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carole.short posted on May 17, 2012 18:23
CVA is hosting a seminar outlining the commissioning of a new source of funding for voluntary and community sector organisations seeking to tackle gan...
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carole.short posted on May 17, 2012 18:04
On Tuesday, May 29th Age UK Croydon will be moving from their offices at 158-162 London Road in West Croydon to 81 Brigstock Road in Thornton Heath.&#...
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carole.short posted on May 17, 2012 17:35
carole.short posted on May 17, 2012 17:16
Every year Alexandra Rose Day organises street collections, house-to house and supermarket collections in which partner charities participate. They pr...
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carole.short posted on May 17, 2012 16:37
What is the Mentor Hive?
The Mentor Hive is dedicated to providing mentoring support to those seeking help, guidance and advice in getting into emplo...
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carole.short posted on May 17, 2012 15:54
The Start Up Loans Pilot Scheme, which was announed in the recent Budget, will enable young people who choose not to go to university to access low in...
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carole.short posted on May 15, 2012 16:08
To give your views on the issues around the regulations for local Healthwatch and find out what happened at the recent Healthwatch pathfinder event, c...
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carole.short posted on May 15, 2012 16:04
There is a campaign by the Croydon Advertiser to safeguard services. Croydon Shadow Healthwatch's Chair, Frederick Clarke was quoted on this, fo...
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carole.short posted on May 15, 2012 16:01
You can download a leaflet below which you can keep on hand to find the right health treatment whether it's treatment for minor ailments or what to if...
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carole.short posted on May 15, 2012 15:38
A recent British Medical Association’s (BMA) report explains how doctors can use their expertise to act as community leaders to tackle social determin...
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carole.short posted on May 14, 2012 16:02
What is The Switch?
The Switch is an exciting new project that matches volunteer mentors with young people who are living with mental health issues ...
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carole.short posted on May 14, 2012 14:44
Councillor Vidhi Mohan, Cabinet Member for Communities and the Big Society, is pleased to announce the third round of Croydon Council's Small Grants F...
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carole.short posted on May 10, 2012 15:35
A 'Volunteer Practice Toolkit' for volunteer managers who are working with volunteers in family support has been produced by Family Lives, click below...
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carole.short posted on May 10, 2012 14:15
The fully managed service means that Sell Donate Trade handles the entire valuation and donation process on the charity's behalf. The valuations are h...
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carole.short posted on May 10, 2012 13:41
Instead, the trustees of Enterprise UK, which are the four main UK business bodies (CBI, IoD, FSB and BCC), are "working to arrange the orderly wind d...
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carole.short posted on May 10, 2012 13:29
Small Charity Week 2012 takes place next month from 11th to 15th June, offering a variety of free opportunities for small charities...
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carole.short posted on May 08, 2012 17:02
The Cabinet Office will put up £500,000 in match funding for giving to local charities later this year, ahead of the Giving Summit.
The minister f...
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carole.short posted on May 08, 2012 16:48
Charity donations will be made possible at all 12,000 ATMs which belong to the Royal Bank of Scotland and cash machine operator Bank Machine this summ...
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carole.short posted on May 04, 2012 17:21
Community First in Croydon
Calling all not-for-profit groups and organisations working in Broad Green, Selhurst, Thornton Heath, South Norwood,...
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carole.short posted on May 04, 2012 12:30
Around 50 members of the local community turned out for the inaugural meeting to form a new partnership group for West Croydon on Tuesday 1st May....
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carole.short posted on May 04, 2012 11:52
Umbrella body Volunteering England is warning that the recent loss of core local authority funding to Volunteer Centres could lead to fragmentation of...
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carole.short posted on May 04, 2012 11:37
The top 50 charities under various categories, including spending and number of employees and volunteers, can also be found.
The site shows th...
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carole.short posted on May 04, 2012 11:11
Aisha Bryant joins Croydon Voluntary Action as the new Programme Manager for Croydon Family Power and will work 2 days a week to deliver this exciting...
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carole.short posted on May 04, 2012 10:43
This event takes place on 9th May, from 6.00-7.30pm.
It is being hosted by the Volunteer Centre Croydon, in partnership with Croydon C...
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carole.short posted on April 28, 2012 11:49
Community Asset Management Opportunity
Croydon Council is offering the opportunity for a community group to take over the management and control ...
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carole.short posted on April 28, 2012 10:58
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 require local authorities to establish and maintain within their areas a local Healthwatch organisation.
Local ...
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carole.short posted on April 28, 2012 10:49
On the 11th April Croydon Shadow Healthwatch Pathfinder held a showcase for members and the public to inform them of the wide range of activities and ...
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carole.short posted on April 28, 2012 10:09
A new social network which connects volunteers to each other and local projects has launched. The social network, ivo, follows a successful pilot, kno...
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carole.short posted on April 27, 2012 20:26
Following a public consultation and a formal procurement exercise carried out by NHS Croydon, the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM...
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carole.short posted on April 27, 2012 20:07
CROYDON MENTAL HEALTH FORUM ELECTS NEW REPRESENTATIVES TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY NETWORKS/GROUPS
The elected representatives are:
Mental Health P...
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carole.short posted on April 27, 2012 17:51
This is a free event for people who manage and support volunteers in Croydon and will take place on Thursday 17th May at CVA's Resource Centre from10:...
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carole.short posted on April 24, 2012 16:49
Established charities sought for next round of Innovation in Giving** see note below
The second round of the £10m Innovation in Giving Fund was annou...
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carole.short posted on April 24, 2012 16:46
As the Race Online 2012 campaign comes to an end, the UK digital champion Martha Lane Fox today launches Go On UK with Age UK and Big Lottery Fund as ...
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carole.short posted on April 24, 2012 16:28
The Big Lottery Fund is to allocate 0.7% of its budget this financial year to social investment.
Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd, revealed B...
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carole.short posted on April 20, 2012 16:23
The measure is the favoured sanction by the Commission out of a number of possible punishments for charities which do not take their responsibility to...
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carole.short posted on April 19, 2012 18:46
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales will receive the same income for 2012 as 2011. It will receive £25.2m from Lloyds Banking Group, with whic...
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carole.short posted on April 19, 2012 18:19
The Government has launched a new website which will give advice on:
Taking over a Public Building
Get involved with local Services
D...
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carole.short posted on April 19, 2012 17:51
Are you organising an event?
The Health and Safety Executive has updated its health and safety guidance for event organisers Go to Event Safet...
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carole.short posted on April 19, 2012 17:43
A guide to help organisations ensure volunteers are not substituting for paid staff when services are being cut has been produced by Volunteering Engl...
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carole.short posted on April 19, 2012 15:22
A West Croydon Community Forum is being set up for people who want to make a difference. An event has been organised at CVA's Resource Centre to...
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carole.short posted on April 18, 2012 17:04
Guess2Give is a for-profit website which involves individuals setting up a sweepstake based on an event, and then encouraging their friends and suppor...
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carole.short posted on April 18, 2012 14:36
The Mayor of London has this week opened the tender process for providers who want to deliver services within its new £5m, three-year, social impact b...
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carole.short posted on April 17, 2012 16:42
Join in our celebrations!!! Go to our volunteering page
carole.short posted on April 17, 2012 15:57
1st - 7th JUNE, 2012.
THANK YOU CERTIFICATES - As we would like to present as many 'Thank you' Certificates to Croydon based volunteers as possible i...
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carole.short posted on April 13, 2012 18:30
Do you know anyone who goes out of their way to help others or a charity in their own time? If so why not nominate them for this award?
To do t...
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carole.short posted on April 13, 2012 10:38
Assura Wandle officially took over Croydon’s Urgent Care Centre on Wednesday 11th April 2012.
The Croydon Urgent Care Centre which is based at Croy...
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carole.short posted on April 13, 2012 09:51
Acting Chief Executive Tony Leonard says. “Staff can be rightly proud of this achievement. It shows how far we have come in infection control since th...
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carole.short posted on April 11, 2012 14:43
Social investment is financial investment that seeks social and/or environmental returns and not just economic reward.
There are a number of differen...
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carole.short posted on April 11, 2012 12:55
Are your staff automatically entitled to an extra day's leave for the Jubilee bank holiday?
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carole.short posted on April 11, 2012 10:41
Responding to the challenge surrounding youth unemployment, the Government has announced
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carole.short posted on April 11, 2012 09:45
Investments Available:
Capitalisation and balance sheet growth: core equity capital to build stronger SIFIs that are able to raise further priv...
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carole.short posted on April 11, 2012 09:42
The Government has created a new independently run financial institution to finance charities and community groups within the UK in the expectation of...
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carole.short posted on April 10, 2012 14:42
What are the aims of the Bipolar Awareness Day?
The intention of the national awareness day is to raise awareness and understanding of bipolar and it...
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carole.short posted on April 08, 2012 14:37
The money will help three larger groups assist smaller organisations that want to use Right to Bid, Right to Build and Right to Challenge provisions
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carole.short posted on April 03, 2012 14:17
The Cabinet Office has published the new policy directions for the Big Lottery Fund, which introduce a new priority for boosting the capacity of the s...
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carole.short posted on April 03, 2012 13:48
Official figures show government spend on volunteer centres is down by 12%nt, equivalent to £28,000 per centre. The annual return for volunteer centre...
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carole.short posted on April 02, 2012 18:07
carole.short posted on April 02, 2012 10:20
An opening date for the new Metropolitan Police Service custody centre in Windmill Road, Croydon has
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carole.short posted on March 31, 2012 15:49
Croydon Guardian has published an article on the Xpress youth engagement training to front line Croydon Police Officers. Read more
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carole.short posted on March 29, 2012 17:38
Charity Insurance Specialists, Ecclesiastical have produced two handy guides to public liability insurance. Charities can use these to manage ri...
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carole.short posted on March 29, 2012 17:24
Youth volunteering Charity V is to extend the age range of people it supports down to 11 years of age. This was announced at the charity's recent awar...
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carole.short posted on March 28, 2012 12:33
Today’s report provides further analysis of what caused the riots, but the key question remains what are we doing to prevent them from happening again...
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carole.short posted on March 28, 2012 12:20
Marking the Anniversary of the August Riots
CVA is working on the basis that by August 2012 – the anniversary of last year’s riots – Croydon will ...
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carole.short posted on March 28, 2012 09:20
Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton and Croydon councils are calling for an end to a historic levy that forces local council taxpayers to fund north London’s L...
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carole.short posted on March 27, 2012 15:52
Theft of memory sticks lead to charity breach of Data Protection Act
Learning disability charity Enable Scotland has had to sign an undertaking prom...
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carole.short posted on March 27, 2012 15:45
Justin Davis Smith, Chief Executive of Volunteering England, has said that there are too many volunteering infrastructure organisations in London, and...
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carole.short posted on March 27, 2012 14:54
Resonance will manage the fund, which will bulk buy units from developers and landlords, then lease them to Real Lettings who will guarantee rent and ...
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carole.short posted on March 27, 2012 14:16
The Charity Commission has recently made changes to its online registration process.
It is now compulsory to attach documents such as (governing docu...
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carole.short posted on March 23, 2012 14:46
The Family Strategic Partnership (FSP) is conducting a nationwide research project to highlight ways in which the commissioning process for family ser...
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carole.short posted on March 22, 2012 13:48
The government will provide £40m for civil society advice services over the two years from 2013 to 2015, “to support the sector as it adapts to change...
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carole.short posted on March 21, 2012 10:25
Possible Review Of Social Enterprise Legal Framework.....
There may be announcements in the Budget regarding social enterprise, following a Governmen...
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carole.short posted on March 19, 2012 18:50
To: CVSA (Croydon Voluntary Sector Alliance) Members and Community Leaders
We are delighted to be able to formally introduce you to o...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 17:14
The Co-operative Uk has launched free support services for Community Enterprises - 'The Simply Suite' - offers legal and governance advice to Communit...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 17:11
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) are able to provide community membership free of charge to groups and organisations with an an...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 17:08
Social Franchising: A Guide for Franchisees is their latest manual which provides a general introduction to social franchising from the perspect...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 17:05
Deciding on what insurance you need for your activities can be tricky. There are two types of insurance which are required by law:
...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 17:02
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is asking private, public and third sector organisations to host placements to help BIS gathe...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 16:59
Many small and medium sized charities do not have a dedicated HR professional. It can be quite daunting for a Chief Executive, administrator or other ...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 16:57
For very brief ten 'top tips for creating a business plan' from the Plunkett Foundation's Making Local Food Work programme, click here
carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 16:54
Striding Out have launched the first mobile app to support social entrepreneurs. The Social Enterprise Toolbox Kit is now available as an ebook ...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 16:50
Following the recent reviews of UK health and safety legislation, the Health and Safety Executive has issued revised guidance on home working (INDG 22...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 16:41
The Social Investment Business (SIB) has been awarded a new Government contract to manage a £10 million fund that can help social ventures prepare the...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 13:25
The Charities Act 2011 comes into effect on 14 March 2012. It is the Act of Parliament which sets out how all charities in England and Wales are regis...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 13:12
Following on from Lord Hodgson's report entitled 'Unshackling Good Neighbours' Nick Hurd has sent a letter updating him on the progress which has alre...
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carole.short posted on March 14, 2012 13:05
The Charity Tax Group (CTG) has released guidance explaining the VAT consequences of both grants and contracts. This stresses that the VAT ...
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carole.short posted on March 13, 2012 16:02
The winner will lead the switch-off at 8.30pm, and will then be followed by major landmarks like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Edinburgh Castle, as w...
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carole.short posted on March 12, 2012 17:44
The Bill proposes to create an independent NHS Board, promote patient choice, and to reduce NHS administration costs.
Health and Social Care Bill: ...
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carole.short posted on March 12, 2012 10:53
By understanding your current and changing technology needs, Superhighways and the CVSs that are part of the South London CVS Partnership (Bromley, Cr...
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carole.short posted on March 12, 2012 10:42
The deadline for applications to the Youth Summer Holiday Activities fund has now passed. However, Croydon Council are keen to hear your opinion...
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carole.short posted on March 08, 2012 18:23
The first switchover date is in 5 weeks time, and there are still grants (up to £500) available for local groups to apply for help towards the costs o...
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carole.short posted on March 08, 2012 16:40
Croydon Health Services has been successful in its bid for £11.1million Government funding for the redevelopment of Purley Hospital, subject to the de...
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carole.short posted on March 06, 2012 16:52
Oxfam Shelflife launched on 27 February and is free to download. By scanning QR codes on items in store shoppers can read the description placed by th...
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carole.short posted on March 06, 2012 16:47
Charities are set to benefit as the Public Services (Social Value) Bill has been passed through the House of Lords and will now become law.
The Bil...
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carole.short posted on March 06, 2012 16:41
The Challenge Network is the main provider for National Citizen Service this summer. It is delivering the scheme in 51 of the 144 local authorit...
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carole.short posted on March 06, 2012 16:21
The A- Z of What Volunteers Want by Wendy Moore*
I was reflecting on my own volunteering experiences and decided to write down some of the reasons ...
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carole.short posted on March 06, 2012 12:52
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carole.short posted on March 06, 2012 10:58
Croydon Neighbourhood Care (CNCA) are having their annual conference on Wednesday 28th March.
CNCA is the umbrella group for the 30+ neighbourh...
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carole.short posted on March 05, 2012 19:26
Fundraising giant Sport Relief has secured match funding from the government for its work in African slums.
The Department for International Developm...
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carole.short posted on March 03, 2012 17:31
Staff at the Whitgift Foundation plunged 85ft for charity last week. More than £1,600 was raised for Croydon Commitment which promotes the work of the...
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carole.short posted on March 03, 2012 17:17
The Croydon Samaritans is celebrating is 50th birthday at its AGM on 30th March to be held at Christ Church, Brighton Road, Purley. Guests inclo...
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carole.short posted on March 01, 2012 16:06
Croydon’s Older People’s Network in partnership with Croydon Council’s Safeguarding department held a successful Dignity in Care Day as well as their ...
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carole.short posted on February 28, 2012 15:56
Giant Olympic rings have been launched on to the River Thames to mark 150 days until the start of the London Games.
The rings, standing at 11 metre...
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carole.short posted on February 28, 2012 14:56
Nominations are now open for the new Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012 which will honour the efforts of charities that undertake project...
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carole.short posted on February 28, 2012 12:17
HRH The Prince of Wales has announced 100 new jobs for unemployed young people - who will then help a further 100,000 young people to find work.
Th...
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carole.short posted on February 27, 2012 15:23
An article 'What's happening with the Vetting and Barring Scheme and CRB?' from law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards suggests that the start date for the ...
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carole.short posted on February 23, 2012 16:43
Employers can now register their interest in the Government’s Youth Contract initiative.
From April, a wage subsidy will be available for employers...
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carole.short posted on February 23, 2012 16:18
The Zesh Rehman Foundation has joined forces wtih Crystal Palace Football Club Foundation to offer football activities in Croydon. If you have a...
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carole.short posted on February 23, 2012 16:00
St. Christopher's cares for over 2,000 dying people and their families and friends each year from the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Le...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 16:12
Croydon Council has secured funding to offer six weeks of free swimming lessons for women only at Thornton Heath Pool. These start on 25th Febru...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 15:59
The latest edition which features reactions to the world premiere of Samuel Coleridge Taylor's opera 'Thelma' by Surrey Opera. Click here
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 15:29
Volunteering England and the Forestry Commission have signed a memorandum of agreement firming their commitments to work together to increase voluntee...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 15:26
A great opportunity to recognise the hard work of your volunteers.
The Croydon Community Civic Awards are open to nominations until 30th March....
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 15:16
We are holding Monthly Information Sessions in a workshop setting aimed at helping people get back to work through volunteering.
Come along and fin...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 15:12
Volunteering England has published new online material for employers and volunteer involving organisations, with the aim of increasing the amount of e...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 15:04
The National Trust is giving more than 5,000 employees the chance to take this year’s Leap Day off work to volunteer in their local community.
The ...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 14:58
The 11th Student Volunteering Week, organised by Volunteering England, launched on 20th February.
The theme for 2012 is ‘Back to Basics: Community Ro...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 14:44
Keep up-to-date with the local police with regular tweets about policing, borough crime and safety, appeals, news, arrests and events, by following @M...
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carole.short posted on February 22, 2012 14:23
Win £25 of book vouchers with Love Croydon. Love Croydon celebrates the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, by offering its Faceb...
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carole.short posted on February 17, 2012 15:37
The Council has agreed to work in partnership with Croydon’s voluntary and community sector (VCS) on a new Compact. CVA’s next priority is to si...
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carole.short posted on February 08, 2012 17:40
A new NHS report, the local government colloquium report, reveals an insightful, strategic and creative start to carve out the basis for a new more in...
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carole.short posted on February 08, 2012 10:19 
The government has confirmed a revised timetable for when employers must start enrolling their staff in a workplace pension under the Pensions Acts
2...
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carole.short posted on February 07, 2012 12:27 
The Prime Minister has announced details of new government funding sources that are now available to support businesses taking on apprentices. The new...
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carole.short posted on February 06, 2012 18:13
The Council’s Scrutiny Sub-Committee has made three recommendations to the Cabinet on how commissioning should work in Croydon. Cllr Jason Cummings, c...
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carole.short posted on February 06, 2012 11:48
This is the first year that councils have been asked to tell local people about how they are doing in meeting the needs of adults who need social care...
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carole.short posted on February 02, 2012 18:08 
CVA is pleased to announce the success of the bid to Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund. We were awarded £400,000 - the full amount given to...
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carole.short posted on February 02, 2012 15:47
It has been confirmed that the Leadership and Management Development Grant scheme is due to end in February, therefore, those wishing to apply should ...
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carole.short posted on January 31, 2012 15:09
CVA and Croydon Shadow Healthwatch have recently produced a report on ‘Repeat Terminations in Croydon’. You may have seen an article in last wee...
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carole.short posted on January 24, 2012 16:25
CVA is looking for a Facilities Support Worker (Caretaker) for full details of this post go to CVA Vacancies. For other job opportunities g...
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carole.short posted on January 17, 2012 15:48
Whether or not you actually submitted a bid to round 2 of the Small grants Fund, Croydon Council would be very interested in your opinion on the appli...
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carole.short posted on January 14, 2012 13:00
Local Groups awarded funds from the Mayor of London.....
Croydon Real Nappy Network have been awarded £890 to train volunteers in promoting the benef...
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carole.short posted on January 12, 2012 17:29
CVA’s New Year Message
With another challenging year ahead, CVA has identified three strategic priorities that will help us to achieve progress...
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carole.short posted on January 05, 2012 10:31
All Inclusive can offer free places on AAT level 1 and 2 Accounting, and Sage line 50 courses (including employability courses). These cou...
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carole.short posted on January 04, 2012 16:48 
Applying for a grant from the current round of Croydon Council's Small Grants Fund? If so and you need some extra help advisors from Croydon Vol...
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carole.short posted on December 29, 2011 15:26
We are pleased to announce the success of the above bid to BIG's Improving Futures programme and look forward to working with our partners on this pro...
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carole.short posted on December 22, 2011 16:46
Applying For Carers Support Network Funding?
CVA is providing a workshop for prospective bidders to the Croydon Carers Support Network from 10 am to ...
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carole.short posted on December 20, 2011 14:34
After listening to carers organisations in Croydon the Council have extended the deadline to the Carer's Support Network Fund to 5pm on Monday 13th Fe...
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carole.short posted on December 19, 2011 16:28
London Community Foundation: The name change is the latest step in the evolution of the Community Foundation, following the merger earlier this ...
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carole.short posted on December 19, 2011 15:11
A short article from Bates Wells and Braithwaite solicitors explains concerns about the government's proposed implementation of the VAT exemption for ...
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carole.short posted on December 13, 2011 16:53
As you may be aware due to government cut backs the funding for children’s centres will be reduced, therefore the way in which these services will be ...
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carole.short posted on December 12, 2011 17:25
Contact Hilary at the Volunteer Centre if you are interested in giving some of your time over Christmas. There are some local organisations who ...
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carole.short posted on December 08, 2011 15:43
We may have had the mildest November for over 300 years but now that December's here Acas, the workplace experts, are reminding employers that now is ...
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carole.short posted on December 05, 2011 16:11
Family Lives (formerly Parentline Plus) is operating a new, free volunteer befriending pilot scheme to Croydon mums, dads and carers of children. ...
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carole.short posted on December 05, 2011 15:59
The Government's business minister, Vince Cable, has announced the creation of a universally portable CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check that ca...
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carole.short posted on November 24, 2011 13:48
Croydon Council have put information on their website regarding tendering for contracts. Go to http://www.croydon.gov.uk/business/tenders/htcss&...
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carole.short posted on November 24, 2011 13:34
BBC Children in Need's fundraising appeal raised over £26,332,334 on Friday night, a record amount for the event and more than £8 million more than th...
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carole.short posted on November 24, 2011 12:32
To see details of this scheme aimed at alleviating the responsibility of HR click here
carole.short posted on November 24, 2011 10:58
During the recent GO ON campaign Easy PC have pledged to help 1,000 people achieve the ability to use a computer, and get online by 31st March 2012. W...
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carole.short posted on November 23, 2011 09:56 
Applications for this round should benefit the areas of Croydon most directly affected by the riots, particularly projects involving young people, for...
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carole.short posted on November 21, 2011 18:34
A £6m - Next Steps - programme developing the social investment market will see awards of £40,000 to £1m social investment proposals which a...
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carole.short posted on November 16, 2011 14:47
South East Cancer Help Centre is looking for cakes to sell at their Christmas Fair. Can you help? If so let them know and they will be ple...
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carole.short posted on November 16, 2011 09:15
The Basis Partnership - consisting of Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA), Asian Resource Centre Ltd (ARCC0, Croydon BME Forum - would like to co...
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carole.short posted on November 15, 2011 16:50
Joanna Lumley and Dame Helen Mirren have donated their winter fuel allowance......
carole.short posted on November 14, 2011 17:45
The British Empire Medal (BEM), which was awarded as part of the Queen's Honours system to British citizens making a difference in their communities u...
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carole.short posted on November 14, 2011 17:10
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is from 14th - 18th November, 2011. GEW takes place in 104 countries, with over 40,000 events worldwide involv...
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carole.short posted on November 14, 2011 16:04
The London Road Christmas lights will be switched on Tuesday 29th November. This will take place outside CVA's Resource Centre and Karen Chillma...
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carole.short posted on November 14, 2011 12:57
Employer Supported Policing: Councils and businesses across the capital are being asked to sponsor their staff to become special constables in t...
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carole.short posted on November 14, 2011 12:53
Details of the route the Olympic Torch Relay will take across London were announced by the London Olympic's organising committee (LOCOG) last week. Th...
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carole.short posted on November 10, 2011 16:52
At Prime Minister's questions yesterday David Cameron advised he would consider adding to the winter fuel allowance letters a suggestion for those who...
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carole.short posted on November 10, 2011 16:22
Volunteering England has moved employment minister Chris Grayling to say that Work Programme providers should always pay charities for their services,...
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carole.short posted on November 10, 2011 15:11 
Both inequality and poverty cause health and social problems – they are forces that need to be tackled together. To read this full report click ...
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carole.short posted on November 09, 2011 16:41
You are invited to a free lunch for 5000 people made entirely out of fresh ingredients that would otherwise go to waste: wonky carrots, misshapen pota...
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carole.short posted on November 07, 2011 15:50
The London Learning Consortium (LLC) are pleased to announce the launch of LLC Recruitment, who will provide a complete, flexible and cost effective r...
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carole.short posted on November 04, 2011 11:46
The Legacy 10 campaign has been set up to encourage people to make the most of the inheritance tax breaks announced in the last budget. read mor...
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carole.short posted on November 04, 2011 11:22
The Charity Commission has published updated guidance on Charities and Investment Matters. It recognises the move from purely investing for a fi...
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carole.short posted on November 02, 2011 17:45
Millennium Now is unlike anything BIG has launched before. They are looking for 5 inspirational and creative projects..........Groups must ...
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carole.short posted on November 02, 2011 16:41
Read Cabinet member, Cllr Vidhi Mohan's response to the questions raised by Steve Phaure from CVA...........
Steve Phaure Questions
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carole.short posted on October 27, 2011 16:43
Independent ATM operator Bank Machine is inviting UK charities to apply to benefit from its cash machine donation system which is due to launch next y...
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carole.short posted on October 27, 2011 14:44
Urban Forum and NAVCA are running three FREE events in London and the South East, working with a series of local partners, to prepare for the practica...
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carole.short posted on October 27, 2011 12:05
BIG has announced £50 extra funding as as result of listening to responses from VCS groups over the past few months, and coming up with a s...
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carole.short posted on October 24, 2011 14:54
Oxfam has published a digital edition of its report, Growing a Better Future: Food Justice in a resource-constrained world, for Kindles and other read...
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carole.short posted on October 24, 2011 13:18
The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA), the self-regulatory membership body for face-to-face fundraising, has today published a rule boo...
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carole.short posted on October 24, 2011 12:01
Age UK Croydon - ‘Call in Time’ service provides friendship over the telephone to isolated older people living in Croydon. This is a friendship and we...
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carole.short posted on October 21, 2011 14:42
Croydon Voluntary Action is launching its new series of successful FREE ½ day workshops (9.45am - 12.45pm) dedicated to Social Enterprise, CIC's ...
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carole.short posted on October 20, 2011 14:09
Money will be seized from prisoner's pay packets
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carole.short posted on October 20, 2011 13:10
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched the Community Business Loan Fund (CBLF) to help potential and existing social entrepreneurs who are unab...
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carole.short posted on October 20, 2011 13:02
Paul Hamlyn Foundation has updated some of its guidance
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carole.short posted on October 19, 2011 15:17
The Office for Civil Society (CS) has commissioned four of its former strategic partners to report on what the Big Society means for the gr...
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carole.short posted on October 18, 2011 15:33
Communitybuilders will fund community-based and community-led organisations in England. It is now open to applications for loans of up to £750,00...
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carole.short posted on October 18, 2011 15:01
The Disasters Emergency Committee, has announced that its appeal for the East Africa Crisis, has so far raised the charity's largest amount ever for a...
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carole.short posted on October 17, 2011 16:27
Hear Us has entered this years ‘NatWest Community Force Scheme. NatWest have pledged to give £6000 to 3 charities in each borough. In Croy...
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carole.short posted on October 13, 2011 16:58
If you are interested in bidding for adult services in Richmond
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carole.short posted on October 13, 2011 15:45
Your Square Mile, which aims to encourage members of the public to take part in community activities, has launched a new mutual organisation. Th...
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carole.short posted on October 13, 2011 15:12
The Department for Health has announced that 27 local authorities will be trialling payment by results for children's centres. Read more
carole.short posted on October 13, 2011 12:46
Details have been published from the investigation into fundraising appeals
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carole.short posted on October 12, 2011 16:27
The Ministry of Justice has published detailed court statistics
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carole.short posted on October 12, 2011 16:05
More offenders will face the consequences of their actions with the launch of the first-ever Register of restorative justice practitioners. Read...
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carole.short posted on October 12, 2011 15:47
The Charity Commission, has announced the launch of a project to help charities review their financial controls and systems of risk management. &...
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carole.short posted on October 11, 2011 16:52
Two Cambridge graduates clawing their way back from student debt by selling their faces as advertising space over the next year, have pledged to donat...
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carole.short posted on October 11, 2011 16:40
Please be advised that the shop at the Whitgift Centre (accepting donations for families affected by the riots) has now closed. The shop was ope...
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carole.short posted on October 11, 2011 16:31
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), Charity Finance Directors Group (CFDG) and Association of CEO's ( Acevo) have launched a universal set...
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carole.short posted on October 10, 2011 16:43
if you are looking for something worthwhile to do which will develop your skills and give you valuable experience read more
carole.short posted on October 10, 2011 15:42
Louise Brown, previously a technology adviser at NCVO, discusses the recipe for the perfect database. She goes through the sorts of questions you shou...
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carole.short posted on October 10, 2011 15:39
Sandy Adirondack's Legal Update now has a section on the rights of agency temps, covering the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 which came into effect fo...
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carole.short posted on October 10, 2011 15:31
Looking for capacity building support?
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carole.short posted on October 10, 2011 10:54
Patients will be able to call on a doctor or nurse under a new NHS Scheme which has been set out in a White Paper and will be discussed in Parlia...
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carole.short posted on October 06, 2011 15:29
Get Involved!!!!! The Charity Commission are encouraging local charities and organisations to hold their own events, celebrating the work of the...
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carole.short posted on October 03, 2011 15:27
An independent local review panel are inviting you to tell them if you were
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carole.short posted on October 03, 2011 11:46
Silver Dream Fund has been launched to help older people manage life-changing events,
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carole.short posted on October 03, 2011 10:19
George Osborne, Chancellor, has confirmed that
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carole.short posted on October 01, 2011 11:12
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, reported that
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carole.short posted on September 29, 2011 17:41
carole.short posted on September 29, 2011 17:21
Although organisers claim this should generate £50m per year
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carole.short posted on September 29, 2011 16:11
Following 50 % cuts in Government spending
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carole.short posted on September 29, 2011 15:18
Yes you read it right!!! Spring is a new programme
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carole.short posted on September 27, 2011 16:11
This was set up to fund work with unemployed people, improving skills
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carole.short posted on September 26, 2011 16:04
There is renewed hope that the proposed reforms may not now happen
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carole.short posted on September 26, 2011 15:42
Proposed new requirement from the Charity Commission
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carole.short posted on September 22, 2011 12:01
Do you work with young carers in Croydon?
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carole.short posted on September 06, 2011 17:53
Commission publishes more detailed guidance on Equality Act
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carole.short posted on September 06, 2011 17:28
These reforms will put the needs of the bereaved first
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carole.short posted on September 06, 2011 17:22
carole.short posted on September 06, 2011 16:08
Five Home Start charities have been forced to close
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carole.short posted on September 05, 2011 16:46
This has been set up to help businessess affected by the recent riots
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carole.short posted on September 05, 2011 16:21
Croydon Council will be providing free training sessions
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carole.short posted on September 05, 2011 16:15
Croydon Council are offering specific workshops
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carole.short posted on September 05, 2011 15:40
carole.short posted on September 05, 2011 11:31
Department for Communities and Local Governemnt (DCLG) are keen to ensure
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carole.short posted on September 01, 2011 15:17
If you are involved with a School Charity
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carole.short posted on August 30, 2011 17:09
Office of Civil Society (OCS) is trying out Social Impact Bonds
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carole.short posted on August 30, 2011 16:46
Community buildings and youth centres should be exempt as long as
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carole.short posted on August 30, 2011 16:35
This should give improved access to UK groups accessing EU funds
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carole.short posted on August 30, 2011 16:07
Find out if your charitiy could save money
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carole.short posted on August 30, 2011 15:16
Make the most of London being traffic free for a day
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carole.short posted on August 25, 2011 16:06
The Mayor is determined to help those in the borough who have been directly affected
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carole.short posted on August 25, 2011 15:41
Get affordable web design whilst investing in young people
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carole.short posted on August 25, 2011 15:21
Interested in reducing your admin costs and receiving your payments quicker?
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carole.short posted on August 24, 2011 16:26
It's that time of year again..........we've put together some ideas for young people
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carole.short posted on August 18, 2011 10:15
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall included a visit to CVA Resource Centre.
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carole.short posted on August 17, 2011 12:11
carole.short posted on August 17, 2011 12:04
Croydon Council have put together some useful information/advice together for communities/businessess
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carole.short posted on August 11, 2011 14:30
Age Uk Croydon office was looted during the riots in Croydon on Monday 8th August
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carole.short posted on August 11, 2011 12:16
Tell us why!!! Act on it!!! Get Involved!!!
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carole.short posted on August 10, 2011 09:41
The steering group from Faiths Together in Croydon - FTiC - have issued a statement re recent riots in Croydon.
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carole.short posted on August 04, 2011 16:43
Each year the Volunteer Centre holds an annual recruitment fair
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carole.short posted on August 04, 2011 12:34
Organisations which used Navca's 'tender support service' have won contracts totalling over £2.6m so far
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carole.short posted on August 03, 2011 15:27
These courses are offered as a combination of free briefing sessions/non accredited/accredited
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carole.short posted on August 03, 2011 09:52
Short course on documenting' living history"
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carole.short posted on August 02, 2011 16:03
CVA is pleased to offer this FREE workshop but you must book a space in advance.....
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carole.short posted on August 02, 2011 11:30
Grants of £1,000 available to museums, libraries, and archives based in England.
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carole.short posted on August 02, 2011 11:26
Grants of up to £250,000 available
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carole.short posted on August 02, 2011 10:05
New children's social care building now to be known as Jeanette Wallace House
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carole.short posted on August 01, 2011 16:28
Have you ever considered teaching adults?
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carole.short posted on August 01, 2011 16:20
CVA is running a series of FREE workshops sponsored by the British Heart Foundation and the London Ambulance Service.
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carole.short posted on August 01, 2011 16:01
carole.short posted on August 01, 2011 12:08
The Big Society Bank has been officially launched as Big Society Capital
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carole.short posted on August 01, 2011 10:29
The NSPCC has made some changes to the services it offers focusing on the most vulnerable
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carole.short posted on July 28, 2011 16:44
After a year's grace new regulations announced
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carole.short posted on July 28, 2011 16:29
Marks & Spencer's clothes hangers are being recycled to raise money for Bangladesh
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carole.short posted on July 28, 2011 16:23
carole.short posted on July 28, 2011 15:58
This is aimed at getting organisations ready for new markets in public service delivery
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carole.short posted on July 28, 2011 15:27
Plans are afoot for the two organisations to merge in October.
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carole.short posted on July 28, 2011 14:41
Business Link will close on 25th November, 2011.
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carole.short posted on July 28, 2011 12:40
The next round of the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund is now open to applications.
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carole.short posted on July 27, 2011 15:59
The Home Office has announced £14m of funding to support charities using innovative ways to tackle crimes in communities.
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carole.short posted on July 27, 2011 14:38
The Co-operative UK has launched free support services
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carole.short posted on July 26, 2011 12:32
Are you working in youth participation?
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carole.short posted on July 26, 2011 10:28
Croydon Council will would your views on its recent Small Grants Programme
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carole.short posted on July 25, 2011 15:16
The Government's White Paper on Open Public Services is now available
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carole.short posted on July 21, 2011 16:01
Proposed discussions could mean more for the voluntary sector
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carole.short posted on July 21, 2011 15:51
By early 2012, 101 will be adopted by every police force in England and Wales as their non-emergency number.
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carole.short posted on July 20, 2011 15:14
CVA has awarded five groups in Croydon a small grant to launch new play areas
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carole.short posted on July 14, 2011 17:50
Does your charity work to improve peoples health?
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carole.short posted on July 14, 2011 17:48
Cheques will continue to be an option
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carole.short posted on July 14, 2011 17:45
New website giving useful HR material for charities, voluntary groups, and social enterprises.
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carole.short posted on July 14, 2011 17:41
Changes re original idea of giving employees time off to training
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carole.short posted on February 29, 2012 16:47
The Peer Support Fund 2012-2014 is accepting applications from voluntary organisations in England to provide support services to people who are bereav...
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carole.short posted on October 19, 2011 15:00
Launched in 1888 the Football League is the template for football leagues around the world and with 72 clubs including Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town an...
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carole.short posted on August 18, 2011 16:28
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall made a surprise visit to Croydon
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carole.short posted on August 18, 2011 12:18
The Inter Faith network would like to link all events planned by its members
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carole.short posted on July 21, 2011 10:10
Volunteers recently raised money for CLC taking part in the Great British Race
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