Hackney CVS

Coffee morning at Hackney CVS
2022-11-25
Join Hackney CVS for a monthly coffee and networking morning. Are you an organisation delivering services that support health, care or wellbeing? Join us for an opportunity to network, build partnerships, find out about other projects and share insights. No need to register, just turn up!
25 November. Download flyer

Hackney CVS strategy development - statutory sector partners
2022-11-24 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Hackney CVS strategy development – final consultation phase
We need your views on our strategic direction – join us online for a roundtable discussion. We are in process of developing our new strategy for 2023-28. Our strategy will set out our vision and core priorities for delivering our work as the local VCS infrastructure body – for the benefit of the VCS, statutory partners, and the wider community. In our initial stakeholder consultation phase we undertook a survey seeking views on three draft strategic goals. Now, for our final stakeholder consultation, we are hosting a series of targeted roundtable discussions to share what you told us and to get your final views in order to fine tune our strategy so that it truly reflects the needs of our stakeholders.
The targeted roundtable discussions are scheduled on Zoom for:
1. VCS frontline workers, 21 November, 11am-12.30pm, book here
2. VCS CEOs/directors, 21 November, 2pm-3.30pm, book here
3. VCS Leadership Group members, 22 November, 11am-12.30pm, book here
4. VCS frontline workers , 22 November, 2pm-3.30pm, book here
5. Statutory sector partners, 24 November, 11am-12.30pm, book here

Neighbourhood Forum - Woodberry Wetlands
2022-11-24
Neighbourhood Forum meetings
Neighbourhood Forum meetings are an opportunity for voluntary and community sector organisations in that Neighbourhood to come together with public sector and residents.

Woodberry Wetlands – 22 November -1-2.30pm – Redmond Centre.

Tues 22nd November – Woodberry Wetlands – 13.00 – 14.30 – Redmond Centre

Safeguarding awareness training
2022-11-24
Safeguarding awareness training
Hackney CVS is holding free Safeguarding Adults awareness training, both in-person and online.

Safeguarding Adults – 24 November on Zoom. Register here

Leaders Networking Forum
2022-11-23
Sector leaders are being encouraged to join the East London Business Alliance and Hackney CVS at the launch of the Leaders Networking Forum. The aim of the upcoming forum is to discuss challenges and opportunities, network and share best practices.
23 November. Book here

Hackney CVS strategy development - VCS frontline workers
2022-11-22 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-11-21 11:00 - 12:30

Hackney CVS strategy development - VCS Leadership Group members
2022-11-22 11:00 - 12:30

Neighbourhood Forum - Hackney Downs
2022-11-22
Neighbourhood Forum meetings
Neighbourhood Forum meetings are an opportunity for voluntary and community sector organisations in that Neighbourhood to come together with public sector and residents.

Hackney Downs – 22 November -10.30am-12pm – online.

Tues 22nd November – Hackney Downs – 10.30 – 12.00 (online)

Safeguarding awareness training
2022-11-22
Hackney CVS is holding free Safeguarding Adults awareness training, both in-person and online.

Safeguarding Adults – 22 November at Hackney CVS office. Register here

Hackney CVS strategy development - VCS CEOs and directors
2022-11-21 14:00 - 15:30

Meet the Funder - Groundwork London
2022-11-15
Meet the Funder – Groundwork London
Join Hackney CVS for a Meet the Funder with Groundwork London. There will be an opportunity to hear from Groundwork London about their funding. This event will include a Question and Answer session.
15 November. Read more

Health and Social Care Forum
2022-11-14
The Health and Social Care Forum (HSCF) is a network of voluntary and community sector groups with an interest in health and social care. The network is open to any interested individuals or groups.
Following on from HSCF in July 2022 where we asked the VCS Community in City and Hackney how they would like to work together and as part of North East London Integrated Care System. Updates on relevant changes were shared in the meeting. (follow this link for details here), we are holding the next HSCF on 12th October 11am-1pm.
As a next step from July meeting, we set up a taskforce group for the Health and Social Care Forum locally to further develop how the VCS would like to work together as part of the new health system. The taskforce developments will be discussed in this meeting.
14 November. Book here

How to effectively measure impact - Using data to support your charity
2022-11-03
How to effectively measure impact – Using data to support your charity
This final session will walk you through some of the issues faced in using data to support your charity’s aims. This can include data to support funding bids or data to show the importance of your service to service users. Free.
3 November. Book here

How to effectively measure impact - Doing evaluation in the real world
2022-10-20
How to effectively measure impact – Doing evaluation in the real world
This second session is about putting basic evaluation principles into practice. We’ll explore how different ways of collecting data produces different types of data, and how these tell us different things about our work. Free.
20 October. Book here

Well Street Common Neighbourhood Partnership Forum meeting
2022-10-18
Aims of the meeting:
– Share ideas on future plans for the development of the Forum
– Finding out how we can work collectively to address the cost of living crisis
– Connecting with statutory partners and other VCS organisations in the Neighbourhood
– Finding out about what’s happening locally
October 18.
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1110

Join us at our anniversary and awards event
2022-10-17 17:30 - 20:30
We have rescheduled our 25-year anniversary and awards evening to Monday 17 October, from 5.30pm at the Halkevi Centre on Dalston Lane. The Halkevi venue is accessible by lift.
Register here
At the event we will be making our annual awards – the Adiaha Antigha Community Achievement awards and Gary Francis Young Achiever awards.
The event will feature live entertainment, stalls, time for socialising, and catering will be provided by three of Hackney’s lunch clubs. Read more
If you have any questions or accessibility needs ahead of the event please contact our Director of Communications and Hackney Giving, Matt Bray, e: matt@hcvs.org.uk | m: 07983 169961.
We look forward to seeing you!

Learning Disabilities SIG meeting
2022-10-17
Learning Disabilities SIG Meeting
The Learning Disabilities Special Interest Group (The Group) exists to provide a forum in the London Borough of Hackney, and City of London, for anyone who has an interest in the provision of services for people with Learning Disabilities.
If you wish to present please email Shamima on shamima@hcvs.org.uk
17 October. Register here

Hackney Refugee and Migrant Forum
2022-10-10 12:30 - 15:00
Hackney Refugee and Migrant Forum
We are pleased to invite your for our October Hackney Refugee and Migrant Forum meeting, in person at Hackney CVS.
We welcome you to share ideas or agendas regarding topics you may find relevant for this meeting.
The main themes we would like to raise are:
. Rising prices + Relief plans for Winter
. Local Community Resilience
. Poverty Alleviation in the borough within the Refugee and Migrant setting
. Gender-based projects focusing on Refugee Women and NRPF populations
We will be serving snacks from 12:30 to 13:00 pm at the conference Hall in Hackney CVS
10 October.
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Sexual Health SIG Meeting
2022-10-06 11:00 - 12:30
Sexual Health SIG Meeting
6 October at 11am-12.30pm
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Our Sexual Health SIG group is for any members working in organisation in relation to sexual health. The idea of us coming together is to see if we are duplicating work in any way or if there are ways in which we can work in partnership with each other.
If you wish to present please email shamima@hcvs.org.uk

October 6th, 2022 11:00 AM through 12:30 PM

How to effectively measure impact - a basic introduction
2022-10-06
How to effectively measure impact – a basic introduction
In this first session of three, you will be introduced to some of the concepts used in evaluation, as well as basic techniques used to collect data. This is an interactive module, and you’ll be given the opportunity to think through the issues and how they apply to your work in practice. Free.
6 October. Register here

Coffee morning and networking at Hackney CVS
2022-09-30 09:00 - 11:30
Do you work for an organisation delivering services that support health, care or wellbeing in City and Hackney? Join us for a coffee and networking morning!
The aim of this coffee morning is to support the sharing of insights about the impact of the cost of living crisis on organisations and the community.
30 September. Register here

How to create project budgets and understand unit costing
2022-09-29 11:00 - 12:30
Join us online for this beginners’ budgeting session. The session will help you master the basics of creating a project budget for funding applications.
29 September, 11am-12.30pm.

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Securing funding
2022-09-26 14:00 - 15:30
Securing funding: The dos and don’ts of writing a fundraising application
This online training session will provide you with the basics in writing fundraising applications. It is perfect for those who are new to fundraising or who need more confidence in writing fundraising applications.
26 September, 2-3.30pm.

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Zumba sessions at Hackney CVS
2022-09-21 17:00 - 18:00
Zumba sessions at Hackney CVS’s conference room
Join us for Zumba with Carol at the Conference Room at Hackney CVS. This subsidised class takes place every Wednesday at 5pm until 19 October. The cost is just £5 a session. Contact Vicky for details. Email Vicky

Supported Employment Network
2022-09-21 14:00
Supported Employment Network
The next Supported Employment Network Meeting will include keynote speakers to share insights into the current picture of City and Hackney supported employment.
21 September. Read more

Rainbow Grow's open day at Hackney CVS
2022-09-17 12:00 - 16:30
Rainbow Grow’s open day at Hackney CVS
Join Rainbow Grow at their open day at Hackney CVS’s garden at the Adiaha Antigha Centre, 24-30 Dalston Lane. See how they have transformed our outdoor space!
17 September. Read more

What's Next for the VCS in Neighbourhoods?
2022-09-12 12:00 - 13:00
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The Hackney and City VCS Neighbourhoods programme is about building local forums where our organisations can come together on an equal footing with residents, our local authorities and primary care professionals to share insights, agree health and care priorities, learning about changes in and improve local services and work collaboratively to reduce local health inequalities. The forums will also be a hub where organisations can access funding and training.
This year has seen a lot of change in the programme. The Neighbourhood Conversations that had taken place across Hackney and City through the pandemic came to an end. Over the Summer, resources were devolved to four newly appointed Forum Facilitators, seconded in from local VCS organisations, to build and/or further develop fully fledged pairs of forums in all Neighbourhoods along Well Street Common Neighbourhood lines.
Hackney CVS has started working on a business case for recurrent funding of the programme. If you are a voluntary or community sector organisation in Hackney and City who is either already involved in the Neighbourhoods programme but feels it could be improved or would like to get involved but are confused by the present arrangements – or would just like to know more, we would love to speak to you.
Contact Susan Masters, Director of Health Transformation, Policy and Neighbourhoods, Hackney CVS directly – susan@hcvs.org.uk for further information.

September 12

Mental health SIG
2022-09-12 11:00 - 12:30
Mental Health Special Interest Group meeting
Our Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum in Hackney and City for anyone who has an interest in the provision of mental health services.
12 September. Read more

Coffee morning and networking at Hackney CVS
2022-08-31
Do you work for an organisation delivering services that support health, care or wellbeing in City and Hackney? Join us for a coffee and networking morning! It will be an opportunity to network, meet the Hackney CVS team, learn about new and ongoing projects and share insights.
30 September. Register here
