Hackney CVS

GDPR Compliance – Get Ready!
2018-04-24 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018 and most organisations in all sectors will need to make some changes in order to comply.

This intensive workshop aims to provide you with in-depth knowledge on how to be GDPR compliant by May 2018. This includes how it should be applied in practice and the importance for data controllers and data processors holding personal information to ensure that correct frameworks and systems are in place in order to comply.
Register here.

Best Practice in Volunteer Management
2018-04-19 13:30 - 16:30 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Good volunteer recruitment and management not only increases your organisations capacity and impact, but also ensures that the time you give to supporting volunteers makes a real difference to their skills and confidence.

Who is this course is for?
For micro, small to medium community and voluntary groups interested in working with volunteers – for one off events, projects or longer ongoing volunteer placements. This session is an overview covering all the Best Practice essentials, but will be tailored towards participants’ previous engagement and experience with volunteers (via pre-course survey).

Register here

How to Apply session – Hackney Council Community Grants
2018-04-19 10:30 - 13:30 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Hackney CVS is working in partnership with Hackney Council to deliver a workshop on ‘How to Apply’ to the Hackney Small Grants up to £5,000.

The 2nd Round of Small grants open on 3rd April and close on Monday 14th May, so you better get your applications ready.
This workshop will:

Provide an overview of the Hackney Small Grants programme
Give details on the application process

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

Gain a better understanding of the way to identify and evidence needs
Demonstrate a better understanding of the London Borough Hackney Outcomes and Safeguarding questions.

Register here.

Meet the funders
2018-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
We are lucky to be joined by City Bridge Trust and The Big Lottery for an interactive session on their funding priorities and support available for voluntary and community groups.

City Bridge Trust has finalised a new strategy for 2018 to 2023 – Bridging Divides. Bridging Divides is a vision and values led strategy taking a ‘total assets’ approach to achieving this vision, meaning that as well as its £100 million of funding over five years CBT will also ensure the best use of its other non-monetary resources: including the links it has to civil society, other funders and the wider funding ecology, and the expertise of its trustee the CoLC and their links to local, regional and national Government and the private sector.
The Big Lottery has implemented a temporary pause on their Reaching Communities programme whilst a restructure is taking place as well as embedding new ways of working with voluntary and community groups. Reaching Communities will reopen on Monday 2 April, all the changes will be shared at Meet the Funders Session hosted by Hackney CVS on 18 April 10-12pm.

Register here.

Making Every Contact Count in Health and Care
2018-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Pembury Community Centre, 1 Atkins Square, Dalston Lane, London, E8 1HL, United Kingdom
A new service is being designed to allow health and care staff in City & Hackney to:

have conversations about non-medical issues affecting people’s health,
give brief advice and signpost people to other sources of information/advice and support they may need.

This is a great opportunity for residents to have a real say in the design of this service with the commissioners designing the service.
More information

Stamford Hill walking tour
2018-04-15 14:00 - 17:00
An expert guide Rabbi Mendy Korer’s special tour includes a bakery, an all-girls school, lunch at a falafel bar, sometimes even a private home, and is full of stories of Stamford Hill’s people and the Chasidic way of life. Tickets £10.
Register here.
Where? Stamford Hill Library, 120 Stamford Hill, Hackney N16 6QT
Contact: Rabbi Mendy Korer
Email: info@jewishislington.co.uk

It's Okay - Let's Talk about Us, You Are Not Alone
2018-03-23 17:45 - 21:00
With every problem there is a solution, you are not alone in this – just know it’s ok.
With talks from mental health professionals, this event will be an opportunity for young people to normalise the discussion.
Venue: Hackney CVS The Adiaha Antigha Centre 24-30 Dalston Lane E8 3AZ
Date: Friday 23 March 2018
Arrival: 5:45PM 9:00PM
Age: 16 +
Access requirements: monique@hcvs.org.uk or 07534028144
Free hot food will be provided.
Please can you support this event by coming along and sharing it with your young people as it’s an important subject.

Engaging with Online Influencers and Fundraisers
2018-03-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-02-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Are you making the best use of your social media channels? Have you explored using social media for online fundraising? This training session will help understand the benefits of using social media to attract donations and new supporters to support your work for the community. The training will focus on engaging influencers on social media and recruiting people to become online fundraisers for your charity or community group.

Part one: Reaching New Audiences and Engaging Influencers Online
Part two: Engaging Online Fundraisers
The session will provide you with the following learning outcomes:

Understand the key concepts around social media.
How to identify key channels to engage new supporters and influencers online.
Communicate effectively with your supporters through social media.
Recruit, develop and support online fundraisers for your organisation.
How you can join Localgiving and take part in our Local Hero competition.

Register here.

Parents' 1-1 Advice and support
2018-03-17 13:30 - 15:30
Parents’ 1-1 Advice and support
Parents’ One Stop Advice Surgery
Saturday 17 March 2018 1.30 -3.30pm
Do you know an adult in need that is unable to access support on a weekday?
Fathers, mothers and supporters can now receive guidance and support from a range of experts free of charge.
Key areas:

Health and Children’s mental well-being, Education, – ELFT
Housing – Shelter
Employment – African Community School
Domestic Abuse –
Budgeting and finance – Skillspool Training

Book a place online – and please indicate which topic (see above) you want support with.
Would you like to give advice in the future email helpline@hcvs.org.uk or text 07534 028 144.

Gardening course for people with learning disabilities
2018-03-13 10:00 - 13:00
St Mary’s Secret Garden will be running a Come Gardening course for people with learning disabilities.
Read more here.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
2018-03-13 09:45 - 2018-03-14 17:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
This is an internationally recognised and certificated Youth Mental First Aid training delivered by certified Mental Health First Aid England instructors.

Do you work with Young people in Hackney?
Do you want to learn how to promote a young person’s mental and emotional wellbeing?
Then attend this course which will provide you with the information, tools, and techniques you need to support a young person who might be experiencing mental and emotional distress.
The course is split into the following four sections:

What is mental health?
Depression and anxiety.
Suicide and psychosis.
Self-harm and eating disorders.

Register here.

What future our NHS?
2018-03-06 18:00 - 20:00
Find out about the changing local health and care system at this public meeting.
Health and care organisations in Hackney and the City of London are now working together more to try to improve residents’ health and wellbeing. This is a chance to ask local leaders about their plans for services.
Confirmed speakers:

Jonathan McShane, Member for Health, Social Care and Devolution, Hackney Council,
Randall Anderson, Member, City of London Corporation,
Dr Clare Highton, Chair, City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG),
David Maher, Acting Managing Director, City and Hackney CCG,
Local patient group representative.

Where?
Amnesty International UK (Auditorium)
25 New Inn Yard
EC2A 3EA London
United Kingdom

Register here.

Best Practice in Volunteer Management
2018-03-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Good volunteer recruitment and management not only increases your organisations capacity and impact, but also ensures that the time you give to supporting volunteers makes a real difference to their skills and confidence.

Who is this course is for?
For micro, small to medium community and voluntary groups interested in working with volunteers – for one off events, projects or longer ongoing volunteer placements. This session is an overview covering all the Best Practice essentials, but will be tailored towards participants’ previous engagement and experience with volunteers (via pre-course survey).
Course aim:
Led by Volunteer Centre Hackney, this session will introduce you to the key areas of volunteer management, policies, recruitment and support in order to develop a programme that really works for your organisation and your volunteers.

Register here.

Bump Buddies Mentor Training
2018-02-21 10:00 - 13:30
Shoreditch Trust invites you to the Bump Buddies Mentor Training.
Bump Buddies brings Hackney women together. The mentors play an important role in supporting the mother-to-be, being an ear to listen, a source of information on the choices available through pregnancy and early motherhood, and a reassuring presence to boost confidence in making her preferences known and respected.
To register or find out more visit http://www.shoreditchtrust.org.uk/health-and-wellbeing/bump-buddies/

Food for Life
2018-02-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Stamford Hill Community Centre, Stamford Hill, London, N16 6RZ, United Kingdom
The Food for Life programme supports people to improve their physical and mental health by building a better relationship with food.
At Food for Life, we believe that good food is essential to leading a healthy and happy life. By ‘good food’, we mean healthy, wholesome and flavoursome food, which we think is integral to who we are, where we’re from and how we relate to each other!
A new family course starts on 19th February.
Every Monday 19th – February 26th March, 4-6pm.
To see more dates and venues visit the website: http://shoreditchtrust.org.uk/health-and-wellbeing/food-for-life/

Modern slavery awareness sessions
2018-02-13 09:30 - 16:30
This 3-hour training session will provide Adult Social Care staff with the knowledge you need to support the Slavery Safeguarding Lead (SSL).
These sessions are open to Hackney ASC staff and to all members of the CHSAB.
The session will cover:
– What trafficking and slavery are;
– Nature and scale of the issue – nationally, regionally, locally;
– Types of trafficking and slavery and how to identify them;
– Legal definitions and the Modern Slavery Act;
– Working with potential victims;
– Victim and survivors perspective;
– How to interview and engage with vulnerable persons, safeguarding approach;
– The National Referral Mechanism – what it is and completing it;
– Processes to follow and things to consider;
– Your agencies responsibilities;
– Case studies and practice identifying potential victims.
Date:
9:30-12:30 or 13:30-16:30 on 13th February 2018
Venue:
Hackney Service Centre, Room 2.01, 1 Hillman Street, London E8 1DY
Read more information here.

Parents! Understand the Power of Peer Influence
2018-02-10 15:00 - 17:30 | Inspire!, 34-38 Dalston Ln, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Parents and Parent supporters do you want to understand the risk young people face outside the home?
We want to empower you to address the hidden challenges that young people face.
Attend the Parent’s KNOW HOW Session with key-note speaker Dr. Carlene Firman, University of Bedfordshire.

Register here.

International Zero Telorance to FGM Day
2018-02-10 14:00 - 17:30 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Rise Community Action hosts International Zero Tolerance to FGM Day

Join us in marking this day and celebrating working in partnership to achieve zero tolerance to FGM.

The day will feature:

FGM Awareness workshop;
a community conversation towards achieving zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM);
personal testimony by FGM survivors.

To book your place contact Rita or Janet on email: risecommunityaction@yahoo.co.uk or just turn up on the day.
Tel: 07528793863/07984798212

Free refreshments and a Hot Meal will be served.

Making Her Mark: 100 Years of Women's Activism in Hackney
2018-02-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Hackney Museum, 1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ, United Kingdom
East End Women’s Museum and Hackney Museum would like to invite you to the launch of the exhibition ‘Making Her Mark: 100 Years of Women’s Activism in Hackney’.
In 1918 most women over 30 gained the right to vote in parliamentary elections. But the story of women’s activism in Hackney doesn’t begin or end with the suffragettes.
Over the past 100 years, local women have brought about change in their community and in wider society through political campaigns, industrial action, peaceful protest, direct action, and the arts.
Read more here.

Speak out about Housing & Health - Impact on Parents and Young People session
2018-02-08 12:30 - 15:30
Speak out about Housing & Health –
Impact on Parents and Young People session
RSVP
Thu 08/02/2018 12:30-15:30
Pembury Community Centre
Atkins Square,
Dalston Lane,
London
E8 1HL
(Station: Hackney Downs)

Introduction to PQASSO
2018-02-08 09:30 - 13:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Do you want to strengthen governance, better manage risk, deliver better services for users, improve operating practices and better demonstrate outcomes in your voluntary sector organisation? Then join us to find out more about PQASSO. This course is for anyone interested in developing and supporting strong voluntary sector organisations including trustees, staff, volunteers, funders, commissioners and contract managers.
For further information or to book visit: https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=68

CHSCB Safeguarding Surgery
2018-02-07 12:00 - 16:30
CHSCB Safeguarding Children Surgeries at
HCVS – Wednesday 7 February 2018, 12:00-4:30

24 – 30 Dalston Lane Hackney, London E8 3AZ
These surgeries are for organisations that come into contact with children and families.
Organisations working with children and families will, from time to time, have concerns about individual families.
These surgeries are an opportunity to find out about best practice around safeguarding policies, etc.
These surgeries are not for discussing individual children or young people.
If you are worried about a particular child or family, please contact the Hackney First Access Screening Team (FAST) on 0208 356 5500 for advice or to make a referral.
Register your interest online.
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=76

Personal safety course for women and girls 13+
2018-02-04 15:30 - 17:30
Sunday, 04 February 2018 – Sunday, 25 February 2018 3.30pm – 5.30pm

A free 4-week personal safety and self defence course for women and girls over 13. No upper age limit. You must be able to commit to all 4-sessions to qualify for a potential space. £10.50 deposit is required to secure your place, which will be returned at the end of the course.
Gascoyne Community Centre, Gascoyne Road, Hackney E9 7FA.
Contact: Ms Sev Necati. Email: info@sevnecatitraining.com Telephone: 07050 614 116.
Visit website

LGBT History Month Launch
2018-02-01 17:30 - 19:30 | Hackney Museum, 1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ, United Kingdom
You are invited to the launch of two exhibitions to mark LGBT History Month at Hackney Museum on 1 February: ‘From Bedroom to Battleground’ by Project Indigo and ‘Out and About’.
‘From Bedroom to Battleground’ has been created by members of Project Indigo, a local LGBTQI+ youth group run by Off Centre, a mental health and wellbeing charity. Facilitated by artist Liv Wynter, this exhibition shares the voices of Project Indigo members, who hope that by opening up about their personal stories, they can help teach people what it’s like to be young and LGBTQI+ in Hackney.
Read more and register here.

GDPR Compliance - Get Ready!
2018-01-31 14:00 - 17:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018 and most organisations in all sectors will need to make some changes in order to comply.

This intensive workshop aims to provide you with in-depth knowledge on how to be GDPR compliant by May 2018. This includes how it should be applied in practice and the importance for data controllers and data processors holding personal information to ensure that correct frameworks and systems are in place in order to comply.
Who is this aimed at?
Anyone who has an overall responsibility for data protection within the organisation ideally Data Protection Officers and/or Data Protection leads. It is also recommended for senior staff members and/or decision makers who are tasked with ensuring GDPR compliance by 25 May 2018.
This workshop will be run by Mohammed Mansour, GDPR practitioner with over 10 years’ experience of corporate data management and designing information security management systems for International NGOs and charities in the UK.
For more information and to register click here.

Lip balm making
2018-01-29 10:00 - 12:00
A taster session in using herbs to make your own products.
We’ll show you how to make an infused oil using calendula and how to combine it with waxes and essential oils to make a lip balm.
Date: Monday 29th January 2018 Time: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
Venue: Cordwainers Grow, Studio 16, Celia Fiennes House, 8-20 Well Street, Hackney, E9 7PX.
Contact: Zebina at zebina.myrie@hcvs.org.uk or telephone 020 7923 9162.
Read more here.

Meet Team Willow 2018
2018-01-28 14:00 - 16:00
This January, Willow are returning to Resource for London, Holloway Road, for Meet Team Willow 2018! We want Team Willow to reach even greater heights in 2018, and we’d be delighted if you could join us to meet other supporters and discuss how we can make it the best year ever. We would also love it if you are able to bring along a friend so they can learn more about Willow and share your passion for supporting Special Days.
There will be complimentary tea and biscuits upon arrival.

When: 2pm to 4pm, Sunday 28th January 2017
Where: Resources for London, Holloway Road, N7 6PA (less than a 5 minutes walk from Holloway Road underground station).
Who: You! And please do bring a partner or friend. The more the merrier!

Please register here.

A conference "On Terrorism"
2018-01-26 08:00 - 2018-01-27 17:00 | Amnesty International UK, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA, United Kingdom
A conference “On Terrorism” will be held at Amnesty International in Shoreditch to help make sense of the increase in social violence in the UK and the rising global threat.
For more information visit the website:
http://www.discourse-conferences.co.uk/

Dementia and End of Life - a programme for relatives
2018-01-25 13:00 - 16:00
Do you care for someone with dementia? Would you like to gain knowledge of the advanced stages of the condition and how to be best prepared for end of life? These monthly workshops provide an informal and supportive environment. You will have an opportunity to meet other relatives, discuss coping strategies and increase your confidence and wellbeing.

When?

Thursday, 25th January 2018

Thursday, 22nd February 2018

Thursday, 29th March 2018

Thursday, 26th April 2018

1pm – 4pm
Where?
St Joseph’s Hospice, Mare Street, Hackney, E8 4SA
Contact?
For more information and to book a place, please contact
020 8525 3220 or G.Repino@STJH.org.uk
