With Christmas just around the corner this is the last vInfo of 2010. The year has flown by we’ve held two training events (fundraising and accreditation) and two forums, all of which have been very well attended and for which we have received some amazing feedback. If you attended one or numerous events we hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. This month we round of the year by with the latest on what the team has been up to, some fundraising news and a couple of training events you may be interested in.
Keep warm, have a very happy Christmas and thank you for reading.
We would like to say a big thank you to all the organisations that filled in our project evaluation survey last month. We are very happy with the responses we received and are currently in the progress of compiling the evaluation report.
Our youth action team, eVolve has been very busy recently. They are in the middle of creating a video promoting volunteering, for young people by young people. It’s been a great experience for them and they have learnt a lot through the support from Chocolate Films.
They have also just been successful in the first stage of their key fund bid. ( Keyfund provides young people with the opportunity to develop the skills, confidence and self-awareness needed to better reach their potential and play a positive role in their community.) Which means they will be having fun this Christmas while ice skating and with a visit to Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
The Big Lottery Transition Funds
The government’s new £100m Transition Fund will open for applications at the end of November and be administered by the Big Lottery Fund. Organisations with incomes of between £50,000 and £10m will be able to apply, although how much they can bid for has not yet been announced.
Sir John Cass's Foundation Schools and Organisations Grant
The Foundation offers grants to schools and organisations that work with children or young people under the age of 25 who are permanent residents of Inner London boroughs are Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster and the City of London from disadvantaged backgrounds or areas of high deprivation. The Foundation has four areas of focus for grant giving, which are as follows:
- Widening Participation in Further & Higher Education
- Truancy, Exclusion and Behaviour Management
- Prisoner Education
- New Initiatives
Duration and size of grants
Many of our grants are for one year, but grants can also cover activities lasting two or three years. In such cases, we may taper the grant in the second and third years. Most grants we make are for sums between £10,000 and £30,000. There is no minimum or maximum grant size.
Mentoring Vulnerable Young People
Central London CVS Network, in partnership with Youth Sector Training is offering a four-day accredited training programme in 'Mentoring Vulnerable Young People (Young People not in Education, Employment or Training)', starting 18 January 2011.
This programme is open voluntary and community organisations working with young people in the boroughs of Camden, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth and Westminster.
Taking place over four days, the Mentoring with Vulnerable Young People Programme is an activity based, dynamic learning programme which ensures mentor learners are not only skilled in mentoring practice, but also skilled in working with young people in their specific area of expertise.
Funded by the CWDC ‘Progress’ project, this course has been heavily subsidised and we are offering places at just £30 per person.
To be eligible, learners must:
- Be working or volunteering for a voluntary or community organisation (this includes social enterprise, cooperatives and mutuals)
- Be working with young people aged 13-19, or up to 25 with a disability
Successful completion of the programme will give learners three credits at Level 2, and two further credits at Level 3. More information and a booking form can be found at the Central London CVS Network website.
Safeguarding children in recruitment
By the end of the course, you will:
· Have a better awareness and understanding of offending behaviour
· Understand how to use safer recruitment to prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
· Know how policies and practices can reduce opportunities for abuse or ensure it is reported promptly
DisAbility Awareness Training
This half day training opportunity will ~ expand your awareness of disability history, stereotypes and perceptions. Increase your understanding of using language associated with disabled people. Develop your know-how of overcoming disabling barriers and making reasonable adjustments. And much more…
Fun, relaxed and interactive, DisAbility Awareness will inform, challenge and inspire you to feel more confident when meeting, working and/or socialising with disabled people.
When: Tuesday 1st February 2011, 12:15 – 4pm
Where: London N7
Price: £75
To book please contact:
Book early to avoid disappointment!
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