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Changes to the website hosting
We are currently in the process of moving our website to a new host. Unfortunately we have encountered some technical difficulties with this. In particular some of you may have noticed that the website has been unavailable at times recently. Please bear with us over the next couple of weeks as it is possible that the website may continue to be inaccessible intermittently.
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Feedback on the recession impact survey
We recently carried out a survey into the impact of the recession on voluntary and community groups within Lewisham.
Unfortunately, as with many surveys, the number of responses was too small to provide a representative sample. Needless to say our thanks go out to all those organisations who took the time to respond!
Here are some of the highlights from what you told us.
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Funding Central launches
NCVO, with funding from the Cabinet Office, has launched a new website which aims to provide details of a wide range of funding opportunities. This will compete with the Directory of Social Change range of websites, but unlike these access to the FundingCentral website is currently free of charge... read more.
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Changes to Grapevine circulation
From June Grapevine will be sent out only to either full or associate members of Voluntary Action Lewisham.
If you don't receive your copy, check that we have received your membership forms.
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London's Poverty Profile
City Parochial Foundation and the New Policy Institute have produced a website with details of research into levels of poverty, inequality and social exclusion in London. The information is designed to help organsations make stronger funding applications by giving them some of the information they need to show the level of need locally.
Details specific to Lewisham can be seen here (opens in new window)(external website).
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Feedback from the Representation Meeting
Feedback from the meeting held in the Civic Suite on April 20th 2009 to discuss voluntary sector representation on strategic boards. See below for a copy of Kevin Sheehan's presentation and for details of who currently sits on which strategic boards.
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National Survey of Third Sector Organisation releases report on Lewisham
The Office of the Third Sector has released reports on individual local authorities as part of its National Survey of Third Sector Organisations. The survey was carried out by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the Office of the Third Sector and covers Third Sector Organisations' views on how supportive their local authority is. In Lewisham 277 organisations were interviewed.
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Awards for All Update (April 2009)
Four thousand applications were received in the run up to the close of the old Awards for All programme at the end of March.
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Revised Membership Scheme
REVISED MEMBERSHIP SCHEME
(from April 2009)
VAL membership is changing! This gives you the details.
About VAL
Voluntary Action Lewisham (VAL) is the Council for Voluntary Service in Lewisham. In simple terms we are an umbrella organisation for all Third Sector (voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations).
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Government releases details of £42 million funding to help the sector deal with the downturn
The Cabinet Office has released more details of the £42.5 million pounds that it has assigned to help the voluntary and community sector cope with the economic downturn.
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Training
The 2009/10 Training Programme will be available soon.
Lewisham Events
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Engaging Us All - Lewisham VCS CYP Forum
21/07/2009