Community Network for Manchester Full Text Bulletin - 13 Feb 09
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This bulletin provides a round-up of all the information uploaded to the Community Network for Manchester website over the last week. It covers the following key areas:
News
Events
Opportunities (including employment, volunteering, training, tender and consultation opportunities)



Network News
New logo and new contact details for the Learning, Skills and Employment Network

The Learning, Skills and Employment Network (LSEN) has been undergoing a transformation over the past few weeks and they now have not only a new logo, but also a new office contact number – 0161 226 7204.

The office is based with their Link Organisation – Commitment in Communities (The Wesley Centre, Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5BP) – so please pop in and see them if you are in the area. For a link to the map, visit: http://www.c-i-c.org.uk/

To find out more about LSEN and for a link to their latest bulletin, go to: http://www.cn4m.net/node/40

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Let Them Work Campaign

The TUC and Refugee Council are leading a campaign for permission to work for asylum seekers called "Let Them Work".

In Greater Manchester, the TUC North West and the Refugee and Migrant Forum Manchester at MRSN are building up pledges of support from local and regional trade union branches, MPs, councillors, business leaders, faith organisations and communities across Greater Manchester.

There are many ways in which you can support this campaign - please circulate the actions sheet widely (see below).

Please also demonstrate your support by registering a place for your organisation at the event on Friday 6th March where key individuals will be speaking and pledging their support and a DVD filmed by the Brighter Futures group at Save the Children will be screened.

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Let Them Work Campaign - further info.doc 20.5 KB
Let them work_060309-1.pdf 38.14 KB
LetThemWork-Action.doc 392.5 KB

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Manchester Women’s Network - Networking Event

The Manchester Women’s Network is holding a Networking event for all women’s groups to come along and swap information (please bring your leaflets).
Date/ Time: Wednesday 18th February, 12:00noon - 2:00pm
Venue: The Friends Meeting House

All women are welcome.

For further information please contact Sue Graham on 0161 947 0670, or email: manchesternetw@aol.com

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New Community Network for Manchester Reports and Briefings

Several new reports and briefings have recently been added to the Resources section of our website.

Check out what's new by visiting: http://www.cn4m.net/reports

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Local/Regional News
A study into maternity services for vulnerable women
A research team at the University of Central Lancashire have been funded by the Strategic Health Authority to conduct a study into maternity services for vulnerable women. As part of this project they want to talk to non-health sector staff who work with vulnerable women (in either one or more of the following groups) who are/may have used maternity services in the past. The areas are:

Women who are from migrant populations/asylum seekers
Women who have mild/moderate mental health problems
Women who have previous been looked after/care leavers

For further information please see attachments or contact Dr Gill Thomson, on 0795 125 1322 or email: GThomson@uclan.ac.uk.

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Information Sheet.doc 70.5 KB
Reply Slip.doc 54 KB

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Building Success - online toolkit Launched!

Building Success, a free self assessment toolkit for the development of community design / capital projects, was launched on 6th February 2009.

The toolkit allows community groups and partners involved in these projects to rate their progress against 10 success factors. The toolkit also allows you to access information to reduce the risks associated with capital projects.

To find out more, visit: http://www.building-success.org.uk/

GMCVO will also be offering training on how to use the toolkit. For more information, visit: http://www.cn4m.net/node/812

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Green Machine seed fund for 16-25 year olds living in Manchester

Do you want to do something positive that benefits others?

Young people aged 16-25 who live in Manchester can apply to the Green Machine seed fund for up to £500 along with support and guidance to start up their project.

Deadline for applications: Friday 27th February

For further details, see the poster below.

For more information call 0161 228 0459, or email: greenmachine@myvp.org.uk

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Green Machine fund poster.pdf 1.56 MB

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GMCVO Survey - open until 22 February

GMCVO is still inviting views on how it can better engage the sector in sub-regional policy areas until February 22nd 2009.

The decision of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) to work together to co-ordinate services through the new multi area agreement will generate exciting new opportunities for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in the sub-region. There will be opportunities to influence policy and practice on important issues such as health, employment, transport and learning.

GMCVO would like to help ensure that this potential is realised. Let them know how to tailor their services to your needs by visiting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oc6dg_2fedjabtY40FAbWRkw_3d_3d .

For further information, contact Susanne Martikke on 0161 277 1031 or email susanne.martikke@gmcvo.org.uk.

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Manchester Alliance for Community Care Committee Recruitment

Manchester Alliance for Community Care is seeking to recruit new members to its Board of Management.

Please see below for further information.

For an Application Pack, contact Angela Hampson at MACC on 0161 834 9823, or email angela@macc.org.uk

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mike Wild, Director, on 0161 834 9823.

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MACC Committee Recruitment Feb 2009 - Advert (2).doc 29.5 KB

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National News
Capacitybuilders confirm details of immediate £1m funding package for third sector recession proofing measures

Further to the announcement of Government’s £42.5m action plan, “Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises”, Capacitybuilders has confirmed details of £1m of investment that will be distributed to local support organisations as an immediate response to address the impacts of the recession.

For further information, visit: http://capacitybuilders.org.uk/detail/Capacitybuilders_confirm_details_o...

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£42.5 million to help Third Sector organisations

The Government has pledged up to £42.5 million to help volunteers, charities and social enterprises deliver extra real help during the global economic downturn.

The action plan for the third sector is known as 'Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises'. It sets out a targeted package of support that includes measures to help hundreds of voluntary organisations, charities, and social enterprises step-up advice, support and volunteering in the areas that need it most across the country.

For further information, see below. To download a copy of the plan, visit:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/121758/real%20help%20for%20communi...

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Real Help for Communities.doc 25.5 KB

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Local Government Research and ‘Below the Radar’ Organisations: Call for Information
The Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC), a partnership between the Universities of Birmingham and Southampton, was launched in September 2008.

The Centre is currently undertaking a scoping study and literature review on ‘below the radar groups’ (small Black and Minority Ethnic, Refugee/Migrant organisations and community groups). They are particularly keen to access locally generated research materials which will be critical to understanding the role played by such groups and their relationships with local government and policy makers.

If you have any reports or papers which relate to ‘below the radar’ organisations, please send them to: A.J.McCabe@bham.ac.uk and J.A.Phillimore@bham.ac.uk.

See below for further information.

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Local Government Research and Below the Radar Organisations - Call for info.doc 25.5 KB

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Latest Events
North Manchester Refugee Integration Forum Meeting
Posted February 11th, 2009 by estellew
Date/ Time: Monday 30th March, 9:15am - 2:15pm
Venue: Harpurhey Community Church, Carisbrook Street, Harphurhey, Manchester, M9 5UX

Highlights of the programme include:
Speakers:

Establishing and building a community organisation - Dr Sylvia Sham - Wai Yin;
Current funding information for voluntary and community organisations - Mike Blaney -Novas Scarman;
Manchester Adult Education Services (MAES) Update
Workshops will also be included. For further information, see the programme below.

Type of Event:
Meeting
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NMRIF Programme 30 03 09.doc 42 KB
NMRIF Invite, 30 03 09.doc 26 KB
Map of Harpurhey Community Church Carisbrook Street.doc 104.5 KB

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Mental Wellbeing for Young People Event
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Date / Time: Saturday 7 March, 1pm – 9pm
Venue: Urbis, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG

The Primary Care Mental Health Team has been involved in the development of a mental wellbeing event aimed at 14-25 year olds. The event will take place on Saturday 7th March at Urbis. The event is in two parts. 1pm-4.30pm is workshops and gaming and 6pm-9pm is live bands.

For further details, see the flyer below.

Type of Event:
Community Event
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a3 poster final.pdf 2.05 MB

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Migrant Workers Project Seminar
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Date / Time: Tuesday 17 March, 3pm-7pm
Venue: Britannia Hotel, 35 Portland St, Manchester, M1 3LA

Oxfam’s Migrant Worker’s project will be coming to end this April after three years working closely with migrants, service deliverers and the media. This end of project event will bring together organisations that have been involved with the project over the last three years. It will provide an opportunity to reflect on the learning, progress, successes and challenges of their work, share experiences and explore future ways of working together to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers.

Please return your booking form to Helen Welch hwelch@oxfam.org.uk or post to Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme, 494 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester Oxfam, M21 9AS.

For further details, see the flyer and booking form below.

For further information, contact Sophie Fosker, on 0161 860 2814 or sfosker@oxfam.org.uk.

Type of Event:
Conference/ Seminar
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EOP Booking Form_template.doc 68.5 KB
EOP event flyer.doc 244.5 KB

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East Manchester Refugee Integration Forum
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Date / Time: Wednesday 25 February, 9.15am – 2pm
Venue: Breakthrough UK Ltd, B.E.V.C., Aked Close, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 4AN

For people living or working in East Manchester and committed to promoting community cohesion and improving access to services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable new arrivals.

For further details, see the event flyer and booking form below.

For further information contact Rachel Foakeson, on 0161 868 0857 or 07950 374362.

Type of Event:
Meeting
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East Manchester Forum Meeting Invite and map.doc 2.12 MB

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BEN Manchester Networking Conference
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Date / Time: Thursday 5 March, 9am - 5.30pm
Venue: Luther King House, Rusholme, Manchester

The Conference will highlight the achievements of BEN’s work in Manchester 2000 – 2007. There will be presentations by BEN members and invited specialists/organisations and workshops.

Attending the conference is:
Free for individuals and community groups, travel and accommodation subsidies available
£90 for all other BEN member organisations
£150 for non-member organisations

For further details, see the event flyer and booking form below.

For further information, visit: www.ben-network.org.uk, or contact Charlotte Barnet, on 01286 870 715 or email charlotte@ben-network.org.uk.

Type of Event:
Conference/ Seminar
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BEN ManchConf Flyer 2009.pdf 123.79 KB
BEN ManchConf Draft 2009.pdf 66.57 KB
BEN ManchConf Booking form 2009.doc 27.5 KB

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Latest Employment Opportunities
Assistant Property Manager (Maternity Cover) - The Ethical Property Company
Posted February 9th, 2009 by estellew
Salary Scale: £14,088-£17,339, Hours: 30 hours a week, Location: Manchester based, regular travel required to Sheffield and Leeds (weekly or fortnightly), occasional travel elsewhere within the UK (a few days a year).

A unique opportunity for a versatile, dynamic and organised individual to work for one of the UK’s leading social enterprises, running an ethical property management service based around strong social and environmental principles.

For further information, see below.
To access an application form, visit: www.ethicalproperty.co.uk and return it to: recruitment@ethicalproperty.co.uk.

Deadline for application:
23 Feb 2009
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Assistant Property Manager Manchester February 09 (2).doc 39 KB

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Employment Opportunity - Tutor, Community Support Plus
Posted February 11th, 2009 by MaxineAnn
Deadline for application:
4 Mar 2009
Community Support Plus is a community based learning organisation in Cheetham Hill North Manchester. We work with adults from a range of diverse communities. We are looking for an additional numeracy tutor. You must have a teaching qualification in adult numeracy at level 3 or 4.

You will be working with a small staff team, in a really supportive and enjoyable environment, so we are looking for individuals who work well in a team, are enthusiastic and motivated.

We also use an IT system to store learner data and to generate enrolment forms, individual learning plans, tutor review forms, etc, therefore you must be computer literate and comfortable with using web based databases (specific training on our system will be provided).

Interested? Then contact Maxine Bailey or Wasaq Mahmood on
0161 795 4121 and send your details and CV to:

Community Support Plus
The Waterloo Centre
389 Waterloo Road
Cheetham Hill
Manchester
M8 9AB

Application for position ends on 4th March 2009

E-mail for more information:
maxine.bailey@csplus.co.uk
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Employment Opportunity - Training Centre Administrator, GMCVO
Posted February 11th, 2009 by estellew
Salary Scale: NJC equivalent scale 5/6, Points 22 – 28, £19,370 - £23,405 pro rata, plus 7% pension contribution.
(Full NJC settlement for 2008-9 pending), Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week.

GMCVO is seeking an Administrator, preferably with knowledge of training provision and the voluntary sector.

For further information, see the job advert below.

For an informal conversation, please contact Karen Rigg on 0161 277 1017.
For an application pack, visit: www.gmcvo.org.uk/vacancies, or
contact: Anne-Marie Wroe on 0161 277 1003,
email: anne-marie.wroe@gmcvo.org.uk

Deadline for application:
5 Mar 2009
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Training Centre Administrator, GMCVO - Feb 09.pdf 58.56 KB

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Three Employment Opportunities with North Manchester Home Start
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Deadline for application:
27 Feb 2009
Home-Start is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under 5 years of age. Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

2 x Coordinators
Salary scale: NJC Scale points 22-27 £19,370 (pro rata), Hours: 18 hours post and 37 hours post, Location: Full-time post based in North East district of the City, part-time post based in Cheetham ward.

At Home-Start Manchester North we are looking for 2 Coordinators (1 full-time, 1 part-time) who will be responsible for developing the scheme locally and for recruiting, training, supervising and supporting a team of volunteers. They will work in close cooperation with and as directed by the Senior Coordinator and Management Committee.

Senior Administrator/Finance Officer
Salary scale: NJC Scale points 21-25 £18,907, Hours: 37 hours

At Home-Start Manchester North we are looking for an experienced Administrator/Finance Officer, who will be responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the office and finance/administrative systems. They will work in close cooperation with and as directed by the Senior Coordinator and Management Committee.

For further information, or to request and application form, visit www.homestartmcrnorth.org.uk, or contact Shelley Byrne on 0161 203 4229, or email info@homestartmcrnorth.org.uk.

Application deadline Friday 27th February at 4pm

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Latest Volunteer Opportunities
Platform 2 Volunteering Opportunities
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Platform 2 offers opportunities for 18-25 year olds who wouldn’t be able to fund their own trip abroad, to go on a free 10 week trip to a developing country to work on community led projects.

Their current trips go to South Africa, Ghana, Peru, India and Nepal. They have trips leaving every 10 weeks until December 2010.

Flights, accommodation, living expenses, insurance, vaccinations, etc are all paid for. The only things not funded are travel to and from interview, passport costs and travel to and from the airport (Heathrow).

Want to get a feel for what the projects are like?
You can see all their videos if you take a look at the Platform2 channel on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/myplatform2 .

For further details, see below.

For further information, visit: http://www.myplatform2.com, or contact Tim O’Malley on tomalley@christian-aid.org.

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P2 advert papers.pdf 1.16 MB
platform2_application.pdf 1.03 MB
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Volunteering Opportunity with the Women’s Domestic Abuse Helpline (WDAH)
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
The Women's Domestic Abuse Helpline (WDAH) is seeking to recruit volunteers for the Helpline including the Community Helpline Language Service (CHLS)
• Could you be supportive and understanding over the phone to women who are experiencing domestic abuse?
• Do you have an understanding of the importance of confidentiality?
• Can you remain calm in a crisis?
• Could you commit to a three-hour rota session a week, for a minimum of 12 months?
• Do you want to make a difference to the lives of women and children?

For further details, see below.

For further information, visit: www.wdvh.org.uk, or contact 0161 636 7525, or email: admin@independentchoices.org.uk

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independent choices flyer.DOC 106 KB

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Latest Training Opportunities
Training Opportunity - how to use the 'Building Success' online toolkit
Posted February 10th, 2009 by estellew
Building Success is a free self-assessment toolkit for the development of community design/ capital projects.

GMCVO will be running a free two hour workshop to help you use the toolkit:

Date/ Time: Tuesday 31st March 2009, 10:00am - 12:00noon.
Venue: GMCVO, St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Places are limited and will be offered on a first come first served basis. To book a place, or for further information, contact Alison Crush on 0161 277 1022, or email: alison.crush@GMCVO.org.uk

To find out more about the toolkit, visit: http://www.building-success.org.uk/

Type of course:
One off training event
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Inspiring Leaders free open evening
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Date / Time: Wednesday 4 March 4pm - 7pm
Venue: Kuumba Imani Centre, Princess Rd, Liverpool, L8 1TH

Inspiring Leaders is a training course designed by, and for, those leading community activities and is suitable for volunteers, trustees or employed staff. It starts on 29 April 2009 for 7 days and is free to those representing or supporting Black and other Racial Minority (BRM) communities. Applications now open.
No commitment, find out more, training taster, hear about the course, meet the team, debate issues.

For further details, see the flyer below.

For further information, visit: www.leadchange.co.uk, or contact Bernard Clarke on 0161 247 6042, or email: info@leadchange.co.uk.

Type of course:
One off training event
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inspiring_leaflet_A4.pdf 1.06 MB

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Training Opportunity - An Introduction to Hosting Young Volunteers (Aged 16-25 years)
Posted February 13th, 2009 by Michelle F
Date:
5 March 2009 - 12 March 2009
Time:
10am - 3pm
Date / Time: Thursday 5 March and Thursday 12 March, 10am – 3pm.
Venue: GMCVO, Ardwick Green, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Does your organisation use, or is thinking of using, volunteers to help deliver your services?
Are you a Manchester organisation looking to introduce or develop the use of young volunteers?
Do you need to look at how to start harnessing the talents, ideas and enthusiasm of young people as volunteers in your project?
Then this free 2 day introductory training course in hosting young volunteers in your organisation is for you!

To book your place please contact Greater Manchester Youth Network on 0161 274 3299 or email: andrew.brookfield@gmyn.co.uk.

For further information, visit: www.gmyn.co.uk, or contact Andrew Brookfield, on 0161 274 3299 or email: andrew.brookfield@gmyn.co.uk.

Type of course:
Training course
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