The presentation was a workshop at NCVO's European Funding Network's event LEPs, Growth and EU funds on Wednesday 25 September 2013.
The presentation was by John Hacking from Network for Europe and looks at ESF Community grants.
Find out more about the event 'LEPs, Growth and EU funds': http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/events/engaging-with-your-leps
Find out more about NCVO's European Funding network: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/A
Future of European Funding Conference: RAWM & NCVO European Funding Network, Thursday 26 July 2012.
NCVO’s European Funding Network, in association with RAWM co-hosted an event in Birmingham to provide VCS organisations in the West Midlands with the opportunity to listen to and comment on BIS proposals for future EU funding and to exchange good practice from the current funding period.
Find out more about NCVO's policy work: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/
The Future is Citizenship: creating the ecology for communityCitizen Network
Dr Simon Duffy spoke in Dorset to disabled people, families, supporters, community and social workers and commissioners in an event sponsored by iDirect. In this talk he described a range of innovations that - despite a hostile public policy environment - are restoring community life. He explored the kind of approach to public policy that would help us empower citizens and create inclusive communities.
The presentation was a workshop at Evolve 2014: the annual event for the voluntary sector in London on Monday 16 June 2014.
This presentation was chaired by Terry Perkins, Development Officer (NAVCA).
Find out more about the Evolve Conference from NCVO: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/evolve-conference
Find out more about the work NCVO does around funding: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/funding
Future of European Funding Conference: RAWM & NCVO European Funding Network, Thursday 26 July 2012.
NCVO’s European Funding Network, in association with RAWM co-hosted an event in Birmingham to provide VCS organisations in the West Midlands with the opportunity to listen to and comment on BIS proposals for future EU funding and to exchange good practice from the current funding period.
Find out more about NCVO's policy work: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/
The Future is Citizenship: creating the ecology for communityCitizen Network
Dr Simon Duffy spoke in Dorset to disabled people, families, supporters, community and social workers and commissioners in an event sponsored by iDirect. In this talk he described a range of innovations that - despite a hostile public policy environment - are restoring community life. He explored the kind of approach to public policy that would help us empower citizens and create inclusive communities.
The presentation was a workshop at Evolve 2014: the annual event for the voluntary sector in London on Monday 16 June 2014.
This presentation was chaired by Terry Perkins, Development Officer (NAVCA).
Find out more about the Evolve Conference from NCVO: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/evolve-conference
Find out more about the work NCVO does around funding: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/funding
Slides used by Mark Pepper (Lawrence Weston Big Local), at the Big Local ‘What’s the deal? Working with public services' learning event, organised as part of the Local Trust programme of networking and learning events for Big Local residents. The event took place on Tuesday 2 December 2014.
Global Challenges Local Solutions Partnership OfferARFP_GCLS
Join the Global Challenges Local Solutions programe!
For more information, visit: partnership.localsolutionsfund.org
There are many challenges facing European society nowadays.
Real sustainable answers to the biggest, most crucial social problems can be found and applied by starting on the local level, in other words by working bottom up.
Community foundations play a key role in change on the local level – they support self-organizing, local citizens to responding to problems and challenges by leveraging local resources, such as social, human and financial capital.
From our rich experience we know that social and human capital can be mobilised to great ends, but that financial support is essential, both for community philanthropy to thrive in a changing and competitive landscape, and to sustainably address social problems.
Join us! Become a partner and help us build strong and sustainable community philanthropy and communities, capable of taking up global challenges on the local level.
A presentation given at one of the National Youth Agency's regional events on the Governments new ten yearyouth strategy, called "Aiming High".
For more information visit www.nya.org.uk/tenyearstrategy
We are pioneering an exciting new initiative in which we are inviting members of the community aged 65 and over, with time on their hands, to come and share the benefit of their life experience with us. Some volunteers are teamed with individual students as part of a carefully-monitored project.
A presentation given by Sinead Quinn from Volunteer Now's Timebanking project to the NICVA Centre for Economic Empowerment Masterclass on 13 June 2014. The presentations covers how timebanking works and the benefits it can bring to participants and to the wider community as an alternative form of currency.
A short overview of digital participation in Scotland and introduction to SCVO's new digital participation programme. Presented at SCVO's Third Sector Summit, November 2013.
This Presentation is one of a series where we look at the innovative work of how through working together, housing associations and social landlords can make a difference in the employment prospects of their residents and have an influence on policy.
Here is a presentation that I made for my Masters of International Management at Portland State University for State Street Bank\'s Singapore office on the Thailand retirement fund market.
Slides used by Mark Pepper (Lawrence Weston Big Local), at the Big Local ‘What’s the deal? Working with public services' learning event, organised as part of the Local Trust programme of networking and learning events for Big Local residents. The event took place on Tuesday 2 December 2014.
Global Challenges Local Solutions Partnership OfferARFP_GCLS
Join the Global Challenges Local Solutions programe!
For more information, visit: partnership.localsolutionsfund.org
There are many challenges facing European society nowadays.
Real sustainable answers to the biggest, most crucial social problems can be found and applied by starting on the local level, in other words by working bottom up.
Community foundations play a key role in change on the local level – they support self-organizing, local citizens to responding to problems and challenges by leveraging local resources, such as social, human and financial capital.
From our rich experience we know that social and human capital can be mobilised to great ends, but that financial support is essential, both for community philanthropy to thrive in a changing and competitive landscape, and to sustainably address social problems.
Join us! Become a partner and help us build strong and sustainable community philanthropy and communities, capable of taking up global challenges on the local level.
A presentation given at one of the National Youth Agency's regional events on the Governments new ten yearyouth strategy, called "Aiming High".
For more information visit www.nya.org.uk/tenyearstrategy
We are pioneering an exciting new initiative in which we are inviting members of the community aged 65 and over, with time on their hands, to come and share the benefit of their life experience with us. Some volunteers are teamed with individual students as part of a carefully-monitored project.
A presentation given by Sinead Quinn from Volunteer Now's Timebanking project to the NICVA Centre for Economic Empowerment Masterclass on 13 June 2014. The presentations covers how timebanking works and the benefits it can bring to participants and to the wider community as an alternative form of currency.
A short overview of digital participation in Scotland and introduction to SCVO's new digital participation programme. Presented at SCVO's Third Sector Summit, November 2013.
This Presentation is one of a series where we look at the innovative work of how through working together, housing associations and social landlords can make a difference in the employment prospects of their residents and have an influence on policy.
Here is a presentation that I made for my Masters of International Management at Portland State University for State Street Bank\'s Singapore office on the Thailand retirement fund market.
With Britons voting to take their country out of the European Union will reduce the politico-economic bloc to 27 members from 28. No corner of the global financial structure will remain unscathed. Market horses like currencies, commodities and equities are the first to find their courses altered, even as economic jockeys riding them - monetary policies, bank rates and macro-economic markers - will find it hard to adapt to the altered course.
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), often shortened to Brexit is a political aim of some political parties, advocacy groups, and individuals in the United Kingdom.
In 1975 a referendum was held on the country's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), a precursor to the EU.
The outcome of the vote was that the country continued to be a member of the EEC.
More recently the European Union Referendum Act 2015 has been passed to allow for a referendum on the country's membership of the EU, with a vote to be held on 23 June 2016.
On June 23rd 2016 the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron resigned the morning after the vote and a few weeks later, Theresa May was elected leader of the Conservative Party and new Prime Minister
The process of Brexit has begun although the timing of the decision to invoke Article 50 of the EU treaty remains uncertain
Once Article 50 is invoked, there is a maximum period of two years before the UK finally leaves the EU. The terms of the UK’s new economic relationship with the EU also remain uncertain.
What role for business groups in homeless policy? One corporate foundation’s ...FEANTSA
Presentation given by Simon Sheehan, Hilton in the Community Foundation, UK, at a FEANTSA seminar on "Funding strategies: Building the case for homelessness", hosted by the Committee of the Regions, June 2012
People Helping People - Commissioning social action in practice workshop 2Nesta
This presentation was delivered at People Helping People - The future of public services - 3rd September 2014. For more information on the event visit http://www.nesta.org.uk/event/people-helping-people-future-public-services
View the slides from the Community First presentation at the conference and relaunch event on Friday 6th November at Bletchingdon village hall.
Speakers included:
1. Cllr Barry Wood, Leader of Cherwell District Council 'New housing developments: role of the voluntary and community sector'
2. Maggie Scott, Chief Policy Officer at Oxfordshire County Council: 'Challenges (or opportunities?)'
3. Rachel Coney, CEO Healthwatch Oxfordshire 'An ageing population: importance of community support'
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to afterschool programs. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorized 21st CCLC in 2002, transferring the administration of the grants from the U.S. Department of Education to the state education agencies. Each state receives funds based on its share of Title I funding for low-income students. Funds are also allotted to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.The No Child Left Behind Act narrowed the focus of 21st CCLC from a community learning center model, where all members of the community benefited from access to school resources such as teachers, computer labs, gymnasiums and classrooms, to an afterschool program model that provides services only to students attending high-poverty, low-performing schools. The services they provide include Academic enrichment activities that can help students meet state and local achievement standards. They also provide additional services designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program, such as: drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, and recreation programs, technology education programs, and character education programs. Programs also may provide literacy and related educational development services to the families of children who are served in the program. [1]
The presentation was part of an event about Local Enterprise Partnerships with Involve Yorkshire and Humber event in Leeds on Wednesday 11 December.
The presentation was by Ingrid Gardiner from NCVO's European Funding Network and looks at all aspects of accessing European structural funds.
Find out more about European Funding Network's past events: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/events/past-events
Find out more about the European funding network: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/
LWB12: Peter Wanless, Big Lottery FundCivic Agenda
Presentation by Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund, during the first plenary 'Promoting Well-being in London's communities - The here and now' at the third London Well-being Conference.
The presentation was part of the Funding Conference in London on Monday 23 February 2015.
These presentations were part of the main plenary. Slides include Peter Lewis, Andrew Morris and Craig Dearden-Phillips MBE presentations.
Find out more about the Funding Conference from NCVO: https://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/funding-conference/workshops
Driving social change with digital inclusion: Why & How (June 2013)Helen Milner
Driving social inclusion through digital inclusion. Some stats about why this is relevant and some ideas of how to do it. Contains the single simple solution to digital exclusion.
This presentation was part of the NCVO event - 'It's Our Community research workshop - East of England'.
This event was organised by NCVO, BIG Society CIC and Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service, to look at how European funding has been used to fund community-led solutions to local problems, and explore how this funding might be used in the future.
Ingrid Gardiner (EU manager) gave a presentation on European Structural and Investment Funds : Community Grants. NCVO co-ordinates the European Funding Network.
You can find out more about NCVO events on the European Funding Network website: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/events/ncvo-event
Life long education projects for elderlyLeena Chauhan
This presentation gives brief information about Lifelong learning projects/ Initiatives in India and in other countries. It is prepared as a class assignment and for educational purpose.
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A panel discussion considering what the future hold for charities and their governance, and how trustees can support their charities to survive and thrive.
Here we share our progress on updating the Charity Governance Code. Hear from the Code steering group about changes that are being made to the Diversity and Integrity principles following its refresh.
The panel will share some of the proposed changes to the Integrity principle, offering a preview of the updates. They will also reflect on findings from engagement and the extended consultation on enhancements to the Diversity principle. This will be an opportunity for the steering group to share their learning, having listened to a range of experiences. It is also an opportunity to discuss best practice which has been identified through the revision work. Finally, the group will offer an update on next steps on the Code's revision.
We’ve put together this video guide to using the governance wheel to carry out a board effectiveness review. It will be most useful for trustees or staff who are undertaking a board review for their own charity and want to know how best to use the governance wheel to support them in this.
As the charity sector continues to manage the impact of the pandemic, many charities are facing financial uncertainty. In this context many senior leaders, to ensure their charity’s sustainability, will be considering collaboration and merger. In this webinar, in association with Bates Wells, we aim to answer questions such as: When should a charity in crisis consider merging? What are the alternatives? How can you make the best decision for your organisation? You will also hear about a new online decision-making tool which will help organisations chart the options open to them in a tight financial spot.
Normal working practices have changed dramatically in a very short period. Most staff are still working remotely, and many organisations have made use of the furlough scheme. This has meant organisations are having to manage and support staff remotely; review some existing policies to ensure they are still fit for purpose; and manage with a reduced and rotating staff capacity. In partnership with our Trusted Supplier Croner, in this webinar we will be sharing good practice on managing and supporting staff in this new environment. We will be joined by Vicky Scott, Operations and HR Manager at Hackney CVS who will share the experiences and learnings of Hackney CVS in this new context.
The economic impact of coronavirus means that many voluntary sector organisations will be going through a period of significant change over the coming months. For many of the hardest hit charities, the process of restructuring and making redundancies will sadly be inevitable. In this webinar we help organisations prepare for this context.
Entering a new phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the option of returning to your workplace, has legal and practical implications for all charities. Employers need to be clear about what they are required to do to ensure the health and safety of their staff and volunteers. Employers are having to consider questions such as: what reasonable adjustments should employers make for their workforce in returning to a ‘new normal?’ How can we prepare for what lies ahead? In partnership with TrustLaw, in this webinar we aim to answer these questions. We will be joined by Sarah Valentine, Senior Associate at Eversheds Sutherland and Andrew New, Head of Education at St John Ambulance.
Slides from a webinar broadcast on 15 July 2020, sharing what volunteering organisations have learned since the lockdown in March.
Watch the full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyFbDAtHHQo
Slides of NCVO webinar that took place on 24 June 2020 covering:
the general health and safety obligations to staff and volunteers, the key legal and practical issues employers need to consider and where to go for further support and guidance.
Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBvyTIFTIc
Slides of the NCVO webinar that took place in June 2020 covering:
1) the role of the chair and the board in supporting organisations in the next phase
2) challenges and opportunities which the easing of lockdown presents for trustees
3) tips and resources to help boards plan in a period of significant change
Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaPktkiCRgo
This comprehensive program covers essential aspects of performance marketing, growth strategies, and tactics, such as search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, content marketing, social media marketing, and more
New Explore Careers and College Majors 2024.pdfDr. Mary Askew
Explore Careers and College Majors is a new online, interactive, self-guided career, major and college planning system.
The career system works on all devices!
For more Information, go to https://bit.ly/3SW5w8W
2. Current ESF Community Grants Programme
2007 - 13
• ESF community grants are grants of up to £12,000 which
enable small VCS organisations to work with most
disadvantaged and excluded people.
• The grants have a local focus and seek to move people
closer to the labour market.
3. They support a wide range of activities including:
• initial help with basic skills
• taster work experience, including voluntary work
• training, advice and counselling
• confidence building.
4. Target Groups
• People with disabilities or health conditions (inc. those with learning
difficulties, mental health issues or drug and alcohol dependency
problems)
• People aged 50 or over and seeking employment
• People from ethnic minorities
• Women
• Lone parents
5. • Because of the nature of the target groups, project
outcomes involve progression towards a job or further
training, rather than the immediate achievement of a
job or qualification.
• With the exception of London, the Skills Funding
Agency has responsibility for Community Grants.
• CGs are delivered locally through Grant Co-ordinating
bodies (GCBs)
6. • Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly Cornwall Development
Company Ltd
• East Midlands Nottingham and Nottinghamshire VCS
Learning and Skills Consortium
• East of England The Consultancy Home Counties Ltd
• London London Councils
• North East County Durham Community Federation
• North West WEA: Learning For Life
• South East Surrey Community Action
• South West The Learning Curve
• W Midlands Black Country Consortium Ltd
• W Midlands Heart of England Community Foundation
• Yorks & The Humber Humber Learning Consortium
7. Community Grants in The NW
• GCB in NW 2011-13 is the WEA.
• GCB Role:
Develop & manage a Community Grants Programme.
Engage key stakeholders in the delivery model.
Develop & publicise an application process.
Receive , assess and select applications for grants and
provide support to grant recipients.
Monitor & evaluate outcomes & performance.
8. Evaluation of NW CGs 2011-13
165 grants allocated
3575 participants
£11,115 average grant award in NW
12. Case Studies
Northmoor Community Assoc. (Manchester)
• Training & building confidence in participants to progress
and engage with employment opportunities.
• Increasing migrants' participation in employment.
• Developing lifelong learning
• £12,000
13. Restore Rochdale Enterprise Skills
• Practical advice and support from local entrepreneurs
inspiring local women to become self-employed.
• Supporting self employment and new businesses.
• £11,085
14. • 3tc Cloud Computing Course (Merseyside)
• A blended learning approach, enhanced by peer
support, enabling participants to acquire and apply basic
IT skills
• Promoting education and training throughout working life
•
• Improving equal access to employment
• Developing lifelong learning
• £12,000
15. Power Up (Wolverhampton)
• Training tailored to the needs of ethnic minority women
• Working through local community networks, the project
reached individuals who are furthest away from the labour
market, improving their employability and confidence.
• £11,700
16. Wyldwoods (Shropshire)
• Working towards employability: Unlocking the potential of
disabled people.
• Wyldwoods received an ESF community grant to deliver a
rural training project.
• The project aimed to empower the individual through
developing skills, improved self-understanding, value and
responsibility in preparation for employment.
• £12,000
17. Rise 2 the Top! (Birmingham)
• Helping young people develop their business, self-
development and media skills to start their own
business, gain employment, or go into further
education
• £10,387
18. The Future
• BIS Guidance to LEPs June 2013
• One reference to “Supporting local ‘Community Grant’
type activity. “ (p.43)
• No mention in any of the six 1st wave Opt In Prospectuses
19. QUESTIONS
• Do LEPs want a Community Grant Programme?
• Will there be a programme in the English ESF OP anyway?
• How do LEPs achieve a CG programme in their EIS Strategies
• What form would it take?
• Scale/Reach?