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May 2009 E-NewsWelcome to the latest E-Newsletter from Voluntary Action Waltham Forest. A moving story, part 3. We know, we have only just got our feet under the desks at the new office at the Alpha Business Centre, but here's an advance warning... We are moving again! When we needed to move last time, the BASIS2 project was still in the bidding phase, now that it's a reality, we will need more space for staff (now recruitng - see below), and resources... So just to let you know, before too long we hope to be moving to a central Walthamstow location central. We will keep you posted... BASIS2 Job Vacancies The BASIS2 project will commence as soon as the business plan is approved, and that's going to be really soon, so we are on the lookout for 2 members of staff: Part-time Information Officer (21 hrs per week) Pro-rata NJC Scale 34, Starting salary £30,002 (inclusive of OLW) + pension (6%)
Business Development Officer BDO09 NJC Scale 34, Starting salary £30,002 (inclusive of OLW) + pension (6%)
Deadline for these two jobs: 5pm 8th June 2009 Waltham Forest Local Involvement Network Job Vacancy We are looking to recruit a full time WF LINk Co-ordinator NJC Scale 39, salary £34,112 (inclusive of OLW) + pension (6%) Responsible for The LINk Co-ordinator will empower groups and individuals to have a stronger voice in how their health and social care services are delivered. This will include collating opinions and views, monitoring local services and holding them to account. It is the LINk Co-ordinators job to ensure the LINk is fit for purpose, and valued across the community. They must develop strong and accountable partnerships within the voluntary and community organisations, within the council and within the health service. Deadline for this job: 5pm 28th May 2009 First WF LINk members meeting... This week saw the first WF LINk members meeting which was well attended; too late to include any copy here, we will be featuring an article in the upcoming edition of Voluntary Views. We have collected together news on fundraising and grants, for the latest information, please check our website. Future Jobs Fund. This Fund of £1 billion was announced in Budget 2009 and will support the creation of jobs for long term unemployed young people and others who face significant disadvantage in the labour market. Run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in partnership with the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), the Fund will be spent over the next two years. The aim of the Fund is to create 150,000 jobs, primarily for young people aged 18 – 24 years old who have been out of work for a year. The Government is keen to work with charities as well as local authorities and social enterprises to turn this vision into a reality. For more information on the Future Jobs Fund visit the DWP website at www.dwp.gov.uk/futurejobsfund. ESF Technical Assistance – Third Sector Support Call for Proposals The European Programmes Management Unit in the London Development Agency has launched a call for proposals to deliver an ESF Technical Assistance project to provide support to third sector organisations. ESF Technical Assistance is available to support up to 50% of the cost of the project and applicants will need to supply match funding to meet the remaining costs. The deadline for submission of applications is 4pm Friday 22 May 2009. For more information on the specification and how to apply please visit: http://www.lda.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.00100l003002003 The Innovation Fund will create innovative sporting opportunities enabling existing participants to do more, or to bring sport to those people who currently play sport only occasionally, or not at all. The overall aim of this £5 million investment programme is to find and nurture genuine breakthroughs that will transform the way community sport looks and feels in the future. The fund will invest in new ideas and solutions which will reach a whole new audience, and provide better, more exciting opportunities to a wider range of people, some of whom, perhaps, think that sport is not for them. Investment will be in small-scale but groundbreaking innovations which have the ability to become the scaled-up, widespread activities that deliver high quality community sport in future years. The Innovation Fund is open to initial applications from 12 May 2009 to 10 August 2009. Equality and Human Rights Commission announces £10 million funding programme for voluntary and community sector The Commission announced a new £10.2 million Strategic Funding Programme, providing three-year project-based funding of up to £450,000 for community and voluntary sector organisations. A first priority area will fund organisations providing guidance, advice and advocacy services in areas including education, health and employment, as well building capacity where there are gaps in local provision, for example for women who have experienced violence. A second priority area will support increased co-operation between groups - including ethnic or religious communities - in areas where there are known tensions. A third priority area is support for legal advice and awareness of legal rights. This will operate as a separate Programme which is expected to launch in June. Arts Council England is making an extra £44.5 million available over two years to help maintain artistic excellence during the economic downturn through the following initiatives: Sustain - a new £40 million open application fund for arts organisations struggling from the effects of the recession. Grants from £75,000 to £3 million are available, and the programme will run initially over two years, 2009/10 and 2010/11. Any arts organisation can apply but the fund is intended to sustain artistic excellence, not to support failing organisations or to replace funding withdrawn from elsewhere. Sustain is intended to be a rapid response fund and a six week turnaround time from application to award is planned. Applications open on 1 June 2009. Town Centres Initiative - £500,000 support for the Government’s scheme for the community use of empty retail properties. Grants of £1,000 to £10,000 will be available to fund artistic activities Grants for the Arts - a £4 million increase in this budget over the next two years, to give additional support for individual artists and smaller arts organisations. Individuals and arts organisations, who would apply to Grants for the Arts in the usual way, plus those not qualifying for a Sustain grant, are eligible to apply for these extra funds. Please contact: Call 0845 300 6200 or check online www.artscouncil.org.uk Hitchcock Production Fund 2009-2010 Apex Arts, through its Hitchcock Production Fund, has three grants of £3000 for Waltham Forest filmmakers to produce new short films. Films can be shot on any of the following formats: Mini DV, DVCam, HDV, HD, Beta SP, 16mm, or 36mm. They can be in any genre. You can enter up to two synopses. The deadline for submission of synopses is noon on Thursday 28 May 2009. Three copies of your submissions should be sent to the address below. If successful you will be invited to submit a full script, detailed budget and shooting schedule. All films must be completed by 31 March 2010. For more information on any of the above please contact Martin O’Connor: 020 8496 3591 martin@apexarts.org.uk Grassroots Grants Up to £5k Grants are available for local community groups in Waltham Forest. Group must have a turnover of less than £30k on average over the past three years. Application forms and further details available at www.o-regen.co.uk Closing date for this round 5th June 2008 at 5:00pm The Advice Providers Forum ... is a forum for both Voluntary Sector and Statutory organisations who deliver services in the area of advice. The Forum is chaired by the Leytonstone Citizens Advice Bureau and facilitated by Voluntary Action Waltham Forest. Regular attendees include the two CABs, Kiran Asian Women's Aid, WF Mencap , CBHA, VAWF, Ilford and Hackney Benefits Centres, Job Centre Plus Agencies, Housing Benefits and various other people are invited along to cover specific areas of concern or to present on any new services coming on line - for example Employment Support Allowance. Children & Young People's Services Network You are invited to an open forum A buffet will be available throughout the event We would also like to give you an opportunity to showcase the work of your group through a presentation, exhibition stand, or any other suitable activity - would be especially good if the children or young people you work with could also be involved. Be good if you could let us know as soon as possible if you would like to showcase your work. Please contact Barbara on 0208 521 0377 Full details on our website soon. Hope Not Hate - a message from Stella Creasy "I am contacting you to ask for your support to stop the threat of the BNP by joining the non partisan “hope not hate” campaign here in Walthamstow. The British National Party are seeking to win seats in the European Parliament. There will be an election on June 4 2009. The vote for the European parliament is across the whole of London. There are eight seats in the European parliament to be won. These are allocated to parties according to the proportion of votes they receive overall. This means the BNP only need to gain 8% of all the votes cast in all of London to win a seat in the European parliament. If they do win, they will receive £250,000 of public money to put towards their campaigns of hatred and division. You can help stop this. Any vote cast here in Walthamstow for any other political party will make it harder for the BNP to get 8% of all the votes cast in London. I believe voting in the European elections is something everyone who is proud to be part of our local community here in Walthamstow should do. If you would be willing to distribute leaflets for the Hope not Hate campaign to members of VAWF please let me know. Please note these leaflets do not endorse any political party. Furthermore, I have organised a day of action for this campaign in Walthamstow Town Centre on the 23 May between 11am and 2pm at which all volunteers will be welcome. Please also feel free to circulate this message to other local residents or groups you know and ask them to get in touch directly if they wish to assist with this campaign. I ask for your support in spreading the message of this campaign and that you use your own vote on June 4th 2009 to help stop the BNP from winning here in London." Stella Creasy Transition Films is showing 'The Age of Stupid' at the Asian Centre on Friday, 22nd May. Communities around the country will be holding screenings of this important film at the same time to raise awareness about the effects of climate change. Come and join us to watch this powerful film, in which Pete Postlethwaite stars as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055 and asking `Why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance?' Screening details More information: www.transitionwf.org Inter-Faith Cricket Required teams (6 people): Under 12’s, Under 15’s & 16+ years DATE: Saturday, 23rd May 2008 DOMINOES - needs volunteers! People who love art or like getting involved in unusual events, who love London, or simply want to see a fantastic one-off spectacle are needed to help out on a unique art project this summer. As joint winner of the Bank of America Create Art Award, Station House Opera are seeking 1,000 volunteers to help build their giant 10 mile domino rally across East and South East London on 26 July. Station House Opera's project Dominoes will be a key highlight of this summer's CREATE09 arts festival. Dominoes comprises thousands of breeze block dominoes running through all five host boroughs of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. On streets, through parks and even on water, occasionally disappearing and then resurfacing, sometimes pausing for sculptural performances, the domino line will wend its way southwards from Waltham Forest, through Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney, finishing at dusk in Greenwich. Be part of the biggest public art event ever to hit East London. To find out more, email dominoes@artsadmin.co.uk or visit www.dominoes2009.com. CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE OF YOUR TIME TO HELP MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE'S LIVES? WALTHAM FOREST HAVEN IS LOOKING FOR YOU! WF Haven provides confidential counselling & support to adult survivors of all forms of sexual abuse, rape and domestic violence. We are looking for Management Committee members who will bring their skills and experience to develop and support a growing charity. We are seeking people with fundraising, financial, legal, marketing or administrative backgrounds. Please call Chris Casey, quoting where you saw the advert, Local North London Charity Y-Gen is recruiting young people for an excellent volunteering opportunity! Assessors will receive AQA accredited training to develop skills such as interviewing, observation and presentation skills. These skills will enable them to assess organisations providing services for young people and give them feedback to help them to improve their service. They are initially looking to recruit 15 young people from diverse backgrounds who are enthusiastic, interested in making a difference can be relied on to attend the next training course on 20th and 21st June. Youth Mark is an invaluable experience for young people and enables them to really make a difference to the community they live in. To Apply: Please contact Jenny Walton : jenny.Walton@y-gen.co.uk for an application form which needs to be returned by Monday 1st June. Interviews will be held between the 8th and 11th June. If you would like any further information please contact Jenny on the details below. Jenny Walton Take part in the Big Clean Up Waltham Forest Council is leading a Big Clean Up between now and June 2009 and is asking voluntary and community groups to support the initiative by organising a clean up event in your local area. Refuse sacks and a rubbish collection service will be available for all clean ups from Monday to Friday.* Plus for events involving more than 15 people additional service support may be available. The Council will work with groups on their individual requirements. Find out more and register details of your event by visiting www.walthamforest.gov.uk/wipeitout The Big Clean up is the latest project under the Wiping Out Enviro-Crime campaign and will see Councillors and staff joining forces with the community to lead clean ups across the borough. * A special weekend collection service may be available on request. The William Morris Independent Trust Group The William Morris Gallery – The Future? "You are invited to a Public meeting on 10th June (date change) at Harmony Hall Truro Road, E17 at 7.45 to discuss the future of the William Morris Gallery Over the last 2 years there has been much discussion and debate, sometimes acrimonious, about the future of the William Morris Gallery, which is owned and managed by the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The world’s premier William Morris museum/gallery is solely financed by an impoverished London council, which is unfair and has, inevitably, led to falling standards. The meeting will see the same presentation of the plan that was given to the London Borough of Waltham Forest Cabinet member for Arts, Leisure and Culture, and everyone is welcome to comment, put forward other ideas and discuss how to restore the Gallery to its previous pre-eminence. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting, The William Morris Independent Trust Group" Age Concern Waltham Forest is moving The offices will be closed and there will be no e-mail or telephone availability from Thursday 28th May 2009 to Tuesday 2nd June 2009. Reopens Wednesday 3rd June at Peterhouse Community Centre E17 Art Trail Community Networking Event Harmony Hall, Truro Road, E17 7BY Display images and original work at this Forum. For more information see the On The Day Gallery details in our online invitation. Delta Club Launches Community Website Listing This is a no cost facility – any organization providing community services – especially if they are free – is welcome to be included. If they have a web and a logo all we need is a request to include them which includes permission to use their logo on that section of the website.The more sources of information about community organizations that are easily available the easier it is for people to access services (and that helps future funding bids). The EVOLVE Project Are you experiencing depression, anxiety or some other mental health issue, which is being treated by your GP? Do you get out as much as you’d like? Would you like to move forward with your life? Leisure activities, work or volunteering opportunities, the arts and education can empower and enrich your life. Interested? Want to know more? A project developed in collaboration between Forest YMCA - Free Open Day Saturday 13th June
Supported by Well London, Forest YMCA, University of East London, & the Big Lottery Fund Cameroon Day Date :30 may 2009 Have you always wanted to know more about African culture? Do you want to make a contribution towards development in Africa? If the answer to all these questions is yes!!!!! Then, why not join Africa foundation stone to celebrate "Cameroon National Day"; a jam- packed event with so much to offer : Learn and fundraise for Disadvantage women and children in Cameroon. The Paradox Centre 3 Ching Way, Chingford, London E4 8YE Occasional Drivers urgently required Waltham Forest Community Transport is experiencing a high demand for occasional drivers to drive for our member organisations. If you have a D1 entitlement on your driving licence and are interested in supporting your local community, we may have occasional (paid) driving opportunities for you. Along with the D1 entitlement on your licence we require 2 references, and a CRB check. Additional MiDAS training is also available. If you are interested please contact Peter Ford Operations Manager on 020 8521 0665 or alternatively email: Peter@wfct.co.uk Government's volunteer brokerage scheme 'rushed through' By Kaye Wiggins, Third Sector, 5 May 2009 Charities say plan for jobseekers is impractical The Government's £8m volunteer brokerage scheme, a key part of its action plan to help the sector through the recession, got under way last week amid concerns from some practitioners about its practicality and benefits. The scheme, run by environmental charity BTCV in association with volunteering charities CSV, Volunteering England and v, aims to match 34,000 jobseekers with volunteer placements over the next two years. Charity investment values fall sharply By David Ainsworth, Third Sector, 21 April 2009 WM Charity Fund Monitor report finds 6.9% lost in first quarter of 2009 The value of charity investments fell by about 6.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2009, according to WM Performance Services. The WM Charity Fund Monitor, which collects data from most major charity investors, also showed that charity investments lost 20 per cent of their value in the past 12 months. In the first quarter of 2009, investments lost value in all major asset classes other than cash, which rose by 0.2 per cent. UK equities fell in value by 9.1 per cent in that period, and overseas equities fell by 10.7 per cent. NCVO wins government contract to run funding website By Kaye Wiggins, Third Sector Online, 22 April 2009 Funding Central will contain details of 4,000 grants and contracts The NCVO will run a new website listing thousands of grants and contracting opportunities, the Office of the Third Sector is expected to confirm today. The site, to be called Funding Central, will include details of 4,000 grants and contracts from local authorities, the Government and the EU. The OTS will announce today that the umbrella body has won the three-year contract to run the site. A spokesman for the OTS declined to reveal how much the contract was worth. For the latest information on VAWF training, please check our website.
Voluntary Action Waltham Forest community accountancy project. There will be a deposit charge of £20 to confirm your place, which will be returned to you when you attend on the day. To book a place please look here or contact Alex on 020 8521 0377 or alex@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk VAT Accounting and Planning Budget preparation & Project Costing Quick Books revision course Improving your Excel spreadsheet skills Succeeding in turbulent times: A business seminar for the voluntary and community sector Monday, 15 June 2009, 16.45 to 18.45 pm The voluntary and community sector is facing serious challenges in the current economic climate as organisations strive to best serve the communities they work with. Internal operations and resources are under increased pressure to deliver and organisations need to take positive steps to ensure they can weather this storm. With this in mind, you are invited to this free business strategy seminar hosted by London Voluntary Service Council with the London Development Agency and KPMG. This seminar is designed to equip you with practical strategies for Succeeding in Turbulent Times. The event will begin with coffee and registration from 16:45. The seminar will run from 17:00 until 18:45 approximately and we will follow this with networking drinks. There are limited places and booking will be on a first come first served basis. Book now to avoid disappointment via the LDA website Forced Marriage Briefing 11th June 2009 (Morning or Afternoon)* Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Havering LSCBs are holding a joint briefing on Forced Marriage and would like to invite you to attend. The briefing will cover:
Guest speakers at the event will include:
You can apply for a place by completing an application form and fax, email or post or to Eartha.Eloi@walthamforest.gov.uk. Fax No: 02084966909. Please specify which session you would prefer to attend i.e. morning or afternoon - the same programme will run a.m. and p.m. Only 25 places are available per session and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. In-Stitches - “FREE” Interior Home Furnishing Training If you are familiar with basic sewing techniques and have used a sewing machine before, then please come and join us and make something for your home. We are holding training sessions in May, June and July 2009 If you are interested, please telephone to register your Interest. Phone: 020 8522 4621 LVSC Short Courses
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