Local accounting firm Clark Brownscombe are hosting a seminar on Running your Finances Well, on Wednesday 6th November at Community Base. This seminar will cover banking and financing; insolvency and the responsibilities and liabilities of trustees; and effective financial management for different types of charities. Guest speakers are from CAF Bank, Jeremy Knight & Co Insolvency Practitioners and Clark Brownscombe Limited. The cost is £24 per or…
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Safeguarding training Jan & Feb
Safety Net have a few places left on the following courses: *FREE Community Group Child Protection Training – Wednesday 15th January 2014 <http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=7080143901> Helping Teenagers to Keep Themselves Safe – Wednesday 29th January 2014 <http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=7080336477> Safeguarding Children with Disabilities – Thursday 6th February 2014 <http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=9294866195> Community Gr…
Blogs, Tweets and Press Releases
Tuesday 22nd October, 6pm- 8pm, Room 4, Friends Centre, Brighton Junction Based on their extensive experience, speakers will offer hints and tips to help you get the most out of your marketing and PR activities and increase your organisation’s profile both on and offline. Cost is £10 – £40, a small number of bursaries are available for very small organisations. For more information or to book a place contact [email protected] or 01273 81…
Sector Stars – Community and Voluntary Sector Awards 2013
“Small Group – Big Achiever – a category for small, mainly volunteer-led groups who might run on minimal funding and have been very active in, and have had a huge impact on, their community” This is CVSF’s second year of running these awards that were really well received last year and helped to raise the profile of the sector. If you would like to give thanks and celebrate the impact of a small community group please do fill in the nomination fo…
50% off room hire at Whitehawk Inn until December
… Whitehawk Inn are offering 50% off room hire from now until December 2013. You can book via email: [email protected] or phone 01273 682 222 more for information. You can look at their facilities online: www.whinn.org.uk. …
Trustee Week event, 6th November
Are you a Trustee or member of a Management Committee? Are you considering becoming one? Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They may be called trustees, directors, board members, governors or committee members, but they are the people with ultimate responsibility for directing the business of the charity. They are often the unsung heroes, playing a vital role, volunteering their time, working together to make the decisions that reall…
Funding for room hire at Brighthelm
The Brighthelm Centre today announced that it is working with a benefactor and with Brighton and Hove’s Community and Voluntary Sector Forum in launching a grants scheme to support small community groups that want to meet at Brighthelm, right in the heart of the city, but don’t yet have the funds to do so. Brighthelm aims to help those groups making a start in life to channel their limited funds directly in to the services they offer and their ac…
Taking Account survey – deadline extended
The Community and Voluntary Sector Forum need more responses to their survey of community and voluntary sector organisations in Brighton & Hove. The deadline has been extended to Friday 27th September. The aim of the survey is to present an overall picture of the contribution voluntary and community organisations make to the city. If your group is a member of CVSF, you will have been sent a link to the survey. If you can’t find that email, or if …
Free training: Working with Families from Refugee or Migrant Communities
This training course is organised by Brighton & Hove City Council’s corporate training section. It is open to community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations as well as council staff. Who should attend Children’s Services, schools, early years and CVS staff working with children and young people. Overview This course highlights changing patterns of migration to the UK and specifically to Brighton & Hove, equipping professionals with background…
Free training: skills for meetings
Free of charge places are available for small community groups and small charities in Brighton & Hove on this half-day training organised by the Trust for Developing Communities Skills for meetings Tuesday 24th September, 10am-1.30pm At BMECP, Fleet Street, Brighton BN1 4ZE Meetings can feel like a waste of energy especially when you are giving your time for free or asking people to give theirs. If you want to get more out of the meetings you org…