8th MARCH 2007

COMMUNITY NETWORK FOR MANCHESTER

EMAIL BULLETIN - 2nd March 2007

The Community Network for Manchester (CN4M) is part of the Manchester
Partnership (MP) that works specifically on behalf of voluntary and
community groups. CN4M is creating a more powerful voice for the voluntary
and community sectors in Manchester. For more information about the
Community Network for Manchester and to view contact details please visit
our website at www.cn4m.net


1.0 Network News
2.0 Training
3.0 Events
4.0 Information
5.0 Jobs

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1.0 Network News

1.1 Putting on Accessible Meetings and Events

Disabled People's Network Steering Group Invites you to "Putting on
Accessible Meetings and Events" at Breakthrough UK, Aked Close, Ardwick,
Manchester, M12 4AN.
Join us for lunch & information sharing session on using the "Guidelines for
Accessible Meetings and Events" on Thursday 8th March 2007 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Schedule:

1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch and Networking
2.00pm - 4.00pm Introduction to using the "Guidelines For Accessible
Meetings and Events"

For more information and/or a booking form please contact: Ruth Malkin,
Access Audit Coordinator, Manchester Disabled People's Access Group, 'Making
Manchester Accessible' BEVC, Aked Close, Ardwick, Manchester
M12 4AN. 0161 273 5033 (voice/minicom) mailto:ruth@mdpag.org.uk

1.2 CN4M and The Scarman Trust Manchester working in partnership
Community Network for Manchester (CN4M) will be working in partnership with
The Scarman Trust Manchester to further develop the existing Scarman Trust
Manchester online directory of contacts for voluntary and community sector
(VCS) groups in Manchester.

Regarding the partnership CN4M's Manager, John Wareham said,
" I have had the vision of a comprehensive directory in Manchester for the
past five years so it's great to see it finally getting off the ground. It
is a really good example of partnership working and will be of huge benefit
to the voluntary and community sector in Manchester. The directory will be
the main source of contact information and will enable VCS groups to
communicate more effectively with one another as well as saving time and
resources. I would like to thank the staff involved from both The Scarman
Trust Manchester and CN4M for their commitment to ensuring the project's
success".

It is FREE to get your group's details listed on the directory. There is an
online registration form at: www.thescarmantrustmanchester.org (click on
Directory), or alternatively contact the Scarman team on 0161 839 2613,
mailto:support.manchester@thescarmantrust.org.
For more information about the partnership contact Cath Taylor on 0161 234
2920, mailto:catht@cn4m.net

1.3 Manchester - Latin America Dialogue
Wednesday 7th March, 11am - 2pm The Grange Community Resource Centre,
Pilgrim Drive, Beswick M11 3TQ

Community Pride Initiative and CN4M are holding a Dialogue Meeting with four
Latin American community activists and researchers, who are working with the
International Centre for Participation Studies at Bradford University.
They will speak about their work with community organisations in Venezuela,
Brazil and Colombia, and are also keen to find out more about community
organising and local participation in Manchester.

All welcome, please book your place with Anne Stewart at Community Pride
Initiative, Tel 0161 231 4111, mailto:anne@communitypride.org.uk or Lucy
Brill from Bradford University, Tel 01274 235419,
mailto:l.m.brill@bradford.ac.uk

2.0 Training

2.1 EQ Project - Free Courses, Workshops and Advice in Sound

The EQ project is designed to promote cultural diversity and equal
opportunities in the audio industry, by providing access to career
opportunities through essential training and development.

Free 'Behind the Music' taster evening - Wednesday 14th March - Find out
more about careers in music and media at this free event.

Free access course - commences end of March 2007 - This free course can get
you up to speed and on a professional training course.

For further details and to book your place call Ian on 0161 276 2100 or
mailto:eg@s-s-r.com

2.2 ILM Introductory Certificate in First Line Management - Women only
course

WEVH and GMCVO are working together to offer a unique course for women
managers from the voluntary and community sector or social enterprises. If
you have management responsibility or are expecting to move into a
management role this course is for you! This course leads to a level 3
qualification.

Course Dates: 16th, 18th & 25th April, 2nd, 9th, 11th & 16th May

Fees: Free to women working or volunteering in the voluntary or community
sector. A £30 deposit is required to secure your place, refundable on
completion of the training course.

Assessment: To gain the certificate you must complete a work-based
assignment of no less than 1000 words.

Entry requirements: You should be a practising or potential first line
manager with two years full-time work experience or an equivalent relevant
background.

For more information or to request an application form please contact
Natalie Burney on 0161 833 8800
mailto:natalie.burney@wevh.org.uk

2.3 ILM Introductory Certificate in Team Leading - Women only course

WEVH and GMCVO are working together to offer a unique course for women team
leaders and supervisors. If you oversee the work of a team, will do so in
the near future, or work within a team and have some responsibility for the
team's outputs this course is for you! This course leads to a level 2
qualification.

Course Dates: 17th, 18th & 25th May, 8th & 15th June 2007

Fees: Free to women working or volunteering in the voluntary or community
sector. A £30 deposit is required to secure your place, refundable on
completion of the training course.

Assessment: To gain the certificate you must complete a short Knowledge
Assessment.

Entry requirements: You should be a practising or potential team leader or
supervisor.
For more information or to request an application form please contact
Natalie Burney on 0161 833 8800 mailto:natalie.burney@wevh.org.uk

3.0 Events

3.1 North West Together We Can

This is your invitation to the North West Together We Can Conference jointly
hosted by Department for Communities and Local Government and the North West
Improvement Network at Manchester Conference Centre on 26th March 2007.

The conference will launch the Together We Can Network in the North West and
bring together organisations and individuals with a role to play in helping
to encourage the empowerment of communities across the region, so that more
people can influence the decisions about their communities and public
services.

This is an opportunity for your organisation to be involved in this exciting
new development - and help shape it - right from the start. But places are
limited. So register now to be sure of your place on the day.
Register online at www.twc-northwest.org

3.2 Learning Exchange Seminar

This seminar organised by North West Together We Can Network will take place
on Tuesday 13th March 2007 from 12:30pm - 3:30pm at the Salford Sports
Village.
The seminar will include:
Exploring decision-making structures and processes at the most local level
Roundtable discussion on key questions
For more information or to book a place please contact Thea Price on
mailto:nwtwc@lgiu.org.uk or 0161 234 3022.

3.3 Grantmaking Forums - Grantmakers & Grantmaking: an inside view

These events will be taking place in Birmingham on 11th April, 2007 and
London on 13th April 2007.
Each Forum will feature a morning panel of grantmakers that will discuss the
do's and donts of building a
successful relationship with the grantmaking community.

In the afternoon, you will be able to gain valuable tips from experienced
grant seekers on how to build and maintain the
relationship from the grantseeker's point of view.

The Forum is a very popular event for charities that depend on grants, and
early registration is therefore strongly encouraged.

For more information visit the website
http://www.charitysuccess.org.uk/upcomingforums.html

3.4 Link Project in Manchester Leading the Way

"The vision of Manchester Local Involvement Network: deciding together" This
stakeholder event will be held on Monday 19th March from 11am - 3:30pm at
the City of Manchester Stadium.

Manchester City has been selected as an 'Early Adopter' site to test out
government proposals for improving patient and public involvement in health
and social care, through the creation of Local Involvement Networks (LINks).
There are nine Early Adopter Projects around the country and this is an
opportunity to influence the future shape of the Manchester LINk.

For more information about the event please contact the event help desk on
0845 120 7111 or mailto:helpdesk@cppih.org.

3.5 Developing the Children's Workforce in Manchester
A consultation and engagement event for the private, voluntary and
independent sector
Tuesday 20th March 07 from 9.15am to 1.15pm at Hough End Conference Centre,
Mauldeth Road, Manchester
This is a real opportunity to look at the workforce development agenda in
the city with a focus on the needs of the voluntary and community sector. It
will enable you to gain a better understanding of elements of the workforce
strategy such as the common core of skills and knowledge, common induction
training, as well as training and development initiatives that are available
for your staff. All delegates will receive a free learning and development
resource pack.
For more information contact Ruth Craven on 0161 834 9823 or
mailto:ruth@macc.org.uk

4.0 Information

4.1 Manchester Fund set to Revitalise Victorian Philanthropy
Community groups city-wide are to benefit from an historic funding windfall.
This new fund is the result of a partnership between Manchester City Council
and the Community Foundation. The Community Foundation worked with the
Charity Commission to revive around 70 dormant trust funds, some dating back
to 1708.
As a result around £30,000 - the interest generated from a capital sum of
£350,000 - is now available to local community groups. They will be able to
apply for grants up to £1,500. Particular emphasis will be put on activity
that supports young people in the city.
Most of the trust funds were originally set up to provide straightforward
educational prizes to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Some,
however, had more unusual aims.
Interest from the Fund will be distributed in grant form. Over the next few
months the aim is to increase the amount of money available by inviting
local businesses to become 'keyholders' of The Manchester Fund by making
donations.
For further information about supporting the Manchester Fund please call:
0161 214 0940, or email: mailto:enquiries@communityfoundation.co.uk>
Details about grant applications can be found at:
www.communityfoundation.co.uk

4.2 Women's Electronic Village Hall Tender

Women's Electronic Village Hall (WEVH) is leading on an exciting new
research project funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) that will
investigate factors that motivate women to start up businesses and factors
that sustain their business.

The organization is inviting individuals or organisations to submit a fully
developed tender proposal document demonstrating how they will deliver this
piece of research.

This time-limited piece of work must start by mid-March and be completed in
the form of a final report and a research paper by October 15th 2007. The
budget for the research is £19,500. The closing date for tenders is 5pm
Monday 12th March 2007.

Please e-mail tenders and accompanying CVs to mailto:info@wevh.org.uk For
further information please contact Barbara Brayshay on 07985 255368

4.3 Complementary Therapies
A Social Enterprise to benefit the community, UK Holistics is a newly formed
non-profit-making enterprise, which offers a full range of complementary
therapies to government-funded health institutions, charities and community
groups. We are a team of fully qualified and highly skilled practitioners
who recognise that complementary medicine plays a vital role in improving
health and well-being. Our aim is to enable the communities of Greater
Manchester to have access to effective healthcare - not just those who can
afford to pay for it privately.
We are able to provide treatments as diverse as counselling, physiotherapy,
massage and acupuncture plus many, many more. We endeavour to supply
whatever treatment is required by our clients. We would be pleased to
discuss how you and your clients can benefit from our services. For more
in-depth information or to arrange an informal meeting, please contact us on
the numbers shown below.
Tel: 0161 366 0875 - Mobile: 07711 861 715 Zoë Jones (Company Officer) UK
Holistics
4.4 Community Engagement Network Research
Urban Forum have conducted research on how Local Area Agreements (LAAs) are
happening on the ground and affecting Community Empowerment Networks (CENs).
To view this research visit the CN4M website:
http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=37&Itemid=
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5.0 Jobs

5.1 The Scarman Trust Manchester Vacancy - Office Manager
Scale - £18-20,000 per annum pro-rata Contract - 37.5 hours per week
(initially till July 2008)

The position will be based in our Royal Exchange office, the Office Manager
provides administrative leadership and support to our Manchester team.

Working closely with the Director, key tasks and responsibilities include
administration and office management, finance, information and communication
and marketing. The successful candidate will be proficient in ICT and
databases, have excellent organisational skills and be able to prioritise
their workload effectively. They will have experience of working in the
voluntary sector and be ready to rise to the challenge of being part of a
vibrant diverse team.

Closing date for applications is 9th March 2007 Interviews will be held on
16th March 2007
For further information about this position visit:
www.thescarmantrustmanchester.org/news/index.php/Item579.html
To obtain an application pack please ring Derek Kennedy on 0161 839 2613 or
mailto:support.manchester@thescarmantrust.org

5.2 MRSN Community Development Worker

Salary: £20,202- £21,523 Full time, 35 hours per week Contract: 2 years
fixed term

We are a community-led charity working with refugees & asylum seekers in
Moss Side, Manchester. MRSN supports refugee organisations to run their own
services & become self-reliant. To do this we provide community
development, advocacy and advice & information services.

You will provide capacity building support to refugee community
organisations/ groups to organise, raise funds, network, develop and grow,
through one-to-one support and mentoring sessions. You will manage
information and networking including a bi-monthly newsletter for refugee
community organizations.

Closing date: Thursday 22nd March 2007 (by 4pm) Short listing &
interviews: 26th March - 2nd April 07
Start date: 16th April 07 To request an application pack a) Download from
www.mrsn.org.uk b) Email mailto:rachel@mrsn.org.uk or c) Call Jildo Gore
on 0161 232 7420.

5.3 MRSN Advice Development Worker

Salary: £21,523 - £24,659 Full time, 35 hrs per wk Contract: 2 years fixed
term

You will build capacity within refugee community organisations to enable
them to develop information and support services. You will also deliver an
advice drop-in service to our refugee client group, train & support
bi-lingual volunteers, and supervise a money advice development worker.

You are a general adviser with a minimum of 2 years full time experience (or
part time equivalent). You have an interest in building refugee community
capacity to deliver good quality advice and support services.

Closing date: Monday 26th March 2007 (by 4pm) Short listing & interviews:
2nd April - 11th April 07

Start date: 26th April 07 To request an application pack a) Download from
www.mrsn.org.uk b) Email mailto:rachel@mrsn.org.uk or c) Call Rachel
Laurence on 0161 232 7420.