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Structuring Social Enterprise Support - Community Interest Company training delivered to 34 delegates with 100% positive feedback "very comprehensive, excellent!!". Click here for report on the training. Presentations from the event are available on request, please email pop@zebra.coop
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In this issue
- Free Training
- Celebrating your success
- Resources to share
- Events, freebies, funding and training
- In your neighbourhoods
- New, emerging and existing networks
- Strategic Influence - Board Updates
- What's new?
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Celebrating your success
Congratulations to Plymouth Music Zone (PMZ) who picked up the ‘best overall impact’ award at the inaugural South West Impact awards, organised to recognise the work of ‘social purpose’ organisations. PMZ’s executive director, Debbie Geraghty, said: “It’s so flattering and hugely humbling to be recognised with such a prestigious award and to be seen as such a shining flagship example of how charities should measure and show the difference they make. We’ve worked incredibly hard to make sure every ounce of our energy goes into maximising the impact of what we do. What fantastic news to bring an award back to this city that puts Plymouth firmly on the map for being so great at making a difference to people’s lives.” To read the full story visit the Herald's website here
We'd love to showcase more of Plymouth's VCS work and success, please get in touch with us at pop@zebra.coop |
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Resources to share
Have you got resources you want to share with the sector? Do you need resources, i.e. policies, meeting places, training or office space?
Don't forget you can get free photocopying (black and white and colour) POP will pay for small print runs of under 100 copies for grassroots groups. To access this service visit Waves in Frankfurt Gate in the City Centre, or call 01752 674744.
Factsheets - we have over 40 factsheets for the VCS, see here for a list, if you want copies let us know and we can email them to you with the conditions of use.
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Events, Freebies, Funding and Training
Events
The Big Lunch - Sunday 1st June - why don't you get involved and host picnic or lunch in your neighbourhood? POP can offer a £50 grant if you work with at least 3 groups in your area to host your community picnic or lunch. To access this just email us with details and we will send you the application form for the grant.
Fairness Commission - POP is hosting a workshop to look at the Fairness Commissions report and in particular the recommendations for the VCS on the morning of 4th June in the Charter Room in the Guildhall. See the the fairness commission report here
Volunteer picnic - 4th June keep the date free to join in with a celebration picnic for all volunteers - details to follow. Let your volunteers know, for more information contact Gill@plymouthguild.org.uk.
Inspiring volunteer awards 5th June The inspiring volunteer awards will be held this year on Thursday 5th June at the Roland Lewinsky Building, Plymouth University.
Big Food Event - 10th - 14th June - for more information see their website here
Lord Mayor's Day - 14th June Celebrating 100 years of Plymouth; to get your community group, school or charity involved in this event please contact Plymouth City Council's Events Team on 01752 306849, see Plymouth City Council's website for more details.
Funding
Big Potential: £10 million fund to help charities and social enterprises get investment ready: see here
Community First Devonport Fund opens, match-funding available for up to £2.5K.
MOD Community Covenant Grants: £100 to £250K projects/activities bringing together Armed Forces and wider community: see here
Plymouth City Council - Welcoming City - Social Inclusion small grants for communities up to £1000 available, closing date 16th May, see eligibility criteria here contact bromwyn.prosser@plymouth.gov.uk
Plymouth City Council - Targeted youth work fund up to £7.5K available, see here for more info
South West Foundation: Community Grants £1,000 to £13,000 aimed at helping ‘disadvantaged’ people overcome barriers they face in gaining employment: see eligibility criteria here
Support Older People Reduce Pressure in hospitals £2m fund launched, deadline 13 June see more info here
The People's Millions: Up to £50K for local community projects deadline 16th May, see here
Training
POP has a number of free training opportunities, see list here, visit our website for most up to date details of courses and events or call us on 01752 395125.
Information from the 'In Pursuit of Happiness' Conference held in Bristol in April, for more info visit South West Forum's website here. POP attended the conference see our summary paper here
POP held their first action learning set with 7 organisations to learn together about Measuring Impact, if you would like us to set up an action learning set on a subject you are interested in, get in touch with us.
18 June South West Forum presents - 'An introduction to proving you make a difference' in Exeter 9.30am - 4pm (£75 members and £100 non-members) for more information see their website here - don't forget you may be able to get a grant from the Drake Foundation see their website here
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In your neighbourhoods
POP has been out to Barne Barton, Devonport, Efford, Ham, Plymstock, Plympton, Southway, Stoke, Stonehouse and Whiteleigh We are busy mapping the neighbourhoods, but there is always more we need to do! We've been adding people to our database and onto the google map on our website. If you are not on our map, please contact us and we can add you to the map.
Don't forget we can also come to you to do some training if your group is stuck on a particular issue or signpost you to our partner organisations; Sustainable Routes for funding advice and the Guild for volunteering support and advice.
Mike writes "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff in the POP team and the Zebra Collective for the support they have shown me in the last 3 months. Sadly my student placement is coming to an end in the next couple of weeks. I would also like to thank the people and community groups
I have met along the way; your commitment and enthusiasm has inspired me to become more active within my own community and helped me to understand the nature and context of work within the community and voluntary sector.
Before I finish at the end of May, I would ask any groups operating in the Estover area of Plymouth to contact me as this area will be the last that I 'map' before my placement ends! Hopefully once my Uni work is completed and handed in I will come back to the POP team as a volunteer!'
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Networks and Strategic Boards
For more information on the networks POP is supporting, visit our website by clicking on the links below
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What's new?
There is support available from NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) for Devon Patients and Carers to get the best care from the NHS.
Patients and Carers often ask for help, seek advice, information and support from the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at NEW Devon CCG especially if they are worried about their care or think that part of the system isn’t working. Enquirers who call our team are always reassured that they can ask for confidential support, seek answers to their worries and access the necessary help to talk things through so that they can get things sorted and prevent it happening to others.
One caller said “I am being refused a referral. Is this because I am old?
We found out about who can have this type of referral and what clinical reasons identify the requirement of a referral. We passed this information onto the patient who told us that his confidence in local services had been restored. We also provided information on the condition, contacts for local and national support agencies and factual, clinical advice on managing the condition. We then reported this patient’s worries to services managers with the ultimate aim of improving the information provided to patients in the future.
If you need help or advice please contact our Patient Advice and Complaints Team (PACT) on 0300 1230 1672 to speak to a member of the team in confidence. For more information and a supply of leaflets please contact us on the above number or email address pals.devon@nhs.net
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