[WiLT] Fw: Voice4Change England e-alert 15th May

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From: "Martin Ball" <Martin at voice4change-england.co.uk>
Subject: Voice4Change England e-alert 15th May

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information.


Dear Partners, Subscribers, and Friends,

I am including below information on events, jobs, and activities that
might be of use or possible interest to your work.

V4CE Partnership news

The V4CE booklet Eliminating Racism: Are we there yet? is featured in
the Charity Times Enewsletter 195.
http://www.charitytimes.com/pages/ct_news/May_09_news/110509_BME_Thirdsector.htm

V4CE has produced a paper Subscribers scheme application pack to make
it easier for individuals and organisations to get involved in its
work. Copies are available on request for distribution to your
networks and at events.

The Meet-the-Employer Apprenticeships event is an opportunity to meet
employers, find out about Apprenticeships and enjoy a free dinner. The
Black Training & Enterprise Group (BTEG) is hosting this event at the
Stockwell Resource Centre in London on Tuesday 26th May from 5.30 -
7.30pm, for young BME people (14-25) and their parents. Employers
coming include London Underground, the Olympic Delivery Authority,
Breyer and Connaught (construction), Southwark Council and Joshua
Galvin (hairdressing). For more information visit
www.bteg.co.uk/apprenticeships.html. The event is free but
registration is essential. Please contact Emma Foxall on 020-7843
6114.

CDX (Community Development Exchange) have organised a series of
regional events to discuss the importance of community development
methods and values in building the skills and capacity of communities
and those working with them. Discussions will focus on how taking a
community development approach can help implement community engagement
policy, such as the new Duty to Involve, and how community development
fits into the community empowerment agenda. The next events are in
Crawley (4th June), London (11th June), Leeds (18th June), and
Nottingham (25th June). More information about booking can be obtained
from Tanwir Rauf on tanwir at cdx.org.uk or 0114-241 2743.

One North West has opened consultation on a draft five year strategy
that sets out the Network's goal and strategic priorities to increase
the effectiveness of organisations working with and for Black and
Ethnic Minority Communities across the North West. This draft strategy
is accompanied by a consultation framework "The Shape of One North
West"
http://onenorthwest.org.uk/public/documents/The%20Shape%20of%201NW%2012%20May%202009.doc
that includes all supporting information. The lead contact for
discussion and consultation is Paul Harris. He can be contacted at One
North West, North West Network, 2nd Floor, Albert
House, 17 Bloom Street, Manchester. M1 3HZ. Tel: 0161-236 6493; Email:
paul at nwnetwork.org.uk

Policy News

The Single Equality Bill has now been published
http://www.equalities.gov.uk/equality_bill.aspx and the Winning the
Race coalition of race and equality organisations recently had a
meeting with Baroness Howells to discuss the lobbying of members of
the House of Lords.

Events

Victim Support London Region are holding a 'Breakfast at the Emirates'
press launch to recruit 1000 volunteers from London's diverse
communities. The event is at 10am on 1st June and further information
is available from indranil.ray at vslondon.org.

In partnership with the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
(NCVYS), the British Institute of Human Rights is running a one day
course on young people and human rights designed specifically with the
voluntary and community sector in mind. It will take place on 25th
June in London. The course aims to provide those that work with and
for young people with a good understanding of the key features, ideas
and principles of human rights and how they are relevant to young
people's issues and the voluntary sector. The course training brochure
http://www.ncvys.org.uk/UserFiles/Events/HumanRightsYoungPeopleTrainingCourse/Open%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL.pdf
is available online and the closing date for booking
http://www.ncvys.org.uk/blogs.php?act=view_topic&id=117  is 11th June.

The Centre for Local Policy Studies Summer School Conference 'Making
Sense of Equality and Diversity at a Local Level - engaging and
shaping communities'
http://blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/clps/clps-events-and-summer-school/ is
taking place on 30th June to 2nd July at Crewe Hall, in Cheshire. The
event will explore the themes of understanding and managing equality
concepts within a public sector setting. Special rates and bursaries
are available for voluntary and community organisations. Anybody
interested should contact Mohammed Dhalech on dhalechm at edgehill.ac.uk
or 01695-584765.

Funding opportunities

Futurebuilders has launched an online 'match-making' service
http://www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk/what-we-offer/services/merge%11maker/?campaignkw=Merge-maker
which profiles third sector organisations considering working together
though merger, collaboration, or forming consortia.

The Targeted Support Fund is a £15 million fund for organisations that
are offering services that specifically relate to needs resulting from
the recession. It is a one year programme focused on the fifty areas
of England
http://www.cdf.org.uk/SITE/UPLOAD/DOCUMENT/projects/List_of_Local_Funders_for_the_Targeted_Support_Fund.doc
that are considered most at risk of increased deprivation. If your
organisation is based in one of these areas, and has an annual income
of £30,000 - £250,000, you could apply for a grant of £10,000 to
£40,000. Grants are administered by local funder organisations within
each area. Applicants need to show how you will provide support under
one of the following themes:
Information, advice and guidance (housing, financial, debt, legal
advice and support; Employment and employability (training and skills
development related to finding employment; Health and wellbeing
(mental health, lifestyle, relationship breakdown, counselling,
domestic violence and substance abuse). If you have any questions,
please contact the appropriate local funder in your area or telephone
the Targeted Support Fund team on 01223-400 331 or email
targetedsupportfund at cdf.org.uk

The Government has created a £1 billion Future Jobs Fund to which the
voluntary sector can bid to create 150,000 jobs, primarily for young
people aged 18 - 24 years old who have been out of work for a year.
Worklessness projects can find out more about the funding and submit
expressions of interest at: DWP
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/campaigns/futurejobsfund/index.asp

Sainsbury's <http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/home.htm>  is promising to
create more than 500 partnerships with local charities across the UK
as part of its 140th birthday celebrations. Customers are being
invited to choose a charity through nomination boxes at the front of
stores. They can choose any charity, but will be encouraged to support
local organisations. The three most popular charities will be asked to
do a presentation to a group of staff, who will vote to decide their
partner.

The Big Lottery Fund has teamed up with the Channel 4 programme Secret
Millionaire to support projects that give people better chances in
life, build stronger communities, improve rural and urban environments
or promote healthier and more active people and communities. Lottery
funding worth £1 million has been set aside, to be allocated as grants
of between £300 and £10,000 (£5,000 in Wales) to organisations across
the UK. It is possible to nominate or apply for a grant online
http://secretmillionaire.channel4.com/fund_info.shtml.

Miscellaneous

The Clore Social Leadership Programme is a Fellowship targeted at
aspiring leaders in the third sector, who will be recruited through an
open application process. To be eligible, potential Fellows must be
working in or closely with the wider third sector - as a member of
staff or volunteer working in a charity, community organisation,
social enterprise or co-operative, or in social housing, a foundation
or trust - and will have demonstrated their leadership potential in
some of the work they have already undertaken. Applications for the
2010 Fellowships open in the last week of May 2009 and the deadline
for completed applications is 30th June 2009. More details at
http://www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk/

The British Association for Adoption and Fostering' s Black Minority
Ethnic Perspectives Advisory Committee
http://www.baaf.org.uk/about/groups/bme.shtml  is promoting positive
outcomes for Black and Minority Ethnic children and young people who
are looked after by local authorities, particularly those children who
are unable to live with their birth families. The Group can offer you
an exceptional opportunity for discussing, understanding and
influencing adoption, fostering and child care policy and practice
issues with specific reference to Black and Minority Ethnic looked
after children and young people. It meets four times a year and if you
are interested in joining the Group then please contact Savita De
Sousa on savita.desousa at baaf.org.uk or 020-7421 2644.

The Office of the Third sector is conducting an online survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yjiPO2wloDCoenkTitbh6w_3d_3d
to help us improve the content and functionality of the website. The
survey should take no more than a few minutes to complete and with
your feedback you can help us create a better and more useful resource
that meets your requirements.

Do contact me if you have any problems with accessing any of the
links.

In February and March of this year V4CE conducted a survey of this
e-alert service to gauge your response on its usefulness and also to
get feedback on how it should develop.  Many thanks to those who
replied with very helpful comments. It is satisfying to learn that you
regard the e-alert as useful to your work. The e-alert will certainly
seeks to provide information about funding opportunities. The
suggestions about format are reflected in the above layout.

The next e-alert will be sent on Friday 29th May.

All best,

Martin

Martin Ball
Head of Campaigns
Voice4Change England
A national body dedicated to strengthening the BME Third Sector as a
positive force for change
c/o BTEG, 2nd Floor, Lancaster House
31-33 Islington High Street
London N1 9LH
Tel:  020-7843 6131
Fax: 020-7833 1723

We have launched a Valuing the BME Third Sector campaign and are
asking MPs to support us by signing Early Day Motion (no 620
Voice4Change) in recognising the vital contribution being made by the
BME Third Sector. Further details of the EDM and how to lobby MPs can
be found at http://www.voice4change-england.co.uk

Voice4Change England (V4CE) is a national policy body dedicated to
strengthening the Black and Minority Ethnic Third Sector as a positive
force for change and building a thriving future. It provides
co-ordinated policy advocacy for BME groups at local, regional, and
national levels to all types of policy-makers.
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