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e-inform issue 266 (21 May 2015)
e-inform is Newcastle CVS’s fortnightly email bulletin full of news, information and
resources for people who work in, or with, the voluntary and community sector in
Newcastle
Contents
NCVS events
NCVS job and volunteering vacancies
NCVS newsletters
NCVS training
Children and young people
Ellison Services
Events
Funding
Health, wellbeing and social care
News
Newcastle Voluntary Sector Consortium
Policy, consultations and research
Training
Useful resources
Vacancies and volunteering
Venues and meeting space
About NCVS e-inform
NCVS events
CHYP IN voluntary sector forum – 23 June
9.45 for tea and coffee, meeting 10.00am to 12.30pm, Millin Centre, Benwell
The programme will include: the forthcoming report on support for BME organisations in
Newcastle; exploring Poverty Proofing the Voluntary Sector, a tool launched in April
developed by Newcastle CVS and based on the Children North East poverty proofing
schools toolkit; the Collaborative Commissioning Project which will re-design children and
young people's mental health services; and news from the Children’s Trust Board.
To register any access needs call Jaz on 0191 235 7011
Click here to book a place
Newcastle Funding Fair & Newcastle Fund launch – 9 June
1pm to 5.30 pm, Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Civic Centre
Newcastle CVS and Newcastle City Council are working in partnership to organise and
host this event. In addition to the Newcastle Fund 2015 other new funding initiatives are to
be launched. There will also be an opportunity to discuss European Funding.
Attendees include: Big Lottery, Comic Relief, BBC Children in Need, Community
Foundation, Cranfield Trust, Catherine Cookson Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, Hadrian
trust, Rothley Trust, Hospital of God at Greatham and Youth Music.
For more information contact Louise at fundadvice@cvsnewcastle.org.uk
Click here to find out how to book a surgery
NCVS job and volunteering vacancies
Finance Assistant at Ellison Services – closes 8 June
Part time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Finance Manager to join a growing
team in a well-established charity accountancy service based in the centre of Newcastle.
The applicant should have an in-depth understanding of accounting principles,
comprehensive experience in a similar role and should be willing to participate fully in the
running of the department, assisting with problem solving where necessary. They should
have good communication skills, both verbal and written and have a flexible approach.
Click here to find out more and apply
Ellison Services Board Members required
Three vacancies on the board have arisen recently for the external positions and we would
like to offer the opportunity to individuals who are interested in supporting Ellison Services
in its future development. We are particularly looking for applications from qualified
accountants or those with experience of professional practice and also from people who
have experience of being a trustee of a charity or voluntary organisation.
Please direct any enquiries to Ellison Services Manager Graeme Lyall.
Please email a brief summary of how you could help to graeme.lyall@ellisonservices.co.uk
NCVS newsletters
Back issues of inform magazine
Inform is the quarterly magazine
Click here to view the current and past issues of inform
On the Hoof, May 2015
On the Hoof is the monthly newsletter covering wellbeing health and social care news for
the voluntary sector in Newcastle.
Click here for the latest issue
NCVS training
Newcastle CVS and Volunteer Centre Newcastle are working together to offer training to
VCOs in Newcastle. VCN members are eligible for Newcastle CVS member rates and vice
versa.
To book a place on any course email contact:
T: 0191 235 7011
E: jaswinder.nagra@cvsnewcastle.org.uk
The following courses are free to members and £10 for non-members. Our Autumn
training will be published in the next edition of e-inform on 4 June.
Recruitment and retention of volunteers
Monday 8 June 2015, 10am to 12.30pm
How to attract and maintain the right volunteer for the role.
Introduction to Writing Funding Applications
Wednesday 10 June 2015, 10am to 11am
How to fill in forms and write letters for amounts under £10,000.
Volunteering on Benefits
Monday 29 June 2015, 10am to 12.30pm
A requested topic giving you the correct information around this confusing area.
Children and young people (0 – 25)
CHYP IN voluntary sector forum – 23 June
9.45 for tea and coffee, meeting 10.00am to 12.30pm, Millin Centre, Benwell
The programme will include: the forthcoming report on support for BME organisations in
Newcastle; exploring Poverty Proofing the Voluntary Sector, a tool launched in April
developed by Newcastle CVS and based on the Children North East poverty proofing
schools toolkit; the Collaborative Commissioning Project which will re-design children and
young people's mental health services; and news from the Children’s Trust Board.
To register any access needs call Jaz on 0191 235 7011
Click here to book a place
Drugs, Alcohol and Young People (D’n’A training)
12 June, 8.45am to 4.30pm at Newcastle Civic Centre
The course will provide up to date awareness of drug misuse and local service provision
and interventions. There is a £30 charge for voluntary organisations.
Click here to find out more
Click here to book a place
More than just a number!
2 July, 1.00pm to 4.00pm at St James United Reform Church Hall, Northumberland
Street, Newcastle
CORC, the Child Outcomes Research Consortium, is offering a free training event on
using outcome measures to improve emotional wellbeing, for voluntary organisations that
work with children and young people.
Click here to find out more
Click here to book a place
Ellison Services
Finance Assistant at Ellison Services – closes 8 June
Part time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Finance Manager to join a growing
team in a well-established charity accountancy service based in the centre of Newcastle.
The applicant should have an in-depth understanding of accounting principles,
comprehensive experience in a similar role and should be willing to participate fully in the
running of the department, assisting with problem solving where necessary. They should
have good communication skills, both verbal and written and have a flexible approach.
Click here to find out more and apply
Ellison Services Board Members required
Three vacancies on the board have arisen recently for the external positions and we would
like to offer the opportunity to individuals who are interested in supporting Ellison Services
in its future development. We are particularly looking for applications from qualified
accountants or those with experience of professional practice and also from people who
have experience of being a trustee of a charity or voluntary organisation.
Please direct any enquiries to Ellison Services Manager Graeme Lyall.
Please email a brief summary of how you could help to graeme.lyall@ellisonservices.co.uk
Events
Skillsbridge: Information security and cloud computing – 5 June
Miners Institute, Neville Hall, Newcastle, NE1 1SE
This seminar will consider the impact of information security and learn about the
challenges facing charities, consider your organisation’s information assets and discuss
mobile working (cloud based solutions and mobile devices). All those who attend the
seminar will be able sign up to a free information audit for your organisation and be
supported with practical advice around an information security policy during the
assessment.
To book a place email chris@skills-bridge.org or call 0191 275 5059
Disability Action Alliance Volunteer Charter launch for the North East – 5 June
2pm to 4pm, Broadacre House, Newcastle
To support the Fulfilling Potential strategy a group of disability has worked together to
identify ways to raise the visibility of and access to volunteering amongst disabled people
and volunteer involving organisations. A new Volunteer Charter was launched in
December 2014 which aims to achieve just that. This event launches the Charter in the
North East and is an opportunity for organisations to learn about, sign up and commit to
the Volunteer Charter which aims to increase accessible volunteering opportunities for
disabled people.
To book a free place email jemma.mindham@volunteeringmatters.org.uk
Dementia and caring in the Chinese community conference – 9 June
10am to 3.30pm, Centre for Sport, West Road
Aim: To review current provision and investigate how groups can work together to improve
services for Chinese people suffering dementia and their carers. Speakers include Dr Ruth
Mizoguchi, a consultant geriatrician and dementia lead at the Royal Free Hospital, Eddie
Chan Director of Chinese National Healthy Living Centre, Grahame Smith Subject Head –
Allied Health Faculty of Education, Health and Community, John Moores University and
Echo Yung of Innovative Dementia
To book places or a stall at this event email rose.renton@mhne.org.uk or
lyn.boyd@mhne.org.uk or call 0191 4111
Newcastle: City of Sanctuary presents a Refugee Week Talk – 15 June
5.30pm to 6.16pm, Newcastle Central Library
Professor Chris Mullard CBE, one of the UK's leading authorities on race relations and
chairman of Focus Consultancy, a multiracial agency, specialising in the provision of
research, development, social marketing, training and other key consultancy services in
the field of the social management of change within global and multicultural contexts. He is
the author of ‘Black Britain’ and ‘Race, Power and Resistance’, was Secretary-General of
the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination in the 1960s, and returns to Newcastle where
he was the first director of the Community Relations Council.
Click here to book and to find out more
Funding
Carnegie UK Trust - Enabling State Challenge, deadline 26 June
This challenge is about showcasing and celebrating examples of good enabling
approaches in action. Five prizes of £5,000 each will be awarded to exemplary initiatives
that demonstrate how to give communities and individuals greater control in a way that
improves wellbeing. From these five winners one will be selected as an overall winner and
will receive an additional £5,000 prize.
Click here to find out more
Children in Need Small Grants, next deadline 1 June
Grants of up to £10,000 are given to projects Children and young people of 18 years and
under experiencing disadvantage through:
 Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
 Any kind of disability
 Behavioural or psychological difficulties
 Living in poverty or situations of deprivation
They fund organisations working to combat this disadvantage and to make a real
difference to children and young people's lives. In the Small Grants programme they look
for projects where a relatively small amount of money makes a big difference for children
and young people. They are unlikely to fund applications which top up funding for salaries
or larger projects where a small grant would only make a marginal impact on its success.
Click here to find out more
Eaga Charitable Trust, next deadline 1 June
The Trust gives grants of between £2,500 and £25,000 giving priority to proposals that
have the potential to inform or influence national perceptions and policies and have a wide
geographic focus. A project that operates at a local level will only be considered for a grant
if it: clearly demonstrates innovation; identifies the policy relevance of the project; has wide
applicability; and has well developed evaluation and dissemination plans.
Click here to find out more
Lankelly Chase Foundation update and deadline of 5 June until further notice
Over the summer the foundation is reviewing grants process, with new guidelines to be
introduced in September 2015. Proposals submitted after 5th June cannot be put forward
to trustees. If you have a proposal you would like to submit after this date, please keep an
eye on the website for news; however during this period you are welcome to contact them
by email or phone to discuss your project ideas.
Click here to find out more
Hadrian Trust, next deadline 18 June
This provides grants to help social welfare and charitable organisations working to improve
the lives of people in the North East of England. Applications are considered under the
following headings:
 The arts
 Disabled people
 Education
 Older people
 The environment
 Ethnic minorities
 Social welfare
 Women
 Young people
The average grant is between £500 and £2,000 and may be given for a specific project or
part of a project, purchase of equipment or as a contribution to running costs.
Click here to find out more
Heritage Lottery - Heritage Grants, next deadline 18 June
Grants of over £100,000 are given for a range of heritage projects, for instance to rescue a
historic building; breathe new life into a collection or record people’s stories. There is a two
stage application process and extensive guidance and information the website to help you
prepare your application
Click here to find out more
Sir James Knott Trust, next deadline 19 June
The trust supports community projects in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County
Durham including Hartlepool. Average grants in the ‘Under £1,000’ scheme the average
grant is £700 and for their ‘Meeting’ grants the average grant is £4,500 .Special
consideration is given to charitable activities known to have been of particular interest to
Sir James Knott. They include: military and maritime organisations, youth clubs, and
projects to help the elderly, education and training
Click here to find out more
Sherburn House Charity - new guidelines
The Charity makes grants of up to £5,000 (exceptionally up to £10,000) to organisations
whose work involves them with disadvantaged groups of people with the following focuses:
 Debt Advice
 Crisis Help
 Health and Disabilities
 Social Isolation
 Problems of Long Term Unemployment
 Community Needs
There are no deadlines but they ask that organisations make time to read the new
guidelines fully before starting an application
Click here to find out more
Newcastle Funding Fair & Newcastle Fund launch – 9 June
1pm to 5.30 pm, Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Civic Centre
Newcastle CVS and Newcastle City Council are working in partnership to organise and
host this event. In addition to the Newcastle Fund 2015 other new funding initiatives are to
be launched. There will also be an opportunity to discuss European Funding.
Attendees include: Big Lottery, Comic Relief, BBC Children in Need, Community
Foundation, Cranfield Trust, Catherine Cookson Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, Hadrian
trust, Rothley Trust, Hospital of God at Greatham and Youth Music.
For more information contact Louise at fundadvice@cvsnewcastle.org.uk
Click here to find out how to book a surgery
Health, wellbeing and social care
On the Hoof, May 2015
On the Hoof is the monthly newsletter covering wellbeing health and social care news for
the voluntary sector in Newcastle.
Click here for the latest issue
Wellbeing and Health Open Forum
Three presentations from the May Wellbeing and Health Open Forum are now online.
Click here to find out more
Hidden Truth: North East – 3 June
10.00am to 4.00pm at the Summerhill Bowling Club, Newcastle
This free Hidden Truth: North East conference about the impact of forced marriage on
people with learning disabilities will help you understand the issues and improve
awareness of best practice and the law. Organised by the Anne Croft Trust.
Click here to find out more
Click here to book
Keeping Safe in the Community - 15 June
1.15pm to 3.30pm at Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle
A free safeguarding adults event arranged by Newcastle Society for Blind People and
Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board, timed to coincide with World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day. Last year in Newcastle over 60% of reported safeguarding adults
concerns happened in the community, whether that was in a residential property or in a
public place.
Click here to find out more
Dance and Health Links – 16 June
1.30pm to 4.30pm at Dance City, Newcastle
Dance has a unique capacity to achieve health and wellbeing. This free event aims to
bring the health and dance sectors together to enhance partnerships.
Click here to find out more
Launch of BME Womens’ Survivors Charter for the Health Sector – 24 June
9.30am to 1.30pm at Central Square, Newcastle
Dr Guy Pilkington, chair of Newcastle Gateshead CCG is the key note speaker at this
event for health agencies; workshops include access to health services, mental health,
sexual health, maternity and health visitors.
Click here to book
News
Them Wifies to wind up
It is with great sadness that we heard the news that Them Wifies is to wind up after 36
years of service. Them Wifies has led the way in creative support for women and girls (and
later men) with learning difficulties. We would like to take the opportunity to thank Them
Wifies for their work over the last four decades.
Click here to read a statement from Them Wifies
Newcastle Voluntary Sector Consortium
Newcastle Voluntary Sector Consortium AGM – 4 June
1.30pm to 14.30pm, Broadacre House, NE1 6HQ
Whether you are a member of Newcastle Voluntary Sector Consortium or interested in
finding out about our work, you are invited to our first Annual General Meeting.
To RSVP email neil.shashoua@cvsnewcastle.org.uk
Training
VOLSAG Mental Health Marketplace and Networking Event – 23 June
10.00am to 3.00pm,The Great Hall, Discovery Museum, Newcastle
This drop in event will showcase the work of Newcastle and Gateshead voluntary sector
organisations who work with adults with mental health problems. It will be open to
members of the public, referrers, service users and carers, partner agencies,
and commissioners, and has three main aims:
 To promote and raise awareness of the local VCS's offer for adults with mental
health problems
 To facilitate greater collaboration between providers, making the most of collective
resources
 To update about current provision and service developments
As well as information stands, there will be brief table top presentations using a speed
dating format. There will also be a free pop up cafe and creative activities running
throughout the day.
To find out more email s.nash.volsag@mentalhealthconcern.org
Together North East festival 2015 – 27 June
2.00pm to 10.00pm at the Custom House, South Shields
The North East Partnership has been organising a festival, sponsored by Newcastle
Council along with every other council in the region. Designed by people with a learning
disability the day will include brilliant shows, amazing talent and fun activities. Everyone
will be welcome.
Click here to find out more
Help fight food waste in Newcastle – 15 July
10.00am to 1.00pm Newcastle CVS, Newcastle, NE1 8AF
Love Food Hate Waste is offering free training to help the people of Newcastle make the
most of their food, save money (up to a £60 a month!) and the environment too. The
training covers the issue of food waste, gives you fantastic ideas, tips and advice on how
to reduce your food waste at home and provides you with all the skills and confidence to
go out there and spread the Love Food Hate Waste message. The training is free, fun and
interactive and open to individuals and organisations including social businesses and
community groups who wish to take an active role in reducing food waste.
Places are limited, so don’t delay, book now!
To book a place email cheryl.woodruff@wrap.org.uk
Click here to find out more
Useful resources
Does your charity send money overseas?
If you do, the trustees are legally responsible for ensuring that charitable funds are
properly used. How can trustees make sure they are fulfilling that duty?
1. Carry out due diligence on individuals and organisations that the charity works with
2. Make sure that adequate monitoring takes place: if your charity gives money to partners
and beneficiaries, check that it reaches the proper destination and is used as intended.
We would encourage you to read Charity Commission guidance on on due diligence.
Click here to read the guidance
Vacancies and volunteering
Volunteering
Volunteer Centre Newcastle can support you to develop your volunteer project, with
advice, training and any issues related to volunteering, this includes supporting you to
advertise your volunteer opportunities.
Click here to visit VCN’s website
Venues and meeting space
Newcastle CVS’s online database not only allows you to search for information about
voluntary and community organisations in Newcastle, but also for venues and meeting
space available to hire.
Click here to find out more
Sports facilities for hire
Grainger Park is now running Scotswood Sports Center in Newcastle. They have opened
the venue for hire including:
 Large sports hall - £60 per hour,
 3g artificial outdoor pitch (including showers) - £35 per hour
 Outdoor grass football pitches (including showers) - £20 per hour
 Soft play (monthly event) - £4
Other facilities include table tennis and badminton.
To find out more call 0191 2743716 or email info.graingerpark@gmail.com
Space to let in Newcastle City Centre
St James's URC Church is offering office space to let. The space is ideally situated in
Newcastle City Centre and is suitable for charities, voluntary and community and church
groups.
Click here to find out more
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