May e-news
Welcome to the latest e-news bulletin from CITY.COMM.
If you like to plan ahead and can't wait for the funding updates in our monthly bulletin, why not bookmark the News section of our website?
Go directly to the News section
COMMunity Fair
Our next COMMunity Fair takes place at Bishopsgate Institute from 12noon to 3pm on Wednesday 9 June 2010. This is a great opportunity for the City's voluntary and community groups and charities to celebrate and explain what they do. Set up your own display or stall to showcase your work to other City organisations, public sector partners, and members of the public. Social enterprises and funders supporting groups in the City of London are also welcome to publicise their services and activities at this community networking event.
To book a space, please email info@citycomm.org.uk or telephone 020 7535 0470.
COMMunity Directory
If you are receiving this bulletin, it means that your organisation is on our database of voluntary and community organisations in the City of London. Please could you make sure our description of your organisation is up-to-date by checking your details on our COMMunity Directory?
Health and Wellbeing: Neaman Practice services
City Local Involvement Network is hosting an event about the Neaman Practice services, appointment system and re-launch of the Patient Group. Tuesday 8 June, 5.30-7.00pm at Golden Lane Community Association Hall.
Does your local group sell goods or services to generate income?
If so you are a social enterprise and can advertise your service on our website. We’re starting to create a support network for groups in the City that are also social enterprises. To add your details, contact Lindsay on 020 7535 0470.
Take a look at the groups who have already contacted us.
Take a look at training to become a social enterprise.
Need volunteers?
Advertise your role description and person specification at Do-it: http://www.do-it.org.uk/
Conferences in London for Voluntary Sector Chief Executive Officers:
Leadership in a New Era: Survival of the Fittest, 17 June 2010 New Role, Fresh Thinking, New Challenges – a Successful Transition to Chief Executive, 18 June 2010
Engaging with Stakeholders – expert tips for CEOs
'Meet the Changemakers' is produced by the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, the voice for chief executives in the third sector.
Vetting and Barring Briefing Session, 2 June 2010
FREE to City of London charities, voluntary and community groups. From 11am-1pm at CITY.COMM, 37 Chapel Street, London NW1 5DP.
To reserve your place, call Lindsay on 020 7535 0470 or email info@citycomm.org.uk
So you want to sell your services?
Training by Accounting for Community Enterprises.
Download the flyer of new courses from May-November 2010.
Digital inclusion training
For migrant and refugee community leaders, this is offered by the Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum. Free, but you must be available on specific dates and committed to attending.
Health and Wellbeing
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment undertaken in 2009 for the City of London and Hackney is now available.
cityviewmagazine – the magazine of the City of London Corporation
Download Issue 68 now (2MB)
For a summary in your own language, or an alternative format such as large print, Braille or audio tape, please contact the Public Relations Office, City of London, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ. Tel: 020 7332 3099.
City of London Festival, 21 June – 9 July 2010
Why not encourage neighbours or others in your groups to go along to events? Watch out for music (including street pianos), visual arts, film, walks and talks, much of it free to the general public. Sustainability is one of the themes, with events about bees, beehives and honey. This year’s international connection is with Portuguese speaking communities from Portugal, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.
Safer City
Does your organisation sign up to receive the City of London Police email? Each of the City’s 25 Wards has a Ward Constable and one or more Police Community Support Officers, which in turn belong to one of four areas: north, south, east and west.
Look up your local Safer Neighbourhood Team and sign up for the regular email.
Set up or operational costs for social and community enterprises in the City of London
Administered by St Katharine and Shadwell Trust, grants of up to £2,000 are for enterprises with an annual income of less than £10,000 over the last three years.
Do you work with people living with HIV/AIDS?
The Crusaid Hardship Fund helps individuals living in hardship. Ongoing applications.
The Prince’s Trust
In London each year, The Prince's Trust helps almost 3,500 young people, with three in four of them going on to work, education or training.
Find out more about what it does to support young people
London Tree and Woodland Grant Scheme
Grants from £500-£5,000. Deadline: Friday 21 May.
Seed funding for projects that encourage sustainable lifestyles
From the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Deadline: 21 May 2010.
Comic Relief mental health support programme.
Deadline for this and other programmes on 21 May 2010.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Grants for projects addressing mental health issues for prisoners and ex-offenders. Deadline: 28 May 2010.
Trust for London
Grants for London-based community organisations that support residents, communities and minority groups who are discriminated against or disadvantaged. Deadline: 30 May 2010.
City Parochial Foundation
Financial help for registered charities and charitable organisations in the London area that run projects to tackle poverty and disadvantage. Deadline: 30 May 2010.
Mini Mediabox grants
Work must be devised and led by disadvantaged young people throughout. Deadline: 31 May 2010.
The MacRobert Trust
Supports projects working with youth, community welfare, disabilities, education, science and technology, services and the sea, hospitals and homes for ex service people. Deadline: 31 May 2010.
95.8 Capital FM’s Help a London Child Fund now open
Providing up to £3,000 to grassroots projects working with London’s less advantaged children and young people. Deadline: 3 June 2010.
Working with children not in education, employment or training?
Organisations that apply to the Russell Investments Charitable Fund should have an annual income of less than £150,000. Deadline: 5pm on 2 July 2010.
Young Persons Volunteering Fund
If you are encouraging younger people aged between 14-25 to volunteer their free time to create or enhance local community facilities, this funding is for you! Deadline: 4 June 2010.
London Health Commission Awards
Recognition of the achievements of London’s community groups and small businesses working on health and wellbeing. Deadline: 4 June 2010.
Open to tender: volunteers working with children
The Children's Workforce Development Council is inviting tenders to identify, evaluate and highlight good practice in relation to volunteers in the workforce. Deadline: 4 June 2010.
More information on how to submit your proposal
UK Border Agency invites tenders
Win a contract to help integrate third country nationals into UK society. Deadline: 4 June 2010.
Meet the CITY.COMM and City LINk staff:
