The Support Staffordshire Volunteer Star Awards are cabaret style evenings held in a number of districts across Staffordshire, each with a local focus. These events are aimed at publicly recognising and celebrating the valuable contribution volunteers play in supporting our community.
This is a great opportunity for the community to say thank you and really appreciate the work being carried out by an amazing army of incredibly inspiring hidden heroes.
The term Voluntary Organisation is in many ways quite confusing and sometimes a bit misleading, as it usually means an organisation that involves volunteers in its work, but probably is large enough to have at least some paid employees; i.e. it’s a bit bigger and often more active or organised than a traditional community group.
The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Adult Safeguarding Partnership Board Annual Report for 2018/19 is now available to download here.
Who should attend: - This course is FREE to the Voluntary Sector
Do you know how to protect your organisation against a cyber-attack? Have you thought about the risks to your charity if you were hacked, phished or your online presence crashed?
Well we have partnered with NAVCA and the NCSC to bring you an awareness session about how to protect your organisation and understand more aout what cyber security means to you.
The session will cover the following:
Who should attend:
This FREE workshop aims to equip individuals with the tools, training and skills they need to provide the 'eyes and ears' for partner organisations.
It offers a wide range of support and signposting to local people to help them live healthy, safe and independent lives.
The Workshop will cover the following risks:
Who should attend:
This FREE workshop aims to equip individuals with the tools, training and skills they need to provide the 'eyes and ears' for partner organisations.
It offers a wide range of support and signposting to local people to help them live healthy, safe and independent lives.
The Workshop will cover the following risks:
Four Daughters Charitable Trust are looking for applications for the project 'Ageing well in the UK'.
Following a six months listening and learning process the following areas have been selected as a focus:
1. Supporting older people to stay in or find meaningful work or volunteering;
2. Strengthening communities that are inclusive of older people; and
3. Supporting informal carers to develop their own peer-based approaches.
Who should attend:
This FREE workshop aims to equip individuals with the tools, training and skills they need to provide the 'eyes and ears' for partner organisations.
It offers a wide range of support and signposting to local people to help them live healthy, safe and independent lives.
The Workshop will cover the following risks:
The General Election will take place on Thursday 12 December, with Parliament expected to dissolve during the week beginning Monday 4 November.
This signifies the start of the pre-election period known as ‘purdah’, which places specific restrictions on the use of public resources and the communication and engagement activities of public bodies, including all NHS organisations.
During the pre-election period, there should be:
Grants are available for local authorities, charities and community groups to celebrate, commemorate and/or educate about the history of the MV Empire Windrush and the contribution of the Windrush Generation to British economic, social and cultural life.
Windrush Day (22 June) was established to celebrate the large contribution of the Windrush Generation to Britain's cultural, social and economic.
Grants of between £2,500 and £25,000 are available.
Organisations are eligible if:
