Over the past 17 months a steering group of statutory and voluntary sector representatives have been working together to refresh the Hertfordshire Compact. Following a successful and fruitful consultation and official adoption by Hertfordshire County Council we are celebrating the launch of this important document at an afternoon tea event on 20 July. Invited organisations
Exasperated mobile phone users have an easier way to block nuisance cold calls. Telecoms regulator Ofcom has joined forces with marketing call watchdogs the Telephone Preference Service. Texting the letters ‘TPS’ plus your email address to 78070 will add your mobile number to the list of blocked numbers. In theory this will stop firms in
Olympic Volunteering Legacy The Volunteer Centres in Hertfordshire rose to the challenge of delivering the inspiration of the 2012 games with a project to inspire local communities to get involved locally and as Games makers at Olympic venues. This was awarded the 2012 Inspire Mark by the London organising committee of the Olympic Games. Since
Voluntary Action Leeds advises groups to beware of emails asking for banking details even from people you know. VAL has become aware of several instances where fraudsters have attempted to obtain bank details by impersonating senior officers within charities. An example of the scam has been where a Finance Officer received an email from the Chief
One in two people who don’t give to say the main reason is that they are unaware of them, research suggests. Small local charities themselves say that having a greater profile in their communities would be the single biggest help to them, other than increased funding. http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2016/jun/13/small-charities-miss-donations-public-unaware Source Navca (Link 428)
VCS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS The 2016-17 programme is now open for applications. This scheme is funded by Hertfordshire County Council and managed by HCF Training and Development. Voluntary and community organisations delivering adult social care can apply for up to £2,000 to fund the learning and development needs of their workforce or to develop their
The office is 4.4 m x 3.6 m and it has its own outer door so any tenant would be able to be totally independent of us. Suitable for maximum 3 workers, preferably 9 – 4 pm or less There is a carpeted adjoining room also vacant which doesn’t have a window but it could
Over a third of British people are unaware of local charities in their area with no knowledge of the work that they do, according to research by TSB Bank. The survey of 1,000 adults revealed that although half feel that local charities play an important role in their community, just one in 10 are able to
Welwyn Garden City charity HAD is pleased to be working with Hertfordshire County Council’s (HCC) Herts Equipment Service to help people live safely at home for as long as possible. To help more Hertfordshire residents achieve this, HCC is funding HAD to provide basic items of bathing and toileting equipment. This pilot project will
Complete the 6 Point Promise to get the best out of your volunteers If you recruit and manage volunteers, have you completed the 6 Point Promise and appreciate the benefits? If not then now is the time. To get started you need only contact Volunteer Centre in Welwyn Hatfield. Look at the attached 6_PP_checklist to find