Other Voluntary Sector Events Calendar
Events on this page are in date order and all details are correct, to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting. Please contact the individual organisations running the events prior to attending to ensure that they are still running and that the dates, times and venues have not been subject to late alterations.
January 2008 May 2008 September 2008
February 2008 June 2008 October 2008
March 2008 July 2008 November 2008
April 2008 August 2008 December 2008
October 2008 Title Location
Mon 6 Annual Trustee Conference London
9:30 - 5:00
Governance that works: Leadership that Inspires. This conference looks at a variety of approaches to improving board effectiveness. It will provide delegates with a broad overview of the key issues affecting boards, and look at fresh strategies and insights on governance, as well as updating delegates on recent developments and trends. Ful information on speakers and workshops see NCVO website.
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Tues 7 Charity Law Seminar Bath
2:30 - 4:30
This Seminar aims to give a summary of all the essential information that those managing property transactions for charities need to know to understand their duties and responsibilities in relation to property transactions. The discussion will be led by lawyers from Stone King Sewell and surveyors from Stanley Hicks. The Seminar will be held at 13 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HJ with Registration at 2.15pm. Cost £25 per attendee. More information and Registration on the Stone King Sewell website.
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Wed 8 Harassment or Prejudice Event (HOPE) Dunster
Harassment or Prejudice Event (HOPE) - Tithe Barn Community Hall, Dunster. Event is for anyone who has experienced or is worried about being harassed or facing prejudice because off their race, faith, sexual orientation or disability. Find out more about what happens after such an incident is reported or share your experiences to help create better support services to others. Speakers include police, local authority, Crown Prosecution Service, Somerset Racial Equality Council and Witness Support Service, as well as someone with personal experience of this sort of incident. Information about support services and crime prevention advice will be available. There will be chance to ask questions of all the organisations involved in tackling the problem. Refreshments will be served. To book a place for the event or for further information please call 0 1935 402122 or you can write to PO Box 4056, Yeovil, BA20 9BD. Alternatively just turn up on the day.
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Thurs 9 World Mental Health Day Bath
10:00 - 4:00
This years ‘World Mental Health Day’ will explore the theme of Advocacy within mental health. Information and advice will be available throughout the day and exhibitions will feature artwork made by local support art groups. All welcome at the Brunswick Room, Guildhall, Bath . See Flyer.
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Thurs 9 Futurebuilders Regional Roadshow Bristol
10:00 - 1:00
Free information event for all CVSs, infrastructure
bodies and local authority workers who offer funding advice to third
sector organisations. Groups who are planning to apply are also welcome
to attend. Find out about the new funds that are available and the
changes that have been made to the application process. There will be
presentations, investee stories, tips on making a successful bid and the
chance to discuss proposals with a member of the team.
For more information about the event, please contact Marianne or Sharon
on 0191 2692873. To reserve your place, send your completed
booking form to
emma.kassube@futurebuilders-england.org.uk
. N.B places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first
served basis.
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Thurs 9 National Mountain Bike Conference London
9:30 - 6:00
The CTC & IMBA-UK joint conference will take a look at the current state of mountain biking across the UK and beyond. The conference aims to help everyone involved in mountain biking to learn from successful trails and to get ready for the challenges ahead. Details.
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Mon 13 Better Bath Forum Bath
6:00pm
At St Michael's Church, Broad Steet, Bath, BA1 5LJ. This meeting will discuss 'Transforming the public spaces in Bath - the Council's Public Realm & Movement Strategy'. Rhodri Samuel from the B&NES Major Projects Team will outline the main elements of the Public Realm & Movement Strategy. Colin Skellett, Chairman of Wessex Water and of the B&NES Initiative, will chair the discussion and summarise the key points emerging. All are welcome. More details on www.betterbath.org.uk or ring 01225 427497.
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Tues 14 Racial Equality in Early Childcare and Education Bath
6:15pm
Talk by Jane Lane author of “Young Children and Racial Justice” at Snapdragons Nursery (Weston). Hosted by STAR - a Spanish buffet will be provided by local restaurant La Tasca. STAR will also be holding a brief AGM. All welcome. See Event Flyer
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Tues 14 Shaw Trust Information Event Bath
1:00 - 4:00
Shaw Trust is a national charity that provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged due to disability, ill health or other social circumstances. They also provide a range of services that support disabled people to live more independent lives. Meet the B&NES team and find out more. More details.
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Wed 15 Faith Matters Too London
10:00 - 4:00
Free conference bringing together the faith based
voluntary and community sector working with offenders. This event will
give the faith based VCS an opportunity celebrate its successes, raise
current issues and highlight concerns for the future. The day will
create a forum for Faith based VCS organisations, Criminal Justice
Practitioners, and policy makers to think of solutions to these issues
and concerns. The flyer and booking form are available on the CLINKS
website at:
www.clinks.org/events.aspx
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Thurs 16 Welfare to Work London
6:00 - 8:30pm
Part of Acevo Lecture Series to be held at Schroders
Plc – 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA. Speaker: Rt Hon James Purnell
MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The Government has set an
employment target of 80% but evidence suggests that welfare-to-work
programmes are increasingly faced with ‘hard to reach’ groups that they
have so far been less successful in supporting. How do we make those
programmes work better? What is the role of the third sector. Members
£20 Non Members £30. For more information or to book your place, please
visit the
Acevo website.
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Thurs 16 Acevo Global Learning Seminar London
10:00 - 4:45
Lessons from Abroad – the Sector’s Role in Transforming Public Services. The focus is on how UK third sector leaders can learn from peers in other countries and apply international practices to their own organisations The conference will highlight international approaches to public service delivery and present the challenges that face third sector leaders worldwide. £50 reduction for bookings before 26 June 2008. More information and booking through the Acevo website. or email: events@acevo.org.uk
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Thurs 16 Carers Together Forum Bath
10:00 - 2:30
Open to all who are involved in care. Attending will be be representatives from B&NES, Princess Royal Trust for Carers, The Care Network (who will have their AGM at 12.30 during the event), Young Carers and Carers Make Positive Life Changes. There will also be free light lunch & prize draw. The Sulis Club, Claverton Down Road, Bath. To attend please contact Care Network 01761 431388 by 6th October
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Thurs16 - Tues 28 Black History Month at University of Bath Bath
Three events to celebrate Black History month to which all are welcome. Event details on the flyer here. Please contact Marlene Bertrand on equalsdiv@bath.ac.uk or 38 3098 for further details about the events/venues and to book a place.
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Fri 17 Shaw Trust Information Event Radstock
11:00 - 2:00
Shaw Trust is a national charity that provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged due to disability, ill health or other social circumstances. They also provide a range of services that support disabled people to live more independent lives. Meet the B&NES team and find out more. More details.
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Sat 18 Climb Annual Conference West Midlands
Mitochondrial and Peroxisomal Disorders at the
Copthorne Hotel, Dudley, West Midlands. Speaker: Professor John
Frampton. Creche places available. Please phone 0800 652 3181 or email
info.svcs@climb.org.uk.
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Tues 21 Extending Inclusion London
National Children’s Bureau conference launching the report from the project undertaken by The Council for Disabled Children and commissioned by Sure Start and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The report outlines effective practice in including disabled children and young people in extended schools and children’s centres and is relevant for all staff involved in the strategic and operational planning, development and delivery of these services. For more information, conferences@ncb.org.uk, Tel: 020 7843 6042/6441, www.ncb.org.uk/conferences
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Wed 22 Collaborative Working Conference London
10:00 - 4:00
Achieving together: The practice and potential of collaborative working. Increasingly, organisations are exploring joint working to improve efficiency and effectiveness; to engage with public services; and to look strategically at user need. Full conference details on the NCVO website.
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Wed 29 Community Regeneration London
6:00 - 8:30pm
Part of the Acevo Lecture Series to be held at the
Bank of America - 5 Canada Square, London E14 5AQ. Speaker: Rt Hon
Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Long-term economic, social and environmental decline have affected our
communities. The potential for poverty, unemployment, crime and
anti-social behaviour, inter-ethnic tension and other problems has
increased. How do we reverse this decline and what role can the third
sector play in revitalising our communities? Members £20 Non Members
£30. For more information or to book your place, please visit the
Acevo website.
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Thurs 30 The Young People and Knife Crime Summit London
10:00am – 4:10pm
Tackling Street Weapon Culture Through Partnership
The Youth Crime Action Plan 2008 was
published in July and aims to send out a strong and clear message to
young people that violent crime in all its forms will no longer be
tolerated. This major one-day national conference, hosted by the Centre
for Parliamentary Studies, will provide an opportunity for local
practitioners to assess the key objectives of the action plan in
relation to tackling knife possession and reducing knife-related
violence amongst young people. For full details see the
Public
Policy Exchange website. Venue: One
Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London.
November 2008 Title Location
Thurs 6 National Framework for Children and Exeter
Young People's Continuing Care Consultation
Half day workshop including: an overview of the National Framework, evaluation of the 12 pilot sites across England and the national consultation process by the DH Project Team; The experience of the pilot sites; Table top discussions to test out elements of the framework; Discussion/open questions; Agreement to the consultation process across the region; How will we consult with families? This workshop is aimed at NHS organisations (commissioners and providers), Local Authorities Children & Young People's Services (social care and education), Voluntary Sector, Independent Sector, Adult Continuing Care Leads. For a booking form please contact Jane Rawlinson on 01278 432002 or email jane.rawlinson@csip.org.uk
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Fri 7 Travel Safe Forum Bath
2:30 - 4:00
To be held at The Council Chambers, The Guildhall, Bath. This will be the second Forum following the launch of Travel Safe last year. Travel safe is a group concerned with the safety of students travelling abroad, whether to or from a foreign country. Further details can be obtained from: Tara Savage, B&NES Child-Safe Partnership Group Administrator, 01225 842473, tara.savage@avonandsomerset.police.uk and/or www.child-safe.org.uk
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Fri 7 NCVO/GMCVO Autumn Conference 2008. Manchester
An independent and thriving voluntary and community Sector. NCVO and Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) national Autumn Conference. One of the important issues addressed at the conference will be how we can and should take ownership of our independence. Speakers will include a wide range of sector experts. Workshops will explore both regional and national topics including governance, collaboration, campaigning and rural issues. Full details and programme of speakers and workshops on the NCVO website.
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Mon 10 - Sun 16 Road Safety Week Various
Get involved in raising awareness and hold a road safety initiative locally that is linked to a national event, helping you gain local interest and media coverage. Resources are available to help promote your event. If you are an educator (of any age group) you can order a FREE ROAD SAFETY WEEK POSTER PACK and access the online free teaching guide. Visit the Road Safety Week website.
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Tues 11 Civic Engagement London
6:00 - 8:30
Part of the Acevo Lecture Series to be held at
Herbert Smith LLP - Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2HS.
Speaker: Trevor Phillips OBE, Chair - Equality and Human Rights
Commission. Political party membership has been halved over the last few
decades; a third of the electorate tends not to engage in a national
vote, twice this when the vote is local Our democracy, the
legitimacy of government-driven reforms and the cohesion of our
culturally-diverse communities – all rely on reversing the trend in
civic disengagement. How do we go about that challenge? And what role
does the third sector have to play in addressing it? Members £20 Non
Members £30. For more information or to book your place, please visit
the
Acevo website.
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Wed 12 Acevo Pay Survey Report Launch London
6:00 - 8:00pm
With over 900 third sector leaders participating in this year’s survey, the findings provide a comprehensive insight into the pay and benefits of chief executives and senior management teams working within the third sector. Attendees will receive a free copy of the report worth £45. Details on Acevo website.
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Mon17 - Tues 18 Chain Reaction London
The first Chain Reaction event will take place on London's South Bank. Chain Reaction is for social leaders — people who, regardless of where they work or live or how old they are, see a social problem and do something about it. Their actions then inspire others, and the chain grows. Chain Reaction will bring together world leaders with children, business leaders with micro social enterprises, those with power and those whose only power is their own actions. The aim is to have 500 people from different places (government, business and the community) from around the world and eople of all ages. People can also take part virtually. Impressive line up of speakers - see who is already on board and find out how to participate on the Chain Reaction website
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Thurs 20 Westminster Briefing Third Sector Conference London
10:00 - 4:30
Title: A Thriving and Independent Third
Sector: New Opportunities and New Challenges" This Westminster
Briefing Conference will give delegates the opportunity to be informed
on the Government’s vision for the future of the Third Sector. Charities
will be considered in the context of their multiple identities as
campaigners for change, deliverers of public services and champions of
communities. Participants will also discuss how the profile of the Third
Sector’s work can be enhanced and promoted and how we can work towards
regulatory conditions where charitable organisations can fulfill their
full potential and social missions with complete public trust and
confidence.
Agenda and
Booking
Form.
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Tues 25 - Wed 26
Independent and indispensible:
Bournemouth
4pm Tues - 4pm Wed
The future for South West social purpose
organisations. Strength and independence
are essential if we are to fulfil our potential as equal partners in the
development and delivery of policy and as leaders in meeting the needs
of the region. This residential event will celebrate and support the
independence, confidence, assertiveness and voice of South West
voluntary and community organisations. Speakers:
Debra Allcock-Tyler, Chief Executive, Directory of Social Change
Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister for the South West
Greg Clark MP, Shadow Minister for Charities, Voluntary Bodies and
Social Enterprise
Peter Wanless, Chief Executive, Big Lottery Fund, and
Mark Sharman, Chief Executive, Help and Care
Download full details of prices and ticket options
here
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Fri 28 Acevo Conference London
10:00 - 4:15
Still semi-detached? Transforming the CEO's and board members’ contribution to strategic planning. Third sector organisations have an increased role in delivering social change and board members and CEOs need to constantly improve skills in developing and reviewing strategy. This conference will explore new thinking on how to fully engage third sector boards in strategic planning and tackle performance issues. Further information and booking on the Acevo website
There will be a pre-conference dinner on Thurs 27 November.
December 2008 Title Location
Mon 1 Social Enterprise Trade Fair Bristol
Includes RISE AGM . Space is very limited,
so book early to exhibit or attend. There is no charge but cancelation
will incur a charge to cover catering and venue costs. Contact:
http://www.cooperatives-uk.coop/live/cme2372.htm
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Friday 5 Leadership and Governance Bristol
10:30 - 2:00
Over the last decade there has been a growing recognition of the importance of governing bodies and trustees in ensuring that charities perform well and maintain appropriate standards. This seminar will look at leadership and governance issues; how to build good relationships with your trustees and good practice issues that are common to charities. Register at www.acevo.org.uk/bristolseminar4
January 2009 Title Location
Tues 20 E-SAFETY Stakeholder’s Forum Keynsham
9:30 - 4:00
Bath and North East Somerset Local Safeguarding Children’s Board E-SAFETY Stakeholder’s Forum
at FRYS CONFERENCE CENTRE, Keynsham, Bristol A one-day conference for staff working with children, young people and their families. Presentations will include: key developments, education of young people/parents and B&NES E-safety Strategy; issues, benefits and risks associated with e-technology including bullying and discrimination and grooming. Flyer & Application Form. For further information please contact Erica Schueftler – Chapman, Children’s Integrated Safeguarding Training Administrator at Erica_schueftler-chapman@bathnes.gov.uk Closing date for bookings 20th December 2008
January 2008 May 2008 September 2008
February 2008 June 2008 October 2008
March 2008 July 2008 November 2008
April 2008 August 2008 December 2008