The VANEL Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2019 will take place at Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre on Thursday 10th October 2019 at 11.30am.
All details about the event are here.
The Annual General Meeting will take place at
Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre
289a Weelsby Street
Great Grimsby
N E Lincolnshire
DN32 7JW
The formal Annual General Meeting begins at 11.30am on 10th October.
After the AGM, at 12noon there will be a light buffet provided and staff and trustees will be on hand for networking and chatting about our various services.
If you’re able to make it to the AGM, please turn up any time after 11am. The AGM at 11.30am is short and you can then stay around for refreshments.
Please let us know whether you, or someone else from your organisation is able to attend the Annual General Meeting on 10th October.
Either phone Peter Hewson at VANEL on 01472 231123.
Or email peter@vanel.org.uk or agm@vanel.org.uk
You should have received a “Reply slip” with your invitation letter, and you can either email this back as above or post it to us at
VANEL, 23 Bargate, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN34 4SS
Or you can tell us you are coming via the electronic reply form below:
If you are unable to make the AGM, please still let us know if you can.
Thank you
“Better Bid Writing Training”
Full day training session aimed at people writing funding bids or grant applications within the voluntary sector.
when: Monday 28th October 2019
10am start. Arrive & refreshments from 9.30am
finish by 4pm.
where: Big Local North Cleethorpes office, 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes (opposite Tesco Express). Free street parking nearby.
light buffet provided at lunch break.
Places are very limited – booking essential and may be restricted to max 2 people per organisation.
Costs:
Places are £50 per person. £90 for two people from same org.
IF your organisation is based within the North Cleethorpes area (please ask) then Big Local will subsidise each place by £20. Please agree this in advance.
Ideally full payment is due before Friday 25th October. VANEL will invoice. Payment can be via BACS, cheque or cash. Please ask for alternative payment arrangements if necessary.
CONTENT OF THE DAY.
There are three main sections to the day:
1. context of funding bids
2. practicalities of grant applications
3. writing better bids
In outline:
Context: Setting the context of funding and grants. Where do grants come from? local, regional, national etc. Types of funder and types of grant. where and how to find funders.
Types of funding application process.
Practicalities: the process of applying and how to get this right. coordinating your efforts. avoiding pitfalls. managing your applications.
Better Bids: Pitching your needs. Providing evidence. Building your argument. Budgets and finances. Project management. Outputs, outcomes, milestones and more. Good writing skills.
Wrapping up: tips and advice, Q&A etc
book via Karl Elliott, 01472 361043, karl@vanel.org.uk
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups”
VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.
Full details are here:
Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups returns
Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups” – special session for Neighbourhood Watch Groups
VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.
This session has been arranged specifically for the needs of Neighbourhood Watch groups and their Coordinators. Talk to Karl Elliott or Glyn Atkinson for more details.
Background information is here:
Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043
NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE VOLUNTEER MANAGERS NETWORK
Wednesday 27th November 2019 – 9.30am – 12noon
The Grimsby Central Hall, Duncombe Street, Grimsby DN32 7EG
A G E N D A
The Volunteer Development Service & the Managers Network are all here to help you.
So please bring along your ideas and challenges for discussion!
- Welcome and Introductions
- Update: On new Safeguarding Resources shared by NCVO and others
- Update: NCVO have shared lessons learned from Volunteers’ Week and are planning 2020
Our Plans for Volunteer Week 2020
- Volunteer Handbooks: Good Practice Discussion. We’ve all got Volunteer Handbooks (Hopefully)
There are some national good practice versions. We’ll look at these and compare them to our own.
What can we learn, or what can we change. Ideally bring a copy of your own along to share.
- 2020 Meetings: What topics/ideas/issues does everyone want to discuss at meetings in 2020?
Networking break
- Open Forum – Your opportunity to share news
- AOB
- Future meeting dates
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups”
VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.
The venue for this session is tbc – probably central Grimsby.
Background details are here:
Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups”
VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.
This session will be held in the Big Local North Cleethorpes Offices at 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes.
Background details are here:
Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043
The Crime Reduction Fund (CRF) is open for applications now and the third round closing date is
6th December 2019
All the information about the fund and how to apply is here.
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups”
VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.
This session will be held at VANEL offices, Bargate Grimsby from 1pm – 4.30pm.
Background details are here:
Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups”
VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.
This session is specifically for Neighbourhood Watch Group Coordinators. It’s a shortened version of our full training session and is aimed at the more limited technical requirements of Neighbourhood Watch Network Coordinators. Other non-profit groups are encouraged to attend our full session on 20th January instead. Any questions, contact Karl or Glyn Atkinson.
This session will be held at VANEL offices, Bargate Grimsby from 4.30pm-6pm.
Background details are here:
or download the flyer here.
Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043
“Better Bid Writing Training”
Full day training session aimed at people writing funding bids or grant applications within the voluntary sector.
when: Monday 10th February 2020
10am start. Arrive & refreshments from 9.30am
finish by 4pm.
where: 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes – the Big Local North Cleethorpes building
light buffet provided at lunch break.
Places are very limited – booking essential and may be restricted to max 2 people per organisation.
Costs:
Places are £50 per person. £90 for two people from same org.
Ideally full payment is due before Monday 20th January 2020. VANEL will invoice. Payment can be via BACS, cheque or cash. Please ask for alternative payment arrangements if necessary.
CONTENT OF THE DAY.
There are three main sections to the day:
1. context of funding bids
2. practicalities of grant applications
3. writing better bids
In outline:
Context: Setting the context of funding and grants. Where do grants come from? local, regional, national etc. Types of funder and types of grant. where and how to find funders.
Types of funding application process.
Practicalities: the process of applying and how to get this right. coordinating your efforts. avoiding pitfalls. managing your applications.
Better Bids: Pitching your needs. Providing evidence. Building your argument. Budgets and finances. Project management. Outputs, outcomes, milestones and more. Good writing skills.
Wrapping up: tips and advice, Q&A etc
book via Karl Elliott, 01472 361043, karl@vanel.org.uk
Find out more about funding support from VANEL here.
“Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups”
VANEL is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online.
This session will be held at VANEL offices at 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes from 1pm-4pm.
Registration from 12.30pm with refreshments.
Background details are here:
Contact Karl Elliott to discuss or to book – karl@vanel.org.uk / 01472 361043