[Ebulletin] ::: Voscur e-bulletin - 11 October 2006 :::

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::: Voscur e-bulletin - 11 October 2006 :::

Contents:
- Book Now!
- News
- Consultations
- Voscur Training
- Local Community Diary
- Advanced Booking
- National Events
- Funding 
- Noticeboard
- Voscur Resources
- Job Vacancies
- Feedback

Dear Members, Partners and Friends

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Welcome to your weekly Voscur ebulletin. 

Please pass this information on to anyone else in your organisation, or friends who may find it useful. 

Please add your Events at: http://www.voscur.org/diary/ please do not send us events by email.

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The e-bulletin is sent out every Wednesday.  The deadline for getting jobs or events into the e-bulletin is 5.00 pm Monday.
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::: BOOK NOW! :::

*** EQUALITIES - HAVE YOUR SAY! *** 
October's Equalities Network offers a great opportunity for you to have your say on a whole range of key issues including Local Area Agreements; Bristol's Hate Crime Strategy; how to improve participation of BME groups; and the Disability Discrimination Act.  There will be speakers, workshops, a chance to meet Equalities Partners, networking, lunch and more - so don't miss out!  All welcome. Thursday 12 October, 10:00am-1:00pm, The Lighthouse Building, Barton Hill Settlement, Ducie Road, Bristol, BS5 0AX. 
Booking essential, contact Polly Stewart at Voscur on 0117 909 9949, email: mailto:polly at voscur.org

*** FUNDING FOR ABOLITION 200 PROJECTS SEMINAR *** 
Planning a project for Abolition 200? Have you spoken to the funders yet?  Here's your chance to meet and talk over your ideas with funders from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Council and Bristol City Council; to find out about their funding criteria and guidance on completing application forms.  Held at Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Southville. THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER 2006, 10:00am-12:30pm. To book contact: Tove Samzelius on 0117 909 9949, email: mailto:toves at voscur.org / www.abolition200.com

::: NEWS :::

*** MEET THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS ***
Voscur has been asked to organise an early evening meeting to enable a selection of Bristol Charities to meet some of the Charity Commissioners who will talk about their work and how recent legislative changes may affect us. The event is planned for Tuesday 5 December and we are aiming to invite a range of charities to reflect the diversity of our membership. Unfortunately, numbers are limited and priority will be given to organisations with charitable status.
If your organisation is particularly interested in attending then please contact Polly Stewart Email: mailto:polly at voscur.org, outlining the reasons why you would like to be invited. Please reply by Monday 23 October at the latest.

*** IS YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABLE? ***
What is a sustainable neighbourhood? What is neighbourhood management? How will neighbourhood management affect local voluntary and community organisations?
Come along to the next Voscur open meeting in North Bristol on Wednesday 1 November (10am - 12.30pm) and find out. All welcome. The meeting is at the Langley Centre, Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze, Bristol.  Contact Matthew Symonds at Voscur on 0117 909 9949 Email: mailto:matthew at voscur.org to find out more, or just come along.

::: CONSULTATIONS :::

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT CONSULTATION - LAST CHANCE TO GIVE YOUR COMMENTS
The Bristol Partnership is currently consulting on a draft partnership agreement.  Visit http://www.voscur.org/bp/index.shtml to see the draft partnership agreement. Send your comments to matthew at voscur.org before Monday 16th October.

NEW DRAFT VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Bristol City Council has published a new draft Voluntary and Community Sector Investment Strategy. This will be submitted to the Social Developments Commission on 19th October and then to Cabinet on 9th November.  Any comments on this strategy to be brought to the attention of Commission members must be received by the this Commission by 12 noon on 18 October, and comments to be considered by Cabinet must be submitted by 12 noon on 8th November.
Go to http://www.voscur.org/news to view a letter to Voscur from Helen Ball, the Head of Policy, Performance and Improvement; the draft srategy; a report to the Social Developments Commission; a copy of the VCS Investment Strategy that was out for consultation from November 2005 - February 2006; and a summary of the responses to that consultation, which have informed the new strategy.
Voscur will co-ordinate our members' responses to the new draft strategy.  If you would like to comment on the new draft strategy, please send your comments to mailto:polly at voscur.org as soon as you can.  Alternatively, make your comments direct to the City Council by following the links in the letter from Helen Ball. 

::: VOSCUR TRAINING :::

Below are the next three Voscur training sessions - to view the full Voscur Training Programme go http://www.voscur.org/training/index.shtml

NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS FOR TRUSTEES - NEW
19 October 10am-1pm at The Mede Community Centre, 1 Marshall Walk, Knowle, Bristol
Trainer: Sophie Bayley - Voscur
Full Voscur members £30 / £50 Associate/non-members

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES 2 
1 November 10am-1pm at The Malcolm X Centre, City Road, St Pauls, Bristol
Trainer: Sophie Bayley - Voscur
Full Voscur members £30/ Associate & non-members £50

ORGANISING ACCESSIBLE EVENTS - NEW
7 November 9.30am-3.30pm at The Rose Green Centre, Gordon Road, Whitehall, Bristol
Trainers: Ruth Pitter & Sophie Bayley - Voscur 
Full Voscur members £50/ Associate & non-members £70

BOOK A PLACE BY FILLING IN THE ONLINE FORM AT http://www.voscur.org/training/index.shtml or contact Tove Samzelius on 0117 909 9949 mailto:toves at voscur.org

*** DOWNLOAD other training and learning opportunities in and around Bristol in Sept/Oct 2006
http://www.voscur.org/downloads/pdfs/training/learningoppssep-octdoc.pdf

::: LOCAL COMMUNITY DIARY  :::

*** For many more events, training, courses etc visit our on-line diary at:  http://www.voscur.org/diary/

*** BLACK HISTORY MONTH ***
October is Black History Month - Download a summary of events in Bristol at http://www.voscur.org/news/index.shtml

--- THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER 2006 ---	

BRISTOL EQUALITIES NETWORK MEETING AND LUNCH (10:00am-1:00pm)
October's Equalities Network offers a great opportunity for you to have your say on a whole range of key issues including Local Area Agreements; Bristol's Hate Crime Strategy; how to improve participation of BME groups; and the Disability Discrimination Act.  There will be speakers, workshops, a chance to meet Equalities Partners, networking, lunch and more - so don't miss out!  All welcome.  The Lighthouse Building, Barton Hill Settlement, Ducie Road, Bristol, BS5 0AX. 
Booking essential, contact Polly Stewart at Voscur on 0117 909 9949, email: mailto:polly at voscur.org

--- SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER 2006 ---

WORKING WITH SINGLE PARENTS? FREE NETWORKING EVENT 'HEAR AND NOW' (All Day)
Spend a day at SPAN's relaxed networking café sharing the very best of ideas for working with single parents. Move from café table to table and gather key information about working with refugees and asylum seekers, one parent political participation, working with women of different nationalities, partnership working for holistic learning and engaging single parents in your services, and more. Contact Debbie Connor, Single Parent Action Network 0117 951 4231 Email: mailto:debbie at spanuk.org.uk Web: http://www.singleparents.org.uk 

EACH - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (11:00am-12:30pm, followed by lunch)
Held at Cribbs Business Centre, Hollywood Tower Mansion, Hollywood Lane, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol,BS10 7TW.
Contact Sukhjinder Sandhu, EACH, Email: mailto:helpline at eachaction.org.uk Web: http://www.eachaction.org.uk 

--- MONDAY 16 OCTOBER 2006 ---

THE BRIGSTOWE PROJECT - AGM (From 12 pm)
Being held at the Royal National Institite forthe Blind in Stillhouse Lane, Bedminster, Bristol.
Food, live music and guest speaker local playwright David Carter who recently staged "viral Sutra" at the Old Vic, Bristol
Contact The Brigstowe Project 176 Easton Road Easton Bristol BS5 0ES tel: 0117 9415 188 Fax: 0117 9415 189
Email: mailto:info at brigstowe.org Web: http://www.brigstowe.org

--- TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2006 ---

THE CARE FORUM CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S VOLUNTARY SECTOR NETWORK FOR BRISTOL (10am-12 noon)
Sue Topalian from Bristol Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) will speak on 'What's happening in CAMHS? A brief look at how CAMHS works at the moment,and what's being done to improve the service'. Participants will share information and discuss topics for future meetings.
Contact Kate Oliver Voluntary Sector Co-ordinator for Children & Young People, The Care Forum, The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2QQ Tel 0117 958 9336 Fax 0117 965 0200
Email: mailto:kateoliver at thecareforum.org.uk Web: http://www.thecareforum.org.uk

QUARTET'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (6.30 pm)
Will be held at : @Bristol 
Contact Quartet Community Foundation Tel:0117 989 7700
Email: mailto:info at quartetcf.org.uk Web: http://www.quartetcf.org.uk

--- WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2006 ---

TRAIN TO GAIN ROADSHOWS (Broadmead, 9am-5pm)
The Train to Gain mobile advice unit will be visiting Bristol. They will give advice on how to improve the productivity and competitiveness of your business through their FREE training and skills advice service.
For more information call Train to Gain on 08456 047 047 or visit:  http://www.traintogain.gov.uk

:::  ADVANCED BOOKING :::

--- SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER ---

BUCKETS & SPADES WHEEL AWAY DAY (All Day)
50 disabled young people-25 years of age or under will have the opportunity to go to Brean Sands as part of the CSV/HomeOffice/Barclays Make a difference day 2006. Support workers, carers, family and friends also welcome.
Contact East Bristol Advice & Information Centres- 0117 941 5892. Leave name, address including postcode and whether a wheelchair user and if electric or manual
Email: mailto:away at eastbristoladvice.org.uk Web: http://www.eastolian.org.uk

::: FUNDING  :::

--- FUNDING UPDATES SERVICE --- 
New on the Funding Updates page:

Commonwealth Foundation's Responsive Grants (new on website)
Repair Grants For Places Of Worship (new on website)

The Funding Updates page currently holds information on over 40 current grants and trusts in the following categories - General Funding, Children & Young People, Environmental, Arts, Health & Wellbeing, Sport, Music, Information Technology, Faith, Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

Go to http://www.voscur.org/funding/fundupdates.shtml to see more information on all the grants.

*** VOSCUR LOCAL FUNDING DIRECTORY ***
Download it at http://www.voscur.org/funding/local-funding.shtml

FunderFinder Sessions on Friday mornings
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FunderFinder sessions for members on Friday mornings with Rebecca McDougall.
Please book one of the three 50 minute slots on Fridays- 9am, 10am or 11am. 
If you're not free on Fridays then you can come in and teach yourself using the FunderFinder Training programme.
email: mailto:kim at voscur.org
At the CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN. 
Tel: 0117 909 9949 
web: http://www.voscur.org/funding/funderFinder.shtml
NEXT AVAILABLE SESSION IS ON 3 NOVEMBER 2006.

:::  NOTICEBOARD  :::

VOSCUR ONLINE NOTICEBOARD
Got some information you want to share? Free to a good home, help needed, help offered, new services, general announcements etc. Then add your notice to Voscur's online Noticeboard. Go to http://www.voscur.org/noticeboard and add your notice and also check out whats 'pinned up' at the moment.

++ BRISTOL MEDIATION SEEKS A NEW HOME ++  	 
Bristol Mediation are looking for approximately 1,000 sq ft, plus meeting room space and kitchen facilities. Preferred areas are central Bristol. Must be on well serviced bus route and have some parking facilities. We would be very happy to consider sharing office space/facilities. Are there any other charitable organisations out there who are also thinking of moving and would be interested in sharing premises with us? If so, get in touch as soon as we would like to move by the end of this year. Email: mailto:teresar at bristolmediation.org Tel: 0117 9043321

++ COLOUR PRINTER ++ 	 
Due to the purchase of new computer equipment, Bristol Shopmobility has an Epson 460 Colour printer available free to any group that is prepared to collect it from our unit in the Mall Galleries. Tel: 0117 9226342

++ NEW COURSE FOR MATURE STUDENTS ++ 	
A new course at Bristol University aimed at getting mature students - who may have no previous qualifications - back into education. It's based in the English department, and is aimed at anyone who loves reading. I'm very keen to work with local community groups and other organisations to promote the course, particularly among ethnic or minority groups. Please get in touch if you would like further information or if you can help.
Tom Sperlinger Tel: 0117 954 6969 http://www.bris.ac.uk/english/cont-ed/reading-lit.html

::: VOSCUR RESOURCES :::

*** JUST THE JOB EVALUATION - THE PEACE APPROACH ***
Voscur has installed on the Members computer this CD Rom tool for voluntary sector organisations seeking to adopt a fair and systematic framework for setting staff salaries on a well-recognised pay structure. To book the members desk and use the CD Rom phone Kim Corp at Voscur on 0117 909 9949. 

*** VOSCUR'S MEMBERS DESK ***
At the members desk you can use a computer to get online, set up email accounts for your group, use Microsoft Office software to do admin, use FunderFinder to help your funding bids, and use the 'Just the Job Evaluation - the PEACE approach' CD Rom etc.
Contact the Voscur office on 0117 909 9949 to book a morning or afternoon session. Email: mailto:info at voscur.org 

::: JOB VACANCIES :::

Recruit the right candidate!

Take out an advert in our jobs listings - with over 10,000 visitors a month to our website our most popular area is our jobs section it makes sense to get your job details here. Your job advert will be viewed on our website and will be sent out with every e-bulletin until your application deadline has expired.

For more information, visit:
http://www.voscur.org/jobs/job-adverts.shtml 

--- Community & Voluntary Sector Jobs---

--  Salaried Posts  --

Networks Manager New!
Early Years Play Leader (Ref: EYPL 1006) New!
PA to Centre Manager
Administration and Finance Worker (Ref: AF01)
Essential Skills Project Worker
Forum Development Worker (Ref: 11037)
Receptionist
Development Worker
Administrator
Sessional Youth Support Worker - Sports (Ref: YSW-Sport)
Sessional Youth Support Worker - Arts 10.5 hours per week (Ref: YSW-Arts)
Youth Support Worker - Leader in Charge (Ref: YSW-LiC)
Playleader
Bath Area Co-ordinator
Bristol Area Co-ordinator
Trainee advice workers - 2 posts

-- Voluntary --

Home Safety Advisor
Vagina Monologues/World Changer (Ref: 1)
Treasurer (Ref: VHF001)
Treasurer (Ref: BITA T/1)
Telephone Helpline Worker
Receptionist

For all details on jobs http://www.voscur.org/jobs/jobsindex.shtml   

To place job ads on website and e-bulletin http://www.voscur.org/jobs/jobsindex.shtml click on 'post a job' link.  Please note there is a charge per job and you will be invoiced at a later date.
Deadline for e-bulletin is:  Monday 5.00 pm

::: FEEDBACK :::

We're always keen to receive feedback on Voscur services such as the ebulletin, website, newsletter, training etc. You can send us your views by filling in the online form at http://www.voscur.org/feedback/index.shtml

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