Publication of Cabinet Office Guidance
The Cabinet Office has now published the Community Resilience Development Framework and Coordination of Spontaneous Volunteers in Emergencies Guidance.
Community resilience aims to help people to help themselves in an emergency. Utilising voluntary resources, community networks and expertise can reduce the demand on emergency responder resources and enables more effective targeted help to be provided to the most vulnerable.
The Joint Committee on National Security Strategy on 23 March 2018 recommended further activity on community resilience and the National Security Capability Review 2018 identified the need to work across services, including with the voluntary sector and charities, to continue to develop a holistic approach to supporting victims of all major and serious incidents.
The publication of these two guidance documents will form an important part of achieving these objectives by enabling more consistently high quality local implementation of community resilience development.
You can download the two documents on the links below:
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News, views & opportunities
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Salford CVS does #ClimateStrike
The Salford CVS team were given time off to join the Climate Strike in Manchester where they took part in the ‘time is up’ alarm – a call for climate action. They joined the march across Manchester from St Peter’s Square to the site of a proposed new multi-storey car park on Great Ancoats Street.
Some members of the team were unable to attend the strike but everyone was invited to draw an earth with their own call to action on the office doors and windows so everyone could show their support for the strike. You can see what the team got up in
this Twitter moment.
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Support Staffordshire writes open letter to MPs on austerity
Support Staffordshire has led a group of local charities in writing an open letter to MPs asking them to recognise the serious impacts of ongoing austerity on local services across both the voluntary sector and local statutory providers.
The letter is penned by Garry Jones, Chief Executive of Support Staffordshire. In it, MPs are asked to raise the concerns with their Ministerial colleagues and to recognise that central government is out of touch with local communities. Garry said:
‘We have a lot of empathy for local councils and the NHS, who are faced with a series of bad options, forced upon them by central government austerity. Local services have been hit disproportionately by funding cuts and the recent announcement that no departments will receive further cuts next year is little consolation to services which have already been cut to the bone and face ever growing demand.’
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New resources for charity Chairs
The Association of Chairs have launched a new series of guides about working with trustees. They focus on what Chairs can do to nurture these important relationships. They are free to download for AoC members and via the Beacon Programme resource library. You can
find the guides here.
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The who, what, why and how of cyber security for charities
An exclusive new video from Charity Digital News introduces the charity sector lead at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Cub Llewellyn-Davies who explains everything charities need to know about cyber security. He gives a five minute overview of why charities are at risk from cyber attacks, what they need to be looking out for and where they can go for help.
You can watch the video here.
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Make your charity stand out with video
Video is a brilliant and effective way to bring your charity’s messages to life and to attract supporters. And the best bit is that you don’t need to be an expert or have a big budget to create something powerful that will get you noticed. This helpful guide gives you some top tips for making fundraising videos on a shoestring,
take a look.
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Join Good Things Foundation for a free event on Wednesday 20 November at Trinity Community Arts Centre in Bristol to find out more information about local membership and community services that can help you to strengthen your own organisation and to build resilience. You can drop in and chat to them, and any of the following partners any time between 11am and 2pm. Please book your place so that they know you are coming!
Some of the exhibitors attending include: Good Things Foundation, Online Centres Network, Locality, VOSCUR, Citizens Advice Bristol, Groundwork, St John's Ambulance, WECIL and North Somerset Training. If you are another organisation also interested in having a free space to talk to local people at this event, please contact Good Things Foundation at
hello@goodthingsfoundation.org
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Funding, contracts & awards
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The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust (NMCT), administered by The National Archives, provides financial assistance to help with the cost of conserving manuscripts that are historically or educationally valuable. Deadline 1 October.
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust is a tennis charity raising funds for people with disabilities who play tennis. It was formed in 1997 and named after the late Dan Maskell “The Voice of Wimbledon” who was passionate about rehabilitation through sport. Deadline 4 October.
Friends Provident Foundation want to back innovative ideas and practical projects that get to the roots of the problem, that can challenge the economic status quo and help shape a future economy that works for all. Deadline 7 October.
DM Thomas Foundation for Young People (DMTFYP) provides funding for organisations which work to improve the lives of children and young people across Europe. Their grants focus on providing equipment, training, and support to young people, and are administered through several different models. Deadline 08 October.
The Dream Fund gives organisations the chance to deliver the project they have always dreamed of, but never had the opportunity to bring to life. Deadline 15 October.
The
Social CEO awards recognise people using social platforms exceptionally well. They use them to drive change; to move the conversation on; to amplify the voice of their cause. The digital categories honour those working to create real change using digital – within their organisation and across the sector. Nominations close at midnight on Friday 27 September.
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Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive of National Voices, writes about National Voices' recent contribution to the new NHS England legislation proposals.
Sue Tibballs, Chief Executive of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation, reflects on the habit of collaboration and whether the real challenge is trusting each other. This blog is part of the organisation’s Social Change Project which investigates how social change happens.
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Webinar: Primary Care Networks: Introduction & How to Get Involved, Thursday 31 October, 11.00am – 12.00pm
The Public Participation and Voluntary Partnerships teams at NHS England / NHS Improvement, along with National Voices, are co-hosting a webinar for VCSE organisations, including Health and Wellbeing Alliance members and others, to introduce and explain Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and discuss how to get involved, including providing support under the ‘prospectus’. The webinar is taking place at 11am on Thursday 31 October and will last for one hour.
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