The handouts listed below are free to download. Just click on the selected handout.
| • | A Conflict Resolution Process |
| • | Bullying – What You Need to Know |
| • | Eight Ways to Plan for a Successful Meeting |
| • | Helping Children Through Conflict |
| • | How To Build Comfort and Confidence With Clients |
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Following the recent monetary penalties and notices of intent issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Fundraising Regulator has produced specific guidance aimed at helping charities to become fully compliant and better understand their responsibilities in relation to donor consent, legitimate interest and data protection.
The guidance has been published alongside 6 case studies from charities at different stages in the process of achieving full data compliance. There is also a consent self-assessment toolkit and an actions checklist. Feedback on the guidance is welcomed.
We Find Any Learner still have some funding available for distance learning, including the new Challenging Behaviour course. Places are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment.
For more information click here, call 01226 958 888 / 07403 765 278 or email nick@wefindanylearner.co.uk. Alternatively, you can fill an online enquiry form or download a booking form.
Nominate someone for a Community Award to get them the recognition they deserve for their life-changing work. The awards, including the City for All Volunteer of the Year award, recognise people and organisations who have made life better for others by donating their time and skills.
The deadline for nominations is midnight Monday 13 March 2017.
The awards are organised by Westminster City Council in partnership with Groundwork London and One Westminster. For further details click here.
The North West London Collaborative of Clinical Commissioning Groups (NWL CCGs) and Healthy London Partnership (HLP) are seeking to work with local voluntary and charitable organisations to run a series of workshops to learn how personalised care plans could be used to improve public access to personal health budgets.
The workshops, each lasting up to 4hours, are for those with long term conditions (with two or more conditions) and for those with a learning disability and autism. Healthy London Partnership is offering a reimbursement up to £550 per workshop to each organisation taking part. This includes a fee for venue hire and reimbursing travelling expenses to those members of the public attending the workshops.
Workshops will need to be held between 27 February 2017 and 17 March 2017. Expressions of interest need to be made by 12 noon on Friday 24 February 2017.
Download the full details of what is required here.
The Government has published its White Paper which sets out the Prime Minister’s plans for exiting the EU. The PM also introduced a Great Repeal Bill to end the supremacy of EU law in the UK. Small charities may have the opportunity to influence how laws which impact them, such as those on VAT, will be formulated.
Through the Small Charity Index, FSI are conducting a Brexit Temperature Check to see how small charities are feeling and dealing with Brexit, which will form part of our research, Brexit: One Year On. If you have any points you’d like to feedback to us on funding and freedom of movement of people, then please email olivia@thefsi.org
The Government is recruiting for a new, part time Crown Representative for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. The deadline for applications has been extended to 26th February 2017.
For more information and how to apply, click here.
The Healthwatch Patient Participation Group (PPG) Project is starting a series of workshops for PPG members.
If you would like to receive invitations to these events, please let us know which GP practice PPG you are a member of.
Please reply to Odeta.Pakalnyte@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org or contact Heathwatch on 020 8968 7049 and ask for Odeta.
As a partner in the award winning Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA), Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (STADV) seek to appoint two dynamic Development Managers with a proven track record in project development and management within a partnership context.
Closing date for application: 5:00pm on Friday, the 3rd of March
For further information and to apply click here.
For more information, contact admin@standingtogether.org.uk
The national charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has recently opened a new debt- counselling centre in Fulham Reach, London at Twynholm Baptist Church.
CAP is an award-winning debt counselling charity with a proven track record of helping people in difficult financial circumstances and offers free, face to face debt counselling to all. Our personal and long-term approach empowers people to get out of debt and learn budgeting skills with great success. Almost 90% of all bills and debts are paid on time by established clients every morning, and 94% said that our help was life transforming or a great help.
For further information click here.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.
