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Trustees Week Day 5: Try the 5 S’s
On the final day of Trustees Week here’s a few thoughts for you and a useful tool to help you quickly shake up your approach to governance. Read on.
Trustees Week Day 4: Acknowledge that it’s voluntary
A simple reminder today on Day 4 of Trustees Week that all your Trustees are volunteers. That can often be forgotten. Have a read to find out about a couple of new resources too.
U.S Presidential election, What to expect. Our Young Reporters piece
This week’s Young Reporters piece appeared in the paper on the day of the US Election. It will all be over by now, but it’s still interesting to see Grant’s explanation on how it all works and his expectations.
Trustees Week Day 3: Follow the handbook
We’re halfway through Trustees Week. Read on for todays resources and thought of the day for trustees and boards.
Trustees Week Day 2: Use a Framework
Read todays thought for day 2 of National Trustees’ Week. Today we’re discussing the Charity Governance Code and how you can use it as a framework to assess your own governance approach.
Trustees Week Day 1: One step at a time
We’re starting National Trustees’ Week today. Read on for todays thought of the day and some useful information.
My project: Suicide Awareness by a Young Reporter
Our Young Reporter Grace wants you to know about her project related to suicide awareness. Have a read.
Trustees Week is 2nd to 6th November. Time to say thanks to your Trustees.
Next week is national Trustees Week. So here’s a reminder about what it is all about and how to get involved.
‘Feel the rain, put that sodding phone away’. This week’s piece from our Young Reporter
This week’s food for thought from Young Reporter Grant. Reminding us to ‘feel the rain’ rather than ‘just getting wet’. Read on…
A post-AGM update on VANEL activities
An update from our Chief Officer following our AGM last week.
What if? Our thought for the week from our Young Reporter
Our Young Reporter Grace gets us thinking about What if?….
A reminder that the VANEL AGM is on 15th October 2020 on Zoom
A reminder about the VANEL AGM which is being held on Zoom this year – on 15th October.
Could lack of youth activity provision cause youth disruption?
Read on for this week’s thought provoking piece from our Young Reporter Abianne
Weekend reading: The Kruger Review reports after its review of civil society
The just published Kruger report “Leveling up our communities” is an assessment of the past, present and future of civil society and the voluntary sector and as such, necessary reading…
COVID-19 webinar for local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations on 24th September
A message from Steve Pintus, Director for Public Health at North East Lincolnshire Council, who is inviting members of the local VCSE sector to join in a Microsoft Teams discussion on 24th September at 10am. Read on for full details.
Local surveys would benefit from your feedback
A number of local surveys by North East Lincolnshire Council are open, ending soon or have finished (and feedback is shared). Read on for details of these. Your input is always valuable.
Humberside Fire and Rescue need support for a Safe and Well panel
Humberside Fire and Resuce and York University are doing some research into Safe and Well home visits and need people to help out and participate. Could you help? Read on for all the details.
VANEL AGM is on 15th October 2020
Notification about the upcoming AGM on 15th October 2020 at 10am to be held via Zoom
Be proud of being a ‘failure’. Young Reporter article for this week
This weeks interesting read from our Young Reporter.
The future is what you make of it
This week’s positive thinking article by Young Reporter Alex. Read on…