May 2010 e-bulletin

:The latest news from Voluntary Action Waltham Forest.

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Voluntary Action Training Summer Training Programme

Most courses are FREE for members. Please see the training section below.

Volunteering Opportunity: East London Greeter

Greet individual visitors or small groups and share your passion for your local area! You can help visitors find out about the ‘hidden gems’ of Waltham Forest, the best places for families to visit, places to eat, how to use local transport or to learn more about East London's heritage, architecture and history. More details on our website here.

Meet the Funder: Help a London Child with budgeting workshop

Friday 21 May

1pm-3pm (budgeting workshop 3 - 3.30pm).

At The Jubilee Centre, Cathall Road, Leytonstone E11

To book email Sangita on sangita@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk or call us on

020 8521 0377 x 222, or x 224

Meet the Funder: Comic Relief with budgeting workshop

Tuesday 8 June,

1-3.30pm (budgeting workshop 3 - 3.30pm).
At the Epicentre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ.

For more information or to book your free place, please contact Mutmahim on 0208 521 0377x224, or email him on: mutmahim@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk

Russell Investments Charitable Fund

The Capital Community Foundation is pleased to announce the re-opening of the Russell Investments Charitable Fund for 2010. If you are a local voluntary or community group and you need funding for a project focusing on young people and education, employment and training this grant fund may be able to help.

The fund is available to groups from all London boroughs and is targeting projects supporting young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) or those at risk of becoming NEET.

Grant Size: maximum £5,000. Income threshold for groups applying: less than £150,000

Deadline: 5pm, 2nd July 2010

Guidelines and application forms can be downloaded from their website www.capitalcf.org.uk

Advice Providers Forum

Tuesday 25 May, 2-4pm at Jubilee Centre, Cathall Road, Leytonstone E11. More details here.

Children and Young People Service Providers Network (CHYPPS) Forum

Tuesday 29 June, 4-7pm. Topic: Extended schools. If you are interested in working in partnership with schools then please put this date in your diary. More details here.

Disability Action - Launch of the Stay Safe project - 8th June

At the Score building, 100 Oliver Road, 3pm ( for a 4pm start) to 7pm.

Several speakers of interest to disabled people and residents of Waltham Forest will be at the launch introducing the project and speaking on the issues. Disability Hate Crime, domestic violence, bullying and harassment incidents impact every area of a disabled person's life when it occurs.

If you have any questions about the project or the launch or would like more information please contact Jacquelineevans@disaction.org.uk or h.reid@disaction.org.uk or please call: 020 8509 0910 or 07587 134 118 or 07587 134 122.

Job Vacancy - Development Worker at The Limes

£22,313 pa pro rata, (£12.26 ph) -up to 35 hours per week. Closing date: 5pm, 1 June

For more information contact: The Limes at 6 Somers Road, Walthamstow E17 6RX; 020 8509 8985, or email admin@thelimes.org.uk

Waltham Forest College Operatic Society (COAS) presents The Wizard Of Oz

At the Kenneth Moore Theatre, Ilford Wednesday 7th July to Saturday 10th July

If you are interested in participating in future CAOS productions please contact Doreen Harding on 020 8539 9474 or email: damedoreen@yahoo.co.uk www.collegeoperatic.co.uk

Meeting Room and Hall for Hire in Wood Street, Walthamstow

A variety of spaces to hire from small rooms for 3 or 4 people, up to a hall for 200 people.

The Soul Project, 245 Wood Street, E17 3NT. Telephone 0870 626 0712. www.thesoulproject.com

Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign - cycle ride on Sunday 23rd May

They will gather outside Waltham Forest Central Library and leave at 9 am, for a ride to Eltham Palace (boyhood home of Henry V111 ), in the Borough of Greenwich. Visiting the Palace, for which there is an entry charge, is optional. The ride is at a relaxed and sociable pace. It’s suitable for the occasional cyclist, but, for this reason, will take most of the day. They will be back in Waltham Forest around 4-5 p.m. Folk can bring sandwiches for lunch.  

Looking for office space?

The Sikh Community Care Project (SCCP) is looking for another organisation to share their office premises in Leyton. The total rent, with bills, is up to £15,000 per year.

It is a big and spacious place and a lot of activities can be provided in that venue. The address is 100b Francis Road, Leyton, E10 6PP. Contact: Jasbir Sanger on 020 8558 3199. www.sccp.co.uk

Send us your news

If you would like your news or advertisements to appear in our next e-bulletin, please send the details to sarah.kinson@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk or call 0208 521 0377x 237 (Mon-Wed).

The deadlines for the next three issues are: 11 June, 9 July, 6 August.

To book on one of the following courses, please email Sangita at sangita@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk or call her on 0208 521 0377 x222.

For more details see our website here.

The Tendering and Commissioning Process

Tuesday 25th May, Tuesday 1 June & Tuesday 8th June (three day course)
10am - 4pm. £85 for members, £120 for other not for profit. Light lunch included.

Preparing for Audit/Independent examination

Tuesday 25 May, 10am-3pm, including light lunch.Free for members, £20 other not-for-profit.

Meet the Funder: Comic Relief (plus budgeting workshop)

Tuesday 8 June, 1pm-3pm (3-3.30pm for budgeting workshop). Free.

Excel Spreadsheets for Accounting

Monday 14 June, 10am-3pm. Free for members, £20 other not-for-profit.

Introduction to Working With Volunteers

Tuesday 22 June, 10am-4pm, including light lunch. Free tfor members, £30 other not-for-profit.

From Project Idea to Funding Application

Wednesday 30 June, 10am-4pm. Light lunch included.Free for members, £30 other not-for-profit.

Emergency First Aid at Work

Date: Tuesday 6 July, 10am-4pm, light lunch provided.

Strategic Planning

Thursday 8 July, 10am-4pm, light lunch provided. Free for members, £30 other not-for-profit.

Introduction to QuickBooks

Tuesday 13 July, 10am-3pm. Free for members, £20 other not-for-profit.

Policies, Procedures and PQASSO

Tuesday 13 July, 9.30am-1pm. Free for members, £15 other not-for-profit.

Managing Your Volunteers
Wednesday 14 July, 10am-4pm. Free for members, other not-for-profit £30

What training do you need? – Please tell us what local courses you would like to see.

If you have any requests, please email your suggestions to our training officer, Marjorie Price (who works Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at marjorie@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk

Low Cost Training

If you are working, or volunteering, for a charity or community organisation, and you are receiving income-based benefits then you are eligible for low cost training. Please help us to choose which courses would be most useful for you by completing a very short survey by clicking here.

For more information or to book onto these courses please contact Sangita at Voluntary Action Waltham Forest on 0207 851 0377 x 222 or email: sangita@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk

Free Safeguarding Adults Awareness Training

This half-day course is run by Waltham Forest Council. It will give an overall awareness of the issues of abuse, potential abuse and prevention of abuse of vulnerable adults (aged 18+).The training is free but there is a charge for non-attendance.

Dates: 20th May (am or pm) 3rd June (am or pm), 16th June (am), 5th July (pm).

To book: contact: Diane Mautterer on 020 8496 3419, mobile: 07967 289208
Fax: 020 8496 3657 or email: dianne.mautterer@walthamforest.gov.uk

Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Courses

To book on any of the following courses please call Eartha Eloi on 020 8496 6909/8496 3231or email eartha.eloi@walthamforest.gov.uk These courses are free but failure to attend without two working days notice will incur a charge of £40.

Focus on Neglect (28 May - 9.30am-4.30pm).
Focus on Physical Abuse (14 June 9.30am-4.30pm).
Managing Issues of Consent, Confidentiality & Information Sharing (28 June 9.30-4.30pm).
Child Protection Conferences and Core Groups ( 1 July).
Drugs Awareness and Drug Use Screening Tool 30 - July (9.30am-4pm).

Basic Health and Safety at Work for Community Groups

Thursday 10th June, 10am to 3pm at The Epicentre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone, E11 4LJ
Cost: £30

Organised by the London Hazards Centre Trust Telephone: 020 7794 5999, www.lhc.org.uk

Partnership working between the voluntary and public sectors - Tuesday 25 May, 1- 4pm

Compact Voice are hoping you can join them for “Building Better Communities Through Stronger Partnerships”, a free half-day workshop to share good practice in partnership working between the voluntary and public sectors.

At the Resource Centre, Holloway Road. Lunch included.

Places are still available, so please register now. Contact Mia Kennedy, Compact Voice Events Lead on events@compactvoice.org.uk or 0207 520 2451 with any further questions.

The Future of Membership - Thursday 10 June 2.30-4pm

As a follow-up to NCVO / RSA Future of Membership research project, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations are offering free seminar on the future of voluntary and community sector (VCS) membership schemes. Specifically designed for VCS strategic leaders, this event will help you to take time out of your daily role to:

• Understand which drivers are likely to affect membership in the next 5 years
• Develop strategic responses to future opportunities and threats
• Learn about innovative membership tools and models
• Discuss and share your own ideas and experiences

Book Now
For more information or to book online visit our website, or contact Jess Farr on 020 7520 2578 or foresight@ncvo-vol.org.uk. Spaces are limited, and offered on a first come first served basis.

Personalisation - What works for me? - Monday 21st June

At Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, E4 6AG 10am – 2.15pm (Registration 09.30).
Lunch will be provided.

A thought provoking personalisation event for private & voluntary Sector Partners in Waltham Forest. The day will support the sector in identifying their organisations strengths, challenges & opportunities and explore their training needs both present and for the future. Staff will be encouraged to explore issues through presentations and group exercises.

To book a (free) place please contact Lorraine Law, People, Policy & Performance at Waltham Forest Council on 020 8496 3630 or email learninganddevelopment@walthamforest.gov.uk

Responding to the election results

National Council for Voluntary Organistions post-election policy briefing.

Charity chiefs seek early meeting with David Cameron to push big society

By John Plummer, Third Sector Online, 14 May 2010

Hung parliament a challenge and an opportunity, sector concludes

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 7 May 2010