BVSC's Weekly e-bulletin
Friday 3 September 2021
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Birmingham 2022 Creative City Grants Programme open
The Application portal is now open for the Birmingham 2022 Creative City Grants Programme in partnership with Birmingham City Council.
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New Housing Status Could Benefit Thousands
Witton Lodge Community Interest Company (CIC) has achieved Registered Provider status. This will allow the newly formed company to apply for funding in order to refurbish derelict properties and build new affordable and social housing for those in need.
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Computers to be made available for good causes
In partnership with BVSC, Birmingham City Council is donating 500 computers to charities, community groups and other voluntary organisations within Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region. This is a great opportunity for your organisation to be involved in this social value initiative, to support the council in developing digital skills and inclusion across Birmingham.
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Community Development Practice Hub
The Community Development Practice Hub aims to connect, inspire and upskill community development practitioners across Birmingham. Come join us on this exciting journey. We offer a tailored approach with a focus on Birmingham-specific learning, challenges, and achievements.
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Booking for the 2021 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference
is open
This year's Conference, 'Leadership, Diversity, and Civil Society' will take place over two days, 6-7 September 2021 at Aston University, Birmingham.
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We have updated our Vaccination webpages this week with latest updates and guidance around the vaccination programme:
- Care home staff – view the ‘Information and Resources’ page for guidance and comms that your organisation can help share.
- We have updated the list of vaccination walk-in and booking sites for West Birmingham – this includes latest guidance on who can be vaccinated from ages 12 and over.
- View all of the Birmingham and Solihull vaccination walk-in sites – please share with your networks and communities.
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Surveys and Consultations
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Birmingham and Lewisham African & Caribbean Health Inequalities Review
Birmingham and Lewisham African & Caribbean Health Inequalities Review (BLACHIR) is a joint research project between Lewisham Council and Birmingham City Council. It has begun ground-breaking work to gather insights on health inequalities experienced by African and Caribbean communities.
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You said, we did!
The BVSC Research Team are currently planning the next State of the Sector Survey Questionnaire. We're calling out to Birmingham's Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise sectors to tell us what we should be asking this year. All you need to do is answer three questions.
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Deutsche Bank Opportunity Fund
This year, Deutsche Bank has decided to shift the focus of the fund to increase its impact on one specific issue – homelessness. A report released by Shelter in November 2018 showed that the rate of homelessness in Birmingham is 1 in 66 (Shelter) and there had also been an increase in the number of rough sleepers.
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New £2.5m community climate action fund offers grants of up to £10K
The ‘Together for Our Planet’ funding programme has been launched in the run up to COP26 by The National Lottery Community Fund. It offers grants to support local community projects, covering areas such as food, transport, energy, waste and consumption and the natural environment.
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Fund launches with criminal cash available to community organisations
The Active Citizens’ Fund has been relaunched this week with £180,000 on offer. It is made up from money which has been seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and is used to allow communities to invest in their neighbourhoods to improve safety.
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Volunteering Opportunities
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Join our Room Enabling Team!
Coffin Works are recruiting friendly Room Enablers to join our welcoming team at Birmingham's most unusual museum.
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Sighted Guide Volunteers
Volunteers are required to support the Sight Loss Council volunteers at their ‘Inspiring Change in Communities’ Conference
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Arts All Over The Place presents 'You Are Not Alone’
Call Out: For artwork and poems for 'You Are Not Alone’ Arts and Mental Health Community festival and exhibition.
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Go Train - Women Know How Programme
Go Train are offering women an opportunity to apply for a job, gain confidence and motivation through the Women Know How Project.
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Access brand new life essentials
Giving World are here to help charities get the goods they need to the people that need them. We redirect business end-of-line, surplus and discontinued stock to the most deprived communities in the UK.
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Match My Project
Birmingham City Council have launched the Match My Project portal to help community organisations get support from businesses to complete their projects.
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Changing Practice in Adult Social Care LGBTQ+ older people by Birmingham LGBT
Multiple dates available in September
Aimed at people working in the older people’s care sector, this course will consider how older LGBTQ+ people experience care settings.
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Dr Bike event - Bike checks - Part of Cycling UK's 'Big Bike Revival' scheme
04 September 2021
As part of the Big Bike Revival, Cycle Chain (a local bike shop) is offering 12 free bicycle checks on Saturday 4th September, 2021, from 10am - 4pm. The Dr Bike session will take place at our blue and yellow narrow boat workshop, Carina, moored behind Bank Restaurant in Brindley Place and next to the National Sea Life Centre.
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Helping Disabled People to improve their IT Skills
08 September 2021
Learn how to use your equipment correctly and efficiently – our FREE course will help you use and get the most out of your devices, whether it’s your phone, laptop or another device. You will receive 4 bespoke sessions on subjects you need or want to learn
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Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference
06 September 2021
The conference will centre around Leadership, Diversity and Civil Society and will be held at Aston University.
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Enrolment / Open Day
08 September 2021
The Northside Welcome Centre is hosting an Enrolment / Open Day to welcome previous and new people to the centre ready for reopening
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Community Development Peer Learning Group
08 September 2021
This is an opportunity for anyone involved in community development across Birmingham to get together to share practice, work through challenges and build the relationships that enable us to get the job done when the system just isn’t enough.
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Delivering Autism Support: We Want To Collaborate with You!
10 September
Market Shaping Engagement Event – All Age Autism Support Service for Birmingham and Solihull. This event is to engage with providers interested in providing an all age autism support service in Birmingham and Solihull.
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Looking Back : Moving Forward (policing & communities)
10 September 2021
The event will mark the 18th anniversary of the death of Mikey Powell in West Midlands police custody and celebrate 5 years of the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund, developed in September 2015. Using testimonials, film, a multi-agency question time panel and performing arts this event will highlight policing issues and explore how communities and public institutions can address the controversial issues of custody deaths.
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Reopening Community Buildings - Webinar
13 September 2021
Acivico will be leading this webinar to provide information to Birmingham voluntary, community and faith groups who have not yet reopened their buildings, or are envisaging a change of use, such as restarting activities.
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Birmingham and Lewisham African and Caribbean Health Inequalities Review Workshop
13 September
Birmingham City Council Public Health Division would like to invite you to the Birmingham and Lewisham African and Caribbean Health Inequalities Review (BLACHIR) Phase 1 Online Engagement Workshop 3 hosted on Monday 13th September, via MS Teams.
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Are adult social care services what you expect?
14 September 2021
Birmingham Adult Care Services (ASC) has been through a period of review. Several surveys, including one by the People for Public Services, have been undertaken and the results have been gathered. We’d like to share these with you now to seek your views.
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Charity Meetup Birmingham - Reimagine Volunteer Engagement
14 September
Monthly skill-sharing and facilitated networking events. Designed for anyone working in, or with, the 3rd sector.
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Virtual Fundraisers Networking
21 September 2021
An opportunity to meet fellow Fundraisers and discuss the challenges and new opportunities arising in our sector.
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Equality and Diversity training
22 September 2021
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in challenging, sensitive and liberating conversations, with themselves and with others of diverse faiths and cultural backgrounds.
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Changing needs: what do we know and how do we respond?
22 September 2021
There is growing concern about a tsunami of need as the full effects of c-19 come to be realised. Understanding the latest national and local evidence on issues such as poverty, unemployment, debt and mental health within our communities is vital to inform our thinking about future responses.
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Zoom DANCEATHON!
25 September 2021
4 exiting hours of dancing Zumba, Bhangra & Clubbercise to raise money for WE:ARE (Women's Empowerment & Recovery Educators) charity in Birmingham.
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Jumping on the bandwagon?
05 October 2021
This seminar will explore how leaders use their positional power and influence to connect to an anti-racist vision for the future in their own organisations, including a frank discussion of some of the successes and obstacles.
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Age Activism: Campaigning training for people aged 60+
From 5 Oct 2021
Campaign Bootcamp is hosting a 6-10 week programme for an already formed group of folks aged 60+ to learn the skills and tools necessary to run a successful campaign on an issue of your choice.
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The Impact Incubator
09 October 2021
The Impact Incubator is a partnership between Equal Equity and the National Youth Agency as part of an ongoing commitment to capacity build Black /POC Lead organisations within the youth sector.
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Growing Social Care Research in the West Midlands
19 October 2021
An event for researchers, practitioners, people with lived experience, voluntary organisations, providers and commissioners of adult social care in the West Midlands, hosted by the West Midlands Social Care Research Partnership (NIHR RDS West Midlands, NIHR CRN West Midlands, NIHR ARC West Midlands, West Midlands ADASS, Birmingham Council for Voluntary Service).
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Anchor Network Action Learning Workshops
05 November 2021
Action learning workshops focused on how to work effectively with large public sector organisations for the benefit of your community.
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Managing People Delivering Work in an Asset-Based Way
12 November 2021
Three interactive Zoom workshops, for anyone managing front-line community development practitioners, delivering work in an asset-based way.
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Hosting an online event or training? Advertise them in the next e-bulletin here.
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Head of Children, Young People and Families
BVSC, Closing date: Monday 6 September 2021
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Community Support Officer
RNID, Closing date: Monday 6 September 2021
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Female Enhancement Worker
Anawim,
Closing date: Thursday 9 September 2021
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Housing Officer
St Anne’s Hostel, Closing date: Monday 13 September 2021
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Finance & Communications Co-ordinator
Karis Neighbour Scheme, Closing date: Friday 17 September 2021
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Funding Officer North Birmingham
The National Lottery Community Fund, Closing date: Sunday 19 September 2021
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