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Getting Ready for the Comprehensive Area Assessment!
Go For It Grants
Faith in Action Grant
One Newham Many Voices
ChangeUp
East End and City Consortium wins over £1.3m for small community groups.
Local Area Agreement
Good Luck and Good Bye
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Office accommodation available to rent for new and small charities.
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Getting Ready for the Comprehensive Area Assessment!
The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is coming to Newham from next April. It replaces the Comprehensive Performance Assessment that all Councils were assessed by. The real difference is that this is not just an assessment of the Council but of all organizations delivering public services in Newham and will include the Voluntary Community and Faith sectors.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Go For It Grants
Due to the sucess of Go For It grants the Council have agreed to extend it for a further year.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Faith in Action Grant
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has set up the Young People’s Fund 2 Local Grants programme to put young people at the heart of local issues and services that affect their lives. It’s a chance for young people to lead on developing activities and services that they want in their local area. Up to £38 million is available across England.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
One Newham Many Voices
Since 2003 NVSC have held sector meetings - at the request of the sectors these have traditionally been held separately for each sector with a joint meeting happening once a year.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
ChangeUp
For the past 2 years, the Newham Capacity Builders have been meeting as part of a sub group of Newham ChangeUp. The group has been facilitated by the BMECC forum and the purpose of the group is to bring together all organisations in Newham who deliver Capacity Building.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
East End and City Consortium wins over £1.3m for small community groups.
We are delighted to announce that Newham Voluntary Sector Consortium will be administering grassroots grants, from September 2008 to March 2011. NVSC has been awarded £486,536.74 to make grants from between £250 to £5,000, to voluntary and community groups with annual incomes below £20,000.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Local Area Agreement
The delivery document was signed off in Newham by the Newham Partnership Board in July - the full report is available at: http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/PartnershipsAndOutsideBodiesInNewham/AboutUs/TheLocalAreaAgreement.htm.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Good Luck and Good Bye
After many years as Director of NCY Trust, Mike Roberts is retiring. Mike has been a key player in Newham. I first met him when he was Chair of the Children Fund. It was a memorable meeting for all the wrong reasons!
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Newham Directory
The updated Newham Directory is still avaliable to all members!
The Newham Directory is a comprehensive guide to voluntary and
community organisations in Newham. It was launched in Febuary 2005, and
it has been, and still is the main resource of information which people use to find out about groups in Newham.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Office accommodation available to rent for new and small charities.
The following office space is available: First Floor – 2 offices.
(1) Accommodates at least 8 workers.
Furniture provided together with internet access, and shared use of the large
conference room on the ground floor.
Rent - £7,500k per annum. Negotiable. Payable quarterly in advance.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Grassroots Outreach Sessions
NVCS are going to be at a community centre near you, offering advice and support with your Grassroots Grant application.
Please call to book an appointment.
If you can’t make any of the sessions, you can still get support by calling the office, ask for either Ali or Sarah and they will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
0208 519 9500
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Faith Action Network
FaithAction a national network of faith-based and community organisation delivering public services and represents faith-based and community organisations that are engaged or seeking to become engaged in the delivery of public services and supports the increase of public service delivery by such organisations.
Posted by webmaster on September 17, 2008
Council tries to take over voluntary sector!
Newham Council have decided that the way to deal with the voluntary sector is to take it over!
What began as consultation proposals in January of this year, on how the Council should fund organisations which support the Third Sector (i.e. Voluntary, Community and Faith Sectors) have now become a naked attempt to exert Town Hall control over what the sector says and does.
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Funding News
Health & Belief
This new pilot grants programme is funded jointly by Church Urban Fund and London Catalyst, supporting faith-based community projects tackling poverty related health inequalities in London.
If your social action group or small voluntary organisation is based in London and has an annual income of less than £150,000, then you could apply for a grant for up to £10,000. Download the flyer below for more information (please note that you will need to download Adobe Reader to read this document). Download Health and Belief flyer at www.tinyurl.com/68xkf7 (PDF 40 KB).
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Will the 2012 Olympics be “Fools Gold”?
Previous Olympic Games have brought no real benefits to local communities and there is every likelihood that London 2012 will go the same way - that's the worrying premise of a recent report from the New Economics Foundation and Community Links.
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Goodbye & Good Luck
After 6 years as NVSC's "main man", Saifur Valli is leaving us to take up a new challenge as Administrator for a National organisation. We are delighted that Saifur will be continuing to use his skills for the benefit of the Voluntary Sector.
Saifur has been responsible for keeping you all up to date with information, the person who has answered hundreds of queries, has kept the database up to date, helped groups with their IT queries, accommodated your photocopying needs - the list is endless. He is the person who most people will have spoken to on the phone, but probably never met!
The staff and Board of Trustees of NVSC would like to thank Saifur for his huge contribution to the development and success of NVSC and wish him all the best in his new job
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Sector Meetings
Three important sector meetings are taking place next month. These meetigns will have important issues to discuss - including whether the sectors should continue to be represented by independent organisations like NVSC , who are accountable to the sectors, or whether we should allow the Council to take control of who speaks for our sectors and also handpick sector "representatives" who will do what the Council says.
The details of the meetings are:
Voluntary sector: 17th July, 10am - 12noon
Faith sector: 23rd July, 2pm - 4pm
Community sector: 29th July, 4pm - 6pm
All meetings will be held at Bryant Street Methodist Centre, Bryant Street,
Stratford, E15 4RU
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
And the winner is…IROKO Theatre Company.
NVSC would like to thank all those that participated in evaluating our services and to help us plan for future services.
On Wednesday 28th May 2008, Alex Oma-Pius of IROKO Theatre Company was the lucky winner of a state of the art CD/Radio portable Hi-Fi. The prize draw involved all the organisations who completed our evaluation form.
Alex said - "On behalf of the Management Committee of IROKO, I would like to say thank you so much for the presentation of the CD player to IROKO. The dinky handset will be very useful for the company. IROKO will be working a lot in Newham during the next few months, holding workshops and Family Fun Days and I have no doubt that the CD player will come in useful then".
Sarah said “I am delighted that IROKO will be able to make good use of the radio and CD player - they are one of the many community organisations that we have had a long relationship with and have seen the organisation grow and develop.”
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Newham Refugees & Migrants Forum
The Newham Refugees and Migrants Forum will be organising this year's refugee week festival on saturday 21st june at Little Ilford School, Church Road, Manor Park E12 from 10am to 6pm. The theme for this years festival is 'different pasts, shared future'.
This year's festival is organised jointly with the Albanian Summer Day. There will be lot's of fun activities for children and young people, cultural performances, workshops, community stalls etc. This is an opportunity to meet refugees, celebrate their contributions to society and learn more about their issues.
This year's festival is organised on a small scale due to funding constraints. The organisers will value any support to make the event more successful.
This is a free community event.
For more information about the festival, please contact sarjoh aziz kamara on 020 8552 2050 / 07949262682 or email: newremiforum@yahoo.co.uk
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Rosetta Art Centre ……a new era
Formally known as Rosetta Studio Workshops, it was first established by ex University Lecturer, Yvonne Humble, in 1993 and based in a single classroom at Rosetta Primary School, Canning Town. In 1995, the studio moved to its present location at Hamilton Road Centre, Hamilton Road, Stratford, E15.
Yvonne Humble has now moved on to pursue other interests and Rosetta is now Headed by Sanaz Amidi, Trisha McCauley, Systems Administrator and Steve Marriott
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Tajweed Taster Course with Qari Hasan Bukhari
How well do you recite the Qur’an? Did you know that it is obligatory to recite the Qur’an correctly?
This 2 day course is designed to give students a taster in Qira'ah and Tajweed.
The course is designed to develop the taste for reciting the Qur'an correctly and melodiously like Qaris do so well.
If you are interested in improving your recitation and would like to gain the spiritual benefits of reciting the Qur'an beautifully and inspiring others with beautiful recitation, this course is for you. The course will also act as an excellent primer for a sustained study of Tajweed on one of EC’s regular Tajweed courses.
Learn and train with the renowned Qari, Sheikh Syed Hasan Bukhari, (student of Sheikh Hudaifi, Imam of masjid-nabawi Madinah)
Teacher: Qari Syed Hassan Bokhari
Dates: 21st and 22nd June 10am-5pm (Weekend intensive)
Fees: £50
Discounts: £40 for students and unemployed
£10 off if you register and pay by 16th June
To register or to find out more about what’s on this summer at Ebrahim College, call 020 7377 6677, email courses@ebrahimcollege.org.uk or visit our website at www.ebrahimcollege.org.uk
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
East Ham Health & Fitness Event
East Ham Community Forum are holding a healthy living event at The Flanders Community Centre on Saturday 5th July 2008 from 11am to 2pm. There will be fun sports activities, healthy cooking demonstration and an information and advice zone where people can find out about health services, nutrition tips and ways in which to get fit locally.
If you would like more information about the event, or would like to discuss the possibility of having a stall, please email: sabeena.subba@newham.gov.uk
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Office accommodation available to rent for new and small charities.
The following office space is available at Race Equality in Newham:
First Floor – 2 offices.
(1) Accommodates at least 8 workers.
Furniture provided together with internet access, and shared use of the large conference room on the ground floor.
Rent - £7,500k per annum. Negotiable. Payable quarterly in advance.
(2) Accommodates at least 4 workers.
Furniture provided together with internet access, and shared use of the large conference room on the ground floor.
Rent - £5,500k per annum. Negotiable. Payable quarterly in advance.
For further details including viewing please call Valerie Brown or Marie Casey on: 020 7473 5349 email info@rein.uk.com
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008
Would you like to gain experience working as a Freelance designer
Eastside Community Heritage is a community history/oral history organisation working across East and South East London recording, documenting and preserving people's history.
Over the past fifteen years Eastside has worked with over 10000 individuals, 600 organisations, produced 80 exhibitions, published 16 books and undertaken a total of 45 community based projects. Much of the organisation's work relies on intergenerational and intercultural practice.
The organisation is looking to recruit a pool of freelance designers to work on a variety of design and multimedia projects. You must have experience and knowledge of some of the following: Photoshop, Deamweaver, Final cut pro, Soundforge, QuarkxPress.
Please send your CV and covering letter to Judith Garfield, Eastside Community Heritage, Unit 8, 44 Gillender Street, London E14 6RP or email: office@ech.org.uk
Posted by webmaster on June 13, 2008