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 New guide on engaging people from BME communities |
A new guide for those interested in engaging or consulting with BME communities has been published by brap, a not-for-profit equalities charity.
Date posted: 06 September 2010
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| First annual Trustees’ Week (25 to 31 October 2010) |
The Charity Commission, in partnership with Charity Trustee Networks, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Reach Volunteering, Getting on Board and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, is to launch the first annual Trustees’ Week, taking place from 25 to 31 October.
Date posted: 02 September 2010
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| Student internships from Economic and Social Research Council |
The Economic and Social Research Council, in partnership with NCVO, is offering a number of student internships for 2011. This is an opportunity for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises to access the knowledge and skills of social science PhD students for up to three months.
Date posted: 01 September 2010
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| BME Funding Expo (20 July 2010) event report |
The regional BME Network’s first funding expo took place on 20 July 2010, in Nottingham’s Albert Hall and welcomed more than 75 delegates, representing over 50 groups across the East Midlands.
Date posted: 01 September 2010
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| Equality audit and impact assessment for the voluntary and community sector |
The Women’s Resource Centre has published An equality audit and equality impact assessment guide for the voluntary and community sector, which provides a set of tools and resources to VCS organisations to help them develop effective equality audits and impact assessments.
Date posted: 01 September 2010
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| Mentoring opportunities to work with BME offenders at HMP Stocken |
HMP Stocken, an adult male prison situated in Rutland, is looking for mentors for their BME offenders, both during their time there and following release, to help with their resettlement.
Date posted: 01 September 2010
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| Charity Commission's Faith and Social Cohesion Unit puts resources online |
The Charity Commission’s Faith and Social Cohesion Unit, which closed at the end of August, has made a range of resources for faith-based charities available online.
Date posted: 01 September 2010
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| Managers of volunteers undervalued and underfunded according to new research |
A new report published reveals the need for more training and development for managers of volunteers, showing that nearly half of people who manage volunteers have not received any training that would help them in their work, despite the fact that volunteers are crucial to the Government’s Big Society.
Date posted: 01 September 2010
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