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The UK Government is looking to recruit a Member and an Alternate Member to sit on the Management Board of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) as UK representatives. he closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 20 November 2012.

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‘Faith and Belief in Partnership: Effective Collaboration with Local Government in an era of Austerity?’ is a Hotseat event focussing on effective participation and partnership between local authorities and faith and civil society groups.
The event is on Friday 30 November 2012 and registration is free.

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As part of the Generation 3.0 project which aims to end racism within a generation, Runnymede is organising a series of free lectures and panel debates on race, racism and resistance in the UK on film and broadcast media. The three events will take place in Birmingham (30 November), London (3 December) and Manchester (4 December).

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Tuesday 6^th November 2012

9.45am – 3.15pm

The Linskill Centre, North Shields

A special one-day conference which will bring together third sector experts and key public and private sector partners for a day of information, discussion and debate about the third sector’s role in influencing and contributing to the LEP’s Employment and Skills work.

The aim is to explore the ways in which we can - all - help ensure that the LEP succeeds in its aim of creating growth without losing sight of the importance of social inclusion and equality.

The conference is your chance to:

• Hear about NELEP’s Employment and Skills priorities and engage in an initial discussion about how the sector can best influence, and contribute to the delivery, of these;
• Help us develop an action plan for effective engagement and influence.

 The conference is being designed to be as interactive and discursive as possible, and your contribution will be key to ensuring the success of the day.

 Speakers will include:

• Richard Scothorne (Rocket Science)
• Professor Fred Robinson (Policy and Representation Partnership)
• Andrew Hodgson (NELEP Board member and Employment and Skills lead)
• Edward Twiddy (NELEP Director)
• Graeme Williams (the Wise Group)
• Jon Goodwin (Pentagon Partnership)

There are a limited number of places at this event. To reserve your place, please book online NOW at www.pentagonpartnership.eventbrite.co.uk 

Years Ahead Annual Event on Tuesday 23 October 2012 at 10:00am – 3:15pm at the Assembly Rooms in Newcastle upon Tyne.   

Registration:  All registration forms need to be returned by email or post (details on the registration form).  The deadline for registration is Friday 12 October 2012.  Please note that they can only register up to a maximum of 7 people per forum.   

Directions: Please see the following link for details on the location and how to get to the Assembly Rooms http://www.assemblyrooms.co.uk/location-parking.htm  Display tables are available at the event at the cost of £75 per table for the full day. 

For more information please contact at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 0191 208 1288.   

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Date: Thursday, October 11

Time 4:00 PM - 4:45PM

Webinar Description

This free webinar is an introductory session to our premium webinar "Outrageously Successful Fundraising-Raise More Money without Asking."  This webinar will provide you with valuable takeaways and new insights about how to raise more money without asking.
To change people's actions your communication must change. This session will give you fun,

new ideas about how to talk about your fundraising needs.


This free webinar will cover:

•   What is the one thing that causes success in any kind of fundraising?

•   A review of where you currently share information about your funding needs.

•   How to choose new language to share how much money your charity needs to raise.

•   How to use methods other than asking for money so people WANT to support you.

•   Examples of how other charities have shifted their communication and raised more money.

 Register at http://www.charityhowto.com/upcoming_info.php?vid=649&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CharityHowto.com&utm_content=FIXED+-FREE+RAISE+%24+W%2FOUT+ASk+UK
 
Safeguarding vulnerable young people and the new procedures

24 October, 10.00am to 12.00pm at Westgate Community College, Newcastle

26 October, 1.30pm to 3.30pm at Westgate Community College, Newcastle

This session, for everyone working with children and young people, will explain the new procedures for Vulnerability and Risk Management, clarify the thresholds between medium and high risk, and enable practitioners to reflect on the skills and resources that contribute to protecting children.

To find out more visit http://digbig.com/5bgnmb and to book a place visit http://digbig.com/5bgnjt

 

Date : Wednesday 7th November,

Time: 12.15pm - 3.00pm

Venue: Squires Cinema, Squires Building, University of Northumbria, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

You are invited to a seminar organised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) and Northumbria University entitled ‘Divergence in public policy between England and Scotland: what does this mean for volunteering?’ This seminar is free to attend but places are limited and registration is required.
Over the past decade, we have seen more and more decision-making powers relating to civil society devolved to the four national governments, and moved away from Westminster. While the ways in which civil society organisations operate in these evolving policy contexts have received increasing attention, there has been relatively limited discussion of the place of volunteering and how it is being affected. This seminar seeks to address this gap with particular reference to Scotland and England; the two countries where this divergence is arguably at its starkest.
We will be asking what this means for organisations that support and involve volunteers, and for volunteers themselves?
The purpose of the seminar is to investigate a number of questions including:

 

·        What are the ideological differences and similarities between the two governments in how volunteering is understood and valued, and what does this mean for individual volunteers and those organisations involving them?

·        How does the supply and demand of volunteering opportunities vary between the two countries, are there geographical and cultural variations emerging, and to what extent is this influenced by differing government policy?

·        To what extent are the policy agendas of the two governments favouring certain types – formal or informal – of volunteering, or certain fields of activity, over others?

·        What is the relationship between volunteering and government policy?