Welcome to the October Bradford Social Enterprise Link e-newsletter. This provides you with up to date, local and national news for people interested in the ever growing, changing world of social enterprise.
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News
BT Community Connections
What is BT Community Connections?
A nationwide award scheme that connects local community and voluntary groups to the internet. Since 2000, the scheme has awarded more than 4,600 internet-ready PCs to community and voluntary organisations. In 2006/7 over 1300 awards will be made to groups who can demonstrate how a PC and internet connection will benefit their work and the local community.
Applying for an award
- Simply log on to http://www.btcommunityconnections.com/ for an application form
- You can view case studies of previous winners and judges’ top tips to help you complete your application
Successful applicants in the past include elderly silver-surfer groups, disability groups, music groups, refugee support groups, youth groups, environmental groups, victim support groups, cultural groups, family support groups and sport groups.
Key Date -Thursday 15 February 2007
Every application will be assessed and those short listed will be judged by a regional panel in England, or national panel in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
All applications are subject to conditions and rules
Funding
Another learning fund announced!
The Big Lottery Fund has launched its Family Learning Programme. Grants will be between £10,000 and £500,000.
The aim is to help parents to understand more about how their children learn and to encourage adults and children to learn as a family.
Projects must involve adults and children learning together and should deliver all three of the following changes:
- Family members participate in and enjoy educational activity more
- Family members have more skills and knowledge (these may include confidence and effective communication)
- Parents and carers are better able to interact positively with their children and support them in learning.
Application documents can be downloaded from the Big Lottery Fund website
CNet 'Grants for Growth' scheme
The deadline for applications is 12 noon, Wednesday 15 November 2006
Small grassroots groups can apply if they have a total income less than
£10,000, have a voluntary management committee, and have a signed
constitution or set of rules.
Groups or organisations that employ staff are not eligible to apply.
Project funding will be between £50 and £2,000.
Guidance and project proposal forms available from Grants for Growth Team, call 01274 714144, email contact@cnet.org.uk or visit the website
Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital Fund
There are two rounds this year: first deadline 17 November 200second deadline 17 December 2006
The aims of the funds include giving a voice to young people, improving things to do and places to go, increasing the wellbeing of young people and their engagement with services.
Applications are invited from all agencies who work with young people aged between 11 and 19 (up to 25 years for young people with disabilities) in informal settings and who are formally constituted.
Young people must be heavily involved in the application but it is expected that experienced adults will need to be involved to ensure adequate deployment of the money.
A maximum of £100,000 is available per project and it is expected that bids will combine both Youth Capital and Youth Opportunity funding.
Further information and application packs from Nicky Lannen, tel: 01274
641772, Paul Johnson, tel: 01274 437484, or Bushra Hussain, tel: 01274
722772
Events
Community Transport: Driving towards Sustainability
2nd November, 10am – 1pm at West Yorkshire Metro, Wellington St, Leeds
Last few places available on this free of charge event, contact us today!
- Do you provide a community transport service in West Yorkshire?
- Does your organisation have a minibus that is hardly used?
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The Driving into Sustainability event will help explore opportunities in order to develop or expand your organisation.
Please contact Rachel Oddie on 01924 241330 or email rachel.oddie@sesc.info for more information and bookings
Let Fair Trade Spice up you life!
Regional Fairtrade Event 6th November 2006, 11am – 1pm at Grange Interlink Community Centre, Summerville Road, Bradford, BD7 1PX
Free Registration only event, 2 people maximum per registration.
- Discover how Fairtrade can boost your business
- Help farmers in the developing world
- Find out where to source fair trade products
- Find out how to tap into UK Fair Trade market, the largest Fair trade market in the world
For further information and booking please contact Diana Greenwood on 01274 438849, email Diana.greenwood@bradford.gov.uk or visit http://www.fairtradeyorkshire.org/
Social Enterprise Conference for Community Centres
16th November 2006 , 9.30am – 3pm at the Thornbury Centre, Bradford
£10.00 (VCS) £25 (Statutory Agencies)
A day devoted to looking at the various options for Community Centres with a wide variety of Specialist Speakers and broad choice of workshops including;
- How to make the most out of your building
- Legal structures – What options do we have and how do we go about it
- Generate income through contracts
- Marketing your service
- Budgeting
For more information or to book a place please contact Beryl Horroks at KVS on 01535 665258 or email info@keighleyvs.org
Meet the Buyer 2006
30th November 2006, 8.30am – 3pm, Pontefract Racecourse
Meet the buyer 2006 is set to be a high profile multi agency event, the scale of which has never been seen in this area before.
The informal drop-in event allows you to be able to come along at any time during the day to meet buyers from across Wakefield Council and other local public sector organisations, receive business advice and support and find out how you could be winning business.
Exhibitors and representatives will be there from a number of organisations’, including; Leeds, Kirklees, Wakefield, Bradford and Calderdale Councils, covering a range of services from Catering to Transport.
For further details of the exhibitors’ or reserve your place at the event visit www.wakefield.gov.uk/mtb or call 0845 8336000
Social Enterprise Winter Networking Event
8th December 2006, 10am – 1pm, at Kits Conference Centre, Brighouse (Transport available from Huddersfield Train Station)
Environment & Recycling Network Event
13th December 2006, 10am – 3pm, Venue to be confirmed.
For further information or to register your interest about either of these events please contact Enterprise Network Manager Rachel Oddie on 01924 241330 or email rachel.oddie@sesc.info
Training
Good Governance Yorkshire & Humber: Are you in the know?
The function of governance is to ensure that an organisation or partnership fulfils its overall purpose, achieves its intended outcomes for citizens and service users, and operates in an effective, efficient and ethical manner. It is important that all Boards strive to achieve Good Governance
- Does your Board feel confident that it can carry out its job fully and efficiently?
- Do the same issues keep coming up?
- Do you need support to develop your governance arrangements to ensure your board us more effective, efficient and accountable?
The Good Governance Yorkshire and Humber pilot programme could help... The
Yorkshire and Humber Assembly has developed a Self-Assessment workbook for Boards to assess their Governance arrangements and identify areas for improvement. The Back to Work Company is taking this work forward, and would like your organisation to be part of the pilot programme.
What's in it for me?
- In short the exercise involves both your Board and your service users (where appropriate) to help you to identify 'areas for improvement' and develop solutions for your governance arrangements, therefore helping you to create a more robust, fit for purpose Board.
- The programme is fully funded and you will be provided with an experienced facilitator to take you through the process
- Tailored to your needs.
- You will work towards developing your governance standards in line with the nationally recognised Good Governance Standard for Public Services - a generic set of principles, aimed at organisations funded through public money, developed by the Independent Commission for Good Governance in public services in 2004 and available from www.opm.co.uk
Don't let BAD GOVERNANCE get in the way of your organisation's success!
For further information please contact Nicola Plumstead on 01924 331560 or email Nicola.Plumstead@YHAssembly.gov.uk
Getting the most out of Sage
Top tips to get the most out of this package. See how to effectively manage and control your business accounts. Learn all about the key areas of Sage and build up your knowledge and understanding of keeping computerised accounts. A session designed to upgrade your skills and maybe even save on your accountancy fees.
Includes:
- Understanding tax codes
- Creating customer, supplier and bank records
- Generating stock records, sales order and purchase order processing
- The Sales, Purchase Ledgers and Nominal Ledgers
- Creating invoices and credit notes Petty cash and credit card transactions, bank reconciliation’s
- Month end routines, financial reports and the production of a VAT return
- Back up procedures and restoring data files
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm.
Business Link, Croft Myl, West Parade, Halifax, HX1 2EQ.
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 6 pm - 8 pm.
Business Link, New Commerce House, 168 Westgate, Wakefield, WF2 9SR.
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm.
Business Link, Croft Myl, West Parade, Halifax, HX1 2EQ.
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 6 pm - 8 pm.
Business Link, New Commerce House, 168 Westgate, Wakefield, WF2 9SR.
Aspire training programme
A FREE training programme to support women into the Boardroom in Yorkshire and the Humber
Have you ever thought about applying to be a Board member?
The Fair Play Partnership www.fairplaypartnership.org.uk is running a number of FREE 2 day training courses which aim to provide support for women, already operating at senior levels, to create the time and space to consider 'what works' for women once they are at the Boardroom table, as well as how they might get there in the first place.
The course will involve discussions around the different gender perspectives of leadership, as well as interactive exercises to help you to consider your skills, ask advice from experienced guest speakers, and the opportunity to join a peer support network. The programme is designed for women who want to advance to top leadership positions, progress their careers, and fulfil their potential.
Topics covered include:
- Leadership
- Challenge
- Gender dynamics
- What works for women
- Action planning / Getting a result in the Boardroom
Courses will be held in Leeds and are running over a number of Saturdays and weekdays in October, November and January: see website for details www.fairplaypartnership.org.uk
Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.To register, or to find out further information, please contact Rebecca Williams on 0113 262 2789 or e-mail: rebecca@fairplaypartnership.org.uk
Links
West Yorkshire Social Enterprise Link: http://www.wyselink.co.uk/
Social Enterprise Support Centre: http://www.sesc.info/
Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber http://www.seyh.org.uk/
Bfunded http://www.bfunded.org.uk/
Supplier route to government http://www.supply2.gov.uk/
Local Info
Christmas Lights Switch On
17th November, Centenery Square Bradford, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
19th November, Shipley Market Square, Shipley, 4.30pm,
24th November, Outside Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley
26th November, The Grove Christ Church, Ilkley, 5pm
For furhter information about these events, please call your local Tourist Information Centre; Bradford: 01274 433678, Haworth; 01535 642329, Ilkley; 01943 602319
European Christmas Market, November 17th - 20th, Bradford City Centre. (Darley St, Tyrell St, Bank St and Kirkgate)
German Christmas Market, November 24th - December 11th, Centenary Square, Bradford City Centre
For other things to do in Bradford this month visit WhereCanWeGo.com
