Issue date: 15 April 2014

Improve your skills!

Improve your skills by booking on to a training course.
Courses coming up for third sector organisations include:

Building a budget for a small funding bid | 23 April
Introduction to developing a volunteer programme | 24 April
Applying to Awards for All - a complete guide | 30 April
How to register as a charity | 7 May
Strategic planning | 7 May

Search the Training Directory on Doing Good Leeds for details of these and all current courses.

Prices start from £10 and bursaries are available to organisations or groups with an annual income of less than £20,000 per year. Payment can be made online with a PayPal account or credit/debit card, or you can request to be invoiced.

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News

QuickBooks Online Plus – offer extended!
WYCAS is extending their previous offer of a £15 monthly fee fixed for the life of your subscription, together with unlimited user licences for a further three months, until 30 June 2014.

Training Courses at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Support Centre has three training courses coming up in June and on successful completion you will be awarded a qualification.

Social Enterprise Event Series
Leeds Community Foundation is delighted to welcome you to attend its Enterprise Event Series, which is being run in collaboration with the Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy Programme and Ideas that Change Lives.

Final feedback opportunity
Following close working between partners, Third Sector Partnership is ready to formally approve the Third Sector Ambition Statement, but wants your feedback before the next meeting in May.

Help translate for the communities in Leeds
Do you speak or know anyone who speaks the following languages? Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani), Tigrinya, Urdu, Czech, Polish?

More News

Any comments?
If you want to give your thoughts or views on any of the news stories you can leave a comment on the Doing Good Leeds website.

Funding

Slow Broadband? Get a Superfast Connection
In Leeds and Bradford there is a £9 million scheme to help organisations like yours connect to Superfast Broadband. Grants of up to £3,000 are available and there's a chance to meet the team on 1 May who will be on hand to answer any questions.

Current Funding Opportunities
A selection of the latest funding opportunities for third sector organisations in Leeds.

Deadlines coming up for:

Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy, small grants up to £5,000. Deadline, 25 April.
Comic Relief Local Communities Programme. Deadline, 30 April.
ESF Community Grants. Deadline, 9 May

Events

Dinner & Drumming
Join Stop Hate UK for this evening of rhythmic fun and merriment, and support them in their work to tackle Hate Crime.
Friday 25 April at 7:00pm to 11:00pm

Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing Children workshop
Young Lives Leeds, the Children's Safeguarding Board and the Independent Safeguarding Unit are hosting a workshop that will focus on Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing Children.
Monday 28 April at 10:00am to 12:00pm

Data Matters
Launching the results of Involve Yorkshire & Humber's biggest Voluntary and Community Sector survey.
Friday 2 May at 9:00am to 12:30pm

Third Sector Leeds Assembly
With Tom Riordan, Chief Executive Officer of Leeds City Council, as opening speaker.
Friday 2 May at 9:00am to 12:30pm

HALT 20th Anniversary Fire Walk
Do you want to Walk Over Hot Coals in aid of local Leeds domestic violence charity HALT? If not, do you want to watch?
Friday 13 June at 7:00pm to 10:00pm

More events

Holding an event?
Create a free account on Doing Good Leeds to share it. Over 800 people have already registered to share their events, news, jobs and volunteering opportunities on Doing Good Leeds.

Blogs

The Charity Commission: Friend or Foe?
Claire Welling, Leeds Community Accountant at WYCAS, notices changes to the Charity Commission's annual return and muses upon the Commission's role.

Do you have the power?
Kathy Faulks, VAL's Small Groups Development Worker, explains about sub-committees, a subject that isn't as boring as it sounds!

Spring clean your insurance
It's that time of year. Kathy Faulks takes a look at insurance and you could win £10 for a registered charity of your choice!

Pruning your Board
Kathy Faulks's gardening theme continues with a look at some Board-member behaviour styles and characteristics.

Want to blog?
If you like to write and want to contribute to the Doing Good Leeds blog, please get in touch to find out more - email news@val.org.uk

Volunteering

VAL featured in a podcast by NCVO
VAL's Prisoner and Ex Offender Project has been featured by the Institute of Volunteering Research, part of NCVO, as a leading example of innovation in social action.

Keep up to date
Like the Volunteer Centre Leeds Facebook page or follow them on Twitter @VolunteerLeeds and @PrisonerVolCtr

Jobs

28 jobs in this E-News:

Community Worker
Action for Gipton Elderly
Salary: £22,400 pro rata
Closing date: 18 April 2014

Advice Session Supervisor
Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau
Salary: Scale 6, £22,221 plus 5% pension contribution.
Closing date: 22 April 2014

Key Worker
Hamara HLC
Salary: £21,519 pro rata
Closing date: 23 April 2014

Client Support Worker
Better Leeds Communities
Salary: SCP 24 £21,607 p.a. pro-rata
Closing date: 23 April 2014

Gateway Support Adviser
Better Leeds Communities
Salary: SCP 24 £21,607 p.a. pro-rata
Closing date: 23 April 2014

Debt Gateway Support Adviser
Better Leeds Communities
Salary: SCP 24 £21,607
Closing date: 23 April 2014

Advice Service Volunteer Co-ordinator
Better Leeds Communities
Salary: SCP 24 £21,067 p.a. pro-rata.
Closing date: 23 April 2014

Generalist Advice Supervisor
Better Leeds Communities
Salary: SCP 30 £25,727 p.a. pro-rata
Closing date: 23 April 2014

Housing Support Worker - PDCN
Community Links
Salary: £21,067 – 23,945 per annum
Closing date: 25 April 2014

Administrator - IAPT Service
Community Links
Salary: £16,830 per annum (pro rata)
Closing date: 25 April 2014

Services Administrator (Finance, Monitoring and Administration)
Women's Counselling and Therapy Services
Salary: £18,000 - £22,500 pa (pro rata)
Closing date: 28 April 2014

Services Admin Assistant (Reception and Administration)
Women's Counselling and Therapy Service
Salary: £14,000 - £16,000 pa (pro rata)
Closing date: 28 April 2014

Finance and Administration Officer
Leeds Development Education Centre
Salary: £15,000 - £20,000 pro rata
Closing date: 28 April 2014

Employment Peer Worker
Leeds Mind
Salary: £19,817
Closing date: 30 April 2014

Employment Specialist
Leeds Mind
Salary: £19,817
Closing date: 30 April 2014

Team Leader
Leeds Mind
Salary: £27,323
Closing date: 30 April 2014

Sessional Adult Learning Tutor
Cardigan Centre
Salary: £19 per hour
Closing date: 30 April 2014

Mental Health Personal Assistants
Community Links
Salary: £14,718 per annum
Closing date: 30 April 2014

Day Support Worker
Alzheimer's Society
Salary: £5,548.80 per annum
Closing date: 1 May 2014

Centre Manager - Bradford
Together Women
Salary: £26,539 – £30,311
Closing date: 2 May 2014

Administrator - WY-FI Project
Together Women
Salary: £16,068
Closing date: 2 May 2014

Casual Mini Bus Drivers (Ref.90)
Health for All (Leeds)
Salary: £7.70 per Hour
Closing date: 2 May 2014

Weekend Refreshment Worker
Jigsaw Visitors Centre
Salary: £6,180.87
Closing date: 2 May 2014

Team Manager - Calderdale CAMHS Tier 2 Service
Leeds Counselling
Salary: £33,227.27 to £38,211.36 + possibility of additional market allowance
Closing date: 6 May 2014

Learning and Development Manager, Outside the Box cafe
Ilkley Community Enterprise
Salary: circa £20,000
Closing date: 7 May 2014

Service User Involvement Group Worker
Community Links
Salary: £17,333 per annum (pro rata)
Closing date: 9 May 2014

Communications Officer
Carplus Trust
Salary: £21,067 to £22,443 dependent on experience
Closing date: 12 May 2014

Key Worker - Talent Match
Barca-Leeds
Salary: £21,525 per annum, pro rata
Closing date: 14 May 2014

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