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 …
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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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
Help with managing your group’s money
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…
Making your data speak: Data analysis and reporting tools
CVSF is hosting a peer support session on information and data management. Date: Tuesday 26th November 09.30-12.30 Venue: Conference Room, Community Base Description: In this session, we will discuss how to tease a story out of the data we collect and how to produce reports that best tell this story. We will be looking at some practical examples of data analysis and/or reporting tools in use, and how to go about implementing similar tools in your…
Mental health promotion small grant
The public health team within Brighton & Hove City Council has identified funding for small grants of up to £1500 (one-off, not recurrent) for mental health promotion projects. Priority will be given to projects that promote positive mental health, enable emotional resilience, challenge stigma, address inequalities and make use of the Five Ways to Wellbeing message (connect, be active, take notice, keep learning, give). Applications need to be su…
Brighton and Hove Community Health Fund – Round 2 now open!
This fund aims to support and fund small community groups (annual income below £35,000) based in Brighton or Hove, addressing a particular health issue or wanting to run a health related activity. They are keen to reach groups who are just getting started and those working in under-represented communities. The fund can give: one to one support (before and after your application) to help set up a group or develop your grant application a grant (£5…