Nottingham Community Network

Linking the voluntary sector and neighbourhood renewal

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Open meeting minutes

At our meeting on 14 July, we learnt about Self Directed Support and heard about the work of Self Help Nottingham. We also caught up on the work of each of One Nottingham's theme partnerships. Didn't make it? Catch up with the notes here.

Our next meeting will be our Annual Meeting. Get the 8 September, 11.00am to 4.00pm, in your diary now. We'll be focusing on neighbourhood management.

Community Network is recruiting!

Commissioning Officer (Children's Services)

This is a new role working with voluntary sector organisations and Nottingham's Strategic Partnership for Children,Young People and Families. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated person with a strong commitment to improving the lives of children. By helping groups to develop partnerships you will be improving the services provided to children and families. The role requires you to have excellent partnership working skills.

Closing date: Wednesday 30 July 2008, 1.00pm

The full job pack

City Council Three-Year Grants

Following consultation by the City Council, it is launching its three-year grant aid programme. Details of the funding priorities the Council is looking to fund and how to apply will be available on their website from 23 July. The deadline for applications is 26 September 2008.

The City Council will offer a range of support over the next two months, including workshops in the next two weeks to explain what funding is available and how to apply. Details are available on their website.

Your open forum

The Voluntary and Community Sector Open Forum is where voluntary and community groups and the City Council sit down together to talk business. So these meetings offer you the chance to discuss important issues with the Council and make your views heard. It also gives you the chance to meet and develop ideas with other voluntary and community groups. Get these two dates in your diary:

Tuesday 21 October, 10.00am to 12.30pm
Friends Meeting House, 25 Clarendon Street, NG1 5JD

Thursday 5 February 2009, 10.00am to 12.30pm
Council House, Old Market Square, NG1 2DT

Find out more

Tanc - getting community ideas off the ground

Tanc is a consultancy that supports community led regeneration. They can help you with project and business planning, fundraising and tendering, governance, community participation and development, print design for publicity... the list goes on! Find out more here.

Changing the way police work

Radical plans to cut red tape and give the police more time to get on with the job of reducing crime were included in a new Home Office consultation. There is a chance to feedback what you think of these plans. Read on...

Nottinghamshire Deaf Society

Have problems finding suitable (fully accessible) rooms for hire? Are you DDA compliant?
Want training to acquire communication skills for use with deaf or deafblind people? Then come to Nottinghamshire Deaf Society's open afternoon and company AGM on Wednesday 10 September. More details.

Mentoring programme for voluntary, community and private sector

Base 51 is looking for an organisation to develop a comprehensive mentoring programme, to be delivered from late September 2008, and completed by March 2009. Got what it takes? Here's the project brief and here's the joint commissioning strategy.

Get in training

Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service have just launched their new training brochure for 2008-09. Have a look here and get yourself in training!

Clearer, Fairer Funding for the Third Sector

The Department of Health's new Third Sector Investment Programme replaces the 'Section 64 General Scheme of Grants'. There will be two new funding schemes for 2009/10, which are now open for applications. Read this information carefully, as it's all about strategic partners and national impact.