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Welcome to the spring edition of vinvolved Central London’s vInfo. We hope you like the new look newsletter, it accompanies our new look website - take a peek and let us know what you think, it is still a work in progress so keep checking back!
It’s been all change for vinvolved
Central London over the last few months. We’ve said goodbye to two of our Youth Volunteer Advisors (YVA)
Nisha Sethi and Gary Wells and hello to our two new YVAs: Emma Andrews, who has taken over all the great work Nisha did and
Mike Winn who joins London Youth, filling Gary Wells' shoes.
We also had to say a sad farewell to Maymay Knight, Head of Youth Volunteering. We are very pleased that our own Naama Wartenburg has taken over her role. I’m sure you’ll all join us in wishing Naama all the very best in her new role.
Ruth Habershon , YVA has taken over Naama’s old role as Youth Volunteer Development Manager and will split this with her current one. We have just recruited a new part time YVA who will join the team soon based at the Volunteer Centre in Kensington and Chelsea.
Full-Time Volunteering
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The Woodward Charitable Trust
The Woodward Charitable Trust awards grant funding to organisations in the UK working with social and ethnic minority groups, prisoners and ex-offenders, homelessness, people experiencing abuse and addiction. Small grants of between £100 and £5,000 and large grants of over £5,000 are available to UK registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £250,000.
The deadline for receipt of applications to be considered at the Trust's July 2010 meeting is 24th May 2010.
The Hilden Charitable Fund
The Hilden Charitable Fund annually awards grants to help community groups in the UK run summer play schemes for the benefit of children aged 5 to 18 years from refugee and ethnic minority families.
The deadline for receipt applications is 14th May 2010.
SITA Trust
SITA Trust launched a brand new Young Person’s Volunteering Fund this April. The funding programme is for volunteering projects owned by 14-25 year olds.
First application deadline 4th June 2010.
Our new look website also comes with a new look updated resources section offering the volunteer manager everything they need to know about involving young people in their organisation, useful websites and forums, case studies on the experiences of young people, it’s worth a look.
The full guidance is NOW available on the NEW Vetting and Barring Scheme and available to download for free. Printed copies of this full guidance document are available on request from their contact centre on 0300 123 1111.
The document contains details on:
- The scope of the Scheme;
- Barring arrangements;
- Responsibilities and duties for both employers and volunteer organisers, and the duties for those individuals you take on;
- Timescales for the phased implementation of the Scheme;
- Explanation of transitional arrangements around Scheme introduction.
Capacity Builder's has launched its Volunteer Management Programme. A national skills programme for people who manage volunteers. There is a bursary scheme to support volunteer management skills development. If you manage volunteers or are strategically responsible for volunteers you are eligible for a bursary. It's open for applications NOW…… apply soon demand is high. So if getting some free training is something that interests you - register now! Applications deadline 24th May 2010!
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