VOLUNTEERING ENGLAND – More organisations entitled to free membership
Volunteering England has recently made FREE membership available to organisations with a turnover of up to £30,000 (previously £20,000). As a member you will be entitle...

Misionfish - ebay for charity
eBay for Charity gives 21 million active eBay users an easy way to support their favourite charities by making donations when they buy and sell. Buyers can shop knowing they're sup...

Local Enterprise Partnership for Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford
What is a Local Enterprise Partnership? The new Coalition Government have announced that Regional Development Agencies including Advantage West Midlands are to be abolished. In t...

Take part in the 2010 ICT Survey and you might win one of 5 £25 M&S Vouchers
getwithIT, Community First’s ICT support project is carrying out this survey which will assess: where the voluntary and community sector stands in its use of IC...

National Funder to speak at October Funding Breakfast
We are really pleased that Alan Eagle Foundation Manager of Santander UK Foundation Ltd will be talking at our October Funding Breakfast. Tuesday 5th October 7.45am - 9 am Saxty...

Leading Charity Offers Free Database to Small Charities and Community Groups
Lasa are offering an Advice and Information Management System database (AIMS Free) to all small community groups and third sector organisations across the UK, to help them deliver ...

CENTRAL HEREFORD OFFICES TO LET FOR CHARITIES
Two ground floor offices to rent from 1st September 2010 onwards located in the Fred Bulmer Centre situated in the heart of the city, close to main shopping areas, car parks and th...

National award for local project
Herefordshire Supported Housing for Young People (SHYPP) is celebrating after it won a National Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Supporting People award, after winning ...

New Herefordshire Support Group For Patients Affected By Thyroid Disorders
The British Thyroid Foundation has a new local co-ordinator for Herefordshire, Denise Hannagan. The newly formed Herefordshire Thyroid Support Group is for anyone with a Thyroid Di...

Office Space Available at the Kindle Centre
An office will be available to a Charity or not-for-profit organisation from 1st November 2010. Office E is a light airy ground floor space measuring 9 meters by 5 meters and sui...

Green Communities programme- support from the Energy saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust are looking to engage with community groups on our Green Communities programme for the coming year. Ideally they're looking for groups that are already...

Consultation on National Lottery funding
The government department in charge of National Lottery funding, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is undertaking a consultation on the share of funding for the differen...

HEREFORDSHIRE’S EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHARTER
It has been agreed by Herefordshire’s Joint Management Team that we should be working towards an integrated approach to equality and diversity and produce joint policies to w...

Does your community organisation need free professional IT help?
iT4Communities matches IT professionals who want to volunteer their time and technical skills to organisations that need IT help. iT4Communities has 6,000 IT professionals across...

Need a room or equipment in North Herefordshire?
Mortimer Enterprise Centre offers a wide range of rooms, equipment and resources for hire. It is owned by Teme Valley Youth Project, a local youth charity that provides: • You...

Results of VOLUNTEER CENTRE FEEDBACK SURVEY
The Volunteer Centre recently conducted a survey to find out how organisations rated our services over the past twelve months. A summary of the findings are downloadable below, alo...

LEDBURY INTERGENERATIONAL PROJECT
Herefordshire vinvolved team have been working with organisations in the Ledbury area to develop an intergenerational project. Partners included Herefordshire Council Libraries Ser...

Supported Lodgings Scheme for Young People
Herefordshire SHYPP have been given an opportunity to develop a supported lodgings scheme for young people aged between 16-17 who are in need of a safe and supportive environment a...

The Big Lunch comes to a town near you.
The Big Lunch with the support of the Big Lottery Fund is encouraging communities to come together through growing food and flowers; creating street music, art and theatre; dressin...

HVA welcomes Vschools.
Rebecca Edwards recently started in post as v Schools Adviser. This role forms part of a national initiative designed to support all maintained secondary schools and special school...

Award for local Art Group
Brilliant news for art360, the local Art groups that has been supported by HVA: the Meanwhile Project has given them an award for the work they have done so far, particularly ...

HCF - notes from the funding breakfast
A big thank you to everyone who attended the Funding Breakfast on 1st June.  Dave Barclay was very informative about the wide range of grants that Herefordshire Community Foun...

Funding to Promote Financial Inclusion (UK)
The Friends Provident Foundation makes grants of up to £200,000 to not-for profit organisations for projects that address financial exclusion within disadvantaged communities...

Find Your Community Space
Community Matters announces the launch of www.mycommunityspace.org.uk : a place for community and voluntary organisations to find or advertise premises for hire. It's new, it'...

‘Stamp Out Stigma’ campaign
The ‘Stamp Out Stigma’ campaign wants to educate the public about the realities of mental health problems and learning disabilities and to ask them to make a pledge not...