Hackney Advice Forum
2021-12-15 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London)
Hackney Advice Forum Network Meeting

Our Hackney Advice Forum Network Meeting is for anyone providing advice services in Hackney and the City. The idea of this meeting is for members to come together to share good practice.

Wednesday 15th December 2021, 10am-11.30am.

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Writing a charitable fundraising application
2022-01-20 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
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.

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Leadership and Motivation Skills
2022-01-25 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Leadership and Motivation Skills

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Starting, building, or leading any organisation can be lonely and stressful. This workshop uses methods and tools that will show you how to motivate yourself and your teams. The workshop will also show how to grow your resilience and understand what you need to do to be seen as a strong and supportive leader.

Outcomes
Participants will understand many of the aspects and qualities that employees seek from good leaders. You will also learn how to manage and motivate yourself better and so find it easier to manage and motivate others.
*Please note the date for this training could be subject to change or cancelled if we do not have enough people registered for the session. Email zebina@hcvs.org.uk if you have any queries.

When
January 25th, 2022 11:00 AM through 1:00 PM

VCS Assembly
2022-01-26 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
Sign up for our VCS Assembly on 26 January, from 10am
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=988

Mental Health First Aid Half Day Course
2022-01-27 10:00 - 13:00 UTC
MHFA Mental Health Aware- Training
This introductory training course will teach people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis. You will learn how to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis.

Half Day – Mental Health Aware – Book here
This course raises awareness of mental health. It covers:
• What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
• A knowledge of common mental health issues
• An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
• Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue
This is an online course. Learning will take place through live training sessions, films and self-learning activities
Following the course, once it is safe to do so everyone who completes the course will get posted:
• A certificate of attendance to say you are Mental Health Aware
• A manual to refer to whenever you need it
• A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
*Please note the date for this training could be subject to change or cancelled if we do not have enough people registered for the session. Email zebina@hcvs.org.uk if you have any queries.

Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting
2022-02-07 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting

Mental Health SIG meeting
Monday 7 February 2022
11am-12.30pm
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=986&reset=1

Learning Disabilities SIG Meeting
2022-02-08 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Learning Disabilities Special Interest Group Meeting-
Learning Disabilities SIG meeting
Tuesday 8 February 2022
11am-12.30pm
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=989&reset=1

LGBTQI+ Meeting
2022-02-09 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London)
LGBTQI+ SIG meeting
Wednesday 9 February 2022
3pm-4.30pm
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=991&reset=1

Sexual Health SIG Meeting
2022-02-15 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Sexual Health SIG meeting
Tuesday 15 February 2022
11am-12.30pm
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=937&reset=1

How to effectively measure impact - a basic introduction
2022-02-22 10:30 - 13:00 UTC
How to effectively measure impact – a basic introduction

This session, the first of three parts, introduces some of the concepts used in evaluation, as well as basic techniques used to collect data. It’s an interactive module, and you’ll be given the opportunity to think through the issues and how they apply to your work in practice.
22 February. Read more

Hackney Advice Forum
2022-02-23 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London)
Hackney Advice Forum Network Meeting
Our Hackney Advice Forum Network Meeting is for anyone providing advice services in Hackney and the City. The idea of this meeting is for members to come together to share good practice.
23 February.

Book here

How to Apply session: Hackney council VCS Grants - Community Chest
2022-02-23 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Hackney funding information sessions
Hackney CVS is working in partnership with Hackney council to deliver a number of information sessions on ‘How to Apply’ to the council’s VCS grants programme.
How to Apply session: Hackney council VCS Grants – Community Chest

23 February. Book here.
24 March. Book here

Meet the funder
2022-02-24 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Meet the Funder: Hackney Community Fund
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Hackney CVS is holding a Meet the Funder event with Hackney council to discuss the Hackney Community Fund.This is a new initiative using levies on new developments in the borough to make grants of up to £100,000 available to local groups, charities and organisations.The funding is for projects that can reignite the borough’s rich culture, foster the local sense of community and bring Hackney together.
24 February. Book here

How to effectively measure impact - Doing evaluation in the real world
2022-03-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
This second session of the three-part training course is about putting basic evaluation principles into practice. We’ll explore how different ways of collecting data produce different types of data, and how these tell us different things about our work. Knowing what you want data for is key, and we’ll examine how to design evaluations so that they give you the data you want, and need, to be an effective charity.

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How to apply session: Hackney council's Project Grants
2022-03-10 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
How to apply session: Hackney council’s Project Grants
Hackney CVS is working in partnership with Hackney council to deliver a ‘How to Apply’ session on Hackney council’s Project Grants fund
10 March. Read more

Hackney CVS coffee morning for health and wellbeing services
2022-03-16 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London)
Hackney CVS coffee morning for health and wellbeing servicesAre you a voluntary or community organisation delivering services that help health, care or wellbeing in City and Hackney? Join us at Hackney CVS for a drop-in coffee and networking morning from 9.30am to 11.30am:

16 March – Register here

How to Apply session: Hackney Community Infrastructure Grants
2022-03-16 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
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Hackney CVS is working in partnership with Hackney Council to deliver an information session on ‘How to Apply’ to the Hackney Community Infrastructure Grants

This session will:

Provide an overview of the Hackney Grants programme
Give details on the application process
Fundraising support available by Hackney CVS and East London Business Alliance for organisations applying for the funding.
Introductions to the key components of successful funding applications.

When
March 16th, 2022 2:00 PM through 3:00 PM

How to Effectively Measure Impact- Using data to support your charity
2022-03-22 10:30 - 13:00 UTC
This final session of the three part course will walk you through some of the issues faced in using data to support your charity. This can be data to support funding bids, data to evidence your expertise in a particular area for commissioning, or data to show your supporters how important your service us to people using it. This is an interactive session, and you’ll have an opportunity to address some of the challenges facing your own charities.

Welcome to City and Hackney Neighbourhoods event
2022-03-23 11:00 - 13:30 (Europe/London)
Join us at the Welcome to City and Hackney Neighbourhoods online event
on Wednesday 23 March from 11am to 1.30pm.
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1014

How to Apply session: Hackney VCS Grants - Community Chest
2022-03-24 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
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Hackney CVS is working in partnership with Hackney Council to deliver an information session on ‘How to Apply’ to the Hackney VCS Grants – Community Chest Fund.

This session will:

Provide an overview of the Hackney VCS Community Chest Fund programme
Give details on the application process

Hackney CVS coffee morning for health and wellbeing services
2022-03-25 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London)
Hackney CVS coffee morning for health and wellbeing servicesAre you a voluntary or community organisation delivering services that help health, care or wellbeing in City and Hackney? Join us at Hackney CVS for a drop-in coffee and networking morning from 9.30am to 11.30am:

25 March – Register here

How to Apply session: Hackney Council - Project Grants
2022-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
How to Apply session: Hackney Council – Project GrantsHackney CVS is working in partnership with Hackney Council to deliver an information session on how to apply to the council’s Project Grants fund.7 April. Register here

LGBTQ+ SIG
2022-04-13 15:45 - 17:15 (Europe/London)
LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group (SIG) meetingThe LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting provides a forum for anyone in City and Hackney who has an interest in LGBTQ+ service provision.13 April. Register here

VCS Children and Families Forum
2022-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
The VCS Children and Families Forum Meeting takes place on 20 April 2022 from 2 to 4pm.
The forum is scheduled to take place in-person at Hackney CVS’s conference room – although it may be transferred to an online meeting, depending on the number of participants who register.
Jim Gamble, the Independent Child Safeguarding Commissioner, will attend this meeting with his colleagues to talk about Child Q and is keen to hear your concerns about safeguarding children.
We encourage all voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations that work with young children and families to attend this quarterly meeting. Participants at the forum will:

Hear updates on Children and Young People’s service offer in Hackney.
Discuss any safeguarding concerns/issues around children and young people.
Updates on funding opportunities.
Details of upcoming training.
Opportunities to network with colleagues working within the children and families sector.

Register your interest to attend this meeting.
A full agenda will be shared with all registered members nearer to the date of the meeting.

Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting
2022-04-25 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) meetingThe Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) is a forum for anyone with an interest in the provision of mental health services in Hackney and City. 25 April. Read more.

Writing a charitable fundraising application
2022-04-26 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
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.
This course aims to give participants the skills necessary to tackle small fund applications in line with their aims and desired charitable outcomes.
April 26th, 2022 11:00 AM through 1:00 PM
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1023

How to create project budgets and understand unit costing
2022-05-04 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
New to writing funding applications? Recently under costed your work? Have you made sure to include all the different costs to your project and non-direct costs to your organisation?
Have you made sure to include all the different costs to your project and non-direct costs to your organisation?
This beginners’ budgeting session will help you master the basics of creating a project budget for funding applications.
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https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1025–

Creating a Fundraising Strategy
2022-05-10 11:00 - 13:30 (Europe/London)
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.
May 10th, 2022 11:00 AM through 1:00 PM
Register here
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1026

How to Effectively Measure Impact- A Basic Introduction
2022-05-12 10:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
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.
May 12th, 2022 10:30 AM through 1:00 PM
Register Now
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1027

Learning Disabilities SIG Meeting
2022-05-12 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Learning Disabilities SIG Meeting- Tuesday 10th May 2022, 11am-12.30pm
The Learning Disabilities SIG provides a forum in Hackney and City for anyone who has an interest in the provision of services for people with Learning Difficulties. The group is a sub-group of the City and Hackney Health and Social Care Forum.
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1009
