This website has seen little change for a while now. The Third Sector Hub at VANEL became the Development Hub and our various support initiatives have continued. But the website for the Hub itself has been left alone for the past six months. So today the website is reborn. Simpler, cleaner, more up to date.
On 29 December 2010, the Coalition issued the “Giving Green Paper”. ” The Giving Green Paper sets out the Government’s initial ideas for building a stronger culture of giving time and money to start a national debate on our society’s attitude to giving. This is not a conventional green paper. We want it to embody [...]
What’s it about? A briefing to help you understand public law and how to use it to protect your organisation and its funding. The next one is 10 December 2010. Ever worried about funding cuts? Ever felt that a decision is unfair? Voluntary and community groups work with public bodies all the time – whether [...]
A number of Volunteer Managers and Coordinators met on 16 November at a forum to discuss issues and solutions around supporting volunteering. Thanks to all involved, hopefully we all learnt something from the session. The session is repeated on 16 December so come along if you manage or coordinate volunteers in your organisation. In the [...]
We ran a successful “Volunteering Improvement Workshop” in November and originally scheduled a repeat of it on 2 Dec. Due to the weather the 2 Dec event was cancelled but has now been rescheduled for the 16 Dec instead. Sorry for the inconvenience. The event is open to anyone who manages or is responsible for [...]
“Snow stopped play”. Unfortunately the last week has been marked by show, ice and disruptions. We had to cancel a number of events last week and those cancellations are still affecting our schedules. Please keep an eye on the websites or give VANEL a call on 01472 231123 if you need an update. The Volunteer [...]
It’s more than a week since my last weeknotes. So this update on development work from the Hub covers a total of 2 weeks up to 26th November. Surveys show that around 40% of volunteer managers and coordinators receive no training for that role. VANEL held a forum for Volunteer Managers and coordinators in November [...]
[ This event was cancelled due to weather & rescheduled to 16 Dec. Details here ] Following our successful “Volunteering Improvement Workshop” in November, we have organised a repeat meeting for 2 December. The event is open to anyone who manages or is responsible for volunteers. More details here soon. In the meantime here is [...]