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Social enterprises: find out how finditinbirmingham can help you!
finditinbirmingham.com is Birmingham City Council’s FREE online business community!
It makes it easy for local businesses to trade with each other. With more than 3,000 members, it aims to create and preserve jobs, and showcase our world-class supply chain.
And finditinbirmingham also exists to help the social enterprise community too! Please see the attached flyer and make sure you sign up to take advantage of what Finditinbirmingham can do for your business.....
Birmingham Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans Survey of Needs
Have your say!
Birmingham LGBT Community Trust has been commissioned by Birmingham City Council to design a survey to find out what are the real issues and needs for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans and who live, work or socialise in Birmingham.
The survey is confidential and takes about twenty minutes to complete. You cannot be identified by it and we only ask for the first three digits of your post-code to find out which part of the city you live in.
Birmingham Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans Survey of Needs
Have your say!
Birmingham LGBT Community Trust has been commissioned by Birmingham City Council to design a survey to find out what are the real issues and needs for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans and who live, work or socialise in Birmingham.
The survey is confidential and takes about twenty minutes to complete. You cannot be identified by it and we only ask for the first three digits of your post-code to find out which part of the city you live in.
Short residential courses at Fircroft College
Fircroft College of Adult Education in Selly Oak, Birmingham has announced its new programme for short residential courses running between September 2010 and March 2011.
Most courses last three days and many are tailored to the voluntary and community sector; including Report Writing, Successful Fundraising and Bid Writing, Training the Trainer, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, Understanding Budgets and Finance and Minute Taking. Longer programmes leading to accredited qualifications include Community Development, First Line Management (ILM), PTLLS and Managing Diversity and Equality.
Short residential courses at Fircroft College
Fircroft College of Adult Education in Selly Oak, Birmingham has announced its new programme for short residential courses running between September 2010 and March 2011.
Most courses last three days and many are tailored to the voluntary and community sector; including Report Writing, Successful Fundraising and Bid Writing, Training the Trainer, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, Understanding Budgets and Finance and Minute Taking. Longer programmes leading to accredited qualifications include Community Development, First Line Management (ILM), PTLLS and Managing Diversity and Equality.
Professional Coaching Skills - Training Programme (September)
Striding Out believes coaching is a powerful tool for inspiring, supporting and empowering others, and we want to share these skills with you.
Do you want to?
• Learn key mentoring and coaching skills
• Empower and support your peers and clients
• Achieve a ILM Level 3 Certificate for Professional Workplace Coaches
Professional Coaching Skills - Training Programme (September)
Striding Out believes coaching is a powerful tool for inspiring, supporting and empowering others, and we want to share these skills with you.
Do you want to?
• Learn key mentoring and coaching skills
• Empower and support your peers and clients
• Achieve a ILM Level 3 Certificate for Professional Workplace Coaches
Free Entry To The Birmingham Half Marathon
...and help support Birmingham’s premier sports charity!
Sport 4 Life (www.sport4life.org.uk) are offering free places in this year’s Birmingham Half Marathon (24th October 2010) to anyone who commits to raise a minimum of £100 sponsorship. This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in Birmingham’s biggest running event, and to raise money for a worth local cause. For more details contact James Forrest on 0121 429 4700 or at james@sport4life.org.uk.
How does it work?
Free Entry To The Birmingham Half Marathon
...and help support Birmingham’s premier sports charity!
Sport 4 Life (www.sport4life.org.uk) are offering free places in this year’s Birmingham Half Marathon (24th October 2010) to anyone who commits to raise a minimum of £100 sponsorship. This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in Birmingham’s biggest running event, and to raise money for a worth local cause. For more details contact James Forrest on 0121 429 4700 or at james@sport4life.org.uk.
How does it work?
Would you like to increase the accessibility of volunteering for those with physical impairments and learning disabilities?
If the answer is yes, the Access to Volunteering Fund may be the answer.
BVSC, Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (BDRC) and PEOPLE FIRST Birmingham can provide you with support advice and information:
• A Free disability access audit
• Support in accessing funding and writing a bid
• Free good practice toolkit in working with volunteers with learning disabilities
• Information and evidence that will assist you in evidencing equalities impact assessment.
Would you like to increase the accessibility of volunteering for those with physical impairments and learning disabilities?
If the answer is yes, the Access to Volunteering Fund may be the answer.
BVSC, Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (BDRC) and PEOPLE FIRST Birmingham can provide you with support advice and information:
• A Free disability access audit
• Support in accessing funding and writing a bid
• Free good practice toolkit in working with volunteers with learning disabilities
• Information and evidence that will assist you in evidencing equalities impact assessment.
Coping with the Cuts
Brian Carr, Chief Executive of BVSC, has issued guidance for voluntary groups and public sector agencies - in dealing effectively with funding cuts.
Please download a copy of the guidance below.
Coping with the Cuts
Brian Carr, Chief Executive of BVSC, has issued guidance for voluntary groups and public sector agencies - in dealing effectively with funding cuts.
Please download a copy of the guidance below.
Free office furniture
Selection of single and double desks available (around 20)
Sturdy metal frames and laminated tops. Mainly grey in colour with red trim
Also available are approx 20 3-drawer pedestals with red fronts and grey bodies - some come with locks and keys but most do not have keys.
All in good overall condition.
Urgent collection required from Mercian Housing Association
Location of furniture is:
2 The Gardens
Fentham Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B23 6AG
Free office furniture
Selection of single and double desks available (around 20)
Sturdy metal frames and laminated tops. Mainly grey in colour with red trim
Also available are approx 20 3-drawer pedestals with red fronts and grey bodies - some come with locks and keys but most do not have keys.
All in good overall condition.
Urgent collection required from Mercian Housing Association
Location of furniture is:
2 The Gardens
Fentham Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B23 6AG
Invitation to Tender: Expression of Interest
We are pleased to invite you submit a tender to Birmingham Voluntary Services Council (BVSC) to carry out the following research work.
Background
Birmingham Voluntary Services Council (BVSC), also known as The Centre for Voluntary Action, supports the development of the third sector across Birmingham and is one of the largest voluntary sector support organisations in the UK. We work with established charities and also local grassroots groups to enable strong local community delivery.
Invitation to Tender: Expression of Interest
We are pleased to invite you submit a tender to Birmingham Voluntary Services Council (BVSC) to carry out the following research work.
Background
Birmingham Voluntary Services Council (BVSC), also known as The Centre for Voluntary Action, supports the development of the third sector across Birmingham and is one of the largest voluntary sector support organisations in the UK. We work with established charities and also local grassroots groups to enable strong local community delivery.
The Big Society: Contribute to the debate!
You can help NCVO by providing evidence that may influence future government policy.
In a speech on Monday, the Prime Minister David Cameron outlined the Government’s plans for the Big Society. He suggested that the Government would seek to empower communities by involving people in running and controlling local services. Read the full text of the PM’s speech here.
The Big Society: Contribute to the debate!
You can help NCVO by providing evidence that may influence future government policy.
In a speech on Monday, the Prime Minister David Cameron outlined the Government’s plans for the Big Society. He suggested that the Government would seek to empower communities by involving people in running and controlling local services. Read the full text of the PM’s speech here.
FREE training for voluntary sector advisers
Daycare Trust is pleased to announce another series of free training sessions for voluntary and community organisations working with parents. We have a number of different courses all delivered by experienced trainers who are experts in their field.
Courses this year will be: Help with childcare costs; Encouraging take-up of childcare in black, minority and ethnic communities and Childcare information and advocacy.
All courses are very practical and hands-on with case studies and exercises for good practice. For further details of dates, locations and how to book visit: http://www.daycaretrust.org.uk/pages/free-training-for-voluntary-and-community-organisations.html
