If your group is organising an activity for National Vegetarian Week (15th to 21st May), you can apply for a grant of up to £200 to help with the cost.
The deadline for applying for a grant is 30th April.
See the National Vegetarian Week website for more information.
Community Works are now accepting applications for their mentoring programme for 2017-18.
The mentoring programme supports people working or volunteering in voluntary and community organisations by providing one-to-one support from experienced, volunteer mentors.
The dates for the programme have been set and begin this March with two drop-in information sessions for anyone who wants to find out more about the programme. Both sessions will be held at the Community Works offices in Brighton on:
Community Works member organisations can book a place at one of these sessions to find out more about the programme and ask all the questions you need both as a potential mentor and mentee.
To book your place, or if you are unable to attend but are still interested in the programme, get in touch with Lisa or Peter on mentoring@bhcommunityworks.org.uk or 01273 234023.
For more information visit:
http://www.bhcommunityworks.org.uk/members/services/mentoring/ for mentees
http://bhcommunityworks.org.uk/business/be-a-mentor/ for mentors
Less than two weeks left in which to apply for up to £850 to run good food-related activities in Brighton and Hove!
Good Food Grants is a funding programme run by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership that awards small grants for community projects that aim to improve the health, skills and confidence of local residents through healthy eating, increased cookery skills and food growing.
The deadline for applications is Friday 10th March 2016 at 2pm. Grants will be awarded by 25th April 2016.
This year they are funding:
• Community growing projects that want to run cooking, growing and healthy eating activities with vulnerable adults
• Cooking and/or shared meals for people experiencing poverty
More info on their website www.bhfood.org.uk/funding and to download the guidance notes and application form.
Or contact Helen Starr-Kendle, Havest Development Officer
on 07850 002596 to talk about your potential project.
Brighton & Hove Food Partnership
www.bhfood.org.uk
07850 002596
Now the days are getting longer, why not plan an active challenge for the spring – and raise some money for the Resource Centre at the same time? The Mayor of Brighton & Hove is organising three fantastic events in April:
– a 12 mile family bike ride on April 23rd: sign up on Eventbrite and then raise money for the Resource Centre
– a 50 mile bike ride on April 23rd: sign up on Eventbrite and then raise money for the Resource Centre
– an 18 mile walk on April 30th: register at www.mayorswalk.eventbrite.co.uk and choose the Resource Centre as your charity
The Platform have organised a workshop looking at legal structures for social enterprises:
Whether you are thinking about launching a trading arm, starting up a new organisation entirely or want to review your current structure, this interactive session gives you the chance to ask questions specific to your situation and leave feeling confident on what form is right for YOU!
Mon 27th Feb
Wagner Hall, Regency Road
1:30pm – 4:00pm Cost £37.76
Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legal-structures-the-scope-for-social-enterprise-tickets-31349892372
Sara Osterholzer
Social Enterprise Coordinator
The Platform
9 Russell Place Brighton BN1 2RG
01273 468200
Community Works are running a free session on Tuesday 7 March so you can learn more about the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) structure, including the differences between a CIO and a Community Interest Company (CIC). The session will be led by Tim Smith of GSFW Solicitors, who has extensive expertise in charitable structures and advises groups regularly on these issues.
There are limited places available, so for more information and to book your place please visit: http://bhcommunityworks.org.uk/how-to-charitable-incorporated-organisation/
We now have a DJ mixing desk available for groups to hire.
It allows you to mix and control music from two CD decks, or from an external music source such as a laptop or phone.
When combined with one of our PAs and our disco lights, it means you can hold a great party for your group, even if your budget is very small.
An introduction to understanding how children develop, perfect for anyone considering a career or volunteering in a childcare environment.
For information contact : Jayne Routley: jroutley@wea.org.uk or 01273 945869
This course will provide an opportunity to explore how children grow, develop, learn to communicate and explore various factors which affect their growth and development. It will explore the role of play in a child’s development and the importance of planning for activities in childcare settings.
Additional volunteering opportunities are available to support learners at both Honeycroft and Conway Court Children’s Centre.
This short session is an opportunity to learn more about the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) structure, including the differences between a CIO and a Community Interest Company (CIC).
The session will be lead by Tim Smith of GSFW Solicitors, who has extensive expertise in charitable structures and advises groups regularly on these issues.
The session will cover the following areas:
Date: Tuesday 7 March 2017
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
Venue: BMECP, Fleet Street, Brighton BN1 4ZE
Cost: Free
The session is for those looking to formalise their group’s structure or change it, and wish to explore the option of a CIO. It will focus on CIOs but is also relevant to those who’d like to know more about the differences between a CIO or CIC structure.
Places will be prioritised for members of Community Works and will be allocated on a first-come-first served basis. Community Works will, in the first instance, allocate one place per organisation.
http://www.bhcommunityworks.org.uk/how-to-charitable-incorporated-organisation/
Second year undergraduate students on a social media module have been tasked with using three different social media platforms or apps (e.g. memes, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, etc.) in order to implement a social movement or community cause.
Five groups of three students per group will be attached to a local community or voluntary organisation to support them in improving their use of the three platforms that are most appropriate to the audience they wish to reach.
Students will have the opportunity to select the group they wish to work with, and, depending on the number of responses we receive you may or may not secure a group to work with you. Their assignment allows them ‘to work on a specific campaign or promote clearly defined aims of a larger project’.
They will work from university or home, (so not on your premises) between 23rd March and 18th May when they will submit their ideas to a student and staff panel for constructive criticism.
If you would like to pitch for a group to work on behalf of your organisation please:
1) Send a brief outline of what your organisation does and how you wish to use social media to J.Millican@brighton.ac.uk by 8th March.
2) Come along to the Moulescoomb campus on 23rd March between 10 and 1.00 to explain your brief to students and to meet the groups.