The document describes a new Thriving Communities model being piloted in Derbyshire County Council to improve outcomes for families and communities. The model aims to narrow the gap between service provision and community needs by taking a more collaborative, community-led approach. It will be piloted in four local areas through connected teams, community outreach, and supporting community networks and informal support systems among families. The goal is to empower communities and make services more responsive to local needs.
Putting the Public into Public Services - #ppps14 Kathryn Wane
Slides from SCVO's Putting the Public into Public Services event held in Edinburgh on Friday 25th July. Contributions from: Katie Kelly, Strategic Manager of Vibrant Communities, East Ayrshire; Ella Simpson, Director at Edinburgh Council of Voluntary Organisations & Kevin Dicks, Chief Executive of Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Councils.
This document discusses community engagement in the current climate. It provides examples of different approaches to community engagement from local authorities in England and Scotland. It compares resident-led and council-led partnerships, examining their advantages and disadvantages. It also discusses the roles of councillors in developing new relationships with communities and engaging communities through social media.
This document provides guidance on how community groups can get local media coverage to promote their projects. It outlines what makes a compelling story, how to write and distribute a press release, tips for interacting with journalists, using photos effectively, and leveraging social media. The key steps are to write a short, snappy press release focused on the five W's, distribute it to local press contacts one week before an event, and be prepared to discuss your project's key messages in any interviews.
View a recording of this webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/973978592
Ten tips from Rotarian experts and New Generations Programs staff to ensure a successful year as Interact, New Generations, Rotaract, RYLA, or Youth Exchange district chair.
This document contains the text of a speech given by Fiona Dawe at an AVM conference on finding the voice of volunteer managers. In the speech, Dawe discusses how volunteer managers often feel undervalued in their organizations and provides suggestions for how they can gain legitimacy and influence. She shares examples from her experience of how empowering personal stories and changing limiting narratives can influence perceptions. Dawe encourages volunteer managers to question assumptions about themselves, define their value through a "true liberating assumption," and have courageous conversations to influence their organizations from the inside out.
How to set up, run and sustain a community hub to transform local service provision
This presentation contains:
An overview of Community Hubs
What they are and the benefits they bring
Examples of hubs in practice
Tips for setting up and sustaining community hubs.
As part of the Rotary family, you understand the impact that a strong service project can have on the community. But how does it affect a club or district? Learn to leverage significant service projects to invigorate club members, boost the community’s perception of Rotary, and draw in new audiences.
The document discusses membership services in Rotary District 1220. It provides an overview of membership services committees, fellowships, and challenges around maintaining and growing membership. Suggestions are made around retention, recruitment, and extension to help clubs meet membership goals and strengthen Rotary in the community. Clubs are encouraged to analyze their membership situation and work with the District membership services committee for support and guidance.
Putting the Public into Public Services - #ppps14 Kathryn Wane
Slides from SCVO's Putting the Public into Public Services event held in Edinburgh on Friday 25th July. Contributions from: Katie Kelly, Strategic Manager of Vibrant Communities, East Ayrshire; Ella Simpson, Director at Edinburgh Council of Voluntary Organisations & Kevin Dicks, Chief Executive of Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Councils.
This document discusses community engagement in the current climate. It provides examples of different approaches to community engagement from local authorities in England and Scotland. It compares resident-led and council-led partnerships, examining their advantages and disadvantages. It also discusses the roles of councillors in developing new relationships with communities and engaging communities through social media.
This document provides guidance on how community groups can get local media coverage to promote their projects. It outlines what makes a compelling story, how to write and distribute a press release, tips for interacting with journalists, using photos effectively, and leveraging social media. The key steps are to write a short, snappy press release focused on the five W's, distribute it to local press contacts one week before an event, and be prepared to discuss your project's key messages in any interviews.
View a recording of this webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/973978592
Ten tips from Rotarian experts and New Generations Programs staff to ensure a successful year as Interact, New Generations, Rotaract, RYLA, or Youth Exchange district chair.
This document contains the text of a speech given by Fiona Dawe at an AVM conference on finding the voice of volunteer managers. In the speech, Dawe discusses how volunteer managers often feel undervalued in their organizations and provides suggestions for how they can gain legitimacy and influence. She shares examples from her experience of how empowering personal stories and changing limiting narratives can influence perceptions. Dawe encourages volunteer managers to question assumptions about themselves, define their value through a "true liberating assumption," and have courageous conversations to influence their organizations from the inside out.
How to set up, run and sustain a community hub to transform local service provision
This presentation contains:
An overview of Community Hubs
What they are and the benefits they bring
Examples of hubs in practice
Tips for setting up and sustaining community hubs.
As part of the Rotary family, you understand the impact that a strong service project can have on the community. But how does it affect a club or district? Learn to leverage significant service projects to invigorate club members, boost the community’s perception of Rotary, and draw in new audiences.
The document discusses membership services in Rotary District 1220. It provides an overview of membership services committees, fellowships, and challenges around maintaining and growing membership. Suggestions are made around retention, recruitment, and extension to help clubs meet membership goals and strengthen Rotary in the community. Clubs are encouraged to analyze their membership situation and work with the District membership services committee for support and guidance.
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
This document provides an agenda for the "Finding Our Voice" conference organized by the Association of Volunteer Managers (AVM). The agenda includes opening addresses, workshops on topics like volunteer management and engagement, a panel discussion, lunch, the AVM annual general meeting, and closing sessions. Workshop topics include learning from volunteers, connecting and sharing experiences, and the value of volunteer managers. The document outlines the schedule, speakers, and goals of discussing how to establish volunteer management as a recognized profession through developing standards and a code of conduct.
Sue Jones and Chris Huffee - Join Sue and Chris as they provide an overview of some of the leading networking tools for managers of volunteers; including how to make the most of the dedicated Volunteer Management weekly tweet chat and discussion known as Thoughtful Thursdays #ttvolmgrs The session will cover why it is important to connect, learn and share on-line and to help make this meaningful and relevant to your role.
The document discusses improving diversity at a heritage organization. It defines diversity and explains why diversity is important for the organization's strategy and purpose. It then analyzes the organization's current state of diversity across different areas like governance, staff, and visitors. Finally, it outlines workstreams and activities to increase diversity in people/staff, volunteering, governance, communications, and visitor experience. The key goals are to make staff, volunteers, and governance more representative of their communities and have communications and visitor experiences welcome all.
District 5170 (California, USA) is home to over 6,500
Interactors in more than 115 private and public schools,
who learn Service Above Self through international and
community service projects. They raise approximately
$100,000 yearly and complete over 132,000 hours
of community service. Interactors will explain how
leadership, ethics, and service work together to promote
international action, and you’ll learn the secret to district
5170’s widespread success.
Moderator: Oliver Borg, District 5170 Interact Lieutenant
Governor, Interact Club of Santa Cruz High School,
California, USA
- Philanthropy Connections is a charitable organization that supports local organizations in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma to empower disadvantaged communities.
- In 2014, PCF supported 38 projects in education, healthcare, childcare, and more. Donations increased 54% over 2013, allowing PCF to expand existing projects and start new initiatives.
- Key accomplishments included funding English classes, expanding an orphanage dormitory, and starting an eye care program in Cambodia. PCF also strengthened partnerships, increased transparency, and brought on a new Thai project coordinator.
District Assembly 2010 - Interact PresentationRotary 1010
Interact is a Rotary-sponsored program for young people ages 12 to 18 to undertake service projects. It aims to develop leadership skills while allowing members to serve their communities. In the past year, 9 new Interact clubs were formed in Rotary District 1010, bringing the total to 14 clubs. To set up a new Interact Club, Rotarians identify interested students and teachers, help elect officers, and support the club's initial service projects. Maintaining an Interact Club involves publicizing successes, encouraging new members, and restarting if participation declines.
This document summarizes a forum for voluntary community sector organizations in Harborough. It includes introductions from various organizations, updates from Voluntary Action South Leicestershire and VAL, and information about upcoming funding opportunities from the SHIRE Community Grant and SHIRE Community Solutions Grant. Details are provided about eligible projects and applicants, application processes and timelines, and support workshops. The forum concludes with announcements of upcoming events and a networking lunch.
AAIW is now an official organization with a Board and an Executive Director. We have refreshed our mission, vision, and key attributes. We have also set priorities in terms of our target audiences, key value proposition, and a work program to achieve our goals. Finally, we are offering new ways to engage via regional teams and topic/sector focused action teams.
AAIW will be a key driver in shaping Wisconsin’s digital future. This document shares just a few details. We hope that you will share our excitement and join (or rejoin) our community!
The document is the 2014-2015 annual report of Bethlehem Housing and Support Services. It summarizes the organization's values of compassion, integrity, dedication, inclusiveness and accountability. It discusses the mission to provide affordable housing and support services. It outlines achievements over the past year including implementing new support services, expanding family programs, and increasing fundraising proceeds. It discusses the road ahead, which includes strategic goals of excellence in affordable housing, increasing community impact and maintaining a strong organization.
The one-day conference organized by Diversity House aimed to bring together statutory organizations and the third sector to discuss community cohesion in Swale, Kent. Key topics included how to embed community cohesion in major policies, raise awareness of the new "big society" agenda, and empower leaders. Presentations were given on the national perspective on community cohesion and the local context in Swale. Workshops discussed links between community cohesion and regeneration, health inequalities, education, and civic participation. Feedback indicated a need for more community involvement in regeneration projects, measuring civic participation, and stronger community sector partnerships. The conference provided a forum for discussing challenges and opportunities around promoting community cohesion in Swale.
Crime Prevention: Program activities, principles and collaborative work - By ...Abid Jan
This document discusses the No Community Left Behind (NCLB) initiative, a community-based strategy to improve neighborhoods in southeast Ottawa through collaboration, community participation, and leveraging resources. NCLB partners with several communities, including Russell Heights, Blair Court, Heatherington, 1455 Heatherington Road, Confederation Court, Banff/Ledbury, and Albion/Heatherington. The initiative has led to increased community participation, a reduction in crime, and new programs in these neighborhoods. However, some communities still face challenges such as drug problems, lack of activities, and engaging new residents. Continued funding would allow neighborhoods to be more proactive and provide creative programming solutions.
The document summarizes a roundtable discussion held by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) on community-led care and support. Some of the key points made at the discussion include:
1) Community-led services help break down differences between those who need support and those who provide it.
2) However, community groups face barriers like complex regulations and funding. Sustaining small, local services is challenging.
3) Statutory services must shift their focus from protecting traditional systems to commissioning for outcomes and building trust with local communities.
ATTIC, Inc Presentation to Gibson County Community Groups, February 2013JD Weagley
ATTIC, Inc. is a Center for Independent Living that serves several counties in southern Indiana. Its mission is to empower people with disabilities through services that promote independence, including advocacy, information and referral, peer counseling, skills training, and a ramp building project. It also operates Home Sweet Home Care, a personal services agency providing non-medical home care.
View a recording of this webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/302996273
Learn how Rotary’s family of New Generations programs (Rotaract, Interact, RYLA, and Rotary Youth Exchange) can help your club engage and inspire the next generation while energizing your club’s Rotarians as mentors and advisers. This presentation was used during a webinar on 18 October 2011. You can view a recording of the session at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/302996273.
This document outlines a simple method for connecting local councillors with their communities called "Reaching the Hearts of Herefordshire". The process involves:
1) Councillors identifying a theme or issue that matters most in their community.
2) Planning and holding a first event in the community to celebrate successes, identify challenges, and agree immediate actions.
3) Ongoing conversations in the wider community over the next month to get more community input.
4) Continuing the local discussions by finding ways for community leaders and councillors to regularly take the identified theme forward, ensure actions are taken, and focus on new themes over time.
The goal is to place politics and
This document discusses community outreach and community champions. It provides information on making communities more inclusive, the role of community champions, and empowering migrants to become community champions through community-based education. Specific examples are provided of community outreach programs in Leeds, UK and Ireland that empower migrants and help them integrate into their new communities through the use of community champions and informal, community-based learning.
Gary Kent of NewKey and Jacqui Hendra of Devon County Council describe how the use of Individual Service Funds has promoted trust, flexibility and a focus on outcomes in health and social care.
The document summarizes the mission and model of the BC Social Venture Partners organization. The mission is to effect long-term positive social change in communities by investing time, expertise and money in innovative nonprofits, and by encouraging effective philanthropy. The model involves partners volunteering their professional skills and resources to support grantee nonprofits over multiple years in areas like capacity building, governance, and sustainability. The organization has granted over $3.9 million to 30 nonprofits since 2001 using this engaged venture philanthropy approach.
Are we Support Providers or Community Organisations? Kate Fulton nov 16Kate Fulton
A workshop I held in New Zealand in November 16 - hosted by Manawanui with Avivo.
A topic that I'm keen to explore further - are Support Providers simple suppliers or organisations supporting Community?
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
This document provides an agenda for the "Finding Our Voice" conference organized by the Association of Volunteer Managers (AVM). The agenda includes opening addresses, workshops on topics like volunteer management and engagement, a panel discussion, lunch, the AVM annual general meeting, and closing sessions. Workshop topics include learning from volunteers, connecting and sharing experiences, and the value of volunteer managers. The document outlines the schedule, speakers, and goals of discussing how to establish volunteer management as a recognized profession through developing standards and a code of conduct.
Sue Jones and Chris Huffee - Join Sue and Chris as they provide an overview of some of the leading networking tools for managers of volunteers; including how to make the most of the dedicated Volunteer Management weekly tweet chat and discussion known as Thoughtful Thursdays #ttvolmgrs The session will cover why it is important to connect, learn and share on-line and to help make this meaningful and relevant to your role.
The document discusses improving diversity at a heritage organization. It defines diversity and explains why diversity is important for the organization's strategy and purpose. It then analyzes the organization's current state of diversity across different areas like governance, staff, and visitors. Finally, it outlines workstreams and activities to increase diversity in people/staff, volunteering, governance, communications, and visitor experience. The key goals are to make staff, volunteers, and governance more representative of their communities and have communications and visitor experiences welcome all.
District 5170 (California, USA) is home to over 6,500
Interactors in more than 115 private and public schools,
who learn Service Above Self through international and
community service projects. They raise approximately
$100,000 yearly and complete over 132,000 hours
of community service. Interactors will explain how
leadership, ethics, and service work together to promote
international action, and you’ll learn the secret to district
5170’s widespread success.
Moderator: Oliver Borg, District 5170 Interact Lieutenant
Governor, Interact Club of Santa Cruz High School,
California, USA
- Philanthropy Connections is a charitable organization that supports local organizations in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma to empower disadvantaged communities.
- In 2014, PCF supported 38 projects in education, healthcare, childcare, and more. Donations increased 54% over 2013, allowing PCF to expand existing projects and start new initiatives.
- Key accomplishments included funding English classes, expanding an orphanage dormitory, and starting an eye care program in Cambodia. PCF also strengthened partnerships, increased transparency, and brought on a new Thai project coordinator.
District Assembly 2010 - Interact PresentationRotary 1010
Interact is a Rotary-sponsored program for young people ages 12 to 18 to undertake service projects. It aims to develop leadership skills while allowing members to serve their communities. In the past year, 9 new Interact clubs were formed in Rotary District 1010, bringing the total to 14 clubs. To set up a new Interact Club, Rotarians identify interested students and teachers, help elect officers, and support the club's initial service projects. Maintaining an Interact Club involves publicizing successes, encouraging new members, and restarting if participation declines.
This document summarizes a forum for voluntary community sector organizations in Harborough. It includes introductions from various organizations, updates from Voluntary Action South Leicestershire and VAL, and information about upcoming funding opportunities from the SHIRE Community Grant and SHIRE Community Solutions Grant. Details are provided about eligible projects and applicants, application processes and timelines, and support workshops. The forum concludes with announcements of upcoming events and a networking lunch.
AAIW is now an official organization with a Board and an Executive Director. We have refreshed our mission, vision, and key attributes. We have also set priorities in terms of our target audiences, key value proposition, and a work program to achieve our goals. Finally, we are offering new ways to engage via regional teams and topic/sector focused action teams.
AAIW will be a key driver in shaping Wisconsin’s digital future. This document shares just a few details. We hope that you will share our excitement and join (or rejoin) our community!
The document is the 2014-2015 annual report of Bethlehem Housing and Support Services. It summarizes the organization's values of compassion, integrity, dedication, inclusiveness and accountability. It discusses the mission to provide affordable housing and support services. It outlines achievements over the past year including implementing new support services, expanding family programs, and increasing fundraising proceeds. It discusses the road ahead, which includes strategic goals of excellence in affordable housing, increasing community impact and maintaining a strong organization.
The one-day conference organized by Diversity House aimed to bring together statutory organizations and the third sector to discuss community cohesion in Swale, Kent. Key topics included how to embed community cohesion in major policies, raise awareness of the new "big society" agenda, and empower leaders. Presentations were given on the national perspective on community cohesion and the local context in Swale. Workshops discussed links between community cohesion and regeneration, health inequalities, education, and civic participation. Feedback indicated a need for more community involvement in regeneration projects, measuring civic participation, and stronger community sector partnerships. The conference provided a forum for discussing challenges and opportunities around promoting community cohesion in Swale.
Crime Prevention: Program activities, principles and collaborative work - By ...Abid Jan
This document discusses the No Community Left Behind (NCLB) initiative, a community-based strategy to improve neighborhoods in southeast Ottawa through collaboration, community participation, and leveraging resources. NCLB partners with several communities, including Russell Heights, Blair Court, Heatherington, 1455 Heatherington Road, Confederation Court, Banff/Ledbury, and Albion/Heatherington. The initiative has led to increased community participation, a reduction in crime, and new programs in these neighborhoods. However, some communities still face challenges such as drug problems, lack of activities, and engaging new residents. Continued funding would allow neighborhoods to be more proactive and provide creative programming solutions.
The document summarizes a roundtable discussion held by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) on community-led care and support. Some of the key points made at the discussion include:
1) Community-led services help break down differences between those who need support and those who provide it.
2) However, community groups face barriers like complex regulations and funding. Sustaining small, local services is challenging.
3) Statutory services must shift their focus from protecting traditional systems to commissioning for outcomes and building trust with local communities.
ATTIC, Inc Presentation to Gibson County Community Groups, February 2013JD Weagley
ATTIC, Inc. is a Center for Independent Living that serves several counties in southern Indiana. Its mission is to empower people with disabilities through services that promote independence, including advocacy, information and referral, peer counseling, skills training, and a ramp building project. It also operates Home Sweet Home Care, a personal services agency providing non-medical home care.
View a recording of this webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/302996273
Learn how Rotary’s family of New Generations programs (Rotaract, Interact, RYLA, and Rotary Youth Exchange) can help your club engage and inspire the next generation while energizing your club’s Rotarians as mentors and advisers. This presentation was used during a webinar on 18 October 2011. You can view a recording of the session at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/302996273.
This document outlines a simple method for connecting local councillors with their communities called "Reaching the Hearts of Herefordshire". The process involves:
1) Councillors identifying a theme or issue that matters most in their community.
2) Planning and holding a first event in the community to celebrate successes, identify challenges, and agree immediate actions.
3) Ongoing conversations in the wider community over the next month to get more community input.
4) Continuing the local discussions by finding ways for community leaders and councillors to regularly take the identified theme forward, ensure actions are taken, and focus on new themes over time.
The goal is to place politics and
This document discusses community outreach and community champions. It provides information on making communities more inclusive, the role of community champions, and empowering migrants to become community champions through community-based education. Specific examples are provided of community outreach programs in Leeds, UK and Ireland that empower migrants and help them integrate into their new communities through the use of community champions and informal, community-based learning.
Gary Kent of NewKey and Jacqui Hendra of Devon County Council describe how the use of Individual Service Funds has promoted trust, flexibility and a focus on outcomes in health and social care.
The document summarizes the mission and model of the BC Social Venture Partners organization. The mission is to effect long-term positive social change in communities by investing time, expertise and money in innovative nonprofits, and by encouraging effective philanthropy. The model involves partners volunteering their professional skills and resources to support grantee nonprofits over multiple years in areas like capacity building, governance, and sustainability. The organization has granted over $3.9 million to 30 nonprofits since 2001 using this engaged venture philanthropy approach.
Are we Support Providers or Community Organisations? Kate Fulton nov 16Kate Fulton
A workshop I held in New Zealand in November 16 - hosted by Manawanui with Avivo.
A topic that I'm keen to explore further - are Support Providers simple suppliers or organisations supporting Community?
This document discusses the re-focusing of public services in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Drivers for change include drops in public sector funding, demographic changes, increased demand, and national reforms. A new service called Vibrant Communities was created by combining over 100 employees from various departments. Vibrant Communities takes an asset-based approach, focusing on community-led action plans, volunteering, and connecting community assets. These plans have led to increased community involvement, new organizations, and communities taking a more proactive role in their development. Small community projects have had big impacts through activities like litter cleaning, crowdfunding, and youth programs.
LCVS Strategic framework - our roadmap for the next 5 yearstonyosailing
This is the draft summary version of the LCVS strategic framework launched at the LCVS Big Event on 12 November 2014.
More information: info@lcvs.org.uk
1 bigideas 2devine - Valley Heartland CFDCREDB_East
This document discusses a business retention and expansion (BR+E) project in Lanark County. It identifies BR+E as a priority for economic development. The project involves trained volunteers conducting interviews and surveys of local businesses to gather market data and address issues. The data is then analyzed to identify priorities for retaining and expanding businesses. Project goals include visiting 95-110 businesses with 15 project team members and 50 volunteers. Effective community and business engagement identifies and engages partners, uses best practices, and communicates regularly. The results are a collaborative network that supports local businesses and increases engagement.
This document discusses place-based working at Kirklees Council. It focuses on developing place partnerships centered around the council's 7 defined places. Ward and sub-ward partnerships will also be established through community engagement. The Place Standard tool is being used to gather citizen input to understand community needs and assets. Next steps include defining the full program, governance, engaging political groups, and communications.
Kate Faulkes of Barnsley Council explains the radical change in governance and culture that the Council began and its impact on community well being and development.
Alice Wiseman, Consultant in Public Health, Gateshead Councilbluestoneconsortium
Alice sets out the Council's priorities and calls for working together with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; at the launch of the Blue Stone Consortium on 1st February 2016
ISF Presentation for Skills for Care CEO network Chris Watson
- Individual Service Funds (ISFs) are transforming commissioning by shifting power and control to individuals through personal budgets.
- ISFs allow assessed funds to be held by an organization chosen by the individual to arrange flexible support outside of a traditional commissioned package.
- Key benefits of ISFs over commissioned support include increased choice, control, and flexibility to adjust support as needed without going through commissioners.
Service Design in Government - Thriving Families in DerbyshireInnovation_Unit
This document summarizes a project called Thriving Families that aims to redesign support for families with complex needs. It begins by sharing the story of Alison, a woman providing care for many family members, to illustrate the complex realities families face. The project used ethnographic research, resource mapping, and co-design with families to develop a new understanding of families' needs and perspectives. This led to new principles for services, such as building trust, flexibility, and a focus on long-term outcomes. Prototypes were created for integrated working between services, community-led support, and family-led support. The document discusses next steps to implement and spread these new models.
Women's Aid is a national charity working to end domestic and sexual violence. They have partnered with several large corporations over the years to help raise awareness and funds through campaigns and employee engagement. Their partnership with The Midcounties Co-operative was highly successful, raising over £294,000 through various fundraising initiatives and increasing awareness among employees. The partnership benefited both organizations by engaging employees, supporting survivors locally, and exploring new fundraising methods.
The document outlines LCVS's strategic framework and roadmap for the next 3-5 years. It summarizes stakeholder feedback which highlighted a need for LCVS to provide greater clarity on its purpose and role. The framework restates LCVS's purpose to improve individual and community wellbeing in Liverpool by supporting voluntary action, charitable giving, and bringing organizations together. The key priorities are education, health, and income/poverty reduction. Programs will focus on these areas while cross-cutting themes include collaboration and thought leadership. Services will continue to include capacity building, financial support, and office space for organizations.
This document outlines the agenda and presentations for the National Volunteering Forum Employer Supported Volunteering event held on November 30, 2015. The event featured discussions on employer supported volunteering (ESV) and building partnerships between companies and voluntary organizations. Presentations explored the benefits of ESV, challenges in partnerships, brokerage roles, and strategies for meaningful short-term engagement beyond the proposed three day government policy. Roundtable discussions focused on challenges organizations face and how brokerage could help build sustainable partnerships.
This document summarizes a workshop on Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and Collective Impact.
The workshop provided an introduction to ABCD, explaining the traditional needs-based model of community development and how ABCD represents a shift to focusing on community assets and empowering residents. Collective Impact was presented as a framework for implementing ABCD through cross-sector partnerships working toward shared goals.
The document outlines the objectives of learning about ABCD fundamentals, how to get started with ABCD using Collective Impact, and why affiliates should adopt this approach. Examples of ABCD tools like asset maps were shared. Maintaining the integrity of Collective Impact through mindset shifts and challenges was discussed. Resources for affiliates to
New approaches in an urban context Sally Thomas North Star HousingHACThousing
Community-led housing makes strong business sense for organizations like North Star Housing Group, as it helps address market failures and fits their social purpose. While traditional views see community-led housing as too small, messy, and resource-intensive, North Star Housing Group has had success working with communities to develop housing cooperatives, community-owned housing, and addressing empty homes. The main features of their community-led housing projects include tailored agreements, partnerships, long-term relationships, flexible funding, and enabling services. Successes include developing a shared purpose and strong business case, though barriers also include institutional and cultural differences.
Increasing giving and 4 good presentationtonyosailing
The document discusses the "4 Good" initiative, which aims to increase charitable giving in local areas. It does this by building relationships between local businesses, community organizations, and residents. The initiative provides support to help smaller charities diversify funding and work more with businesses. It has established an easily recognizable brand to encourage local giving of time, skills, money and resources. The organization is seeing early successes and has ambitious expansion plans.
This document summarizes the work of a large UK community grant maker charity that has invested £297 million in 42,000 charities over 25 years. It discusses the types of charities and projects it funds, which focus on lasting changes that help disadvantaged people. It also outlines the support it provides applicants and grantees, such as guidance on demonstrating impact, fundraising assistance, and promoting grantees' work. A survey of over 650 past grantees found that most are pursuing additional funding sources and cutting costs, and need support with core costs, fundraising, and business planning.
Slides from a webinar presented by Lisa Burt, Service Desk Team Leader at Northumbrian Water. Webinar first broadcast on 9 October as part of IT Service Week 2014.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Liz Sully of Women's Aid and Lindsay Roche of The Midcounties Co-operative about their corporate partnership. Women's Aid is a national charity in the UK working to end domestic violence. They have historically relied on statutory and trust funding but began pursuing corporate partnerships in 2003. The Midcounties Co-operative is a consumer co-operative that supports community causes. In 2011, they partnered with Women's Aid as their Charity of the Year, raising over £294,000 through employee fundraising and engagement initiatives. The partnership helped raise domestic violence awareness and provided opportunities for employee volunteering. Both organizations found the partnership mutually beneficial in diversifying funding and community engagement.
HRSDC was eager to work with provincial Chambers to promote the idea that Chambers represent Canadian business and are community leaders focused on creating vibrant communities. The objectives of this project are to test approaches using internet technologies to support older workers, promote workplace and business practice change, create a sustainable community-based model, and increase job opportunities for older workers through essential skills strategies in rural areas. Key activities include community assessment, website development, tools development, and dissemination. The project will establish common structures but tailor information to each community. It aims to engage both workers and firms by providing local, real opportunities such as volunteer roles. An important role is the community coordinator, who will advocate for the project locally and provide advice to both workers
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
UN WOD 2024 will take us on a journey of discovery through the ocean's vastness, tapping into the wisdom and expertise of global policy-makers, scientists, managers, thought leaders, and artists to awaken new depths of understanding, compassion, collaboration and commitment for the ocean and all it sustains. The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
RFP for Reno's Community Assistance CenterThis Is Reno
Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
The Antyodaya Saral Haryana Portal is a pioneering initiative by the Government of Haryana aimed at providing citizens with seamless access to a wide range of government services
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...