Hackney CVS

Evaluating outcomes and impact
2021-09-29 09:45 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
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As access to funding pots become harder, being able to demonstrate the need for your project has never been more important. This training session will introduce you to the principles of collecting and presenting crucial evidence to support the work of your organisation.

September 29th, 2021 9:45 AM through 1:00 PM

Zoom online “Training”

Event Fee(s) apply.

Children and Families Forum meeting
2021-09-28 10:30 - 12:00
Children and Families Forum meeting
Hackney CVS will be hosting the next Children and Families Forum Meeting on 28 September at 10:30am on Zoom. A draft agenda will be shared soon.
28 September. Register here

Hackney Advice Forum
2021-09-22 10:00 - 11:30
The next Hackney Advice Forum will be held on Microsoft Teams. If you wish to find out more or would like to deliver a presentation at the meeting, please email shamima@hcvs.org.uk.
22 September. Register here

Safeguarding adults
2021-09-14 10:00 - 13:00
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Safeguarding is the responsibility of us all. This training will allow delegates to explore why some adults become at risk of abuse and what human rights they have. The aim of the session is to increase the VCS’ workforce ability to conduct risk assessment for service users needs and to help them consider what role you can play in preventing people being abused at work and as members of their local communities.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session the participants will:
1) Understand how to use the safeguarding audit tool and
2) Be better able to describe the safeguarding issues that affect their service users
3) Be able to use the principles of the Care Act 2014
4) Know how to apply Making Safeguarding Personal within their setting

September 14th, 2021 10:00 AM through 1:00 PM

Location

Zoom online “Training”

Contact

Phone: 07377502474
Phone: 020 7923 1962
Email: zebina@hcvs.org.uk

Event Fee(s) apply

Learning Disabilities SIG Meeting
2021-09-13 11:00 - 13:30
Learning Disabilities SIG Meeting
– Monday 13th September 2021, 11am-12:30pm – click here to book

How to Apply workshop, Coronavirus Response Fund, Equitable Vaccine Uptake - Round 2
2021-09-10 14:00 - 15:00
How to Apply workshop, Coronavirus Response Fund, Equitable Vaccine Uptake Round 2

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Workshop covering how to apply for the Coronavirus Response Fund, Equitable Vaccine Uptake Round 2 programme that is currently open for applications.

Is your organisation a voluntary and community sector (VCSE) group working with people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Hackney and/or the City of London? We want to fund VCSE organisations to provide information and practical support to communities in order to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available for single organisations or up to £20,000 for organisations delivering in partnership.
Contact – paul.turley@hcvs.org.uk

When
September 10th, 2021 2:00 PM through 3:00 PM

How to Apply workshop, Coronavirus Response Fund, Equitable Vaccine Uptake Round 2
2021-09-09 10:00 - 11:00
How to Apply workshop, Coronavirus Response Fund, Equitable Vaccine Uptake Round 2

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Workshop covering how to apply for the Coronavirus Response Fund, Equitable Vaccine Uptake Round 2 programme that is currently open for applications.

Is your organisation a voluntary and community sector (VCSE) group working with people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Hackney and/or the City of London? We want to fund VCSE organisations to provide information and practical support to communities in order to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available for single organisations or up to £20,000 for organisations delivering in partnership.
Contact – paul.turley@hcvs.org.uk

When
September 9th, 2021 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM

Sexual Health SIG Meeting - Tuesday 17th August 2021 at 11am-12:30pm
2021-08-17 11:00 - 12:30
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Agenda to follow

For more information please email shamima@hcvs.org.uk
August 17th, 2021 11:00 AM through 12:30 PM

Free - KnowHow to Develop a Fundraising Strategy
2021-07-22 12:00 - 13:00
Having a clear fundraising strategy is essential to keep your organisation or department on track with its fundraising goals and to get the best returns from your time, effort and budget. This short session will equip you with the knowledge, skills and techniques to develop a great fundraising strategy.
22 July. Book here
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=860

Inclusive Leadership
2021-07-14 14:00 - 17:00
Inclusive Leadership

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In this training session participants will learn how to create a workforce with equal access to opportunities and resources and reap the benefits of having an inclusive and diverse workforce.

When
July 14th, 2021 2:00 PM through 5:00 PM

Location

Zoom online “Training”
United Kingdom

Contact

Phone: 07377502474
Phone: 020 7923 1962
Email: zebina@hcvs.org.uk

FREE Neighbourhoods Equality, Racial and Cultural identity training
2021-07-08 09:30 - 12:30
Two- part: 8th July & 13 July. We are pleased to be working with Mabadiliko to offer this important FREE training opportunity to all 8 Hackney and City Neighbourhoods. A chance to open up thinking and support practical insight towards achieving greater equality in our work and relationship with others. 3 places are available to voluntary and community sector organisations per Neighbourhood (limited to one place per organisation) on a first come first served basis. You will need to be able to attend both workshops.
For more information and to register your interest click here

LGBTQ+ Meeting
2021-07-07 15:00 - 16:30
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Agenda is currently being drafted.

Zoom details will be emailed once registered.

When
July 7th, 2021 3:00 PM through 4:30 PM

VCS Assembly Meeting
2021-06-15 12:00 - 14:30
We are excited to bring you the first VCS Assembly meeting which will take place on 15th June from 12:00 – 2:30 – please save the date and zoom details below.
Topic: VCS Assembly – 1st Meeting on Emotional Wellbeing
Time: Jun 15, 2021 12:00 -14:30
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81730523006?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 817 3052 3006 Passcode: [REDACTED]
To attend the meeting, please register here
What is the VCS Assembly? Is it new? I have not heard of it…
The short answer: It’s a zoom call getting the community and the health system together to see what we can do that will make the biggest difference
More detail: The VCS Assembly is a new quarterly meeting which will bring all the Hackney & City voluntary and community organisations and networks together to discuss how we can address and find solutions to the most important issues we face. The plan is to discuss what we know and what people think will make a difference if we work together better and have the resources to act.
What’s its purpose?
The short answer: Bringing everyone together so that great ideas from the grass roots can get heard and acted on.
More detail: the quarterly Assembly meetings will have four key objectives:

To bring together all voluntary and community organisations and networks to discuss the most important issues facing Hackney and the City.
To provide a forum to develop solutions and build consensus on an agreed set of actions to deliver the solutions.
Translating the solutions into business cases (as appropriate), to secure the support of the City & Hackney health and social care system.
To explore further opportunities to strengthen and reinforce joint working with public sector colleagues.

How can it actually make a difference?
Short answer: by shifting power and funding to the frontline organisations – so communities are leading the solutions
More detail: Ideally the things we agree on, and the actions we identify, will form business cases so that we can secure the support of the health and care system – the NHS, Council and other key players.
Many of you will know that since lockdown we have secured over £1m in grant investment from the Council’s Public Health department and the Clinical Commissioning Group so that local VCS organisations can support the roll out of test and trace, have funding to support their activities and, more recently, help communities and residents get the right information to make informed choices about taking the vaccine. We want to build on this approach to host Assembly meetings that further explore the issues and to establish what we can do if we work together with our public sector colleagues.
Why should I get involved?
Short and long answer: we need you! Its not going to work without everyone giving this a go… we will be learning as we go to ensure the meetings are inclusive for everyone and get results. The assembly is for everyone – whether you are a small community group focussed on one community or a large charity serving a wide number of people. Everyone’s voice is important!
Be prepared!
The first meeting in June will focus on ‘Emotional Wellbeing’ as it’s an issue that everyone has been impacted by in some way. Get thinking now – what can we all work on together that will make the greatest difference?
As background reading, please review the VCS Recovery & Resilience Strategy, which many of you helped us to pull together by inputting to focus groups and online conversations that we held. This document helps to set the scene for our forthcoming Assembly meeting by identifying what you think is important and what we can do together.

When is it? How do I join in?
We will be sending more details about the Assembly in the next few weeks so, for now, please hold the 15th June – 12 – 2.30 in your diaries. The event will be held on zoom and will be an inclusive format so everyone can be involved.

Writing a charitable fundraising application
2021-05-27 11:00 - 13:00
Writing a charitable fundraising application
Register Now – https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=855&reset=1
This introductory course to fundraising will help those who are new to fundraising and have little experience or confidence in writing fundraising applications. This training session will provide you with the basics in writing fundraising applications.
Course aims
This course aims to give participants the skills necessary to tackle small fund applications in line with their aims and desired charitable outcomes.
The course will cover
• Why we fundraise
• How to analyse and tackle a fundraising application
• How to research available funding
• Planning the application
• Presenting the desired outcome as a winner
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Records and budgeting
Learning outcomes
Participants will:
• Learn how to match funders to charitable work
• Understand how to assess the practicality and deliverability of the funders’ requirements
• Gain knowledge of how to complete the application form strategically
• Know how to monitor outcomes and report effectively
Register Now – https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=855&reset=1
April 29th, 2021 11:00 AM through 1:00 PM
Zoom online “Training”
Phone: 020 7923 1962
Email: zebina@hcvs.org.uk

Sexual Health SIG Meeting
2021-05-18 11:00 - 12:30
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Please confirm your attendance by completing this registration, you will then be emailed the zoom login details.
If you are unable to login please contact shamima@hcvs.org.uk
Sexual Health SIG- Tuesday 18th May at 11am-12.30pm:
1. Welcomes and Introduction
2. Minutes of last meeting
3. Updates from the group:
– How services have been operating in your organisation over the past year?
– Where are you now as an organisation?
– How is the future looking for your organisation?
4. Guest Speakers
5. Upcoming Events:
– VCS Assembly- 1st meeting on Emotional Health- 15th June , 12pm-2.30pm via zoom- further information to follow
6. Co-Chair of Sexual Health SIG
7. Date for the year 2021
8. Any Other Business

When
May 18th, 2021 11:00 AM through 12:30 PM

Building resilience and wellbeing - a method to de-stress
2021-05-13 14:00 - 16:00
Building resilience and wellbeing – a method to de-stress
Take a nourishing afternoon out of your busy schedule to bring self-care into your life with our Wellbeing Resilience With the Alexander Technique workshop.
May 13. Book here

Getting started with Corporate Volunteering Pt1
2021-05-11 11:00 - 12:30
Getting started with Corporate Volunteering Pt1
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=857&reset=1
Literacy Pirates and Volunteer Centre Hackney will share how you can engage and make the most out of corporate volunteers for your organisation.
Split over two sessions, in this first session we’ll cover how to get started in developing your corporate volunteering programme and how to address barriers or challenges. In the second session we’ll cover how to develop and improve your corporate volunteering programme.
There will also be an opportunity for you to pitch your programme to practice talking about your projects to gain corporate support.
When
May 11th, 2021 11:00 AM through 12:30 PM
Location
Zoom online “Training”
United Kingdom
Contact
Phone: 07377502474
Phone: 020 7923 1962
Email: zebina@hcvs.org.uk

Well Street Common Neighbourhood Forum
2021-04-27 10:00 - 13:00
27 April
This is a chance for the Well Street Common Neighbourhood community across all sectors – community, voluntary, council and health – to continue to make connections, build relationships and support the flow of local information, ideas and collaborative action, supporting and strengthening the Neighbourhood’s collective well-being.
Hear an update from the Interim Core Partnership group
Inform shared priorities going into 2021
Hear about the new MDM (Multi-disciplinary Meetings) pilot
Book online

Hackney Refugee and Migrant Forum steering group
2021-04-21 14:00 - 16:00
Hackney Refugee and Migrant Forum steering group
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=851

Community wellbeing conversation
2021-04-19 15:00 - 17:00
Hackney CVS and ELBA are hosting a community wellbeing conversation on Monday 19 April, 3-5.00pm. The voluntary & community sector responded to COVID with creativity and commitment in an incredibly difficult environment. However there is now an unsustainable level of burnout and stress among staff and volunteers. It is time to come together as a sector to share experiences, reflect why this is happening and the impact it is having on our work, and together to work out what we can do about it practically. Hackney CVS and ELBA will be hosting a community conversation about wellbeing across the voluntary & community sector to identify the greatest areas of need and prompt ideas about how to address them.
Please let groups know. Booking link: https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=853

VCSE TLG meeting
2021-03-30 10:00 - 12:00
VCSE TLG Meeting – 30th March 10am-12pm
Tue 30/03/2021 10:00 – 12:00
Zoom
Organiser: Oladapo Awosokanre
Tel: 020 7923 1962
Mobile: 079 30321 097
Email: oladapo@hcvs.org.uk

Connect Hackney Ageing Well in Hackney: Embedding diversity across services
2021-03-23 14:00 - 17:00
Come to this event to learn how to increase diversity within your service to further its impact, and understand the benefits of adopting a targeted approach.
Agenda, more details and to book your space.

Connect Hackney Ageing Well in Hackney: Co-production
2021-03-18 10:00 - 13:00
Come to this event to learn how to successfully embed Asset Based Community Development approach to your work and understand the potential benefits.
Agendas and more details and to book your place.

Come Correct Hackney: Supporting and Including LGBTQ+ Young People
2021-03-18 09:30 - 13:00
This condensed 3-hour training aims to support participants to increase understanding and confidence around LGBTQ+ terminology, definitions and experience. The course will address prejudice and discrimination and enable participants to develop strategies to address these and to support and include LGBT+ young people in their services. Read more

People management in a crisis
2021-02-25 11:30 - 13:00
The East London Business Alliance (ELBA) works with corporate companies in the City and Canary Wharf to support and empower East London communities. We know the impact of coronavirus has hit charities and community organisations hard, and we are endeavouring to provide a variety of remote and online support to tackle the various challenges that have arisen as a result.
They are running an online webinar on 25th February as part of our ‘Learning from Leaders’ series, about how to manage people and teams during a crisis. Read more

City and Hackney Public Health Community Champions Programme
2021-02-23 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-02-09 09:00 - 12:00
Volunteer Centre Hackney, in partnership with Hackney CVS and City and Hackney Public Health, recently launched the new Public Health Community Champions programme. The aim of the programme is to support the reduction in the transmission of COVID-19 in City and Hackney, by communicating important public health messages to vulnerable residents, through trained volunteers and frontline staff.
The programme has been designed to maximise reach to ensure the most vulnerable residents in City and Hackney can receive life supporting advice and guidance on issues relating to COVID-19 and how to stay safe during the pandemic. Read more

Healthwatch Hackney Board meeting
2021-02-10 18:00 - 20:30
Healthwatch Hackney Board meeting on zoom. Anne Canning, Group Director, Children and Education, will report to the meeting on the actions the Council is taking to address the issues raised in the Ofsted report. Come along and find out more and ask questions about how the Council will improve children’s services. Register here

Children & families forum meeting
2021-01-28 10:30 - 12:30
Join us at a Children & families forum meeting. We will learn about effective approaches to protect children at risk, and address wellbeing and resilience.

Register more and register here.

Hackney's Holocaust Memorial Day Event: Be the light in the darkness
2021-01-27 10:00 - 11:00
The Holocaust Memorial Day is the International Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides. Date: 27 January, at 10am. Register here
