November 2013 Inside• Lobbying Bill page 4• Volunteer Fair page 6• TB Awareness pages 8-9• Getting a Website page 12• Funding Diary pages 14-15

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Tough Times – But Good News on Funding

RedbridgeCVS Fundraising Service RestartsRedbridgeCVS is pleased to announce the return of fundraising support, as a result of funding from Redbridge Council.

We can help you:

z find out if your group is ready for grants

z identify suitable funders and funding opportunities for your group

z guide you through your grant applications

Although full details are still to be confirmed, we expect to offer one to one sessions strictly by appointment between 4.30pm and 6.30pm Monday to Thursday.

To arrange a fundraising support session, please contact Ola on 020 8514 9617 or email ola@redbridgecvs.net

London-wide voluntary sector body LVSC has surveyed the impact of the recession on the voluntary sector since 2009.

The statistics for 2012 were grim:

z 60% of organisations reported a reduction in funding compared with the previous year

z 41% had had to close services z 54% were dipping into reserves to

cover running costs z 66% had seen a demand for

their services in the last year – particularly for advice services

Greater London is suffering less in the recession than other parts of the UK. But still:

z London has the highest poverty rates in England

z Housing costs are high, and

welfare reforms will increase by half the number of households who cannot afford their homes

z People on Housing Benefit will only be able to afford 36% of London housing by 2016, compared with 75% pre-reform

Voluntary organisations are changing to meet these new demands:

z 95% are working in partnership or collaboration

z 60% have improved their fundraising or diversified their income, and 61% have improved the ways they work with funders or commissioners

z 50% have developed new business models

z 39% have made staff redundant, and 52% have taken on more volunteers.

RedbridgeCVS continues to make the case for a well-funded local voluntary sector. Voluntary organisations’ work is crucial in addressing deprivation in the borough and bringing our many communities together.

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Deadlines for publicationIssue DeadlineJanuary 8 January 2014 March 6 March 2014

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Much of the information in this newsletter is received from other agencies. RedbridgeCVS cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies.

Redbridge projects listed for Compact AwardsRedbridge had two projects shortlisted at the prestigious national Compact Awards.

The awards, held in Whitehall on 6 November and hosted by Simon Blake OBE, Chair of Compact Voice, and Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society.

The Redbridge nominees were:

z RedbridgeCVS’s “1,000 Minds” project – Advancing Equality Award

z Redbridge First Response Service (ReFRS) – Local Compact Partnership Award

Officers from RedbridgeCVS, Age UK Redbridge and Redbridge Council joined the Mayor of Redbridge at the event – but unfortunately, neither of the Redbridge projects nominated for awards was successful. However, being shortlisted was in itself a great achievement.

Simon Blake OBE, Chair of Compact Voice, said: “This year’s nominations were the strongest in my time of judging the Compact Awards and the winners reflect the importance of partnership working in the new policy and commissioning context. We received nominations from the voluntary and community sector, from local/central government and from right across England – from the north east to the south west. All the shortlisted nominations are underpinned by the principles of the national Compact – now in its 15th year, it continues as the basis for partnerships across all sectors”.

Announcing the winners, Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, said: “I would like to congratulate all the winners and shortlisted entrants, and encourage others to look to their impressive example.”

Andy Petty (Age UK, Redbridge), Vinesh Kumar (London Borough of Redbridge), Ross Diamond (RedbridgeCVS), Kelly Kaye (LBR), Alison Gordon (LBR), Her Worshipful the Mayor of Redbridge, Cllr Felicity Banks

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Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning  offers educational learning opportunities in their “54 acre classroom” to build self-esteem, confidence, social skills and raise aspirations.

Using their unique blend of adventure, farm and environmental activities, Lambourne End aim to inspire people to make a positive contribution to their lives and their communities. They encourage people to stay healthy, have fun learning and experience a sense of achievement.

They challenge people to look at the way they view themselves, the world

in which they live and the people with whom they share it.

Don’t miss out this Christmas – your gifts can give twice

Cash you spend this Christmas can raise money for Lambourne End without costing you a penny extra.

Spend exactly the same amount at your favourite online stores and donate to the Centre for free at the same time – just by shopping online. Thousands of stores have signed up to donate a percentage of every purchase you make online when you install Give as you Live or you shop via the Give as you Live website.

Will you really make a difference?Yes! £17bn will be spent online this Christmas. If only a small percentage of that shopping was done through Give as you Live, that’s millions of pounds going straight to charity. So take 30 seconds out of your day to sign up and install Give as you Live so you can support Lambourne End without putting your hand any deeper into your pocket this Christmas.

Visit www.giveasyoulive.com/join/lambourne to get started.

“It was a breath-taking experience. When I first came here, I was an unconfident girl, with low self esteem.But now my confidence is higher than Mount Everest. I feel better than I have in a long while.”Testimony from young person

Lambourne End Means Fun and Fundraising

4 Voluntary sector news

Lobbying Bill updateIn the last issue of “Community” we told you about the progress of the government’s Lobbying Bill – and the concerns being raised about it by a wide range of voluntary organisations.Groups were concerned about the implications the Bill could have for organisations wanting to stand up for their members. Following a debate in the House of Lords on Tuesday 5th November, the Government only avoided a rebellion by

z Delaying the Committee stage of Part 2 of the Bill until 16 December

z Agreeing to raise the regulatory threshold

z Agreeing to consider raising the new constituency spending threshold

z Agreeing to consult widely to address the whole range of

concerns that have been raised z Acknowledging problems with

the definition in the PPERA 2000 legislation

z Agreeing to produce a report before Committee stage for peers to scrutinise

The Bill is, therefore, now taking a “breather” of six weeks on the aspects of it that concern the voluntary sector to allow for wider consultation. This is a good sign – although NAVCA (the national association of CVSs) and other charities were calling for a “pause” of 3 months.

Sir Stephen Bubb, member of The Commission on Civil Society and Democratic Engagement and chief executive of Acevo, welcomed the pause but warned: “Six weeks is not nearly long enough to produce the legislation our society needs. This is a breather not a meaningful pause. Government must commit to a meaningful length of consultation, long enough to sort out the concerns raised by civil society.”

Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO, described it as an “encouraging move” but said that “substantial changes” were still required in order to protect charity campaigning.

Wewillkeepyouupdatedondevelopments.

Groups express their concern in Parliament Square

You can help the campaignNAVCA is a national voluntary sector network – most CVSs, including RedbridgeCVS, are NAVCA members. They are trying to make sure the Bill doesn’t harm small charities.

NAVCA has worked with the coalition of charities and campaigning organisations opposing this bill to make sure that the effect of the bill on smaller charities is recognised and expressed. They are particularly concerned that lowering the reporting threshold to £5,000 (in England) will mean a lot of small charities get caught in this red tape – especially as all organisations involved in joint campaigns are jointly responsible for reporting every penny spent by every organisation.

You can help the campaignNAVCA is a national voluntary sector network – most CVSs, including RedbridgeCVS, are NAVCA members. They are trying to make sure the Bill doesn’t harm small charities.NAVCA has worked with the coalition of charities and campaigning organisations opposing this bill to make sure that the effect of the bill on smaller charities is recognised and expressed. They are particularly concerned that lowering the reporting threshold to £5,000 (in England) will mean a lot of small charities get caught in this red tape – especially as all organisations involved in joint campaigns are jointly responsible for reporting every penny spent by every organisation.

Three things you can doNAVCA are asking organisations to do three things to help the campaign:

1. Contact your MP, or any members of the Lords you know to be friendly towards the voluntary sector, and ask them to oppose this Bill. This is especially important if they are members of the coalition government (Lib Dems or Conservatives). They have a briefing to help you (http://www.navca.org.uk/downloads/generate/3614).

2. Get local groups in your area to also contact MPs and peers.

3. Send NAVCA examples of campaigns that have supported local communities that would be made difficult under this legislation. Email barney.mynott@navca.org.uk

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Half Term Heroes get emergency life support skills trainingOver 90 people took up the offer from Volunteer Centre Redbridge and RedbridgeCVS to give up two hours of their time to learn some basic emergency life support skills.

The courses were run by staff from the London Ambulance Service over two days during the week of the school half term holiday.

During the course of the sessions participants were taught:

z how to give CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

z what to do if someone was choking

z how to deal with severe bleeding

z how to deal with a casualty who was unconscious

z how to deal with a suspected heart attack

People of all different ages and from many varied backgrounds took part in the sessions. Fourteen-year-old students were learning alongside Cllr Keith Prince, Leader of the Council, and senior Council Officers. Many others came from the diverse voluntary and community sector organisations in the borough.

Unfortunately we were unable to meet the demand from everyone who wanted

to take part, but we are in discussions with the London Ambulance Service to see if we can get training for some voluntary and community sector representatives in Redbridge to be able to run the sessions themselves in the future for local people. We expect that this training would take place early in the new year.

If you might be interested in taking part you will need to hold a current First Aid at Work (3 day course) certificate. Please contact Liz Pearce on 020 8514 9613 or email liz@redbridgecvs.net to register your interest.

RedbridgeCVSAnnual Report

2012-13

RedbridgeCVS launches Annual ReportThe report, for the financial year 2012-13, is now available to download from our website at http://bit.ly/RedbridgeCVSAR13

Highlights of the year included:

z We trained over 400 people from community organisations z We worked with over a thousand people to raise awareness of dementia z Our Fit for Fun project has helped over 2500 people start taking

exercise since it started in 2008 z Our Community Fundraiser helped groups raise over £110,000 z Redbridge LINk – now HealthWatch – worked with over 1,300

local people z Almost 800 people received our weekly eNews bulletin

6 Volunteering

November’s Volunteering Fair was a big success for both organisations and people wanting to volunteer.

Thursday 7 November saw 40 local voluntary and community sector organisations, and hundreds of local people with “time to spare and talents to share”, coming together in Ilford Town Hall for Volunteer Centre Redbridge’s Volunteering Fair.

The event was made possible by the generosity of the Mayor of Redbridge, Cllr Felicity Banks, who donated the use of the Town Hall to help the fantastic voluntary organisations, who meet the needs of so many in Redbridge, to recruit new volunteers to assist them in their work. The Mayor opened the event with a welcome to all present by saying:

“I would like to express my thanks to all of the organisations who are represented here today, and the many

others who contribute to the thriving voluntary and community sector in the borough, and who provide such vital services to those most in need.”

Ross Diamond, RedbridgeCVS’s Chief Officer, also spoke about the value of volunteering to the individual volunteers, the organisations and the wider population of Redbridge.

Organisations represented worked in a wide range of areas including:

z Services for young people z Health and social care z The environment z Older people z People with disabilities

Feedback from the organisations showed they were overwhelmingly positive about the value of the day and the contacts they had gained from it. It was clear that they hadn’t just had successes in recruiting new volunteers to work with them, but had also valued the opportunity to talk to other groups who work in the borough about future joint initiatives and working partnerships.

All the Fun of the Fair

Interested in Volunteering?Are you interested in volunteering? Or are you looking to recruit volunteers to your organisation?Then contact Volunteer Centre Redbridge on 02085149624or email volunteeringbroker@redbridgecvs.net

Mayor of Redbridge, Cllr Felicity Banks, with some of the groups

Public services 7

NHS plans changes to cancer and heart services: Have your say!NHS staff in this area are planning changes to these services.

If local survival rates for heart disease and all cancers were the same as the average for the whole of England, 1,200 lives would be saved every year.

The plan involves centralising care for heart disease at Bart’s Hospital in central London. Treatment for some cancers will also be centralised in a smaller number of hospitals.

Specialist centres like this should provide better care for their own patients, and should also increase the expertise of NHS staff more generally.

But the plans will also increase travel times, particularly for some patients who are very ill.

More information, including the detailed proposals, is available on the RedbridgeCVS website at http://bit.ly/18me6NM.

YouneedtorespondtotheconsultationbyWednesday4December.

Help available from Street Link for rough sleepersIf you know of someone sleeping rough, please call Street Link on 0300 500 0914.

You can also tell them about a rough sleeper through their website at www.streetlink.org.uk

Street Link will let the council know about the person, and will also contact the council after ten days to find out what has happened – and they can feed that information back to you.

8 TB awareness project

TB can affect anyone, but it is curable and treatment is free.

Redbridge now has a team of Health Buddies – local people who will help share the correct information about TB in our communities.

If you would like us to do a TB awareness session for your group or place of worship, please contact Ola at RedbridgeCVS.

Ring 020 8514 9617 or email ola@redbridgecvs.net

Do you run sessions that bring local people together here in Redbridge?

You might be a community group that holds a regular activity, a place of worship, a group of parents who meet up for coffee and chat, a care home, or a local school or college. We would be happy to come to you to share information about TB, dispel some of the myths surrounding this illness, explain the symptoms, and tell how you can keep healthy and where to get treatment.

TB can affect anyone, but it is curable and treatment is free, so do get in

How Our Health Buddies Can Help You with TB

touch. We promise to keep it simple and you might even have fun. Best of all, it could help prevent you or someone you know suffering needlessly.

If you would like us to do a TB awareness session for your group please contact Ola at RedbridgeCVS on 020 8514 9617 or email ola@redbridgecvs.net

Ready for action: some of RedbridgeCVS’s Health Buddies with Jasmine Pervez from the local specialist TB Team (second from left) and Ikenna Obianwa of national charity TB Alert (furthest right).

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Test Your Knowledge of TBOur TB Awareness Project aims to reduce TB locally. Test your knowledge – be sure you know the facts!

Who can get TB? � a. Only poor people � b. Any person � c. Only elderly people � d. Only uneducated people � e. Only low class people � f. Bad people � g. Cursed people

Theanswerisb–anyonecangetTB.

How do people get TB?

� a. Curse � b. Family lines � c. Sexual practices � d. Airborne bacteria � e. Spitting � f. On a bus � g. Sharing food

Theanswerisd–airbornebacteria.

What are the signs that a person may have TB?

� a. They are always tired � b. They cough blood � c. They are losing weight � d. They have no appetite � e. Coughing more than 3 weeks � f. They have night sweats � g. They have a fever or high

temperature

AllthesecanbesignsapersonhasTB.

Who can get treatment for TB?

� a. Any person � b. People registered with a GP � c. Homeless people � d. Asylum seekers � e. Refugees � f. Pregnant women � g. Young people

Theanswerisa–anyonecangettreatment,nomatterwhatyourstatusorsituation.

Where can you get help if you think you might have TB?

� a. Your GP � b. Your local TB team � c. Only in Central London � d. Only through consultants � e. Only privately � f. There is no cure � g. Only in another country

Therightanswersareaandb–talktoyourGP,orcontactthelocalTBteamon02089708123.

How much does TB treatment cost?

� a. £1,000 � b. £0 � c. £100 � d. £500 � e. £2,000 � f. £20 � g. £50

Theanswerisb–treatmentisfreeforeveryone.

How does the treatment work?

� a. Once you feel better you can stop

� b. You have to complete the full treatment

� c. There is no cure � d. TB is curable � e. Carry on even if you travel � f. You need money to continue � g. Treatment is free

Answersb,d,eandgarecorrect.TBiscurableandtreatmentisfree.Youneedtocompletethefulltreatment–evenifyoutravel.

How can you keep healthy?

� a. Eat fresh fruit and vegetables � b. Get treatment quickly � c. Cover your mouth if coughing

or sneezing � d. Open windows for fresh air � e. Don’t share food � f. Don’t share utensils � g. Complete the treatment

Answersa,b,c,dandgarecorrect.Gettreatmentquicklyandcompletethetreatment.Eatfruitandvegetables,coveryourmouthifyoucoughorsneeze,andkeepwindowsopenforfreshair.

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Redbridge Council have launched their Special Educational Needs (SEN) Commissioning Strategy for 2013-2015.The strategy was launched on 13 November 2013 at a Workshop with key stakeholders working with 0-25 year olds with SEN.

The SEN Commissioning Strategy captures the Council’s vision that all children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities achieve the very best that they can from their education and lead happy, healthy, independent and fulfilling lives from the early years through to adulthood.

This Strategy is for 0-25 year olds across schools and educational settings and it aims to understand and plan for current and future needs of children and young people with SEN.

LB Redbridge has the lead for the Strategy but recognizes that its success will lie in the effectiveness of the partnership between all stakeholders. Hence when the strategy sets out what “we” will achieve, the “we” refers to the partnership between the LA, schools, colleges and settings in the maintained and non-maintained sectors, parents, children and young people, other agencies and services in health and social care, including adult services and the voluntary sector.

The Strategy spans a time of major legislative change and will need to be significantly updated to reflect the new Local Authority commissioning functions for high needs students and to respond to the Children and Families Bill which introduces significant changes, including:

z New Education, Health and Care Plans which will replace the Statement and Learning Difficulty Assessment and ensure more streamlined and integrated support for children, young people and families

z A new duty for joint commissioning which will require local authorities and health bodies to take joint responsibility for providing services

z A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer of services for disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs

z New commissioning functions and associated requirements for Local Authorities in relation to young people aged 16 to 25 in further education, with a stronger focus on preparing them for adulthood

z An entitlement for young people and their parents to have a personal budget, extending their choice and control of some of the services and support available to them

z New duties for academies and free schools to safeguard the education of children and young people with SEN

The Workshop on 13 November 2013 began to look at areas of collaboration between key partners and stakeholders which will improve pathways from Primary to Secondary education and onto Further and Higher education and to employment and independent living.

Next steps will be a Joint Commissioning event with Health partners which will further explore where partners can jointly improve their Local Offer for children and young people with SEN, and their families.

More informationFor further information about the SEN Commissioning Strategy, contact Jo Baty, Senior Officer (Commissioning), SEN and Disability Services, at jo.baty@redbridge.gov.uk or on 020 8708 8219.

Voluntary Sector Has Role in New SEN Strategy

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Are polling places accessible? Have your say!Redbridge Council is reviewing the polling districts and places used in the borough. They are particularly interested to hear about any issues disabled people have with polling places.You can find out more about the review on the Council website at http://bit.ly/174kdZV. Send in your comments to Electoral.services@redbridge.gov.uk by 31 January 2014.

Council seeks views on Redbridge health services for children with disabilitiesA scrutiny working group is seeking views from Redbridge residents on existing health services for disabled children, and any suggestions for improvement.

The group is working with local Councillors, Council officers, local healthcare service managers, doctors

and local parent forums to get a clear idea of how the healthcare services for disabled children are working in Redbridge and how these groups can work together to make them better.

The group has compiled a questionnaire through which we hope to gather together the views and insights of parents and carers of children with disabilities in the borough about their experiences of using healthcare services and what they think should be changed.

Some of the questions the group is addressing are:

z How do you access disabled services in Redbridge?

z What are your views about the service provided at the Kenwood Child Development Centre?

z What are your views about the standard of care received?

z What are your views on the range of health services offered for your disabled child/children in Redbridge?

Get more information and have your sayYou can find out more information and take part in an online questionnaire at http://surveys.redbridge.gov.uk/surveys/jimmy/children-s-health-disability-services-in-redbridge/

Alternatively, you can contact the Scrutiny Team by email at scrutiny@redbridge.gov.uk or on 020 8708 2375/2739

Your response will help to inform the Working Group’s final report, including ideas of how to improve these services.

12 IT

The front page of the new website

Colin Wilson from RedbridgeCVS spoke to Phil Herbert, Director of Healthy Living Projects, about how they developed their new website.HLP had always meant to develop a website, but other pressures – most of all, work with service users – always took priority. What changed their minds was working with a professional gardner on their allotment project. She had done a lot of work with commercial companies, where having a website was the norm. She was so taken aback that HLP didn’t have one, Phil admits, that she “almost shamed us into it.”

The gardener’s partner, it turned out, was a web developer. He visited HLP and got to know the organisation, which Phil felt was of crucial importance. He worked with staff to develop their previous ideas into a professional-looking site.

Some of the content for the site – the text and pictures – existed already, while others had to be specially created. HLP looked at the sites of other organisations to get an idea of what worked best.

Their site includes some features which are becoming a standard on many websites – such as a search box at the top right, a menu item with information about the organisation, and another with contact information. Every page includes an area at the

bottom with HLP’s address and contact numbers.

HLP wanted in particular to include the personal stories of their service users. They have also added a video about their work, made by a volunteer. They created a page for each of their projects, and broke up text into short blocks so that it was easy to read. They added features to let people browse around the site in different ways: there is a menu at the top of each page, and a “breadcrumb trail” allows users to see where in the site they are. Text on many pages includes links to other parts of the site. All this makes it more likely that people find out about HLP’s full range of services, as well as the Welcome Centre.

The site cost some hundreds of pounds to develop, and hosting –

keeping it on the internet – costs a further £100 a year. It’s also important to make sure staff and volunteers have the time to add content to the site, such as news stories about the organisation’s projects and successes – which Phil admits has been a challenge.

Overall, HLP feel the cost is well worth it. The site has proved a success: they have a web presence which gives them credibility with funders and corporate donors, and parents have got in touch who are interested in HLP’s pre-school service, as have people interested in volunteering. They have even had the occasional donation!

Get your own site!HLP’s web developer is:

Simon Welander Cirrus Blue 01462 612594 www.cirrusblue.co.uk

Simon says that he could develop a very basic site for £250, but obviously costs increase with the size and complexity of the site.

How HLP Got a Website

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Our Training Courses for the New YearConfidence Building through AssertivenessBy the end of the session, you will:

z Understand the meaning of assertiveness

z Recognise your rights z Learn some basic assertiveness

techniques z Learn to communicate in a direct,

clear, open and honest manner z Develop appropriate strategies

for identifying and acting on your needs, feelings and opinions while remaining respectful of others.

9.45am - 4pm, Wednesday 22 January £10 for voluntary groups

Listening and Communication SkillsBy the end of the session, you will:

z Understand the importance of active listening as a key communication skill

z Have discussed and reviewed what good listening skills are, and how it feels when someone doesn’t listen

z Have practiced good listening skills, open questions and listening for feelings as well as facts

z Understand the impact of appropriate and inappropriate vocal tone and non-verbal communication in building rapport

z Discover blocks to listening and skills for checking shared understanding

z Feel more confident in supporting others within your role

9.45am - 4pm, Tuesday 4 February From £40 for voluntary groups

Advanced Feedback SkillsBy the end of the session, you will:

z Recognise the purpose of feedback

z Be able to structure effective feedback

z Identify the role of active listening and self-awareness in giving and receiving feedback

z Barriers to giving and receiving feedback

z Practice giving and receiving constructive feedback

z Receive feedback in a way to encourage the other person to give as much information as possible while being able to handle aggressive criticism

9.45am - 4pm, Tuesday 25 February From £40 for voluntary groups

All you Need to Know – and More – about Volunteer SupervisionBy the end of the session, you will:

z Gain an understanding of the models of supervision

z Understand the importance of supervision

z Be able to identify the key functions of supervision

z Be able to understand and implement good practice in relation to supervision

z Set an agenda for a supervision session

z Identify the key features of a supervision policy and/or supervision contract

9.45am - 4pm, Wednesday 12 March £10 for voluntary groups

Supporting & Developing VolunteersThis is a 2 day accredited course at Level 3 and follows on from Recruiting and Selecting Volunteers (December 2013). However, it can also be taken as a stand-alone course.

By the end of the session, you will:

z Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of induction information for volunteers

z Demonstrate skills in developing a volunteer induction programme

z Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of support and supervision for volunteers

z Demonstrate skills in developing a training programme for volunteers

9.30am - 4pm, Thursday 27 March and Tuesday 1 April From £70 for voluntary groups plus £15 registration fee

Understanding your Work Experience PlacementAccredited by NOCN at Entry Level 3.

By the end of the programme, you will:

z Demonstrate awareness of the organisation.

z Understand own role within organisation.

z Maintain acceptable conventions for personal presentation and behaviour in the workplace

z Comply with safe working practices demanded by the work environment

z Carry out tasks as requested using appropriate work related skillss

Rolling programme Free for those meeting the eligibility criteria

More information from www.redbridgecvs.net/training

To book, download the booking form from http://bit.ly/rcvsbooking

14 Grant funding

Grant funding diaryChildren in Need Small Grants

The BBC Children in Need Small Grants Programme makes grants of up to £10,000 to projects that combat disadvantage and to make a real difference to children and young people’s lives.

In particular, grants are available for projects that help young people of 18 years and under experiencing illness, distress, abuse or neglect, any kind of disability, behavioural or psychological difficulties and/or living in poverty or situations of deprivation.

Deadline1 December 2013

More informationhttp://bbc.in/111N7ac

Sports equipment for disabled young people

The Get Equipped fund will invest £1 million of National Lottery funding to help address the need for specialist equipment to deliver disability sport and build on the success of the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Not-for-profit organisations can apply for between £300 and £10,000 of Lottery funding to purchase sports equipment that will help increase the number of disabled young people (aged 14+) and adults regularly playing sport.

Deadline2 December 2013

More informationhttp://bit.ly/1gxDHHu

Biodiversity conservation

The Enriching Nature Programme provides funding for year long biodiversity conservation projects that focus on a single species or habitat present on the list of priority species and habitats in England and Wales, with awards of up to £75,000. Applications of a value up to £25,000 are considered as small grant applications. Most areas in Redbridge are eligible: see the postcode checker at http://bit.ly/17J7gDS.

Deadline6 December 2013

More informationhttp://bit.ly/1bqStS22

Homelessness, refugees, penal affairs and disadvantaged young peopleHilden Charitable Fund makes grants to projects that address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less popular. In particular, the Fund wants to support projects that address homelessness; asylum seekers and refugees; community-based initiatives for disadvantaged young people 16-25 and penal affairs.

Preference is given to supporting small community organisations with an income of less than £500,000 per year. The Trust will consider funding project as well as core running costs of organisations.

Deadline13 December 2013

More informationhttp://bit.ly/1bo2yhk

Homeless people

Help the Homeless, a national Charity which aims to help homeless people throughout the United Kingdom to resume a normal life, is currently accepting applications from small and medium sized charities and voluntary organisations. Grants of up to £3,000 are available towards capital costs to support projects that assist disadvantaged individuals in their return to mainstream society, through residential or training facilities. Grants to larger charities may be considered if the project is suitable innovative and only possible for a larger organisation to develop it.

Deadline31 December 2013

More informationhttp://bit.ly/Vjd9iy

Community football

McDonalds’ Kick Start Grants Programme supports community football throughout the UK. Local community football teams can apply for grants of between £500 and £2,500 for activities such as improving club facilities; grounds-keeping tools; training courses; pitch hire; van hire and washing machines for kit.

Deadline31 December 2013

More informationhttp://bit.ly/Kz227kU

People with severe learning difficultiesThe Baily Thomas Charitable Fund supports projects in the area of learning disability and aids the care and relief of those affected. The Trust consider under learning disability the conditions generally referred to as severe learning difficulties, together with autism. In this area, they consider projects concerning children or adults. Funding in the past has ranged in value from £100 to £150,000.

Deadline13 January 2014

More informationhttp://bit.ly/GULP6723

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Children in Need Main GrantsFunding is available to organisations that work with young people who are suffering from illness, distress, abuse or neglect; are disabled; have behavioural or psychological difficulties or are living in poverty or situations of deprivation.The Main grants programme is open to applications for over £10,000.

Deadline15 January 2014

More informationhttp://bbc.in/19WdthV

Bringing together the armed forces and wider communityGrants ranging from £100 to £250,000 are available for projects and activities that bring together the Armed Forces and the wider community where the Forces have a presence. An application for funding can be submitted by any part of the community; this might include volunteer groups, charities, public bodies such as schools, and so on.

Deadline17 January 2014

More informationhttp://bit.ly/1dhctVg

Education, community work, disabled peopleThe Ford Britain Trust provides grants for the advancement of education and other charitable purposes. Grant applications will be considered for work that has clear benefits to the local community/environment; work with young people/children; education/schools (mainstream); special education needs and people with disabilities. Grants made by the Trust are usually one-off donations for a specific capital project or part of a project, typically items of furniture and equipment. There are two types of grants to apply for, these are small grants for amounts up to £250 and large grants for amounts over £250 and usually up to a maximum of £3,000.

DeadlinesThe application deadline for the small grants programme is the 1st March 2014, and the 17th January 2014 for the large grants programme.

More informationhttp://www.ford.co.uk/fbtrust

Projects encouraging family cohestion

The Kelly Family Charitable Trust is open to applications from registered charities whose activities involve all or most family members in initiatives that support and encourage the family to work as a cohesive unit in tackling problems that face one or more of its members. The fund also welcomes applications from sports and health-related charities whose activities comply with the above criteria.The Fund offers revenue and capital grants of between £1,000 and £5,000, but higher grants may be considered.

Deadline1 March 2014

More informationhttp://www.kfct.org.uk

Music for older people

Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly.

Concertina is particular keen to support smaller organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. Since its inception in 2004, Concertina has made grants to a wide range of organisations including many care homes for the elderly to provide musical entertainment for their residents.

Deadline30 April 2014

More informationhttp://bit.ly/Z2mW3V

CopyingAffordable, high-quality copying for local community organisations. Prices start from 3p per sheet for single-sided A4 black and white.

z A3 or A4, colour or black and white

z We can copy paper originals, or print out Word or PDF files

z We can often collate, fold and staple copies at no extra charge

z We can laminate your copies for an extra charge, and we also have a guillotine.

More informationRing Karolina on 020 8553 1004

Room hireA choice of modern,spacious rooms holding between 8 and 60 people

z 2 minutes from Ilford station z Very competitive rates z Flipchart included z Photocopying and printing,

smartboard, data projector and laptop with internet access available

z Catering, tea and coffee available

More informationRing Trish on 020 8514 9611

MissionTo promote a strong, effective and independent voluntary and community sector in Redbridge

Aims1. Redbridge voluntary &

community sector to be strong partners when working with local statutory bodies.

2. Redbridge voluntary & community sector to maintain its independence and flexibility.

3. RedbridgeCVS to be a credible and authoritative representative of the voluntary and community sector.

4. RedbridgeCVS to be able to respond to the voluntary & community sector support needs; enabling Redbridge voluntary and community sector to grow to meet local needs.

5. RedbridgeCVS to continue to encourage, support and facilitate the development of sustainable services to children.

6. RedbridgeCVS to provide sound financial planning in order to continue the furtherance of our work with the voluntary and community sector within Redbridge and across the East London Network.

RedbridgeCVS3rd Floor Forest House 16-20 Clements Road Ilford IG1 1BA

Telephone: 020 8553 1004 Fax: 020 8911 9128 Email: info@redbridgecvs.net Web: www.redbridgecvs.net

Company No. 2569614 (reg in England) Registered Charity No. 1005075

RedbridgeCVS is funded by

Website/eNews Online news, diary, resources for community organisations

Colin Wilson colin@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9616

“Community” magazine

Bi-monthly free magazine for and about Redbridge voluntary organisations

Colin Wilson colin@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9616

Room hire and photocopying

Meeting rooms in Ilford from £3 an hour. Colour and b/w copies from 3p.

roombookings@redbridgecvs.net 020 8553 1004

Voluntary sector network meetings

Discussion and network- ing forum, first Wednesday except January/August

Colin Wilson colin@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9616

Training Non-/accredited courses to help develop your organisation

Trish Mossey trish@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9611

Fundraising Helping small groups raise funds and apply for grants

Ola Kanu ola@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9617

Volunteer Centre Helping people volunteer and supporting volunteer managers

volunteeringbroker @redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9624

Representing the voluntary sector

Working in many forums and with the Council and Redbridge CCG

Ross Diamond ross@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9612

Employment and skills

Helping people get into work (formerly East Tenders)

Martyne Callender martyne@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9925

Redbridge Police Community Engagement Group

Liaison between local communities and the police

Liz Pearce liz@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9613

Health partnership Liaison between the voluntary sector and Redbridge CCG

Swati Vyas swati@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9626

BAMER psychological health

Reducing health inequalities for black/ Asian/ethnic minority/refugee communities

Nisema Patel nisema@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9620

Fit for Fun Helping community groups to start taking exercise

Tracy Andrews tracy@redbridgecvs.net 020 8514 9618

Contact Us

RedbridgeCVS

North East London and the CityRedbridge Clinical Commissioning Group