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Documentary asks what's next for community spirit in Nottingham
A short documentary has been released by Nottingham City Council which explores the question of what comes next for community spirit in Nottingham. A silver lining of the pandemic has been the community response and effort of Nottingham's neighbours, faith, community and voluntary groups in helping others through this difficult time. However, as lockdown eases and the…
Beyond promotion - the second step in the volunteer journey
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS, writes... A very wise Leader of Volunteers once told me that it’s hard enough to get a volunteer to turn up once, but it’s far harder to get them to turn up for a second or third time. As Leaders of Volunteers, you put a lot of energy into attracting volunteers by creating great volunteer role profiles, superb social media posts and…
Volunteering by people with support workers
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS, writes... Here at NCVS, we are passionate about volunteering and we constantly promote the benefits of volunteering. When we see that support workers are also suggesting volunteering to the people that they are supporting, we get really excited. So if you have a support worker or if you are a support worker, you may be interested to know more…
Universities of Nottingham announce Civic Agreement
By signing a new civic agreement, Nottingham's universities have pledged to work with city partners to improve the lives of local people across the city and county. The Universities for Nottingham Civic Agreement has been developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is a first of its kind in the country! It has been signed by both the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent…
Radford Care Group to open its brand new building
Radford Care Group is getting ready to open the doors on its brand new centre, made possible thanks to the generous support of Nottingham businesses and its communities. The £854,000 eco-friendly building, built by O'Keeffe Building Services, will allow the charity to double its capacity, accommodating up to 75 people comfortably on a day-to-day basis. It has been carefully designed to ensure it…
No place for hate says Nottingham as Chinese community is targeted
A campaign is being run in Nottingham to support the Chinese community after reports of COVID-19 related hate crime. Incidents have been reported of people being targeted simply because coronavirus was first reported in China. The campaign, launched by Nottingham City Council, Communities Inc, Nottinghamshire Police and others partners, aims to address this issue by working with…
COVID-19 Survivors Group set-up by Self Help UK
Self Help UK has launched a new peer support service for survivors of COVID-19. The new COVID-19 Survivors Group UK is open to all those across the country who have had the virus. Jarrod Skervin, Project Development Manager at Self Help UK, said, "As the virus is so new, we are only just beginning to understand some of the long term implications it can have on the physical and mental wellbeing of…
Volunteer Recruitment and Social Distancing
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS writes ... In my last message, I invited Leaders of Volunteers to think about how their volunteer programmes will adapt as we come out of lockdown. Several leaders have been in touch and we have discussed how volunteer recruitment can be safe, while still adhering to volunteering good practice. One way to do this is to slightly change the…
Futures Community Grants
Deadline for applications is Tuesday 30 April 2024Jointly funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the European Social Fund, the Community Grants programme gives small charities and voluntary/community organisations, with a turnover of less than £750,000, an opportunity to access funds to deliver projects that help engage and progress hard to reach individuals towards the…
#BlackLivesMatter: A message
Jules Sebelin, NCVS Head of Business Development & Deputy CEO, writes... Although we have been busy the last few weeks with various campaigns to celebrate volunteers and charities (for Volunteers' Week and Small Charity Week) we have been closely following the global response to the #BlackLivesMatter movement catalysed by the callous murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis Police…
