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 07 February 2012 - Mainstream Partnership Events |
Mainstream Partnership are an organisation supporting artists and practitioners from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, in the East Midlands, to increase their income and employment opportunities as professionals in the mainstream arts sector.
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7 February - SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CREATIVES, Nottingham
6th March - HOW CREATIVES CAN ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Leicester
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| 07 February 2012 - Practical masterclasses for Sustainable Support - Finding the form that fits |
In this masterclass participants will hear from two organisations that have successfully managed a substantial change in the way they generate income. Practical exercises will be used to explore both the technical and legal aspects of moving to a new income model, for example, creating a new legal structure or working in consortia, as well as the organisational or cultural changes that help to sustain a new approach.
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| 08 February 2012 - Social Media Seminar - Using social media to build relationships and create meaningful connections |
The Mighty Creatives is a creative development charity agency with a track record of working across national and local networks to improve young people’s lives and the social and economic regeneration of communities, delivered through a range of strategic initiatives based on skills, lifelong learning, leadership, and enterprise. Their skills development programme will support the professional development of youth sector trainers across the voluntary and community sector, building on their existing networks, with a specific focus on cultural learning and youth work. They are offering two FREE professional development opportunities in partnership with NCVYS (National Council for Voluntary Youth Services).
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| 08 February 2012 - Localism Workshop |
Opportunities for the Community and Voluntary Sector. Robert Beard, Policy Officer for NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) will be at this workshop.
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| 08 February 2012 - Safer Future Communities Project Regional Briefing Events |
Safer Future Communities aims to prepare, empower, and modernise the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector around community safety at a local level to engage with their Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). The project will provide the VCSE sector with support and advice to establish strong, vibrant, and coherent networks in each of the 41 PCC areas in England and Wales.
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| 20 February 2012 - East Midlands Infrastructure and Building Capabilities Meeting |
One East Midlands, in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), invites Infrastructure organisations toa free event to discuss infrastructure working and to take part in BIG’s Building Capabilities consultation. There are limited spaces available for Frontline Organisations to attend the afternoon consultation session.
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| 28 February 2012 - Your Workforce - Their Future |
Children’s Workforce Development Council and Children England are working together to support the voluntary and community sector that works with the children and young people sector with this informative regional seminar.
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| 29 February 2012 - Volunteering in prison training course |
Does your organisation work with offenders?
Do you have staff or volunteers who go into prisons?
Would you like the opportunity to learn how to support and train staff and volunteers working with offenders?
If so, Clinks would like to invite you to attend a training day, based on our highly successful publication: Volunteering in Prison: A Resource Pack.
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| 01 March 2012 - Working together to Maximise Income |
Turn2us helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help – online, by phone and face to face through our partner organisations. Turn2us is part of the national charity, Elizabeth Finn Care
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| 01 March 2012 - Empowering the Voluntary Sector Workshop |
The Empowering the voluntary sector project has been delivering training to third sector organisations to challenge unjust decision making processes since September 2006. This project now brings together Compact Advocacy, NAVCA and the Public Law Project to deliver training together with Compact and legal advice with the aim of strengthening the relationship between voluntary and community organisations and public bodies and significantly increases opportunities to influence decisions made by public bodies.
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| 05 March 2012 - NCVO Annual Conference |
With year two of the public funding cuts close approaching this conference will be looking at how we can help the sector move forward by providing you with practical skills, resources and support to help your organisation to continue to move forward in an uncertain future.
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| 07 March 2012 - Community Insight Visit - Soft Touch Arts |
Soft Touch's mission is to use the arts to offer people with limited opportunities the chance to work together to effect positive change for themselves and their communities. The day will give you a chance to learn more about Soft Touch Arts, what achievements they’ve had and what sets them apart. What challenges they’ve had to overcome and how they have involved local people and partners. It will give you the opportunity to explore the lessons they’ve learned along the way and give you ideas to bring back to your own organisation.
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| 07 March 2012 - Practical masterclasses for Sustainable Support - Making the Right Connections |
In this masterclass participants will explore the importance of effective communications to ensure their new income model gets the most out of their market and their supporters. The session will be facilitated by a charity marketing specialists Matter&Co and with personal experience from Stephanie Sturrock, who, as CEO of Seachange, oversaw a successful rebranding of the organisation which has helped bring about a renaissance in the coastal towns of Scarborough and Whitby.
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| 09 March 2012 - Community Insight Visit - Ecoworks |
Ecoworks is a community organisation with the interests of people and the environment at its heart. The day will give you a chance to learn more about Ecoworks, what achievements they’ve had and what sets them apart. What challenges they’ve had to overcome and how they have involved local people and partners. It will give you the opportunity to explore the lessons they’ve learned along the way and give you ideas to bring back to your own organisation.
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| 22 March 2012 - Rural Network East Midlands Conference |
One of the first actions of the newly formed Rural Network East Midlands, part of Defra’s National Rural and Farming Network will be to host a special conference event. The conference will explore how government policy provides opportunities and challenges for rural communities and how Rural Network East Midlands intends to support future rural growth.
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| 28 March 2012 - Community Rights Made Real Workshop - Birmingham |
Urban Forum and NAVCA are running a free workshop, in partnership with Birmingham Voluntary Service Council and NCVYS, to prepare for the practicalities, opportunities and challenges of the rights within the Localism Act. We want to support inclusion and equality in how the new rights are taken up; focussing in particular on the needs of communities who currently lack power.
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