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Charity club launch – making the most of the media

Dec 17

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Welcome to Cornwall Charity Club, a new series of FREE EVENTS supporting small local charities and community groups. Brought to you by Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum in partnership with Truro and Penwith Colleges.

Launch event – MAKING THE MOST OF THE MEDIA
Wednesday 20th January, Truro College, Fal Building, 6pm – 8pm

Raising awareness of the work of your charity; promoting an event, raising funds or attracting volunteers – there are so many reasons for wanting and needing media coverage – but what’s the best way to work with the media?

At our inaugural meeting two of the region’s leading editors will provide us with the inside track on how the media works and how best to improve your chances of achieving that important media coverage.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Daphne Skinnard is BBC Radio Cornwall’s Assistant Editor and will speak about working with the BBC – television, radio and web sites.

Andy Cooper is Editor in Chief for Cornwall and Devon Media Ltd and will talk about working with Cornwall’s Cornish Guardian, West Briton and Cornishman newspapers, as well as web site access.

A light buffet supper will be provided.

Please complete the Charity Club booking form attached (pdf file)

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Training for the Future

Nov 25

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East Cornwall Council for Voluntary Service started a new project called ‘Training for the Future’ which is funded by the Big Lottery in October 2009. This 3 year funding allows us to offer FREE training to any voluntary, community group or individual. East Cornwall CVS can tailor our training to meet the needs of these groups, as long as there is a minimum of 6 individuals. If none of the training below fits with your identified training needs, please contact Vicki Horner on 01208 832763 or v.horner@eccvs.org.uk to discuss these further. We have lots to offer!

The following are FREE to any voluntary, community group or individual and there will be a small charge of £25.00 to large charities (income of more than £500,000), statutory and private organisations.
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Cornwall Rural Community Council – Conference Suite Hire

Oct 2

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Located in the CRCC office in central Truro and with two rooms available for hire, this conference suite can be used for meetings, seminars, workshops, training courses and conferences. With its convenient location, it is available for hire by any interested groups.

The conference room has a capacity for 16 board room style and the meeting room seats 10 board room style. CRCC says the rooms are comfortable and well equipped with hearing loops available in both. CRCC can supply tea and coffee and, if you require lunch, you are welcome to bring your own or they can supply a list for you to book in advance. They also have equipment available for hire at a small charge such as a projectorand laptop. For more details and a booking form, please go to: http://www.cornwallrcc.co.uk/conference_suite.html

Planning for staff absence due to Swine Flu

Jul 29

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As numbers of swine flu cases continue to increase, charitities and other not for profit groups in Cornwall need to think through the implications for their services.

Current Department of Health and Cabinet Office guidance advises voluntary and community groups to plan for a figure of up to 30-35 % staff absence during the peak periods of the pandemic, and for very small organisations, the figure should be half of all staff. The peaks are currently forecast for the end of August, and again during the autumn / winter, possibly in November. However, the situation is very fluid and these predictions may change.
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Tools for You: Approaches to proving and improving for charities, voluntary organisations

Jul 17

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With the economic crisis creating an increasingly challenging funding environment for third sector organisations, being able to prove and improve the value of your organisation’s work is more important than ever.

In this update of nef’s popular Prove and Improve Toolkit, you can find out about more than 20 different approaches to quality and impact. Read the rest of this entry »

NCVO’s Funding Central site goes live

Jun 18

Posted by Mark Richardson in Funders, Support | No Comments

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.
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