CVS News

If you would like to see a copy of our 2008 Annual Report and Accounts, simply download the Report from here, and download the Accounts from here

Please read our latest newsletter to find out what we're up to at the moment. Download the Newsletter from here

To read the latest 'CVS Voice' from Hertfordshire CVS please download it from here. And their Information Bulletin from here.

Services available for older people

Working with voluntary organisations, adult care services and the NHS, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has produced a booklet for older people, their relatives and carers that lists many of the services available to older people in Welwyn Hatfield. To visit the Council web site and download the document, click on here

Grassroots Funding

Nearly £1.2m is available through the Grassroots Small Grants Programme for local voluntary & community groups. This is delivered by the Hertfordshire Community Foundation - see their website here. Or you can download their current leaflet.

Training for staff & volunteers who work with adults with drug, alcohol or mental health problems

GlaxoSmithKline Community Health IMPACT Awards

The IMPACT Awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with a total annual income between £10,000 and £1m. This year, ten winners will receive £25,000, with one overall winner receiving a further £10,000. Up to five highly commended awards of £5,000 and up to five runners up awards of £3,000 will be made. In addition free training (valued at £3,500) will be offered to all winning and highly commended organisations.

The guidelines and on-line application form for the 2010 IMPACT Awards will be available from 1st July at www.kingsfund.org.uk/gskimpactawards where you can also download information on the 2009 winners.

A flyer for this can be downloaded here.

Hertfordshire Community Foundation have space available:

• Hatfield Town Centre
• 1800 sq ft available on the first floor
• Fully serviced, rentable meeting rooms, wireless networked, some furniture
DDA lift, WC with shower
• No parking on-site except for Disabled Badge Holders
• Discounted rates for voluntary organisations - £10 per sq ft

Contact David Fitzpatrick on tel 01707 251351; fax 01707 251133; email Chief-exec@hertscf.org.uk

Do you like working outdoors? Then the 'Green Team' volunteer programme could be for you

• practical landscaping
• path building
• planting
• tree planting & maintenance
• raised beds
• pond clearing

Want to know more? Then download the information sheet; or contact Mary Townsend by phone 01707 255190 or email mary.townsend@groundwork.org.uk

Does your Community Group need some Legal Advice, but can't afford it? If so, read on ...

LawWorks for Community Groups provides quality legal advice to those in the voluntary sector – free of charge! Thanks to a national network of volunteer lawyers, free business law advice can be provided to community groups, small charities and social enterprises who do not have funds to pay for legal fees.

LawWorks for Community Groups can help with a wide variety of legal matters, including:

Company law: (such as advice on commercial contracts; how to incorporate as a company; updating and amending the organisation’s Articles of Association etc.);
Employment law: drafting, reviewing and updating employment contracts and staff handbooks.
Intellectual property law: advice on registering a trademark and data protection issues.
Property law: advice on lease terms; assistance with negotiating tenancy agreements.
Other areas advice is available on include: charity law matters; tax/VAT matters; insolvency and help in drafting contingency plans; insurance law matters; health and safety law matters; general commercial matters etc.

Please download a leaflet from here.

To apply, please visit the LawWorks website (www.lawworks.org.uk) and complete the online application form under the “Charities” section. 

Applications are reviewed by the Community Groups team who will help organisations understand the scope of advice that they require. They will then select the right volunteer lawyer for the case and put you in contact with them. All of the volunteer lawyers treat these cases just as they would treat ones for which they have been paid.  It really is that simple!

Any questions? Please call The Community Groups team on 020 7929 5601 or email lcg@lawworks.org.uk.