntary Sector Forum | |
Voting closes |
19 July | |
First leadership group meeting with new members |
2 August |
The new representatives will begin their term in September 2011. If you wish to nominate yourself or to discuss any aspect of the process email Kath Cawdell or call 01332 227733. |
How to Show the Impact of Your Group's Activities - Basic Level
When applying for funding most funders now ask for evidence around the impact that your project will have. This training session will equip you with the necessary skills to be able to evaluate the projects you manage more effectively and show funders the impact their funding has made to the beneficiaries and the wider community.
By the end of this session, learners will:
Understand what outcomes are.
Recognise the difference between outcomes and outputs.
Identify different methods of monitoring activities.
Date and Time: Wednesday 29 June 2011
10:00 am to 1:00 pm - registration at 9:45 am
Venue: Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street Derby
Cost: £10 for Community Groups (under £10K turnover)
£25 for Voluntary Organisations (over £10k turnover)
£50 for Statutory Partners
How to book: Please email training or call 01332 227738 by Friday 17
June.
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 The Voluntary Sector Forum
The next Voluntary Sector Forum will take place on 5 July from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Deda, Chapel Street in Derby. Health and Social Care and BME fringe meetings will follow.
To book a place email Kath Cawdell or call 01332 227733. |
Money Making Ideas - Basic Level
Do you find it difficult to raise money for your group? Do you want to organise an event but not quite sure how to do this? If so, this session is for you!
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Understand the importance of fundraising.
Think of ways of bringing money into the group rather than relying on grant funding.
Complete a risk assessment form.
Recognise what is involved in planning for a fundraising event.
Date Thursday 16 June 2011
Time 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (9:45 am registration)
Venue Community Action 4 Charnwood Street Derby
Cost £10 for Community Groups (under £10k turnover)
£25 for Voluntary Organisations (over £10K turnover)
£50 for Statutory Partners
How to book For more information please email training or call 01332 346266
by Monday 6 June.
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Awards For All Workshop
Matt Rowe from the BIG Lottery will be delivering a FREE workshop aimed at voluntary organisations that are already in the process of applying for funding or who are thinking about applying. The aim of this workshop is to give an overview of the new Awards For All programme and to increase understanding of:
· What makes an application fundable.
· What common errors are made and how to avoid them.
· What issues BIG considers when assessing applications so that applicants
can maximise their chances of success.
· What applications should be directed to different lottery distributors.
Date and Time: Wednesday 6 July
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Venue Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby
Cost FREE
How to book email training or call 01332 346266 to reserve a place.
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| Measuring the Difference - FREE Workshop
This workshop is an opportunity for groups working with adults and/or children and young people with disabilities to learn more about Social Return On Investment (SROI).
This one day workshop is for voluntary and community groups to understand and demonstrate the difference their service makes, and to prove their value/worth to funders, commissioners and stakeholders.
The workshop will provide an introduction to Social Return On Investment and its principles and provide practical experience of using the process.
The workshop takes place on 8 June from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Coney Green Business Centre, Clay Cross in Derbyshire. For more information and a booking form visit the DCIL website or call 01773 740246. |
 Summer Fair and Pony Pageant
Scropton Riding Centre for the Disabled is holding a summer fair and pony pageant on Sunday 19 June from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the centre in Scropton just a few miles south of Derby. The centre offers riding lessons to disabled people of all abilities throughout the year.
There will be pony rides, a bouncy castle, riding displays and a bbq and refreshments - something for everyone! For more information email Scropton Riding Centre or call 01283 812 753.
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 DAD It's a Knockout!
Dedicated Active Dads - DAD - is a Big Lottery funded organisation made up of fathers and male carers from
across Derby. The group was formed in a bid to spread the word of the great effects an active and influential male role model has on a child's life, both emotionally and academically.
DAD is holding an It's a Knockout event on Saturday 9 July from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Osmaston Park. As well as lots of fun and games there will be face painting, a bouncy castle and a climbing wall.
For more information call Mick or Joe on 01332 204895 or visit the Dedicated Active Dads website.
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Rolls- Royce Training Courses
Rolls-Royce have one FREE place on each of the following training courses to offer to members of Community Action.
Please note that places will be allocated on a first-come first- served basis. If you are interested please email Community Action or call 01332 346266.
Courses as follows:
29 June Communications Skills 2 days
1 September Fire Leader 3.5 hours
3 November Fire Leader 3.5 hours
26 September First Aid Full Basic 4 days
12 July Negotiation Skills 2 days
18 July Influencing Skills 2 days
5 September Presentation Skills Lev 1 2 days
15 September Time Management 1 day
3 October IOSH (examined) 5 days
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Introduction to Autism
This one day course is for people working within health and social care, housing, criminal justice and the voluntary and community sector.
The course aims to increase awareness of autism, provide information and promote positive ways to support people with autism.
The course will be held on 13, 20 and 27 June and 4, 11, 18 and 25 July from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm at Kedleston Road Training and Development Centre, 184 Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GT - on site parking is available. To book your place email Alison Gough. |
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Training
Target audience:
Professionals from health and social care agencies.
Police, Fire, Ambulance and Probation Services staff.
Independent provider staff.
Voluntary sector staff.
Advocacy Organisations.
Members of the public - users of services, families and carers.
Learning outcomes include:
To provide staff with an awareness of the Derby Safeguarding Procedures.
Definition of a vulnerable adult.
Categories of abuse.
Identify signs of abuse.
Know how to deal with immediate incidents/disclosures.
The alerting and referral reporting processes.
The half-day course will be held on various dates throughout June, July and August in Derby - click here for course dates.
For more information or to book a place contact Nathan Levers on 01332 717256 or email Nathan Levers. |
 Emergency Services Day
As part of 'Inspiring Derby 2011' the emergency services in Derby are holding a big event in the Market Place on Saturday 25 June from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Come along and learn all about the amazing work the emergency services do. There will be crime scene investigation, police dogs, helicopters, ambulances - old and new, a 'smoke house' and armed response vehicles on display. In total around 40 stalls!
For more information call 0345 123 3333.
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We hope you enjoyed the new training and events newsletter. We are always pleased to receive feedback or comments, so do let us know what you think. If you have any training or events that you would like us to feature in this bulletin please email or call 01332 227749. Thanks for reading! Jayne Williams Community Action Derby
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