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Bedfordshire & Luton Compact Consultation
- A Consultation Draft of a new Compact for Bedfordshire and Luton is now available. The Bedfordshire and Luton Compact is the agreement between local statutory organisations and the voluntary and community sector to improve and develop their relationship for the benefit of the communities they serve...more info
The closing date for receipt of your views and comments is 24th September 2010.
ICT
- ICT - our new ICT page details resources that may assist your organisation, including details of the new ICT help desk for the Eastern Region and how embracing social media may assist your organisation.
Personalisation
- Personalisation Agenda - personalisation means that services are designed and delivered from the starting point of individuals’ needs and wishes, instead of individuals having to fit into existing services.
Personalisation represents a cultural shift of seismic proportions for many third sector organisations in Bedfordshire. Our new page aims to keep you up to date with developments and training opportunities.
Sustainable Funding Guide
ConsortiCo Ltd
- ConsortiCo Ltd - find out about this new initiative that provides a 'vehicle' to allow local third sector organisations to form consortia to compete effectively in securing public service contracts - visit their new website at www.consortico.com
Forthcoming Events
- Volunteering Open Day - Tuesday 3rd August 2010
- Bedford Borough Third Sector Assembly - Tuesday 21st September 2010
- Bedfordshire Refugee & Asylum Seekers Support AGM - Wednesday 29th September 2010
- Central Bedfordshire Third Sector Assembly - Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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Vacancies
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Training
CVS offers a comprehensive calendar of training for voluntary and community groups in Bedford Borough & North Central Bedfordshire, especially for groups seeking training on Fundraising, Quality/Best Practice and Procurement/Trading. To find out more about our programme of training opportunities for 2010/11 visit our Training Page.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
- Risk Assessment - Thursday 16th September 2010
- Tendering for Success -
Tuesday 28th September 2010
- Support and Supervision of Staff - Tuesday 5th October 2010
- Introduction to Marketing -
Thursday 14th October 2010
- Managing Redundancies -
Tuesday 2nd November 2010
- Making a Good Funding Application -
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Fit for Funding Workshops
- Wednesday 8th September (evening)
- Saturday 2nd October (morning)
- Monday 1st November (morning)
- Thursday 2nd December 2010 (evening)
Demonstrating Need and Understanding Outcomes
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Third Sector Assemblies
The new Third Sector Assemblies for Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire launched on 23rd March 2010 and 3rd February 2010 respectively. Presentations from those events are now online.
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ICT
On our ICT webage we aim to keep you up-to-date with what’s going on in our county, regional and nationally. You can find details of the new Regional ICT Helpdesk, the Regional ICT Champion for the Eastern Region, Knowledgebase, How the use of Social Media could benefit your organisation and details of other useful ICT resources.
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Community Noticeboard

Mid & North Beds Community Notice Board
Any groups working to develop and promote local voluntary and community activity in Mid or North Bedfordshire can post notices on the Community Notice Board Page. This may include your organisations Job Vacancies, Items for Sale, details of your upcoming events. Please email details to info@yourcvs.org
How the Voluntary Sector can play their part in Tackling Climate Change
Find out how your organisation can play a part in reducing global warming, as part of the new 'Every Action Counts' campaign for the voluntary sector. You can also discover some of the local and national schemes that will be of relevance to you in reducing your organisations 'carbon footprint'. More Details.... |