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SE15 Charities Improve Your Online Fundraising

30 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

Small Charities Can Raise Profile

Localgiving.com is a fantastic new online fundraising tool for both charities and community groups.

It helps support smaller charities, community groups and unregistered charities by giving them a user-friendly online platform and presence as well as a means for them to accept online donations, easily.

Through the use of a Localgiving.com webpage, users can promote the excellent work they do in their local community, engage with supporters and raise donations. Groups signed up will also have the opportunity to benefit from Match challenges and fundraising training from The London Community Foundation. £1.7 million has been raised through the site so far!

For further information and to sign up, contact Anna Horsley annah@londoncf.org.uk  at the London Community Foundation.

Filed Under: Funding, SE15 News

PVSF E- BULLETIN 28TH MARCH 12

29 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

Welcome to  PVSF’s

Wednesday E -Bulletin

28th March 12

Great News!

FREE and exclusive to PVSF members  upload your own articles to our website.

Instead of sending us your articles, fliers etc to place on our website, get your information published even quicker by simply uploading it yourself.

What kind of information should you upload?

  • Forthcoming events – Where, when and why
  • How the community can get involved
  • Your People Stories -  tell how you are changing peoples lives

Uploading is so easy!

PVSF Members should have already received their username and password to upload their information – please email  lydia@peckhamforum.org.uk if this is not the case.  Simple instructions (for members only with logins) for uploading can be found on the PVSF website.

 

FUNDING

TRAINING

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

  • Peckham and Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council meetings: Future dates to be advised.

For further information please contact: Nadine James on 020 7525 5503 or email: Nadine.James@southwark.gov.uk.  For a complete list of the Council’s meetings and activities visit: www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCouncil/CouncilDiary

GENERAL INFORMATION

PVSF services is funded by: Southwark Council, Big Lottery, Wates Foundation & City Bridge Trust.

PVSF has taken all reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy of the information included in this bulletin.  Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed, do not necessarily reflect our views.

Filed Under: eBulletin

Community Builders Feasibilty Grant

29 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

Communitybuilders are inviting community organisations to apply for a Feasibility Grant.

Feasibility grants will be available for organisations looking to research and develop a sustainable and entrepreneurial idea that meets the social needs of their local community.

They are looking to award between 20 and 30 grants and up to 5 days business support to high quality applicants with a proven track record.

Grant: Maximum of £25,000 and minimum of £10,000.  

Deadline: 12 noon, 13th April 2012.

For more information: http://www.communitybuildersfund.org.uk/fileadmin/tsib_users/Communitybuilders/Communitybuilders_guidance_notes__2_.pdf

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Filed Under: Funding

United St Saviour Small Grants Programme

29 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

The United St Saviour’s Charity Small Grants programme 2012/13 is now open for applications.

The aim of the programme is to provide support and opportunities to people in need, significantly improving their lives.      

Grant amount: Up to £5,000, but are often in the range £1,000 to £4,000.

Deadlines: Applications may be submitted at any time but will be considered at our Grants Committee meetings which are scheduled for  8 May  (deadline 30 April), and 18 September 2012 (deadline 31 August 2012).  

Your project must benefit people who live in North Southwark & Bermondsey (and surrounding areas – being those areas of postcodes SE1, SE5, SE11, SE15, SE16 and SE17).   This implies priority for applications benefitting North Southwark and Bermondsey.

Help: Please contact Kevin Donnelly or Jim Wintour jim.wintour@ustsc.org.uk  Tel. 020 7089 9014

Filed Under: Funding, SE15 News

Olympic Torch Bearer named!

22 March 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sterling Muschett Peckham Pride Head Coach

Sterling Muschett

The head coach of Peckham Pride, Sterling Muschett has been named as one of the official Olympic Torch Bearers.

Peckham Pride is one of the biggest basketball clubs in South London and has a track record of producing champions and currently runs basketballweekly sessions: :

Day:  Every Saturday 10am – 12pm
Venue:  Harris Academy Peckham, Peckham High Street, SE15

For further information please email: peckhampride@hotmail.co.uk or call 07747 424 978.

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Personal Money Management Course

21 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

Red Kite Learning will be delivering FREE NCFE Level 1 Personal Money Management courses.

Date:  From April 2012

Time: 2 hours, every Friday over 15 weeks

Venue:  5-13 Trinity St, London, SE1 1DB

Please find attached a leaflet for more information Money Management Leaflet.

 Eligibility criteria:  

  • Southwark resident   Aged 19+ 
  • Have lived in the UK for the last 3 years or be the spouse of an EEA national and have lived in the UK for 1 year
  • Employed or unemployed – it doesn’t matter

To make a booking, contact Carla or Billi: 0207 378 9400

Filed Under: SE15 News, Training

PVSF Capacity Building Evaluation

16 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

PVSF is conducting an evaluation of it’s Capacity Building Service.  If you received help from our Capacity Building Service during 2011-2012 we need your feedback to help us improve our service in the future and provideevidence of how the service is helping you to make a difference in Southwark.

We have sent beneficiaries of this service  an evaluation form which you will need to complete and return by Friday 23rd March 2012. Forms should be emailed to: david@peckhamforum.org.ukor post to Peckham Voluntary Sector Forum, 48 Willowbrook Road, Peckham, London SE15 6BW.

If you have any queries about please call David on 0207 358 9777.

Filed Under: Recent News, SE15 News

Queens Rd Station Improvements

9 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

Here is some good news for Peckham, and users of Queen’s Road Peckham station.Your local station Queen’s Road Peckham is changing:

• London Overground (East London Line) services from December 2012

• A new station entrance

• Step free access

• To complement these exciting developments

Southwark council is proposing to create a new public ‘plaza’. Come and talk to the Council  about the ideas for the new plaza on Friday 16th  March  3-7pm outside the current station entrance on Queen’s Road.

For more information contact: transport@southwark.gov.uk 020 7525 5317

Filed Under: Recent News, SE15 News

Freelance Writer Needed

9 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

Peckham Voluntary Sector Forum, is looking to commission an experienced writer to write a report based on research activities carried out with Black Caribbean parents and their children.

 The report will inform, influence and make recommendations to Southwark Council about the future educational support needs of Black Caribbean Parents and raising attainment of their children.

Ideally, who we are looking for will have a minimum of two years track record of writing up research findings into a report format. Specialist knowledge of the Education System in Southwark and issues which face Black Caribbean Children’s educational attainment levels would be a distinct advantage.

 This is a freelance position and offers a contract over a two month period with an assignment fee of £1750. The Closing date for your CV and examples of previous work must be in by 5pm Friday 16th March 2012.

For more information and an application pack  http://casouthwark.org.uk/news/pvsf-job-opportunity-for-freelance-writer/

Filed Under: Recent News, SE15 News

Creative Innovation E-Business Start Up Training

8 March 2012 By Leave a Comment

Creative innovation is running an e-Business start-up training and is specifically designed to equip those who wish to start a business on the Internet. The training will teach you all you need to know about starting your first internet business. You’ll be introduced to some very useful services and resources.

Date: Tuesday 27 & Thursday 29 March 2012
Time: 10am – 4:00pm
Venue: Unit 17 Brandon Street, Heygate Estate, London SE17 1NA (Just behind Walworth Road Library)

Registration is FREE!!! To Register your interest, please contact us: Tel: 0208 144 0113 Email: info@creativeinnovation.biz
Web: http://c-itrainingcourse.creativeinnovation.biz Web: www.creativeinnovation.biz

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