News from and about VANEL
Last weekend saw the second run of the Pride of Plate cake bake off event in Cleethorpes. This was a charity fundraising event organised by one of the IGNITE youth volunteers. Read on for the story.
If you’re responsible for looking after volunteers then the Volunteer Managers Network (VMN) is here to support you. Our next meeting is on 15th March at St Andrews Hospice in Grimsby and you’re invited to attend. Read on for the agenda for the meeting, venue, timings and how to book. (VMN members attend for free. Small charge for non-members). This months meeting includes a talk on GDPR and looking ahead to Volunteers’ Week. Read on for all the details.
There’s no escaping it. GDPR is coming. And we (you) need to be ready (by 25th May 2018 ideally). I’ll share information, news and resources about it regularly now in the build up to May. So here’s the latest update. A couple of useful new resources and a new “GDPR basics” training workshop from VANEL coming up near Easter.
Our occasional roundup of Funding related news and information. This week – new funding round announced for HYA, CRF deadline getting close, a roundup of possible funding that you might find relevant, information about support you can get from VANEL to help with your funding and a reminder about the updates to the Fundraising Code which you’ll need to be aware of. Read on for all the details.
Half-term is a good time to catch up with busy students. So the IGNITE team arranged a week long programme of training courses during half-term week recently in order to reach the young people other courses might not reach. Read on to find out what we were up to.
Our weekly roundup of news related to governance, trusteeship and leadership: Some new useful tools to use when assessing your governance using the new Charity Governance Code and a vitally important update on serious incident reporting – something ALL your trustees need to read.
“Pride of Plate” is back for another vegan cake competition and fundraiser at Moon on the Water in Cleethorpes on 25th February. Read on to find out more. See you there for a slice of cake!
Our weekly roundup of news related to governance, trusteeship and leadership: Some new useful tools to use when assessing your governance using the new Charity Governance Code and a vitally important update on serious incident reporting – something ALL your trustees need to read.
If you ran out of time to apply for funding from the Humberside Youth Association (HYA) funding pot – then you’ve got another chance! Read on to find out how you can still apply.
VANEL provides a DBS checking service. Here’s a quick explanation of the differences between basic, standard and enhanced checking. Find out more about this important service.