BVSC's Weekly e-bulletin
Friday 22 October 2021
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Have your say and help shape future services and support!
* Deadline extended to 15 Nov *
The State of the Sector Survey provides BVSC Research with the most comprehensive data set about the health of Birmingham’s community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) Sector. The information you provide gives us insight into current trends as well as information we need to advocate on behalf of the whole Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector in Birmingham.
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UN COP26 - Make a difference on environment or energy in Birmingham
As we approach COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, we’re excited to share some opportunities for your organisation to make a difference on environment and energy across Birmingham City.
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Flu Campaign 2021/2022
Whilst the Covid Vaccination programme continues to be rolled out, along with the Covid Booster vaccine from September 2021 onwards, we will provide information and guidance on the Flu Vaccination programme taking place across Birmingham and Solihull.
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Could you, or someone you know, open your home to a homeless person?
Standing Tall is a Birmingham not-for-profit matching individuals experiencing homelessness into stable jobs. Alongside this we enable these individuals to have a safe home through our ‘Amici’ hosting service for 6 months.
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Sport 4 Life launches Maths Functional Skills Qualifications
Sport 4 Life has launched Maths Functional Skills Qualifications for anyone aged 16-29 years and not in employment, education or training.
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Bridging the healthcare access gap for people with disabilities
A new initiative to encourage more voluntary groups, charities and volunteers to take up sign language as an extra language and skill, is now available locally. The Signs4Life scheme is to help people to communicate and engage with vulnerable service users, members of the public, and colleagues, who may be hard of hearing.
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Latest Updates and Guidance
View our C-19 vaccination webpages with latest updates and guidance around the vaccination programme. This includes ‘Information and Resources’ around vaccinations for pregnancy, 12-15 year olds, 16-17 year olds, and staff boosters.
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Surveys and Consultations
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Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy Consultation: Creating a Bolder, Healthier City
The Birmingham Health and Wellbeing Board would like your views on its draft strategy; Creating a Bolder, Healthier City.
Closes: 10 December 2021
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Resilience Fund
The Berkeley Foundation has launched a new Resilience Fund to help strengthen the voluntary sector various areas across the country including Warwickshire and the City of Birmingham. Grants are available to registered charities and CICs over two years, along with a learning and evaluation programme. Around ten grants will be awarded each year. The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 31st October 2021.
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Receive extra donations just from a few clicks!
Fundraising platform easyfundraising is offering Birmingham voluntary sector organisations the chance to receive extra donations simply by setting up a fundraising page. easyfundraising enables your organisation to benefit from more donations when your staff, volunteers and other supporters do their Christmas shopping online this year with over six thousand retailers.
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YEF Neighbourhood Fund Programme
The programme will test different models and approaches to community engagement to better understand how, where and why it supports improved outcomes for children at risk of becoming involved in violence. Birmingham is one of five pilot areas.
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Women’s Sector Resilience Fund Phase 2
The Women’s Sector Resilience Fund Phase 2 is a fund that has been set up to support local networks of organisations working with and for women to make changes to systems that cause women’s poverty in their area.
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National Express Foundation (West Midlands)
Applications are invited from charities and community groups for a share of a new pot of funding which is being made available to help young people (aged 15 – 24) in the West Midlands. Grants are being made available through the National Express Foundation to help young people gain the qualifications they need, to build the skills that will help them get jobs, and to help them develop constructive social networks outside of education or work. The deadline is 29th October 2021.
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Community Fund - Arnold Clark
The Arnold Clark Community Fund will accept applications from organisations working to support food banks, toy banks, poverty relief, and housing and accommodation. Only one application will be accepted per organisation and applicants will be randomly selected at the end of each month to receive funding. The final deadline for applications is the 31st December 2021.
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A team of students from King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls won this year's Birmingham Civic Society’s Next Generation Awards. The winning project ‘Clothe the Country’ plans to raise awareness about clothing poverty in the city and to encourage people to donate clothes to those in real need.
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Volunteering Opportunities
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Clerical Help
Shard End Communities are seeking a local volunteer with secretarial abilities to take notes and produce Minutes of our meetings [monthly] and other related support paperwork.
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Bid Writer
Shard End Communities are seeking a local volunteer with Bid Writing abilities for writing and submitting funding application to national and local charities, local authorities, and businesses with funds available to support local and community groups.
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Volunteer at Tabor House, Birmingham's Accommodation Project for the Homeless
Tabor House is recruiting volunteers for the festive season of 2021. Can you offer some time over the festive season - Sunday 19th December through to and including Sunday 2nd January 2022?
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Crisis at Christmas Volunteers Needed
Crisis at Christmas supports people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness throughout December. We offer a range of health and wellbeing appointments and activities, gifts and essential items as well as a Christmas day celebration.
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Volunteer Treasurer Opportunity
Headway Birmingham & Solihull are looking for a qualified Accountant (ideally chartered by background) with some understanding of the role of Trustees and charities who has experience of charity finance and accounts.
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The Conies - keeping children and young people safe
The Conies are looking for volunteers to help with social media and being available to support safety campaigns.
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Trustees needed for refugee organisation
Birmingham Community Hosting Network are looking for individuals to join our friendly team of trustees and make a real difference to refugees and migrants in the West Midlands.
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Barnardo's Volunteer
Barnardo's are looking for volunteers, with a passion for making a difference in children’s lives, a fun and approachable attitude and an ability to engage young people in worthwhile and enjoyable activities.
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Community Volunteer, Mary's Meals
Help us pro-actively raise awareness of the work of Mary’s Meals in your local area as a Community Volunteer
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Sight Awareness Champion Volunteer at Focus Birmingham
Could you help us reach as many people living with sight loss across the whole of Birmingham? Our Champions are residents of Birmingham who want to make a real difference in their communities, by engaging, informing and inspiring others Helps us to fulfil our goal of making every day better for people with sight loss.
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Crisis at Christmas Donations Needed
Crisis Skylight Birmingham is looking for donations of food, toiletries and gifts to include in our gift bags for people experiencing homelessness this Christmas.
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BVSC Research and Evaluation Services
Are you submitting a bid and need an evaluation partner to be on board from the beginning and throughout your project? Are you coming to an end of a project, and need to evidence the outcomes of your services?
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Latest Prevention Newsletter - Focus on Yardley
The latest Prevention Newsletter produced by Adult Social Care and BVSC is ready to view.
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Employment & Skills Weekly Webinar: The Green Economy
27 October 2021
This session will focus on employment and training opportunities in the Green Economy. The session will be timely, as it will be delivered 3 days before the start of COP 26, the United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference, hosted in Glasgow.
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Successful organisations are built on strong brands
27 October 2021
Strengthen your brand with ‘What’s your purpose?’ the revolutionary brand development toolkit.
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Black Charity Leaders - Event Launch
28 October 2021
Black Charity Leaders is a first-of-its-kind initiative that seeks to advance race equality in the charity sector. Our mission is to support charities that are keen to bridge the value gap for their early-mid career colleagues of colour. Join us on Thursday 28th October at 15:00 for our official launch!
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Launch of a new Environment and Energy Network for Birmingham
02 November 2021
Join us for this inaugural meeting of a new Environment and Energy Network for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprises (VSFSE) in Birmingham. Come along and engage with other organisations to share knowledge and information and collaborate on projects and activities.
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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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Charity Meetup Birmingham - Nurturing Relationships with Corporate Sponsors
09 November 2021
Monthly, online facilitated networking events. Designed for anyone working in or with the 3rd sector, from Birmingham and beyond!
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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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Levelling up: what role for the voluntary and community sector?
15 December 2021
There has been much talk politically of ‘levelling up’, although some doubt about what it means, and arguably relatively little action or evidence of it in practice. This session will help participants to explore the role envisaged for the voluntary and community sector within the levelling up policy agenda, and how that compares to what sector organisations think and do locally.
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Christmas toy appeal
20 December 2021
Erin Go Bragh GAA Club are planning to have a Christmas toy appeal to be distributed to children. Food and Christmas carols will be the order of the day as well as a pop-up grotto.
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Hosting an online event or training? Advertise them in the next e-bulletin here.
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Office Manager/Admin/Finance
Advocacy Matters,
Closing date: Monday 25 October 2021
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Community and Volunteer Support Worker
Café Oasis, Closing date: Friday 29 October 2021
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IT and Admin Officer
Chinese Community Centre - Birmingham,
Closing date: Sunday 31 October 2021
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Community Engagement & Conservation Officer
Community Environmental Trust,
Closing date: Sunday 31 October 2021
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Chief Executive Officer
CASBA, Closing date: Monday 1 November 2021
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Green Connector & Street Connector Trainee
Open Door Community Foundation,
Closing date: Sunday 21 November 2021
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Youth Training Co-ordinator
The Pump,
Closing Date: Monday 1 November 2021
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Business Manager
St Anne's Hostel,
Closing date: Sunday 31 October 2021
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ESOL and Learning Coordinator
Father Hudson’s Care, Closing date: Wednesday 3 November 2021
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Inclusion Worker
Inclusive Sports Academy,
Closing date: Till position is filled
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Centre Manager
Smart Works Birmingham,
Closing date: Till position is filled
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