FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER 11am – 1pm North Edinburgh Arts
Tag: third sector
Scoring opportunity at Tynecastle: Meet the Funders!
With December just round the corner, all voluntary sector managers are thinking about just one thing … no, funding!
The next Meet the Funders event is on Thursday 8 December
http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/about-nps/funding/meet-the-funders/
‘Meet the Funders’ is a free marketplace event providing access to funding information for community projects. It is an opportunity for groups to discuss their ideas with potential funders and collect a range of information about possible sources of grant aid. The event also offers the groups an opportunity to meet and work together.
All Welcome
Free drop in event open to the public from 11am to 2pm
Heart of Midlothian Football Club’s Gorgie Suite
Tynecastle Stadium, McLeod Street
The final list of funding organisations is:
For further info contact Jim Pattison : Partnership Development Officer : Forth Neighbourhood Partnership : North Edinburgh Local Office, 8 West Pilton Gardens, EH4 4DP : direct dial- 0131 529 5082 jim.pattison@edinburgh.gov.uk
Complacent about Christie: EVOC conference and AGM
Tuesday 8 November
It’s five years since Campbell Christie challenged us all to do things differently. Have we gone beyond the rhetoric? What have we collectively, as a sector and as individual organisations, done to drive change? Continue reading Complacent about Christie: EVOC conference and AGM
Voluntary Sector: Have your say on key services
Each year the Council engages citizens on its spending and savings plans for the year ahead. A four year financial plan for Edinburgh has been set now. However, participants from previous consultations told the CEC that they would like to be involved in helping the Council to identify solutions and redesign services. Continue reading Voluntary Sector: Have your say on key services
No stress: new role for June
EVOC’s June Dickson supported the local voluntary sector’s participation in community planning through the Neighbourhood Partnerships. She recently moved on to an exciting new role and explains what it’s all about:
I wanted to get in touch to introduce you to my new role as a Director of http://www.mhscot-consultancy.co.uk/, Scotland’s first Social Enterprise tackling stress prevention and early mental health intervention in the workplace.
Edinburgh Compact: last chance to book your space
Compact Third Sector Forum 2016
TWO DAYS TO GO!
10 June 9.15am-3.30pm
Edinburgh City Chambers
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Booking your place – LIMITED SPACES LEFT!
For each session, there are 100 spaces available for third sector leaders and board members and these will be allocated on a first-come basis and limited to two attendees per organisation (one senior staff and one board member) only. While there is no charge for attending the event, organisations will need to directly consider any related costs for sending representatives to the Forum.
For organisations that wish to send representatives, please complete the following:
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| Attender 1 (staff) | Attender 2 (board) | |
| Session 1 | ||
| Attender 1 (staff) | Attender 2 (board) | |
| Session 2 | ||
Please send details of your nominated representatives to Korstiaan Allan at Korstiaan.Allan@edinburgh.gov.uk or call 0131 469 3847.
New £2 million innovation element added to Empowering Communities Fund
Charities supporting children, families and adult learning will be invited to apply for a share of a new project fund that will award £2 million over the next two years. Continue reading New £2 million innovation element added to Empowering Communities Fund
Council funding: for some, the wait goes on
Reprieve for some but others still await funding decision
The city council has heralded a new way of distributing grants but some highly-regarded local voluntary sector projects still await the decisions that will determine their future. And with just six weeks before the start of the new financial year, management committees and voluntary boards across the city are faced with unpalatable choices: issue redundancy notices and risk losing staff or hope that all will be well with next year’s funding? Continue reading Council funding: for some, the wait goes on
New Lottery support to strengthen voluntary sector
Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations will have the ability to improve their performance and sustainability, thanks to two new online tools supported by the Big Lottery Fund. Continue reading New Lottery support to strengthen voluntary sector
How good is your organisation?
See poster (below) for a workshop event on Monday 8 February, open to community organisations’ activists and staff. Continue reading How good is your organisation?