If the Resource Centre is useful for your group, you can support us for free by becoming a Friend of the Resource Centre. As a friend, we might contact you from time to time to ask for comments, or ask if you would be willing to send a letter or email in support of the Resource Centre’s work. You can become a Friend of the Resource Centre without paying any money. Just signing up to say you support our work is very useful for us. You can choose t…
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Grants available from Brighton Energy Community Fund
Brighton Energy Cooperative Community Fund 2017 is now open for applications! Please feel free to share this post within your network of members to let them know about the fund. This year the fund is for £2,500, and is open for any organisation in the Brighton and Hove, East or West Sussex areas. The aim of the fund is to support local generation of renewable electricity or implement energy efficiency measures. The deadline is 8th December 2017. …
Charitable Incorporated Organisation: CIO briefing session
Community Works: Governance briefing – being a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Governance Briefings are open to all community and voluntary organisations across Adur and Worthing, Brighton and Hove. They are a great opportunity to keep up to date with local and national legislation, develop your governance practice and network with other Trustees. This ‘Governance briefing – being a CIO’ will be led by Tim Smith of GSFW Solicitors: The…
Exploring assertiveness & identity workshops
Run by Brighton Housing Trust Mental Health & Wellbeing Service 6th & 13th December 2017, 1-3pm Do you want to: Develop your assertiveness skills Explore themes of assertiveness, consent and identity Learn how to say no Explore your values and recognise your skills Then come along to one of our Exploring Assertiveness and Identity Workshops At 27-29 North Street, Brighton BN1 1EB For more information or to book a place please contact Chloe Godden…
Information session about Sussex Community Foundation
On 7 December, 1-3pm at the Brighthelm Centre, Brighton & Hove Council will be holding an information session for charities and community groups with Sussex Community Foundation. This will be a great opportunity to find out more about the funding available from Sussex Community Foundation, as well as guidance and tips for applicants. There will also be a presentation on “what funders are looking for” which will be of use for funding applications …
Would you like to work with a university student researcher?
The Psychology department at Brighton University is looking for community projects who would be interested in working with an MA student in the new year. The students have to carry out a piece of social research in partnership with a local community organisation. The research can be wide-ranging, but often takes the form of an evaluation of a service, product or other area of provision. This could be to enable a service to be improved, to identif…
Tribute to our trustee, Ann Ewings
We are all very saddened by the death of Ann Ewings, who was on the Resource Centre Management Committee and had been using the Centre for over 20 years. Ann at the Resource Centre AGM 2015 We will miss Ann’s regular visits to the Centre and her valuable input as a trustee. She worked incredibly hard for her community, and was extremely supportive of the Resource Centre. Our thoughts are with Ann’s family and friends at this sad time. We will all…
Our work with BME groups wins funding support
We are very happy that Sussex Community Foundation has awarded us £5,000 towards the cost of our flexible, one-to-one support services for small community groups run by migrants and refugees. The money will enable us to support migrant-led groups with fundraising and financial management, responding flexibly to problems as they arise, and supporting group members to develop new skills in the process. By helping groups to raise and manage the mone…
Free event on social enterprise, 30th November
Community Works and The Platform are hosting an event on setting up a social enterprise, this Thursday (30th November) 10am – 1pm. This session will enable you to explore what it means to be a social enterprise and support you to make an informed choice as to whether this approach is right for your organisation. There will be a Q&A with social enterprises Foodini Club and award-winning Here, long with Rebecca Luff, Award Manager at UnLtd and Soci…
10% discount on room hire at Friends Centre
Friends Centre is based in two central Brighton locations both within 5 minutes’ walk to the North Laine; Brighton Junction (BN1 4GQ) and Ivory Place (off Morley St, off Grand Parade – BN2 9QE). (Neither of these locations are Friends Meeting House on Ship St!) They have rooms available for hire during the evenings (particularly Mondays and Wednesdays) and weekends. They also always have rooms available during the day in school holidays when thei…