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Kingston Voluntary Action
E-news
For Kingston's voluntary and community sector
June 2015
In this issue:
Big Lottery/Eurpoean Social Fund what you need to know
Funding success for Refugee Action
Kingston leads to new Centre for
Community Resilience &
Engagement
Momentum Garden wins gold medal
at Chelsea Flower Show
Latest news
Consultation: Voluntary and Community Sector
grants applications to a commissioning approach
Kingston Council is considering moving the existing Voluntary and
Community Sector (VCS) grant budget to a commissioning
budget. This consultation is open to anyone for comment. Please
make sure that you, your staff, trustees and supporters repond.
Deadline 14 June. Read more
Videos give voluntary sector
perspective to commissioners
South London CVS Partnership,
supported by Superhighways, have
helped London clinical commissioning
groups to better support patients by
turning case studies into engaging
videos to deliver Masterclasses for
commissioners. Read more
Looking for a
local charity, faith
or community
group?
KVA training & events
Writing for the web
4 June, 10am to 1pm, Croydon
Join this new course from
Superhighways to understand how
people actually read online and
how to create web content that
counts for the people you want to
connect with. Includes tips &
guides, best practice techniques &
planning your web content.
Active & Supportive
Communities Strategy
Workshop - 10 June
Please note that the venue for this
event will now be the Antionette
Hotel, KT1 2TQ
Community Development
Network
14 July, 10am to 12.30pm, Kingston
Quaker Centre
Includes an update from Kingston
CCG on Transforming Primary Care,
networking with colleagues and
refreshments.
Local and regional
training and events
Kingston Hospital Open Day
Saturday 13 June, 11am to 3pm
Find out more about Kingston
Hospital and the services it
provides. Get hands on with the
equipment and enjoy fun activities,
tours and stalls.
Well done to our staff team here at KVA that took part in Walk to
Work Week 2015. We'll be continuing the good work as part of
our commitment to a Healthy Workplace.
ESF / Big Lottery - Building
Better Opportunities
Building Better Opportunities aims to
tackle poverty and social exclusion for
the most disadvantaged people in
England. London Voluntary Sector
Council recently held sub-regional
roadshows about the new fund and
have a website dedicated to the
information you need. You may wish to
register with the Skills Funding Agency
too. Read more
Mayor of London’s
Achievement Awards for 2015
Go Kingston Volunteering (GKV)
strongly urges volunteer involvement
organisations to nominate a volunteer.
Each year GKV has nominated a person
for this prestigious award. Last year our
very own Douglas Craik received a
special mention at the Mayor’s
ceremony and was recognised for his
outstanding contribution over the past
10 years. Deadline Friday 12 June 2015.
Nominate
Big Lottery funding success
for Refugee Action Kingston
Refugee Action Kingston will be
strategically developing its exisiting
learning centres into one project, the
Centre for Community Resilience and
Engagement. Read more
Kingston Run Challenge 2015
Human Race have kindly allocated Love
Kingston 5 guaranteed places in the
Free Domestic Violence
Training this June
Kingston and Richmond domestic
and sexual violence training
programme is free to access for any
professionals or volunteers working
in either borough. Includes
Domestic Abuse Awareness on
10 June
Express Comedy Gala Night
18 June, Rose Theatre
A top night of stand up comedy and
laughter featuring some of the best
acts from the UK circuit.
More Than Just A Number!
22 June, Kings Cross
Using outcome measures to help
improve emotional wellbeing - free
trainingfrom Child Outcomes
Research Consortium.
Care Act Information Session
30 June, 11.30am to 2pm, Milaap
Centre, Kingston,
Find out how the Care Act changes
coming in April 2016 with
Healthwatch Kingston.
No Health Without Mental
Health -June, Kingston
Free NHS Mental Health Awareness
Workshops for anyone
responsible for the wellbeing of
clients, patients and their carers.
Commissioned by Kingston CCG.
Stanley Picker Gallery free
events in June
There are three fun events you can
participate in including an evening
of music, games, film and live
performance and a special evening
of live music, poetry, prose and
visuals.
DSC Charityfair – Whatever
your role, there is training for
you here
Garmin Kingston Run Challenge taking
place on Sunday 11th October.
You can choose to run 8.2, 16, or 26.2
miles. Email Elaine to take part.
On 30 June & 01 July, with 64
workshops from only £35, bring
your whole team to Charityfair.
With workshops on fundraising,
governance, leadership, marketing,
wellbeing and much more, you can
design your own days of training.
DSC Volunteer Fair
10 July, London
12 workshops covering a variety of
key volunteer management areas.
Workshops cost £35 each or day
rate of £155.
Momentum Garden wins gold
medal at Chelsea Flower
Show
Heritage2Health: Sense Share
Enjoy at Ham House - 10 July
Storytelling, sensory walks, yoga,
singing, make a posy, faicepainting
and sandwiches from a local
bakery. Free to attend!
The garden, designed by Chris and
Lorraine Birchall of Tale Valley Nursery
in Devon and sponsored by Chartridge
Developments Ltd, featured a willow
sculpture to depict a Momentum family
and owl in a tree, to represent Mo the
charity’s mascot. Read more
Funding focus
Last chance to book Active & Supportive
Communities Strategy Workshop - 10 June
This event, hosted by KVA, Kingston Clinical Commissioning
Group and Kingston Council, will develop a shared understanding
of the local population needs, what helps people to be resilient
and maintain their health, independence and wellbeing and key
outcomes for future commissioning. Please note the change of
venue. Read more
Achieving for Children has updated its Single
Point of Access protocols
This is the single gateway or front door for all incoming contacts
into children’s services in Kingston and Richmond. It has recently
updated its procedures. Read more
A first-hand account
of the UK’s asylum
system in the words
of people who have
experienced it.
15 June - find out
more & book
Helping people get online in Sheephouse Way
Community Connected is offering several taster sessions to help
local people in Sheephosue Way get the confidence to go online.
Know of anyone that could benefit? Read more
RBS Skills and Opportunities
Fund
A new £2.5m fund that will support
disadvantaged communities by
helping people learn new skills, get
into the world of work or set up
their own business.
DM Thomas Foundation for
Young People
Grants for registered charities
working with disadvantaged young
people in the fields of education or
health, particularly those who have
disabilities, are homeless, sick in
hospital or life limited.
Sportivate
Sportivate is a funding stream
aimed at community orientated
organisations to attract and sustain
11-25 year olds in sport and
physical activity. Deadline 15 June.
Philip Bates Trust Arts Grant
Grant for individuals and voluntary
and community organisations
undertaking projects that
encourage and develop artistic
interests in young people in the UK.
Deadline 30 June.
The Ironmongers Company
Grants of up to £10,000 to support
projects that provide opportunities
for disadvantaged children and
The Annual Bullying Survey 2015 published
In partnership with 73 schools and colleges across the UK, this
Dith the Label survey of over 4,800 young people highlights the
current climate of bullying amongst 13-20 year olds in the UK
today. Read more
Free IT drop-in for refugees and asylum seekers
Refugee Action Kingston offers an IT drop-in every Wednesday
from 1pm to 2pm. If you have clients that would benefit from
better IT skills plese let them know. Read more
It may be raining but don't ignore heatwave plan
The NHS England and Public Health England Heatwave Plan for
England is now active and alerts may be issued at any time to
reduce the impact heatwave conditions may have on older
people, the very young and people with pre-existing medical
conditions. Read more
Lloyds Bank UK Business Digital Index 2015
reveals huge basic digital skills gap in charities
The 2015 survey says that 58% of charities lack basic digital skills
but also highlights that progress has been made since 2014.
Read more
Joint Kingston and Richmond Local Safeguarding
Children Board newsletter now out
This month's edition focuses on Child Safety as Child Safety Week
takes place from 1st June. Read more
Explore the past 50
years in images
from across London
London Boroughs
50th Anniversary
Gallery
New 'match.com' service for skilled volunteering
to be launched soon
Reach will be launching the new web-based service to
dramatically increase the volume, range and quality of skilled
volunteering across the UK. Read more
Small Charity Week 2015 offers free fundraising
opportunities
young people to fulfil their
potential. Deadline 31 July
Skipton Building Society
Grassroots Giving
The chance to win £500fo your
small, local community group. This
is for un-registered groups so
registered charities need not apply.
Deadline 31 July
Lloyds Bank Foundation:
Enable Grants
Development grants of up to
£15,000 available over two years
and are available to charities
working with people aged 17 years
and over facing disadvantage.
Particularly aimed at small and
medium-sized charities who have
been hit hard by cuts and changes
to funding and commissioning.
Deadline end July.
KBC Trust Grants for Youth
Projects
Grants will be considered for up to
£2,000 for specific projects outside
the organisation's core funding and
will be considered on their own
merits.
Jobs
Vacancy: Centre for Commuity
Resilience and Engagement
Manager, Refugee Action
Kingston
£28,294 (incl. OLW), 35 hours per
week
Are you an experienced manager
who can strategically develop two
existing learning centres into one
project with volunteer- led ESOL
provision, additional activities and
an integrated Time Bank element?
Deadline 9am, 12 June 2015.
Vacancy: YMCA Inclusive Lives
Project Co-ordinator
£22,000. 40 hours per week
The project targets people with
disabilities with a focus to create
opportunities to access
programmes, which will lead to
increasing participation into
different physical activities, sports,
dance and arts programmes.
Deadline 12 June.
There are a number of free fundraising opportunities for small
charities, including an auction and community fundraising kits.
You can get involved in all or just one activity. Read more
Do you have a local voluntary and
community sector job to advertise
for free here? Email us
Resources round-up
JustGiving fundraising knowledge hub
Together with KnowHow NonProfit they will be creating a free
knowledge hub packed with online training courses, tools and
templates to help you make the most of online fundraising all
year round.
Giving to Heritage - fundraising resources
The Heritage Alliance’s new training partnership with the Institute
of Fundraising for fundraisers in the heritage sector.
Queen’s Speech 2015: 5 bills charities need to know
about
Blog from NCVO on which Bills will be most relevant to your work
and why.
Post-election Democracy Tools from Community How To
Just because the election's over doesn't mean there's nothing
democratic to do for five years. Find a list of the basic digital tools
that can help you put democracy into practice.
Check your people policies: Acas Model Workplace
Free online tool to help organisations check that they have the
right people management policies in place.
Contact Us
If you have a news story you would like to see in this e-bulletin
or have any comments please email Sorrel Parsons
Kingston Voluntary Action
Siddeley House, 50 Canbury Park Road
Kingston upon Thames KT2 6LX
020 8255 3335 | [email protected]
Charity number: 257551
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