John Tizard Steps down as NAVCA Chair
It was announced this week that NAVCA Chair, John Tizard, has resigned his position.
John will continue to champion local social action and the role of local VCS infrastructure bodies in a variety of ways, whilst in future giving greater focus to his commentating, political and campaigning activities.
John has taken this decision to ensure that these activities do not conflict with nor detract from the work of NAVCA’s core role.
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News, views and opportunities
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Share your feedback on GrantAdvisor UK
GrantAdvisor UK is an online service that facilitates open dialogue between third sector organisations and grantmakers. The website collects authentic, real-time reviews and comments on grantseekers’ experiences working with funders, to encourage more productive philanthropy.
GrantAdvisor UK is currently in its pilot and they are seeking feedback and peer advice relating to the funders taking part, which include Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Joseph Roundtree Charitable Trust.
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Charity Tax Commission publishes report
In October 2017 NCVO established an independent Charity Tax Commission to undertake a full review of the impact of the tax system on charities. The commission was chaired by Sir Nicholas Montagu, a former chair of the Inland Revenue, who was joined by a board of six commissioners with extensive charity, economic and fiscal expertise. NCVO provided secretariat support for the commission.
The commission has this month published its
report which has found that tax reforms could boost charities and unlock a wave of giving
.
Read the press release which includes a short summary of the commission's recommendations and
read the full report here.
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Accelerate your education venture
The Young Academy’s
Accelerator supports cohorts of early-stage education ventures, helping them to develop more effective products and services and become more sustainable organisations that can scale up.
Since launching in 2014, it has supported over 70 ventures and backed 15 of the most promising ventures with over £1 million in seed capital.
Applications for its 2019 cohort are open until 28 July. This year, it is looking to support social ventures who are working within the education curriculum with a focus on employability – working with young people to access, thrive and progress in their careers – from the creative industries to STEM. This could be work within early year’s education, primary, secondary or post-16.
Find out more about the application process, criteria and the offer
here.
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Celebrate your local community centre
Community Centre Week takes place between 19-25 July and is the perfect opportunity to show your love for your community centres and to celebrate the importance of them in people’s lives. Organised by
Octopus Communities, this is the fifth year of the celebration and the theme for 2019 is food poverty. There’s lots going on around the country and you can catch the action on Twitter using the hashtag #loveyourcc. Find out more about Community Centre Week
here.
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Launch of The Catalyst
Last week saw the launch of
The Catalyst, a collaborative effort to put social purpose and ambition at the forefront of our new digital world.
The Catalyst sets out to revolutionise how we tackle social and environmental issues in the UK: reshaping organisations to be more responsive to the communities they serve; more resilient; and more collaborative in the creation and scaling of solutions.
It is a coalition of major foundations, digital design agencies, civil society bodies and the UK government, seeking to massively accelerate the use of digital in the UK's voluntary and charity sector.
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Tweet of the Week
We love this this loud and clear rallying call from Voluntary Action Leicestershire, for anyone wanting to start volunteering.
Who wouldn’t want to get involved?!
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This September and October,
Charity Bank
is partnering with NAVCA, NCVO and other sector leaders to deliver a series of regional half day seminars.
Complimentary tickets
available for trustees, directors, CEOs and managers of charities, social enterprises and community organisations.
- Hear the latest analysis on the state of the sector and on the issues that matter
- Gain practical insight and guidance to help your organisation thrive in a changing world
- Engage with leading social sector experts and hear inspiring stories of success
- Receive details on some of the latest funding and grants available for social sector organisations
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Health and Care Innovation Expo is the biggest NHS-led event of the year. Held every September at Manchester Central, it attracts around 5,000 people from the NHS, social care, local government, the third sector and the commercial sector. Expo 2019, on 4-5 September, is focused on bringing the
NHS Long Term Plan to life.
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Visit our
jobs page
for more details on current vacancies in the voluntary and community sector, or click on the links below:
Also here's a
quick guide
to selling yourself when applying for a job in the voluntary sector.
Advertise jobs and contracts here, on our website and through our Twitter page!
Just send details including a weblink to
webedit@navca.org.uk
. This service is free to members.
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Funding, contracts & awards
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The objects of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation are to promote culture, heritage and the arts for the public benefit. As well as providing Musical Theatre scholarships, the Trustees welcome applications to support projects in the areas of culture, heritage and the arts and will consider funding towards projects that make a real and ongoing difference to peoples lives. Deadline 31 July.
Ford are committed to supporting the communities they work and live in. That’s why they created the Ford Britain Trust in April 1975 to help fund the education and advancement of their neighbours. Deadline 31 July.
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom. Deadline 31 July.
The Radcliffe Trust continues the charitable bequest of Dr John Radcliffe to support Music and Heritage & Crafts. Deadline 31 July.
The Anchor Foundation supports Christian charities concerned with social inclusion particularly through ministries of healing and the arts. Deadline 31 July.
The GSK IMPACT Awards provide core funding, training and national recognition for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Up to 20 awards will be made ranging from £3,000 to £40,000. To be eligible organisations must be at least three years old, a registered charity, working in a health-related field in the UK, with income between £80,000 and £2.5 million. Deadline 23 September 2019.
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Neil King
, Director at
CERT Ltd
, shares his reflections from the Connect Fund Learning Community event in Sheffield, where 29 grantees and partners discussed all things enterprise development.
Cambridge CVS asked local volunteers to share their reasons for volunteering and how they think more people can be encouraged to start, and they’ve shared this useful insight in a blog.
Dr Carole Easton OBE
look at the implications of the In Plain Sight report for Chairs and trustees, in this guest blog for the Association of Chairs.
Charity Comms shares the key takeaways from its Small Charities Conference in this useful blog.
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The big population health conversation
This
free-to-attend virtual conference hosted by The Kings Fund, focuses beyond health and social care to areas where there is untapped potential for local and national action to support healthier lives. It will explore how a wide range of organisations – across local government, the voluntary sector, the private sector and local communities – have it within their power to improve people’s health.
Through a series of three hour-long online events, you will hear how local areas are making positive strides in improving the social determinants of health and wellbeing by joining up health and care, leisure, housing, transport, town planning, employment, welfare and education.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation to find out more about your role in driving forward population health and how to build relationships with other key partners across the system.
More information.
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