VONEF
CONVENER RETIRES AT AGM
The recent Annual General Meeting of Voluntary Organisations North East
Fife brought the end of an era with the announcement of Walter Goodwin’s
decision to stand down for health reasons. Walter became involved with VONEF
around 10 years ago after encouragement by his late daughter Lindsay who
was a founder member, and found his time at the helm a period during which
he was “never bored!” He passed the mantle of responsibility
to his successor with best wishes for the future, and thanked all member
organisations for their continuing support. His
retirement comes at a time of change for Councils for Voluntary Service
when attention is being focused on streamlining of identity and the marketing
of a national brand which recognises the varying needs of individual communities,
and leaves the general public in no doubt as to what Councils for Voluntary
Service are there for - an achievement which, on a local scale, guest
speaker Paul White, SCVO Director of Networks, attributed to VONEF. Paul
gave the gathering of VONEF members and associates an explanation of his
role and spoke with enthusiasm of the need for clarification of ‘brand’
to ensure maximum effectiveness in the local communities, if the 58 regional
CVS want to impress their funding bodies.
Paul also spoke of the need
to “harness” the valuable wealth of experience held by people
in the voluntary sector, such as Walter Goodwin, for involvement in decision
making at the national table. CVS like VONEF must “raise the game”
to impress users into recommending to others, and celebrate and be recognised
for the “good work they do”. All voluntary organisations in
East Fife were invited by Paul to establish an ongoing dialogue to create
the right support for a long term future.
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FUNDING NEWS
WHO
WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
Are you looking for a different way of funding your Community Group? This
themed question and answer event could be the answer. It will consist
of a ‘Market Place’ where you can meet face to face with funders,
gather information about a range of funding opportunities and identify
funding sources to meet your needs. Key funders will be taking part, including
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, BBC Children in Need, etc.
Date – 28th October
Place – Masonic Hall, Glencraig, Lochgelly
Time – 6pm for a 6.30pm start
8pm – 8.30pm - Funder’s Stands
To book contact Bette Dick at TIBAL, on 01592 861 719 email admin@tibal.org.uk
IMPACT
AWARDS
Glaxo Smithkline UK impact Awards in association with the King’s
Fund recognise and reward success and achievement as for existing work
in the area of community healthcare. Organisations applying do not need
to think of a new project, and winners decide how to spend the money.
The awards are open to voluntary organisations at least 3 years old with
an annual budget under £750,000. An overall ‘winner’
will receive £30,000,nine other winners will receive £20,000
and up to ten highly commended organisations will receive £5,000.
The deadline for applications is 22 October, and further information can
be found at http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
SCOTTISH
ARTS COUNCIL CREATIVE SCOTLAND AWARDS
The SAC is offering 10 awards of £30,000 each to individual artists
to carry out a major project. The aim of the awards is to reward, honour
and celebrate established artists, to enable them to undertake a project
that would not otherwise happen, and to raise the profile of the arts
and their contribution to Scotland. Deadline 29 October 2004. Visit http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/funding/applyforfunding/creativescotland.aspx
FUNDING
FOR THE FUTURE IN FIFE
CVS Fife is running a seminar on how to boost your chances of getting
funded by making sure your application fits in with Fife’s priorities.
Places are FREE but must be booked in
advance. Choice of dates:
Tues 2nd Nov Rothes Halls,
Glenrothes, 6,30pm – 8.30 pm
Wed 3rd Nov Dean Park Hotel, Kirkcaldy, 1pm – 3pm
Telephone 01592 869 689, or email crosshill@cvsfife.org for a booking
form. Closing date Friday 22 October.
DICKIE BIRD FOUNDATION
Newly established by legendary cricket umpire, this Fund aims to help
disadvantaged young people under the age of 18 to participate in sport
regardless of their ability, social circumstances, culture or ethnicity.
Funding of between £100 and £5,000 is available to individuals,
schools, clubs, universities and sports organisations to help with the
costs of sports kits, coaching and training. No deadlines. For information
telephone 01943 873482, email info@thedickiebirdfoundation.org website
http://www.thedickiebirdfoundation.org
HERITAGE LOTTERY
FUND BURSARIES
HLF has set aside £4million to establish HLF Bursary Schemes to
address work based training for and skills development in the heritage
sector. The scheme aims to address the decline in traditional craft skills
such as harling, pargeting, heather thatching, dry stone walling, stone
masonry, frieze restoration, and hedgelaying, etc, which are deemed to
be essential in the maintenance of the UK heritage. The deadline for submission
of expressions of interest is 21 October 2004.
CLEAR SKIES
TO BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR (UK)
The Clear Skies initiative aims to give householders and communities a
chance to realise the benefits of enewable energy by providing grants
and access to sources of advice. Householders can obtain grants between
£500 to £5000 whilst not-for-profit community organisations
can receive up to £100,000 for grants and up to £10,000 for
feasibility studies. The DTI has announced that additional funding of
£2.5m will be made available in order to extend the scheme until
March 2006.
Visit http://www.clear-skies.org/Introduction.aspx
TUDOR TRUST
new funding priorities
For the period October 2004 to end March 2005, the Trust has allocated
£20m in grants, aimed at
breaking cycles of disadvantage and dependency.
The trustees particularly want
to work with smaller, under-resourced organisations which are people centred
and provide direct services in particular projects that increase people’s
capacity to cope, build their confidence and vision and give them greater
control over their future, such as:
Youth – encouraging confident
participation of young people age 9 –25 who are at risk
Older People – supporting sociability and independence, where isolated
and/or living with dementia
Community – renewing the social fabric of people who are living
in disadvantaged communities, marginalized areas and experiencing social
exclusion (e.g. community resources and centres set up and run by local
people/gypsy traveller communities/support for refugees)
Relationships – work with parents, especially fathers/contact centres/with
perpetrators of domestic violence and outreach services
Housing – prevention and routes out of homelessness for people who
are homeless or at risk and/or young and vulnerable (e.g. affordable housing
in remote areas, resettlement and ongoing support, user participation/user
led work, homeless families, prevention of homelessness or family conciliation)
Mental Health – including personality disorder, brain injury and/or
eating disorder or those who self harm
Substance Misuse – prevention and rehabilitation for young and at
risk, families/carers, mental health difficulties
Learning - new opportunities for young people needing extra support and/or
missing out on education
Financial Security - routes out of poverty for people who are excluded
from mainstream financial services and/or only just managing
Criminal Justice – reducing offending and promoting rehabilitation
of people who are young and at risk of offending, families/friends of
offenders, offenders at pre/post release stage and/or mentally/personality
disordered offenders
Applications for core costs,
project costs, building and equipment costs and any other costs crucial
to your work are all considered. The average grant in 2003/4 was £28,000,
and most are for amounts between £10,000 and £28,000.
For more information on these
as well as things that the trust won’t fund at the moment visit
www.tudortrust.org.uk, or telephone 020 7727 8522
(Extract from Third Force News 15th Oct)
SCOTTISH CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DRUG MISUSE TO BENEFIT
FROM SURPLUS GOODS
A new campaign by the charity In Kind Direct, and backed by Lloyds TSB
Foundation for Scotland, will help Scottish voluntary sector organisations
working with vulnerable children affected by drug misuse benefit from
surplus goods and equipment. Millions of valuable and useful products
are destroyed each day because they’re samples, slight seconds,
ends of line and slow moving stock or have faulty packaging and companies
simply don’t have the time or the contacts to make better use of
them. In Kind Direct works to ensure that much needed goods and equipment
go to a wide range of deserving causes rather than occupying valuable
storage space or ending up in landfill sites.
To take advantage of the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland subsidised
registrations, which are available on a first-come basis, charities should
contact Tasha Procter on 020 7860 5927 or visit www.inkinddirect.org.
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TRAINING
ONE
DAY COURSE FOR WOMEN
A FREE one-day training course for women managers and leaders in the social
economy is running in 3 venues in November. The course is being tested
through our ‘Shaping Careers and Leaders’ pilot and will consider
practical ways for participants to progress their careers and make a difference
in their chosen field, as well as exploring effective styles and what
they mean for participants. The course is running in 3 venues:
Perth – CVS Perth &
Kinross, The Gateway Monday 15 November
Glasgow – SCVO Glasgow Thursday 18 November
Edinburgh – SCVO Edinburgh Friday 26 November
A copy of the application form
is available from VONEF, or contact Lucia Dhliwayo, Scottish Council for
Voluntary Organisations, 3rd Floor, Centrum Building, 38 Queens Street,
Glasgow G1 3DX. Telephone 0141 221 0030 email lucia.dhliway@scvo.org.uk
Lunch is provided
FREE TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS
Certificate in Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers
This course should compliment the training that currently exists within
your organisation and improve morale, confidence and key skills of volunteers
and voluntary sector workers. Acceptance onto the course is based upon
experience and not qualifications, and all courses are offered by distance
learning - tutors are available to offer help and encouragement. (other
courses leading to a degree in Voluntary Sector Studies are offered)
Contact the Department of Voluntary Sector Studies at University of Wales
on 01570 424 785, or email revp@volstudy.ac.uk
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OTHER NEWS
WHEELS TO
WORK
“The bank won’t lend someone who is unemployed the money to
buy a car that they need to get a job. And they can’t get a job
because they don’t have a car.” That’s the sort of situation
Wheels to Work is looking to address. It offers the loan of a car to anyone
over 21 who has been offered employment, training or a place at college
and for whom transport is a problem due to cost, unavailability or inconvenience.
The cars are usually loaned for a period of five weeks, and aside from
a £5 membership fee, the cost to the user is limited to a £40
weekly charge or a daily rate of £10 (includes tax and insurance).
They have both manual and automatic gears, and there is a scheme to help
disabled drivers who aren’t entitled to the Motability component
of the Disability Living Allowance. A fully adaptable car, suitable for
use by wheelchair users, is scheduled to arrive before the end of the
year. (Extracted from Communities Scotland Action newsletter) For more
information contact Liz Kennedy, Development Worker, Wheels To Work, 01592
869 400.
MAKING STRIDES
AGAINST BREAST CANCER 2004
The annual sponsored walk is being held at Lochore Meadows Country Park
this year, on 30th October at 1 pm. Walkers have a choice of 5k or 10k
routes. You can register on line by visiting www.cancerresearchuk.org/makingstrides
or by telephoning 08701 60 20 40.
Registering in advance costs £6 for adults and £3 for children
and young people under18. Entry on the day is £10 and £5,
but not all walks are able to accept late entries.
RADIO FORTH
AWARDS
Volunteers, charity workers and youth groups
have been urged to enter the 2004 Radio Forth
Awards. ‘Help a Child Appeal’ award will recognise an adult
who has given their time
selflessly to help children
with special needs or a child who has special needs and has shown
courage and inspiration in overcoming their difficulties. The ‘Contribution
to East Central Scotland’ award recognises individuals who have
done something special to improve the lives of others living in their
local community. Sponsors Black Horse Finance are also offering £5,000
in the ‘Black Horse Community Challenge’ which is open to
under-18s and will be presented to the applicant who submits the most
innovative idea on how they would spend the cash to benefit their local
community. For more information visit www.forthone.com
SUSTAINABLE
SCOTLAND 2004
This 2 day conference being held in Stirling on 18-19 November is for
all health, regeneration and sustainable development policy makers and
practitioners. It will consist of a series of workshops & case studies
bringing together professionals, policy makers and practitioners to look
at how progressive health and regeneration agendas can benefit from and
contribute to sustainable development across Scotland. Exhibition space
will be available.
Cost - £35 one day / £60 two days (for voluntary organisations)
Includes lunch and refreshments. For further information and a booking
form visit www.sustainable-scotland.net or write to Sustainable Scotland
Network, Islay House, Livilands Lane, Stirling, FK8 2BG
DISCIPLINES
AND GRIEVANCES AT WORK
On 1st October 2004, a new 3-step process for resolving disputes in the
workplace came into
effect, giving new rights for you and your staff.
1. Put it in writing
You must put the reasons for the disciplinary action or dismissal in writing,
in broad terms to the employee. Similarly, the employee must put the reasons
for a grievance in writing to you.
1. Meet and discuss
A face-to-face meeting between you and the employee. Both must be given
time to consider
the facts of the other’s complaint prior to the meeting. You must
inform the employee of your decision and their right to appeal.
2. Appeals
An appeal meeting – if required. This may happen after sanctions
have already been
imposed. You must inform the employee of the outcome of the appeal. For
more information contact the Department of Trade and Industry at www.dti.gov.uk/resolvingdisputes
CAfE OPEN
FOR THREE MORE YEARS
Community Action for Energy (CAfE), the national programme to promote
community involvement in sustainable energy projects, is to be extended
for a further three years. The programme, which has attracted more than
1500 members from community and voluntary groups, local authorities, NGOs
and the energy sector, was developed as a pilot by the Energy Efficiency
Partnership for Homes. After two successful years, CAfE has become a mainstream
programme of the Government-backed Energy Saving Trust (EST). The programme
provides a wide range of advice and support, including training, case
studies, a conference, support panel and helpline. It also offers a comprehensive
website – due to be relaunched in coming months – that provides
monthly news updates as well as information on sources of grants and funding.
Membership of the CAfE network, and nearly all of its services, are free.
To join, call the CAfE helpline on 08701 261 444 or visit www.est.co.uk/cafe
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION contact Jane Williamson, CAfE Team, Centre for
Sustainable Energy, The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN Telephone
0117 934 0916 Email: CAfE@cse.org.uk
IT’S GOOD TO TALK – BREATHING SPACE
One in four of us will suffer from mental illness in our lifetime, so
it is important we know how to tackle it. Breathing Space is a telephone
helpline aimed at helping anyone with problems that are threatening to
overwhelm them, and in particular young males - whether it be money worries,
work stress, depression, suicidal thoughts, relationship trouble or maybe
just a feeling of being low and unable to put a finger on why.
The phone line is free and
confidential, available every day from 6pm – 2am (0800 83 85 87
– Minicom: 0800 31 71 60) and the number doesn’t show up on
telephone bills.
COLOUR TV FREE TO NEEDY ORGANISATION
18”, MAHOGANY CABINET, TELETEXT, GOOD WORKING ORDER, CONTACT VIA
VONEF – 01334 654 080, email vonef@aol.com
FUNDING SUCCESS
VONEF recently assisted new member organisation Madras Community Dance
School with their constitution and funding application to Awards for All.
Happily they were awarded £2,500, and the grant will allow the group
to improve the standard of their performances through purchase of lighting
equipment.
FIFE
BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
are holding an open Honey Show at Leuchars & District Horticultural
Society Flower Show in Balmullo on Saturday 30th October. It runs from
1.30pm – 5.00 pm and is being held in Burnside Hall. Admission £1
C.I.A. (Cupar
Initiative for the Arts)
The new film show schedule is now underway:
(Sundays ) - Oct.24th Talk To Her (15)
Nov.7th The Station Agent (15)
21st Babettes Feast (U)
Dec.5th Calamity Jane (U)
Please note new venue –
Burnside Studios, Cupar. Doors open 7.00pm, screening 7.30pm. Bring your
own bottle. Tickets £3.50 from Gilmours newsagent, or at door. Email
cuparinitiativeforthearts@hotmail.com
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DIRECTORS WANTED
VONEF is your Council for Voluntary
Service working to provide you with services and information in North
East Fife. This dynamic go-ahead organisation is looking for additional
people to serve on its Committee. A knowledge of voluntary sector issues
would be an advantage, but is not essential. If you could spare a few
hours per month, and would like to have a say in how these services are
provided, please contact the VONEF office. Telephone 01334 654 080, email
vonef@aol.com, or write to: VONEF, Volunteer House, 69-73 Crossgate, Cupar,
KY15 5AS.
VONEF CHARITIES MARKET &
CRAFT FAYRE
SATURDAY 20TH NOVEMBER
9.30am – 3.00pm CORN EXCHANGE, CUPAR
FREE ENTRY
DONATIONS TAKEN at door FOR
BRITISH RED CROSS and YVONNE GRAY COMMUNITY DANCE
ENTERTAINMENT Christmas Carols -Yvonne Gray Musical Theatre Festive Medleys
- Accordian (Dr Norna Cooper) Piano & Classical Cello
MULLED FRUIT PUNCH AND STOLLEN
CULTURAL CARNIVAL –
COMING SOON
27TH NOVEMBER, ELMWOOD COLLEGE
Contact Helen Fraser-White on 01333 592 040
Leaflets available from VONEF
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information,
and it is understood to be correct on date of issue.
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