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Latest News - July 2010

30 JUL. Winning Contracts. This 2-day modular programme is aimed at organisations new to bidding for contracts in the public or private sector.

Module 1: 17/08/2010
Time: 10:00–4:30pm
Venue details: Located in London Bridge
Contact: events@sel.org.uk
Cost: Free

Module 2: 18/08/2010
Time: 9:00 – 4.30pm
Venue details: Located in London Bridge
Contact: events@sel.org.uk
Cost: Free

In order to qualify for this FREE training you need to work for or run a third sector organisation and meet the following criteria:

• You must be either incorporated as a business, or operating as a sole trader.
• You must not have received more than approx £450k in ‘state aid’ or grant funding in the last 3 years
• If you are a charity you must be engaged in economic activity with a trading arm

If you would like further information please call on 020 7022 1920.

27 JUL. Carers Centre offers FREE office desks, chairs, board room tables, TV sets and other office equipment for voluntary organisations. If interested, contact the centre or email Harbhajan Purewal by Friday 30th July!

Source: Flickr27 JUL. Department of Health Consultation. The Department of Health is now consulting on the White Paper proposal. This engagement process is intended to give you a voice in designing how HealthWatch will work. The consultation documents are available at www.dh.gov.uk/liberatingthenhs. We strongly encourage you, and the people you represent and work with, to submit your views on the proposals set out in the White Paper. To ensure that the Department considers your views, all responses should be sent, no later than 5th October 2010, to: White Paper Team, Room 601, Department of Health, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS, email NHSWhitePaper@dh.gsi.gov.uk.

Source: Flickr21 JUL. Consultation on Dental Services. The NHS Hammersmith & Fulham wishes to consult with patients, members of the public, Heath, Housing and Social Care staff and voluntary organisations within the NHS London North West Sector about the proposal to relocate the Out of Hours Urgent Care Dental Service currently based at Charing Cross Hospital. The consultation period will be one month from Monday 19th July 2010 to Friday 13th August 2010. You can respond to this consultation document by writing to Neil Bisby, Head of Dental Commissioning, NHS Hammersmith & Fulham, 1 Hammersmith Broadway, W6 9DL or by emailing HF_Dental_Redesign@NHS.net. All responses to the consultation received on or before 5:00pm on Friday 13th August 2010 will be taken in to account in the decision making process. The consultation responses will be reviewed by a Commissioning Panel by Monday 30th August 2010.

16 JUL. Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS, a blend of Conservative and Liberal Democrat ideas to ‘once again make the NHS the envy of the world’. This White Paper sets out the Government’s strategy for liberating the NHS in the current Parliamentary term and beyond. Much work needs to be undertaken over the next two to three years, both to manage the transition, as well as to flesh out the policy details.

Source: Flickr14 JUL. The Coalition & The Third Sector - a policy analysis. It is not all doom and gloom, and there are many opportunities appearing through the haze of new policy. Bates Wells & Braithwaite has published an exclusive briefing which assesses the impact of the Coalition's policy programme on the third sector. ‘Following the emergency budget, we now know the scale of the cuts to come. Charities are facing an uncertain future. But there are glimmers of hope’, says Lawrence Simanowitz.

14 JUL. 2010 British Grassroots Action Awards. Nominations from your area needed! This award seeks to recognise the achievements of local lead grassroots based organisations and social entrepreneurs, who have been in the forefront of championing social change, and improvement in the quality of lives by actions that have made everlasting impact at the community level. Nominations close on 4th September 2010 at 5pm. Visit the Grassroots Action Awards Website for more details.

8 JUL. Fast Track Small Grants. If you are a voluntary or community organisation working in Hammersmith & Fulham, and would like to apply for a small grant between £100 and £5,000, (in exceptional cases a small number of grants up to £10,000 may be awarded). You can download an application pack electronically by visiting www.lbhf.gov.uk/cit or you can request an application pack by contacting: Community Investment Team, 4th Floor, 77 Glenthorne Road, W6 0LJ. Closing date for all applications is 5.00pm, 16th August 2010. Funding will be available from October 2010.

8 JUL. Social Media Volunteering Opportunities.

Volunteers will learn:

• How easy it is to create good stories about projects using everyday technology like mobile phones, digital cameras and laptops.
• How to use free software such as Flickr, Posterous, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to create an attractive, low cost website.
• How to interview people

Activities:

• Social Media Workshop on Tuesday 20th July 11-5pm at Palingswick House, King Street.
• Social Media Surgery on Wednesday 21st July 11-2pm at Palingswick House.
• Going on two visits to projects based in H&F to interview people and record their stories.

You will get a valuable and fun experience that will build on your existing skills (if you can use a phone, take a picture or surf the web you already have the skills needed - and if you can't do these, our team can help you learn!). Want to know more? Contact Shani Lee at CaVSA Tel: 020 8748 6345

5 JUL. Third Sector Investment Fund Allocation. This report presents recommendations for the allocation of funds from October 2010 for the areas of: Infrastructure, Children, Families & Young People, Economic Wellbeing & Opportunity, Health & Wellbeing. Go to the LHBF website for more details.

Latest News - June 2010

28 JUN. Festival of Health and Wellbeing - 3rd July. This summer, the local NHS is holding the borough’s first festival of health and wellbeing in Hammersmith’s Lyric Square and Theatre on Saturday 3 July. Drop in anytime between 10am and 4pm to speak to local doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, and other NHS staff about the health services available in the borough. If you want to know more visit H&F NHS.

23 JUN. 2011 Third Sector Apprenticeship Programme. The current cohort of Apprentices are approximately half way through their scheme and so we look towards the future and the next apprentices that will learn their trade in the Third Sector in Hammersmith & Fulham.Go to the Workforce Development Page to find out more.

23 JUN. Childminding Made Easy. If you would like to have a rewarding career, be your own boss and run your business from home, then childminding could be an ideal career for you. Read the Childminding Training Programme Calendar.

Source: Flickr23 JUN. Scaling up for the Big Society. Can charities really offer sustainable and scalable solutions to tackling the toughest problems in our country? Read New Philanthropy Capital Perspectives
'If charities want to be the answer to helping build Big Society they need to get serious about demonstrating their impact. The best should be supported and scaled up. The less good might be earmarked for cuts. If ministers choose this path, meeting the twin goals of cutting the deficit and fixing social problems is a possibility.'
Martin Brookes, Chief Executive, New Philanthropy Capital

16 JUN. Commissioning Opportunity: Health Outreach Services. A new UK Government took office on 11 May. As a result the following information may be subject to change to reflect current Government policy. The local NHS will be commissioning Health Outreach Services between September and December 2010, including Expert Patient Programmes, Health Champions and Health Trainers. The NHS is looking to award one contract for each service, either one organisation that can meet all the service requirements, including meeting Quality Assurance standards and reaching excluded groups, or a partnership of organisations, with a lead body.

The next step for interested organisations is to take part in a series of training workshops:

• Wednesday 23rd June - Introduction to Commissioning, including looking at two case studies: Expert Patient Programme and Health Trainers
• Thursday 1st July - Introduction to Quality Assurance, including looking at the PQASSO framework
• Tuesday 6th July – Introduction to Partnership, including partnership agreements and terms of reference
• For details of these events please go to the events calendar

For more information, please contact Shani Lee.

16 JUN. HIV test by a finger prick. You can get the result of your HIV test within one hour. This service is delivered by Terrence Higgins Trust at the Lighthouse West London in conjunction with Chelsea and West Minister Hospital on Monday evenings between 5pm -8pm in a culturally appropriate manner with confidentiality guaranteed. If your organisation is interested in a sexual health and wellbeing session for your service users or clients or requires more information on the FASTEST service please contact Ramatu Muhammed on 02087121720.

16 JUN. Football Coach Jon Regler is facing the challenge of a lifetime as he gears up to do 8 walks in 8 cities in his attempt to raise £2,500 for The Homeless World Cup Foundation. “I am hoping that people can join us on the day in their City to support me and help me raise the much needed money. Plenty of players around the world will rely on us to get them there, so if we all did a bit we’d help a lot!!’’ says Jon. If you want to be part of this event visit http://www.justgiving.com/jon-regler.

7 JUN. Want to be a Panel Member? Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital Funds allow young people to bid for money to run their own projects or improve resources and equipment for other young people. Do you want to meet new people; help your community and make decisions; be trained as grant maker and decide what projects get funded; learn new skills?

Panel Members:

• Meet every Tuesday evening at 1 Hammersmith Broadway
• Are trained as grant makers and make decisions on who gets funding
• Have lots of opportunities to learn new skills and get accredited training
• Receive days out and rewards

Who can apply?

• Young people aged 13-19 years old
• Young adults 19-25 if you have special educational needs.

To find out more contact Brenda Whinnett at 020 3313 7145 or visit www.lbhf.gov.uk/youthlife.

7 JUN. CAF Training for Voluntary and Community Organisations. You are warmly invited to attend the training session on the Common Assessment Framework on the 24th June 2010, 09:30-12:30, at the Rivercourt Methodist Church. The training led by CaVSA will be delivered jointly with the Team Manager from Targeted Youth Support. This event is in response to consultation with the Children’s Third Sector Network membership and aims to clarify the use of CAF as an assessment tool. To book your place please contact Rachel O'Brien on 020 8748 6345 or go to the Events Calendar

1 JUN. TAHA: FREE Advisory Sessions for Your Groups/Organisation. Amongst many beneficial projects TAHA delivers, BME Self Directed Care is a new project taking place in Hammersmith & Fulham. BME Self Directed Care Project aims to increase awareness and take up a Direct Payments, Individualised Budgets & Self Managed Care Support amongst Black Minority & Ethnic people with substantial health needs or disabilities and their carers across London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow. The project seeks to improve engagement between NHS, commissioners, allied health professionals, third sector and BME communities, and also increases choices to access culturally appropriate services and culturally appropriate care planning, commissioning and brokerage services. For more detailed information please email Khaleda Khan or call on 020 8811 1501.

1 JUN. Exciting new National Youth Programme Live UnLtd is currently delivering a national 5 year programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund (5 million pounds). The programme will give people the opportunity to help themselves by helping others through their own entrepreneurial projects, by acting in a socially entrepreneurial way. The programme will fund and support young people's ideas with an average of £1500 support for each project.

Applicants must:

• 16 - 18 year old (as of July 2010 the age group will expand to 11-18 and 19-25)
• be living in England
• be applying as an individual or an informal group
• demonstrate their scheme will have a positive social impact on the community
• demonstrate commitment to engage at least 20 young people in their project

Month Deadline Date: 5pm 11th June, 9th July, 10th September, 8th October, 12th November.

If you need any further information about this scheme the contact is Rachel Cole , mobile: 07540 413 909.