A ‘Road to Copenhagen’ document, laid before Parliament, sets out why a deal is so important and, for the first time, the details of what kind a deal the UK Government is pushing for.http://centralcontent.fco.gov.uk/central-content/campaigns/act-on-copenhagen/resources/en/pdf/road-full-document-pdf Pamphlet http://centralcontent.fco.gov.uk/central-content/campaigns/act-on-copenhagen/resources/en/pdf/road-leaflet-pdf
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Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum AGM Trustee Nominees For 2009
We have listed below the nominations received for persons seeking election at the VSF AGM on 6th July:
2008 Place Survey
The 2008 Place Survey has been offically released and provides information on people’s perceptions of their local area and the local services they receive. This release summarises the headline findings for England and Government Office regions with results for individual local authorities shown in the accompanying tables. http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/placesurvey2008
Modernisation grants available until 17th July
The Real Help for Communities Modernisation Fund is now open for applications. Between now and 17 July, frontline third sector organisations with an annual turnover of between £150 000 – £750 000 are invited to apply via the web for a £1000 bursary from the Fund, which is being delivered by Capacitybuilders. The fund is for organisations primarily engaged in one or more of the following themes of work: wellbeing and health; advice, information and guidance; and loss of income, training and skills. The Local … Read more »
Active Citizenship and Community Learning
Monday 6th July 1.00pm – 4.00pm Shire House Suite, Shire House, Bodmin A free half day event. Booking form attached. Cornwall has been chosen to be one of only two South West Take Part local pathfinders. This is a two year programme working to help people access support to get involved and to influence decisions made in their communities. To build the skills and confidence to engage To provide information about how to make a difference to communities To help organisations understand what puts people … Read more »
Cornwall’s Voluntary and Community Sector Survey – have your say!
Calling all Community Groups, Charities and Voluntary Sector Organisation in Cornwall! Please click on the link below and fill in our survey*. This will change the way that services are offered to you in the county! Support Providers are eager to hear your views! Please Click Here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=kUKOJ6k2lAvrSXfTaiibRg_3d_3d And lastly, please pass this on to any other groups that you know to encourage them to fill it in too! *If you recently filled in the Caradon survey, you do not need to fill in this … Read more »
You are invited to our AGM on 6th July
Colleagues and members are invited to our Annual General Meeting at Bodmin Shire House on Monday 6th July. Registration will be from 10.45am onwards, with the formal business starting at 11am.
NCVO’s Funding Central site goes live
www.fundingcentral.org.uk is a new, free website for the whole voluntary and community sector, including social enterprises. Funding Central promises to give access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs.
New report: A future for community development
This new paper, released on 8th June by the Community Development Foundation, examines how the community development field and profession is likely to be affected by the recession, and after a general election.
Empowering communities to influence local decision making
- Evidence-based lessons for policy makers and practitioners This report draws on a systematic review of community empowerment to provide evidence-based lessons for policy makers and practitioners. The aim of the review was to make sense of variable and often competing or contrasting evidence in order to identify which mechanisms empower; in what ways, and in what contexts. http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/1241999 – A systematic review of evidence This study used a robust, replicable method to systematically review the domestic and international evidence base around community empowerment. The … Read more »
