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Community Works: Support for Trustees – Governance Surgeries

28/10/2015

Community Works are running Governance Surgeries for trustees, management committee members or anyone in charge of the governance of their organisation.

Wednesday 4 November, 6-8pm at the BMECP Centre

Drop in anytime to speak to one of their experts and network with fellow trustees and management committee members.

Community Works are bringing together all of the expertise, information and advice you could need if you are a trustee or are considering becoming one, to answer those questions you might be afraid to ask or don’t know who to ask.

To find out more, including how to book your place, visit: http://bhcommunityworks.org.uk/governance-surgeries-2015/

The event is free.

This event is taking place as part of national event ‘Trustees Week’ http://trusteesweek.blogspot.co.uk/

SafetyNet safeguarding workshops in November

28/10/2015

SafetyNet have spaces on the following courses running during November. Use the links to find out more about the course and a book place via Eventbrite, or email training@safety-net.org.uk for more information.

Supervising to Safeguard

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supervising-to-safeguard-tuesday-3rd-november-2015-tickets-16627318758

Tuesday 3rd November, 10:00am – 4:00pm.

This course is suitable for all managers who, as part of their role, have responsibility for both supervision of staff and safeguarding children. The whole day programme is designed to support managers in developing their supervision practice to promote safe effective practice in a children’s service or organisation, in line with their organisation’s supervision policy. There will be opportunities to build on existing skills and deepen understanding alongside managers from other professional backgrounds

Safeguarding Policy Workshop

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguarding-policy-workshop-tuesday-10th-november-2015-tickets-18257886831

Tuesday 10th November; 10:00am – 1:00pm

This course is suitable for all managers or safeguarding leads whoever has responsibility for updating their organisations safeguarding policy. The half-day session is designed to support you in developing your safeguarding policy or a basis for creating one. The session will conclude with one to one discussions, a policy template if appropriate and a personal action plan.

Holding Challenging Conversations with Parents, Carers & Young People

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holding-challenging-conversations-with-parents-carers-and-young-people-tuesday-24th-november-2015-tickets-18410345840

Tuesday 24th November; 10:00am – 4:00pm

This course is for anyone who has challenging conversations with families in their work – whatever this is in relation to. It is an opportunity to take time out to reflect on the nature of these conversations and how we approach them. It will be a reflective, practical and experiential course where we consider both the dynamics present in these conversations, as well giving you some tools and strategies to help these conversations to be more effective.

FREE Football inclusion sessions for homeless people

20/10/2015

For those experiencing or working with homeless people.

Inspired by the recent Homeless World Cup held in Amsterdam and won by Mexico.

Albion in the Community is providing FREE football sessions EVERY Friday at Hove Lawns, meeting at the Peace statue at 11:00am for those homeless people that would like to join ‘the movement’! This is followed for those that wish by access to First Base for refreshments and computer access.

No requirement to be fit, or any previous experience just a desire to get together with others. A fully inclusive fun session!!

Please share with anyone you feel may be interested.

Any questions contact Tony Silsby on 07525444825 or tony.silsby@albioninthecommunity.org.uk

Free training for LTBTQ groups

20/10/2015

LGBT HIP is holding a free session for volunteers from LGBTQ groups, who would like to provide LGBTQ awareness training in Brighton and Hove. The course will cover how to deliver effective training, how to engage an audience and overcoming barriers to learning.

By the end of the course, volunteers will have an understanding of how to plan, deliver and evaluate a training session and receive a certificate.

Whether you have delivered training before, or you do not have any previous experience, this will be a fun and participatory course, which will give volunteers skills and confidence in communicating with an audience.

To book a place contact meg.lewis@switchboard.org.uk.

When: Saturday 28th November 9 am – 5 pm
Where: Space for Change, 14 Windlesham Avenue, BN1 3AH

Brighton Marathon: a chance to raise money for your group

14/10/2015

Community Works has negotiated a special deal with the Brighton Marathon for 2016. It means that even though entries are now closed, runners can still take part if they wish to collect sponsorship for a local community or voluntary organisation. If your group wants to take up this offer, you need to:

find someone willing to run on your behalf. The 2016 Brighton Marathon weekend is April 15th-17th
contact Community Works to book your runner a place in the Marathon for the discount price of £70 (max. 2 places per organisation)
help your runner to gather sponsorship, via JustGiving

In 2015, the average amount of money raised by Brighton Marathon runners was £630

Free Turn2Us training for charities working with people in financial need

14/10/2015

Places are available on a three hour workshop, teaching front line workers how to use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search tool and other online information to help people in financial need access benefits, grants and other forms of financial help.

28 October, Brighton, 9.30am to 12.30pm.

For further information, or to book, visit the Turn2Us website.

Places are free for charities working with people in financial need.

Gannett Foundation application deadline Friday 16th October

12/10/2015

The Gannett Foundation gives grants to registered charities in Brighton & Hove, for creative projects that bring lasting benefit to local neighbourhoods and communities.

Their next deadline is Friday 16th October.

For more information see our Favourite Funder page.

Safety Net training

06/10/2015

Safety Net have several training courses coming up:

There are two spaces available on the Protective Behaviours training running next week on Monday 12^th & Tuesday 13^th October. Protective Behaviours is a personal safety and life skill process that teaches the ability to recognise and deal with situations in which we don’t feel safe. It can be used as both an abuse prevention strategy and to address situations such as feeling worried or bullied, as well as promoting good citizenship. The course runs from 10:00am to 4:00pm on both days and costs £90, which includes two fantastic resource workbooks for use when practising PBs after the course. Use this link to book, or contact Clare for more information on training@safety-net.org.uk

There are also spaces available on the following courses in November, click on the course title to find out more and book your place:

Supervising to Safeguard – Tuesday 3^rd November 2015 – 10:00am – 4:00pm, £50.

Helping Teenagers to Keep Themselves Safe – Thursday 5^th November 2015 – 10:00am – 4:00pm, £50

Safeguarding Policy Workshop – Tuesday 10^th November 2015 – 10:00am – 1:00pm, £30/£50

Social Media workshop for campaigners

06/10/2015

Workshop organised by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation

When: Wednesday 11th May 2016

Time: 1.30pm-5pm (Half Day Social Media Workshop)

Where: Jubilee Library Jubilee Street Brighton BN1 1GE (https://goo.gl/bLK8tZ)

What will you learn?

Workshop participants will learn;

An overview of how to run a campaign that integrates online and offline tactics.
How the art of storytelling can make your issue compelling to any audience.
How Twitter has become every campaigner’s secret weapon.

To find out more about the fees for this course, who should attend and how to book a place visit: http://bit.ly/1iZZEab