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Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting 2024: What key points should we consider?
Helen Oparinde, NCVS Group Support Coordinator, takes time out to virtually attend the Charity Commission’s annual public meeting on Tuesday 26 November 2024, and shares with us some key points discussed. Role of the Charity CommissionThe Charity Commission is the registrar and regulator of charities in England and Wales. Parliament has given them five statutory objectives, which are to:…
The landscape of funding is changing
Helen Oparinde, NCVS Group Support Coordinator takes time out to chat with local representatives from The National Lottery Community Fund and shares with us advice on applying for funds in the coming months. What's changing with the National Lottery Community Fund?The National Lottery Community Fund (TNL), legally named the Big Lottery Fund, awards money raised by National Lottery…
Broxtowe Employability and Skills Partnership meeting
Helen Oparinde, NCVS Group Support Coordinator was invited to deliver a progress report on the NCVS’s Broxtowe Project at the virtual Broxtowe Employment and Skills Partnership meeting on Thursday 7 November 2024, which was organised by the Planning and Economic Development team at Broxtowe Borough Council.The purpose of the partnership is to influence and steer the employment and skills element…
Why keeping a check on your reserves is important post budget
Helen Oparinde, NCVS’s Group Support Coordinator (Broxtowe), and David Saunders, NCVS’s Group Development Officer (Training), have been discussing the withdrawal in September of the Charity Commission’s guidance, How to set a reserves policy for your charity; here, they share their viewpoints with you.It is not that the Charity Commission no longer advises charities to have money in reserve;…
Celebrating Trustees' week in Nottingham
Trustees' Week, 4 to 8 November, is a time to honour the incredible work of trustees.Here are some little-known facts about trustees:Diverse backgrounds: Trustees often come from varied professional backgrounds, bringing a wealth of different skills and perspectives to the charity Legal responsibility: Trustees have a legal duty to ensure their charity is solvent, well-run, and delivering on…
Nottingham More in Common Community Dialogue event
Nottingham has been host to a series of More in Common Community Dialogues since 2023. Nottingham is now part of the ever-growing More in Common Network, dedicated to Jo Cox’s message of unity. In October, as a partner organisation, NCVS attended one of these events to hear directly from Nottingham's communities about their experiences.On Thursday 17 October 2024, Davia Mckoy, Billie Ault, and…
RCAN cluster meeting at Awsworth Village Hall
Helen Oparinde, NCVS Group Support Coordinator (Broxtowe Borough), was invited to deliver a small group training session at Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire's (RCAN) Broxtowe Borough‘s cluster meeting on Tuesday 22 October 2024. The meeting was held at Awsworth Village Hall, which is a versatile and spacious hall, fully licensed for entertainment, and has some wonderful artwork depicting…
Celebrating excellence with the Black Achievers Awards
Since 2013, NCVS has been proud to sponsor the Black Achievers Awards. Since 2016, Davia McKoy, NCVS Projects Support Administrator, has played an integral role in ensuring the smooth running of the event. This year, our Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Billie Ault, had the privilege of attending the awards on behalf of NCVS and presenting a very special award to a very special lady.The…
Collaborative Workshop: Shaping future services together
On Thursday 3 October 2024, NCVS visited The Vine Community Centre to join Nottingham City Council and representatives from the voluntary sector to talk all things commissioning.Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer; Davia Mckoy, Projects Support Administrator; Billie Ault, Communications and Marketing Coordinator; Chris Hill, Social Enterprise Development Coordinator; and Jules Sebelin,…
Less X, more variety: Follow us for the latest from NCVS!
As your friendly neighbourhood infrastructure, we like to keep on top of what's going on in the voluntary sector and beyond. Recently, a recurring topic in our web of communications has been the discussions around X (formerly known as Twitter) and whether people are staying or leaving. After some team discussion, we decided that X might not be the best platform for us to engage with, so we've…
