Community & Voluntary Service is Your CVS

Welcome to Your Gateway to the Voluntary & Community Sector in Bedford Borough &  North Central Bedfordshire

Community & Voluntary Service (CVS) is an umbrella organisation that supports and represents the interests of voluntary organisations, community groups and charities in Bedford Borough (North Bedfordshire) and North Central Bedfordshire (formerly known as Mid Bedfordshire).

The Aim of CVS is therefore to support, promote, develop and enable the local voluntary sector to provide effective services to meet the needs of local people.

Please explore the pages of our website to find out how we can assist your group in achieving your aims

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Sustainable Funding Guide

• Don't put all your eggs in one basket! Bedfordshire's Sustainable Funding Guide - helping your organisation diversify your funding streams

Newsletter

• Beds-Spread - December 2009

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

• Survive the Recession - A conference and learning event about the impact of the recession and the support available for voluntary and community organisations in Bedfordshire and Luton- 3rd March 2010
• Bedford Borough Third Sector Assembly - Tuesday 23rd March 2010

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Vacancies

• CENTRE FOR ALL FAMILIES POSITIVE HEALTH- CAFPH - Admin Support Worker - Deadline: 22nd February 2010

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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 2009/10 visit our Training Page.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

• Health and Safety in the Workplace - Wednesday 3rd March 2010
• Getting Tender Ready - Thursday 11th March 2010
• Minute-Taking Skills - Tuesday 20th April 2010
• Developing a Funding Strategy - Tuesday 11th May

Fit for Funding Workshops

• Saturday 6th March 2010 (morning)
• Thursday 1st April 2010 (morning)
• Tuesday 5th May 2010 (evening)

Demonstrating Need and Understanding Outcomes

• Tuesday 20th April 2010
• Wednesday 14th July 2010

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Funding Advice and Training in Bedfordshire and Luton 2009 - 10

Community & Voluntary Service is part of the VoluntaryWorks consortium, which has just released a leaflet explaining its funding and development advice service, open to all voluntary organisations in Bedfordshire. The advice and training available includes identifying funding sources, getting tender-ready, making good funding applications, business planning and meeting funder and commissioner requirements.

Download: Funding Advice and Training in Bedfordshire and Luton 2009-10

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....

It could not be easier to find out about Volunteering Opportunities in Mid and North Beds. Just enter the name of your town, village or postcode in the Do-It Search Box and press the find-it button and you will be shown details of the volunteering opportunities in your area. Also, visit The Volunteer Centre Bedford website.