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Date: 18th March 2016
Issue: 523
E-Bulletin
10 Aberdeen Stories:
New City, New Culture, New Language
Youth Activities Small Grants
Fund
The aim of the funding is to support children
and young people by enabling them to apply
for a small amount of funding to help them
develop and to take part in activities that might
not otherwise be available for them.
The fund will offer young people opportunities
to contribute to their own communities and to
the life of the city. Successful applicants are
likely to benefit in terms of gaining experience,
confidence and skills.
In June 2015 ACVO launched the #10AberdeenStories project
giving citizens an opportunity to get involved in helping fellow
Aberdonians through a challenge in their lives, to share their
experiences and have their voices heard.
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/council_
government/equality_and_diversity/eqd_
Youth_Activity_Grants.asp
10 months later we reach the last of these stories, each of which
has chronicled the experiences of a real Aberdeen citizen and
provided links to multiple organisations including sponsors, public
bodies and charities.
Do you need a mailbox for your
personal/business mail?
We wanted to end the project on something of a high note –
celebrating the diversity of our City. We have highlighted carers,
volunteers, young employees and of course the clients and users
of local Third Sector organisations. We also wanted to celebrate
the employment opportunities the Third Sector provides and the
culture of working life in organisations which truly value equality.
Explore Rosilda’s story and then come on a journey with us as we
look towards the next stage of Big Aberdeen stories.
http://acvo.org.uk/resources/big-aberdeen/10aberdeenstories/
rosildas-big-aberdeen-story/
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ACVO News
The Wonderful
Jumbulance in
Aberdeen
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ACVO NEWS
Two great charities – ACROSS and
Inspire – have teamed up to bring the
wonderful Jumbulance to Aberdeen.
NEWS
The Jumbulance is a unique,
specially designed coach, built to
provide transport for people with a medical or physical condition which
makes using conventional transport impractical or impossible.
FUNDING
LOCAL EVENTS
ACROSS is a charity created specifically to provide transport and support
to enable people with care needs to go on organised group holidays to
Lourdes.
NATIONAL EVENTS
The Jumbulance can also be hired exclusively by groups to organise
holidays to other destinations of choice.
VACANCIES
ACROSS are working together with Inspire to raise awareness of the
brilliant Jumbulance across the North East.
VOLUNTEERING
For more details please visit: http://www.across.org.uk/across/standardjumbulance/ - contact: [email protected] / tel.: 07769316599 or victoria.
[email protected] / tel.: 01224 280005
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Remember to tune in to your favourites on the liveliest and best Community Radio
station SHMUfm – 99.8FM and online at: http://www.shmu.org.uk/fm.
Every week the ACVO and SHMU team bring you the latest news from ACVO,
SHMU, Third Sector, community updates and volunteering information along with
marvellous special guests on the ‘So Why Don’t You…’ programme on SHMUfm
Community Radio-99.8FM.
Presented by ‘Mike on the Mic’ from ACVO you can listen in every Wednesday at
2.00pm (plus is repeated Mondays at 9.00am and if you stay up late at 2.00am
Thursdays). Details also online at: www.volunteeraberdeen.org.uk/shmu.html and
http://www.shmu.org.uk/fm/shows/so-why-dont-you.
Listen in to the other fabulous SHMUfm programmes as well-full schedule is available at: http://www.shmu.org.uk/fm/
schedule
The ACVO and SHMU team have some exciting announcements coming up and have great guests lined up over the next
few weeks to highlight their work in the community and how listeners can get involved as volunteers. If you would like to
be one of the guests on the programme (next slots available from July 2016) please feel welcome to contact Mike on Mike.
[email protected] and will be delighted to arrange. Remember to tune in…
-You can keep up to date with the latest ACVO and SHMU news at: www.volunteeraberdeen.org.uk/www.acvo.org.uk and
www.shmu.org.uk.
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ACVO News
Big Aberdeen Climate Breakfast
As a result of Thursday’s Big Aberdeen Climate Breakfast,
Aberdeen Climate Action are now new partners with Aberdeen
City Council and Hazelhead Primary School who will use their
knowledge and experience to develop the new education facility
at Pets Corner (work due to start summer 2016) which will have
a section all about Hazlehead Climate Change Park and the
impact of climate change locally.
The school will look to develop a stronger relationship with Aberdeen Climate Action and use them to help develop their
eco themes in the school.
The breakfast included very interesting presentations from Aberdeen Climate Action, Hazlehead Primary School and the
Council Countryside Rangers team who spoke about the impact of climate change on Hazlehead Park, Scotland’s first official
climate change park.
Steven Shaw, Aberdeen City Council Environmental Manager said “Some new contacts were made which is always the best
part of the breakfasts (not including the bacon rolls and muffins!). All in all a very good and worthwhile breakfast!”
Treasures and Gold at Aberdeen City Libraries!
ACVO were delighted to attend the launch of a fantastic interactive
exhibition-Treasures from our Collection at the Aberdeen Central Library.
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Councillor George Adam officially launched
the exhibition and stated how impressed and excited he is about the
Treasures from our Collections exhibition which showcases a diverse,
wonderful selection of items from the collections held in Aberdeen City
Libraries since the Aberdeen Central Library opened in 1892.
The exhibition also recognises the libraries 125th anniversary and celebrates the great cultural heritage of Aberdeen. Items
showcased by the Aberdeen City Libraries Treasures Team at the launch included the Egyptian Book of the Dead 1890 (from
David Main), Library Staff Photograph 1892 (from Susan Bell), Broadside Collection (from Amanda Matheson), Marischal
College Plan 1820’s (from Lea Moreau), Capital Cinema Brochure 1933 (from David Oswald), Birds Eye View of Aberdeen
1850 (from Catherine Taylor).
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Councillor George Adam and ACVO also recognised
the tremendous volunteering at Aberdeen City Libraries. Volunteer Catherine Taylor
was presented with a Volunteering in Aberdeen Gold Award for the amazing and
incredible contribution she makes volunteering at the library.
It was a very successful and enjoyable launch of the fabulous Treasures from our
Collections exhibition and volunteering presentation which once again highlighted
all that is good about Aberdeen and the superb contribution volunteers are making
in our city. ACVO extends our many thanks and congratulations to all involved.
For further information about Aberdeen City Libraries, the Treasures from our Collections exhibition and forthcoming
events please visit: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Library/, http://www.silvercityvault.org.uk/ and www.facebook.
com/Aberdeen.City.Libraries
For information about volunteering across Aberdeen please visit www.volunteeraberdeen.org.uk and www.acvo.org.uk or
contact Mike Melvin, E-mail: [email protected] / Tel: 01224 686076
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ACVO News
With your help.....a fairer Scotland is being created
The ‘Creating a Fairer Scotland-What Matters to You’ discussion launched by the
Scottish Government last year has successfully involved an amazing 7,000 people so
far from right across Scotland and over 200 Fairer Scotland public and locally organised
discussion events have also taken place as part of this. In addition many people have
engaged with the discussion online with the number of visitors to Fairer Scotland social
media platforms edging towards 17,500.
There has been incredible, passionate discussion and ideas about how we can all work together to create a fairer Scotland
and ACVO has been delighted to contribute to this in our role as the Third Sector Interface for Aberdeen.
A Fairer Scotland Update – a Summary of the Discussion So Far which
outlines the exceptional discussions and progress that is being made is
now available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00496638.pdf
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners’
Rights, Mr Alex Neil MSP has also provided a special Fairer Scotland
video broadcast at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rvju_COAkk
Joyce Duncan, Chief Executive ACVO stated ‘as the Third Sector Interface for Aberdeen ACVO were delighted to participate
in the important and excellent Creating a Fairer Scotland discussion. It has generated tremendous dialogue and it is fantastic
that this is now feeding through to real action that will make a great difference to people and local communities. We look
forward to continuing to support this and work with everyone committed to a fairer Aberdeen and Scotland for all.’
You can continue to keep up to date with Fairer Scotland by visiting– web: www.fairer.scot ; Facebook: https://www.facebook.
com/fairer.scot/ ; via Twitter: https://twitter.com/@scotgovfairer/ / @scotgovfairer / #fairerscotland.
Latest updates will also appear in the ACVO ebulletin and website at www.acvo.org.uk / www.volunteeraberdeen.org.uk
New OSCR guidance on Notifiable Events
From 1 April 2016, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
(OSCR) will be asking charities to report Notifiable Events to
them. This is when something serious has happened or is
happening that threatens to have a significant impact on the
charity or its assets.
As ever, OSCR expects charity trustees them to use their judgement in deciding which incidents to bring to their attention.
To help trustees decide, OSCR has issued some guidance as to what constitutes a serious or notifiable incident here;
http://www.oscr.org.uk/media/2155/2016-03-15_guidance-for-notifiable-events_web-version.pdf
What types of event should be notified? The guidance gives as examples;
• Fraud and theft
• Substantial financial loss
• Abuse or mistreatment of vulnerable beneficiaries
• Governance issues, e.g. a lack of trustees
• Criminal investigations or suspicions of criminal activities
• Charity trustees acting while disqualified
This move to notification of serious events is part of OSCRs move towards targeted risk-based regulation.
If you wuish to discuss more about your duties as a charity trustee, please conavctat ACVO Development Officer, Sandy
Mathers on 01224 686075 or by email at [email protected]
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NEWS
Youth Work Excellence in Aberdeen Recognised
There was recognition of excellent youth work in Aberdeen and the difference this is making
at the National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2016 organised by YouthLink Scotland-the
national agency for youth work.
Colin Lemmon, Development Officer, Youth Work Team - Youth Work in Schools who is
based at Northfield Academy was awarded the Youth Worker Supporting CfE (Curriculum for
Excellence) and Attainment award in recognition of the fantastic work Colin is undertaking in
Northfield.
Mike Will, Depute Head Teacher of Northfield Academy who nominated Colin stated “He
is a stand out youth worker, admired by his peers and professional colleagues across other
sectors for his enthusiastic promotion of the contribution that youth work brings to schools
and pupil’s learning. Colin has a passion for inspiring young people to aspire to be outstanding and a commitment to
empowering them to achieve their full potential. The significance of youth work in the school curriculum to impact on raising
achievement and attainment cannot be overstated.”
ACVO extends our many congratulations to Colin on this tremendous achievement which reflects the incredible work he
does.
Budget 2016: The Main Points for the Voluntary Sector
Original Article by: Andy Ricketts - http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/budget-2016-main-points-voluntary-sector/finance/
article/1387720
The main points affecting the voluntary sector in Wednesday’s Budget are:
- Charities have been left waiting for definitive news on whether the 80 per cent mandatory business rate relief they receive
will be changed: the Budget documents made no mention of it, but sector sources said they believed the rate will be left
alone.
- Osborne announced that £45m of banking fines will go to military charities and other good causes over the next four years,
including £5m for a National Mesothelioma Centre, £4.5m for a new air ambulance service in Northern Ireland and £3.5m
for Samaritans to support armed services personnel and veterans.
- It will also pass on £12m in receipts from the so-called tampon tax on feminine hygiene products, with £1m going to both
Breast Cancer Care and Girlguiding UK.
- An extra £5m for a social impact bond aimed at reducing rough sleeping, taking its total value to £10m.
- A new corporation tax relief from April 2017 for museums and galleries on the cost of temporary and touring exhibitions.
- £60m for community-led housing developments in rural and coastal communities through community land trusts, which
are set up by local people to develop and manage homes that are affordable for those who live there.
- The amount that people can earn before having to pay income tax, which will go up to £11,000 next month, will increase to
£11,500 in April 2017, the Chancellor said: this will mean slightly fewer people will pay no tax and will therefore be unable
to claim Gift Aid on their charitable donations.
In addition to the above information taken from thirdsector.co.uk poverty groups have called the budget “deeply unfair”
for disabled people. Changes to the way personal independence payment (PIP) points are calculated will mean 200,000
disabled across the UK will lose their payment completely and another 400,000 will see their benefit reduced from £82 to
£55. Those who lose their payments completely will be left up to £3,000 worse off and those facing a cut will be left around
£1,400 poorer each year.
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NEWS
Charity regulator’s new European Union Referendum Guidance for Scottish
Charities
OSCR has published guidance for charity trustees on complying with charity law during the EU referendum campaign.
Reflecting the Regulator’s well-received guidance for charities during the Scottish independence referendum, the new
guidance sets out for those running the country’s 24,000 charities what they must consider if they intend to campaign or
make public statement in the run-up to the poll on 23 June.
OSCR’s Chief Executive, David Robb, said ‘Our independence referendum guidance was prepared in consultation with the
charity sector and helped ensure that charities were able to play a significant part in the process, legitimately within the
requirements of Scots charity law. Charities have a recognised and important role in our society, and for many campaigning
is a legitimate part of their work. Charities in Scotland will want to consider the possible implications of the EU referendum,
and some may wish to make their voice heard during the EU referendum process. We hope that our new guidance will be
a useful reference.’
This new guidance explains a charity registered in Scotland can take part in the EU referendum debate if it can show that:
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doing so is advancing the charitable purposes
its governing document does not prohibit such activity
the charity is not advancing a political party, and
that the charity’s trustees are acting in the charity’s interests, and with due care and diligence.
Read the guidance here
Challenge to Sector Independence Calls for United Response
A report following on from the work of the Panel of the Independence of the Voluntary Sector has been published, “the fifth
annual assessment of the state of health of the voluntary sector”.
Written by the director of think tank Civil Exchange, Caroline Slocock, ‘Independence in Question‘ warns that the independence
of the charity sector is at a five year low, leaving an unhealthy imbalance between community, private sector and state
power. It calls for united action by the voluntary sector to stave off potential further threats.
Civil Society News has an article in which Caroline Slocock explains why she thinks the sector needs to stand up for its
independence in the light of recent government policies – ‘Defend it, or lose it: the importance of an independent voluntary
sector‘.
New Book Store Online
Scotland’s social enterprise book store is bringing a
conscience to online book sales with the launch of a new
website.
Bookdonors trades in new and used books for the benefit
of people, charities and the environment. All of its sales
fulfil its triple social mission to provide flexible and adaptable employment opportunities, to help protect the environment
by promoting re-use and to provide additional income to a range of charities.
With the launch of its new online site, offering 250,000 used books and 50,000 new titles for sale at the click of a button, it
hopes to grow the business even more and offer people across Scotland the opportunity to buy books ethically.
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NEWS
Tenant required for Stonehaven Office
A small hardworking third sector tenant of 52 Evan St Stonehaven is looking for a similar organisation to share their office
space.
The space offers a town centre, shop-front location
• 2 desk spaces and a hot desk. Desks and filing cabinet space may be available
• Informal meeting space and a down stairs meeting room
• Good broadband access
• Nearby free parking
• South-facing courtyard
• Current Rent £275.00 a month plus utilities
• Business rates £235.00 a year
Please contact Amy or Linda on 01569 764 221 for further information
New Benefits Agency for Scotland
Dignity and respect at the heart of social security agency.
A new delivery agency will be set up to administer social security payments worth £2.7 billion when they are devolved to
Scotland.
Speaking in the first Scottish Parliament debate on social security since the fiscal framework to transfer welfare powers was
agreed, Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil confirmed there will be a phased transition of the administration of powers over
the next few years.
As set out in the Programme for Government, Scottish Ministers have already committed to the introduction of a Social
Security Bill in the 2016-17 parliamentary session – that bill will establish a new Scottish social security agency to oversee
the administration of the devolved benefits.
The Scottish Government has outlined its new social security powers will be founded on treating people with dignity and
respect. Mr Neil confirmed this ethos will be at the heart of the agency, which will aim to give a rounded assessment of
people’s needs and streamline the administrative process.
The Scottish Government continues to work with stakeholders and recipients of social security to identify the most
appropriate means of administering and paying benefits, and to identify priorities for reform.
Through the Scotland Bill the Scottish Government will receive powers over 11 existing disability and caring benefits including
Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Carers Allowance as well as control over funeral payments,
Sure Start Maternity grants and cold weather and winter fuel payments.
It will also receive the power to top-up and create new benefits through the Scotland Bill and will have several flexibilities
to alter the way in which Universal Credit is paid by Department for Work and Pensions.
The Scottish Government has already confirmed it will use its new powers to:
• Increase Carer’s Allowance to the same rate as Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Abolish the bedroom tax
• Introduce flexibilities around how Universal Credit is paid including giving people choice to be paid twice monthly, and
direct payments to social landlords
• Scrap the 84 day rule which removes income from the families of disabled children.
http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/New-benefits-agency-for-Scotland-2335.aspx
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NEWS
Do you need a mailbox for your personal/business mail?
Are you away a lot and need a secure mail drop?
CFINE have a number of mailboxes for rent within their premises
access 9-5 Monday – Friday.
£20+VAT per month – paid 6 monthly in advance.
Photographic and residential address proof required to secure.
For more information, please contact: Kath Deans on 01224 596156 or email [email protected]
£100 Million War on Cancer Launched in Scotland
Original Article by: Paul Cardwell - http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-news/100-million-war-on-cancer-launched-in-scotland
A £100 million strategy to tackle cancer by improving prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment has been launched in
Scotland.
Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action, will serve as the blueprint for cancer care north of the border over the next five to 10
years.
It contains more than 50 actions including investing £50m in radiotherapy equipment, recruitment and training; £9m over
five years to improve support for people with cancer and their families and £5m to reduce waiting times.
The Scottish Government strategy will also make available £5m to target reducing inequalities in screening uptake; £7.5m
to support improvements in surgical treatments; an additional £10m to reach diagnosis quicker, and £3.5m to drive
improvements across the palliative care sector and to support targeted action on training and education.
Launched by health secretary Shona Robison at a publicity stunt on Edinburgh’s Princes Street, organised by campaigners
from Cancer Research UK (CRUK), it has been broadly welcomed by cancer charities in Scotland who have said they intend
to monitor its implementation closely.
Speaking at the event – where shoppers were asked to sign their name on 6ft high letters spelling out the word ‘Cancer’, as
part of CRUK’s Scotland vs Cancer campaign to ensure cancer patients have quick access to cancer tests – Gregor McNie,
Cancer Research UK’s senior public affairs manager in Scotland, said the strategy set out strong ambitions and investment
to help tackle Scotland’s cancer survival, which still lags behind its UK and European neighbours.
Head of Macmillan Cancer Support in Scotland, Janice Preston, said it was important the strategy recognised that the quality
of life cancer patients have during and after treatment is just as important as the treatment itself.
Imagining a Strong Community Sector in Scotland
The Scottish Community Alliance has launched ‘Local People Leading’, its vision for a stronger
community sector.
The report highlights the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead, and identifies what
needs to change if these challenges are to be met. A series of short papers highlighting
the specific contributions that the community sector makes across many different areas of
government policy, and how that impact could be greater, will be published over the coming
weeks.
The Alliance has been created by Scotland’s leading community based networks to campaign
for a strong and independent community sector.
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NEWS
Have a ‘Ball’ with Boccia
Boccia pronounced ‘Bot-cha’ is a Paralympic target ball sport similar to petanque or bowls. Players
all play from a seated position on a court similar in size to a badminton court where the aim of the
game is to get their soft leather boccia balls as close to the white target ball or ‘jack ball’ as possible.
Players can roll, kick or use a ramp to propel the ball onto court. Boccia was designed specifically for
athletes with a disability affecting locomotor function such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy
and interestingly it is one of only three Paralympic Sports with no Olympic counterpart.
Basic rules
- The aim of the games is to get closer to the jack than your opponent
- The jack ball is white and is thrown first
- One side has six red balls and the other has six blue balls
- The balls are leather containing plastic granules so they don’t bounce but will still roll
- The side whose ball is closest to the jack throws until they get a ball closest or until they run out of balls
- Once all the balls have been thrown one side receives points for every ball they have closer to the jack than their
opponents closest ball
Boccia is a sport of intriguing tactics, incredible skill and nail biting tension. Full of fun, once you see it or play it you will
be hooked!
Despite its origins as a sport for players with a physical disability, Boccia has become hugely popular with people of all ages
and abilities and is played throughout Aberdeen in a range of settings from schools and sports centres to sheltered housing
complexes and care homes as everyone can take part together on an even playing field. You don’t need access to a special
court, any flat space will do and with minimal equipment it’s easy to get a game going anywhere. Boccia’s simple rules and
game formal make it ideal for participants with dementia, and anyone can learn to set up boccia activities in a 3 hour training
workshop.
For more information on boccia sessions in Aberdeen or if you would like to set up your own session or attend training,
please contact Andrinne Craig, Inclusion Development Officer, Sport Aberdeen on 01224 047926 or ACraig@sportaberdeen.
co.uk
Look out for TV coverage during the 2016 Rio Paralympics in September or why not have a look at www.gbboccia.org or on
youtube for short clips of the game.
Food Insecurity Network Scoping Study
Do you deliver emergency food aid? Do you provide advice to people who use emergency food?
Are you active in community growing projects? Then we want to speak to you!!
Oxfam Scotland, working in collaboration with key partners including the Poverty Alliance, Nourish, Child Poverty Action
Group Scotland and Faith in the Community Scotland, are exploring the development of networking activity to help identify
and challenge the causes of food insecurity, and to work together towards a more collaborative, effective and sustainable
response. The scope and scale of this proposed project has yet to be determined, but draft objectives include:
· Sharing Best Practice and Enhancing Evidence
· Supporting Strong Local Networks
· Building a Movement for Change
As we develop our plans for this project we want hear the views of a range of organisations across Scotland – groups
providing advice and support to people who may use emergency food aid, community food and health projects, statutory
bodies with an interest in the issues, as well as those directly providing food aid.
Please complete this brief questionnaire https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2J2GKMZ to let us know what you think. Please
complete the survey by 24 March 2016
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NEWS
Monday—Friday . 7am—3pm
Our Mission
Our mission is to be the best sandwhich shop in town. We will offer you the most delicious
food and best quality artisan coffee for a great price. We will give the highest level of customer service to our customers who, enable us to exist. But we are a ‘Social Business’. No
matter how big we grow, no individual will get rich from our business. Our mission is to
maximise a social benefit through giving away 100% of our profits, employing people from
homeless backgrounds and feeding local homeless people.
Service User Hours
Homleess customers are welcome at Social Bite from 9am—
12 and 2pm—3pm where they
can get something tasty to eat
and drink courtesy of our paying
customers.
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FUNDING
If you need to discuss any funding issues for your organisation, please do not hesitate to contact ACVO’s Funding
and Business Planning Officer, Alison Chandler on (01224) 686054 or e-mail [email protected]
Aberdeen Harbour Boards’s Community Action Fund
Aberdeen Harbour Board’s Community Action Fund is now open for 2016 applications, and local community groups and
charities are invited to apply.
Applications Must Meet One Of Three Qualifying Categories:
Environment
Health & Wellbeing
Skills & Talent
Applications close 31st March 2016
For details visit: www.aberdeen-harbour.co.uk
Or email: [email protected]
Or call: 01224 597000
Yorkshire & Clydesdale Bank Foundation
Clydesdale Bank has a strong tradition of supporting the communities in which we live and work.
The Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation continues the tradition of supporting people and their local communities
by providing funds to help registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, community and other voluntary organisations
make life safer, healthier and better for all of us.
Our inaugural ‘Spirit of the Community Awards’ were launched in 2013 and have taken place each year since. The Foundation
Trustees are pleased to announce that The Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation 2016 ‘Spirit of the Community Awards’
are now open for applications with a closing date of Friday, 8th April 2016.
The awards will support projects that help people have a healthy relationship with money, help people into employment and
help people improve their local environment.
The closing date for applications is Friday 8 April 2016 and the winners will be announced in summer 2016.
http://www.cbonline.co.uk/about-clydesdale-bank/community/charitable-donations-about-us/
Youth Activities Small Grants Fund
This fund has been very successful and many awards have been made since 2005. The aim of the funding is to support
children and young people by enabling them to apply for a small amount of funding to help them develop and to take part
in activities that might not otherwise be available for them.
The fund will offer young people opportunities to contribute to their own communities and to the life of the city. Successful
applicants are likely to benefit in terms of gaining experience, confidence and skills.
Applications will be considered and decisions made by members of the Aberdeen City Youth Council (YC) and local
Councillors.
Closing date: 12th April 2016
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/council_government/equality_and_diversity/eqd_Youth_Activity_Grants.asp
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FUNDING
Creative Funding
Aberdeen City Council is committed to supporting the development of arts, culture and creativity in the city. Whether it’s the
intrinsic value of being creative or the social, educational and economic benefits of cultural activity and events, its important
role in our everyday lives is clear and recognised.
To support this development, the Creative Funding Programme offers cultural organisations, community groups, charities
and individual artists or creatives the opportunity to apply for support to develop and/or deliver creative activity.
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/community_life_leisure/arts/culture/CreativeFunding.asp
The Volant Charitable Trust
This Trust was set up by the author J K Rowling to support charitable causes.
The Trust has two broad areas of funding:
Charities and projects, whether national or community-based, at home or abroad, that alleviate social deprivation, with a
particular emphasis on women’s and children’s issues.
The next deadline for Volant Grant Application Forms is for the Trustees’ meeting in September 2016 and is
Friday 24th June 2016
https://www.volanttrust.com/how-to-make-application
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund Open to Organisations Working with Unpaid Carers
(UK)
Grants are available for up to £80,000 over three years with a maximum of £35,000 in year one. The emphasis of the
Development Grant is to support the development of a solid foundation for the future. The grant could, for example, be used
to enable an organisation to make a step change such as diversifying its income streams or setting up a social enterprise to
help it become more sustainable in the long term.
Registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies that are working within the UK and
have a UK office are eligible to apply. Applications from organisations working in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales are
particularly welcome. Organisations must have a constitution whose primary purpose is to support unpaid carers.
The deadline for applications is 28 April 2016 (12 noon).
http://www.triangletrust.org.uk/apply-funding
New Beginnings Fund
There has been a dramatic increase in refugees and asylum seekers
moving across Europe with an estimated 854,000 entering Greece in
2015 and a further 69,000 arriving since the start of 2016. In the UK
we have seen lower numbers of refugees and displaced people seeking asylum than in mainland Europe.
Displaced people struggle to survive and need the help community based refugee organisations across the UK can offer.
However, many of these organisations are very small and reliant on volunteers. The New Beginnings Fund will recognise
and support local groups working to integrate refugees and asylum seekrs into local communities. A key view of this Fund
is that early integration helps dispel tensions and prevent misconceptions on both sides.
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/new-beginnings/
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New funding available for local groups in The Highlands and
Islands of Scotland
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities an even better place
to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.
People’s Health Trust has just launched Active Communities in Aberdeenshire, Highland, Moray,
Nah-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) Shetland and Orkney Islands - a funding programme for local
people wanting to create fairer places to grow, live, work and age.
Using money raised by HealthKind through The Health Lottery, People’s Health Trust is looking to invest in projects that
support people living in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods of in Aberdeenshire, Highland, Moray, Nah-Eileanan Siar
(Western Isles) Shetland and the Orkney Islands.
Active Communities is a funding programme for not-for-profit groups with an income of less than £350,000 a year, or an
average of £350,000 over two years, seeking investment of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects lasting up to two
years.
Projects could be almost anything that encourages strong connections between people, and that help people to make their
communities or neighbourhoods even better places to grow, live, work and age. We’re looking for small and local projects,
genuinely designed and run by local people. By small, we mean just a small group of people on an estate, in a few streets
or villages. We’re also looking for great ideas from communities of interest. By this we mean a group of people who have
something in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them. These ideas could be
based in one neighbourhood, or cover a wider area.
The closing date for applications is 1pm on Wednesday 30 March 2016. To apply for funding, visit www.peopleshealthtrust.
org.uk.
Volunteering Support Grant 2016-17 –
NOW OPEN
The Volunteering Support Grant supports third sector
organisations to create new volunteering projects to increase
the diversity of their volunteers (especially those experiencing
disadvantage); and improve opportunities, skills and personal
development through volunteering. The fund also helps organisations enhance their services and improve their capacity to
deploy, support and train volunteers.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to increase the hours of an existing staff member or buy in support to help develop
volunteering opportunities, management and practices; pay for the resources needed to recruit, support and deploy
volunteers; and help with volunteer expenses and training for staff, management committee and volunteers.
To be eligible, applicant organisations should be working in Scotland; and have an annual income of under £250,000
(although those under £100,000 will be given priority if the fund is over-subscribed). Applicant organisations don’t have to
be a registered charity, as long as their constitution makes clear that funds will not be distributed among members.
Funded projects will be expected to recruit at least 15 additional volunteers (at least 10 of whom should be disadvantaged
in some way) during the 12 month funding period.
The deadline for applications is 31st March 2016 and the period of the grant will be from 1st May 2016 to 31st March 2017.
http://www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk/funding-and-support/volunteering-development-grants/
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To advertise an event in this E-Bulletin, please send details to Alasdair Simpson, Communications Officer at
[email protected].
Are You Going to be a Big Lottery Winnner or Loser?
Come and Find out on 13th May
The Big Lottery Fund’s Investing in Communities programme is no more, and their new approach to larger
grants is very different. Grants are available for “community-led activity” and for “ improving lives”.
Alongside showing that they will achieve positive outcomes, applications will now also be judged on how
they demonstrate they are adopting the Big Lottery’s ‘three approaches’. They will expect applicants to demonstrate that
they will be ‘people-led, strength-based and connected’, and are unlikely to fund work that doesn’t show clearly how these
approaches will be taken. They have also made practical changes to the grant processes, including the different levels of
grants you can apply for and the process of applying.
ACVO can see enormous benefits for the community in these new approaches. We can also see challenges for some
organisations who might be planning to apply.
We have therefore arranged with The Big Lottery to hold a free event in Aberdeen’s Town and County Hall on 13th May 2016
from 10.00 a.m. This will include the opportunity to hear from and talk about projects with The Big Lottery Fund team, and
breakout support sessions from ACVO the Third Sector Interface to help organisations in key areas such as:
• Build evidence
• Identify connections
• Communicate effectively
• Understand social capital and why it is important
• Share good practice
• Support participants as volunteers and leaders
• Build volunteering as a key strength/asset in communities.
http://biglotteryfund.eventbrite.co.uk
Positive Transitions 26 starting 18th April 2016
Are you or do you know of anyone who are 16-19 and not in education, employment
or training? If so please read on:
The next Positive Transitions course will begin on April 18th and SHMU are
currently inviting young people to come along for a no-obligation visit to find out more.
Positive Transitions is a 12 week employability & skills development course which incorporates community media training to
increase core skills and support young people (16-19) into education, employment or training.
Radio, video and digital music production are used to engage and motivate young people, as well as help to develop
confidence, communication and team work skills.
Employability sessions cover job search skills, CV’s, industry sectors, body language and interview skills with the aim of
securing a positive destination.
Young people on the course are supported financially with a training allowance per week plus travel expenses.
The opportunity is available to young people living throughout Aberdeen City.
If you work with any young people aged 16-19, not in education, employment or training, who would benefit from an
employability & skills development training course please contact [email protected] or call 01224 515013
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LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE
The North-East Learning Collaborative
(NELC) is teaming up with Leadership
Exchange to offer this innovative
programme to colleagues at NELC partner
organisations.
THE PROGRAMME
Leadership Exchange is a free cross-sector peer-learning programme open to staff at
middle, senior, and executive levels. The programme provides a framework for leaders to
learn from each other across sectors to develop their own leadership skills and their ability
to work collaboratively.
GET INVOLVED
NELC will offer two short information sessions in Aberdeen on 22 March for colleagues to
learn more about the programme. A matching session on 28 April will be an opportunity
to network and potentially find a matching partner for your exchange. Please note that
you don’t have to attend an information session to attend the matching session.
1. INFORMATION SESSION
2. MATCHING SESSION
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Choose one of these sessions to learn
more:
Attend this session to network and
potentially find an exchange partner:
10:30-11:30, Woodhill House,
Westburn Road, Aberdeen
 13:30-15:30, Woodhill House,
Westburn Road, Aberdeen

13:30-14:30, The Board Room at
SFRS, Anderson Drive, Aberdeen

HOW TO REGISTER
To register for these events please email [email protected]. For any
questions about the Leadership Exchange programme, please contact Emily Martin at
[email protected].
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Brought to you by the Friends of Seaton Park
Cakefest 3
Enter your favourite bake
Prizes for the winners
Vote for the best
No time to bake? Come along anyway.
£3 to try any three cakes
(includes a drink)
Crafts and Collectibles table
Raffle and Easter egg colouring competition
10am-12noon
Saturday 19th March 2016
Dunbar Hall, just off St Machar Drive
For more info:
[email protected]
Creative Writing for Carers
Ever tried your hand at poetry, writing a play or some comedy?
Do you have a novel or a short story idea but
never had the confidence to write it down or know where to start?
Rosemount Community Centre
Belgrave Terrace | Aberdeen | AB25 2NS
10.30 am - 11.45 am
Dates for 2016:
29 March | 26 April | 31 May
For more info, please contact Tracey Harrison
01224 679026 | [email protected]
www.vsa.org.uk
vsa aberdeen
@supportvsa
support vsa
Registered Scottish Charity SC 012950
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is proud to invite all young people aged 12 to 25 years old who live, study or work in Aberdeen to
Youth Council Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 29th March 2016
6.00pm Town House, Broad Street
Agenda
1. Welcome
2. Matters arising
3. Presentation of Office Bearers roles
4. By-elections
a. Vice-chair
b. Secretary
c. Treasurer
d. Recruitment Officer
e. Equality and Diversity Officer
5. Constitutional changes
6. Presentation of the Youth Council Annual Budget – Craig Singer, ACC
7. Request to remove Youth Council from the Scottish Charity Register- Craig Singer, ACC
8. Guest speaker- Steve Roberts and Hannes Sundkvist - Aberdeen for a Fairer World, who shall speak about the recently
launched UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development, Fairtrade and Children’s Rights.
9. Election results
10. AOCB-Any Other Competent Business
11. DONM – Date of the next meeting
Light Refreshments will be provided.
If you have any questions please get in touch on [email protected]
Have your say... about your local NHS!
You are invited to attend the next meeting of the NHS Grampian Youth Forum in Aberdeen City!
Where? Suttie Centre, Room 214, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
Date: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Who? We are looking for young people (14 to 25) to come along to the NHS Grampian Youth Forum have your say and make
a difference.
Why? This is a great opportunity to gain experience and be part of a group that puts young people’s health issues on the
agenda.
Contact: If you would like to find out more about the Youth Forum please get in touch with Evonne Llewellyn, Public
Involvement Officer 01224 553651 or e-mail [email protected]
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GREAT MOVE!
Aberdeen’s biggest charity providing direct practical help to the city’s poor,
vulnerable and marginalised people and the only one doing everything for free,
has moved into new, high quality offices and warehouse premises in Altens.
Jenny Taylor
the Founder of
Somebody Cares 14
years ago says...
Somebody Cares Offices and Warehouse
“We are thrilled with
this move. Our new
premises at Bergen
House, formerly an oil
industry headquarters
building, is twice the
size of our previous
one and will allow us
to continue our rapid
expansion and will
allow us to provide
free help to even more
of Aberdeen’s neediest
people.”
For years Somebody Cares has been setting records as it has sought to provide for those people in the city who have
fallen on tough times and in 14 years has provided for tens of thousands at their point of need.
SOME FACTS FROM THE PAST YEAR…
NEW INITIATIVES
• Somebody Cares gave the equivalent of over £750,000 free support into the city
• Somebody Cares diverted over 670 tonnes from landfill
• Somebody Cares is working with almost 80 agencies in the city
• Somebody Cares furnished over 2,200 homes in the last 12months
• Somebody Cares runs Aberdeen’s biggest foodbank giving food to thousands of families every year
• Somebody Cares runs an annual Christmas Appeal that sees thousands of families receive substantial
free food bags to get them through the Christmas period and presents for all their children
• Somebody Cares, partnering with the His Food organisation, are distributors of large quantities of free
Kelloggs cereals to schools, breakfast clubs, after school clubs, children’s homes and much more under
the Kelloggs ‘Help to give a child a breakfast’ programme
• Somebody Cares gives huge quantities of free clothes and school uniforms to many families, individuals
• Somebody Cares runs Scotland’s biggest re-use retail megastore selling a huge selection of top quality
furniture, house hold goods, pianos, electrical goods, lights, pictures and paintings, carpets, toys, clothes,
bric-a-brac, books, clothing and much, much more!
The place for bargains!! You will be amazed at what we offer.
Many customers love the ‘new’ layout with hundreds of satisfied customers and comments like…
With our commitment to helping more people and to re-use and re-cycling, Somebody Cares is bringing in
2 major projects this year...
‘A feast of unusual delights. Great cause, lovely staff + great experience.’ Dawn Alexander, Kemnay
‘Brilliant Aladdin’s cave and friendly service.’ Isobel Murphy, Aberdeen
‘Fab shop…can’t resist coming back and back.’ Anna & Connie, Countesswells, Aberdeen.
‘Donated and bought and very happy.’ P Anderson, Rosehill Avenue, Aberdeen.
‘A joy to walk around with each display enchanting.’ Mary Kennedy, Westhill.
The Megastore has applied to become a REVOLVE certified store giving it government approval for
what we do and how we are doing it.
• Somebody Cares generated over 70% of its total income through its own in-house activities
Jenny Taylor commented “When I started the charity in 2002, I never dreamed we would grow to the size
we are now, but we are an organisation that responds to need, and year on year as the need increased, we
had to keep growing with a wonderful team of staff and an amazing group of volunteers.
Today, the need and the demand for our services is even greater than ever and this new warehouse will
allow us to improve the lives of many more of the city’s less fortunate people.”
1. The first is to create a Shabby Chic production line which will allow us to re-cycle significantly more ‘old’
furniture and create some new jobs as well as an additional income stream.
2. We are working hard on creating new ways of using fresh food. This has the potential to stop a massive
amount of food going to landfill and also allows us to significantly expand the amounts of food we are
distributing to needy people and improves the quality and range of what we distribute dramatically.
Both of these initiatives will significantly increase the tonnages we are diverting from landfill.
WE NEED YOU!!
We have come a long way in a relatively short time but the truth of the matter is that the whole basis of
Somebody Cares success is you – the good people of Aberdeen and shire.
Everything we get comes from you! Everything we give comes from you. Furniture, Household Goods,
Electrical Goods, Bric-a-brac, Pictures, Toys, Carpets, Books, Prams, Cots, Food, Clothing and much,
much more. If its good quality, we will take it and collect it if need be.
Speak to us about your house clearances…we do full and partial clearances and all for free!!
The bulk of our funding comes from you and we invite you to continue or to start partnering with us.
Please, please keep it coming!!!
We are living in desperate days with more and more people falling into the poverty trap and Somebody
Cares wants to be in a place where, with your help, NOBODY goes without
New warehouse details…..
Megastore details….
Somebody Cares Offices and Warehouse
Bergen House
Crawpeel Road
Altens
Aberdeen AB12 3LG
Tel. 01224 460700
Somebody Cares Retail Megastore
Old Dobbies
Hazledene Road
Hazlehead
Aberdeen AB15 8QU
Tel. 01224 313453
OPENING
ON
MONTHLY WAREHOUSE SALES RESTART ON 26th MARCH 2016
7th MARCH
2016
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Aberdeen Festival of Politics 2016
Women and Politics
23 March – 3rd April 2016
Politics with a small p..... viewed through the lens of art, music, drama and film as well as
discussion and debate.
The Big Debate: Women and Politics in the 21st Century
• Bonnie Greer OBE, playwright, novelist and critic
• Dr Lesley Orr, feminist historian and activist
• Heather Wakefield, UNISON.
• Belinda Brown, social policy researcher and writer
Drama
• White Feathers on the Breeze by Quids In Theatre
Company
Workshops
• Confidence through Comedy
• DJ Workshops for Women
Music
• Festival of Politics Folk Night
Children’s Art Competition
• Closing date 22nd March. Entries will be exhibited
throughout the festival
Walking Tours
• Suffragettes and Other Local Quines
Documentaries
• Angela Davis on Palestine, G4S and the Prison Industrial
Complex
• Awra Amba: Utopia in Ethiopia
• Solar Mamas
• Her War: Women Vs. ISIS
• We - Arundhati Roy
Discussion and Debate
• An Evening with Dame Anne Begg
• Women fighting to Free Palestine
• Women, Peace Campaigning and Activism
• Are you allowed? Rights of Women during Pregnancy
and Birth
Find more information visit www.aberdeenfestivalofpolitics.org.uk
All events are FREE except the play “White Feathers on the Breeze”
Some events have limited capacity- free tickets must be booked via website
Healthy Working Lives - Local Advisory Session
STRESS, RESILIENCE and CHANGE
Euan McCormack (Mental Health Improvement Advisor, NHS Grampian) will talk about how
to better deal with pressure and change
Venue: The Conference Room, Summerfield House,
Eday Road, Aberdeen. AB15 6RE
Date: Monday 4th April 2016
Time: 16.30pm – 17.30pm**
** Please note – refreshment will be available from 16.15pm with the session starting at 16.30pm. The session will last for
approximately one hour.
The session is intended to be informal, interactive and informative, offering advice and practical tips on how to promote a
health theme within your organisation. There will also be an opportunity to discuss with our advisors any aspect of Healthy
Working Lives. There is no charge for this event.
If you would like to book a place, please contact [email protected]
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FREE Wellbeing Initiative for Communities
The Creative Learning Team are bringing a weekly rush of creative fun and social activity to the Seaton area.
Café Create launches next Wednesday 23rd March in the café bar at Seaton Community Project. It’s completely free and
open to everyone adults and children, young and old.
Café Create is an informal place where you can come to chat to friends, meet new people, enjoy a cuppa and try out some
free creative activity. No previous skill is necessary as all materials and instructions will be provided.
Artists Gabi and Phil will be doing all kinds of things like drawing, jewellery making, textiles and much, much more. So come
and join us, maybe even bring a friend and get creative!
When: Weekly, each Wednesday afternoon, 1pm – 4pm
Where: Seaton Community Project, Seaton Place East, Seaton, AB24 1XE
There is no need to book, just come and give it a try. For more information please contact creativelearningteam@aberdeencity.
gov.uk or call 01224 611161.
Peep Learning Together 2-day Training
The 2-day training will be held on 20th and 21st April and is for anyone who is working with families with children from 0-5
years. The Learning Together programme can be delivered as an individual or group work model.
Learning Together is an adult learning programme which supports parents and children to learn together and aims to help
parents/carers to:
• value and extend everyday learning opportunities
• improve the home learning environment
• develop secure attachment relationships with their babies and young children
• gain accreditation based on their own goals and aspirations
The programme is based on research showing the importance of the Home Learning Environment and the role played by
parent/carers in helping their child to learn. It also recognises and supports the importance of parent/carer-child relationships
in helping children to learn (attachment).
The Peep Progression Pathway is embedded in the programme and offers parents/carers opportunity to complete units
which are credit-rated by SQA.
Further 1-day training will be available if this is an aspect which would support your work with families.
Closing Date: 1st April 2016
For further information please contact the Peep Team. Tel 01224 486114 or email [email protected]
National Living Wage - what you need to know
Venue Jurys Inn Aberdeen
Date 07/04/2016
Time 10:00 - 12:00
Price £60.00 per person
All those responsible for rates of pay in their workplace will need to know about the changes being introduced in April 2016.
Acas has worked with BIS to produce guidance on the changes that the NLW will bring, to help explain how they will impact
on organisations and the penalties if an employer fails to pay the National Living Wage correctly.
More Information
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Ride the North Cycle for Charity
Charity Places Available
Make your Ride the North cycle even more rewarding by
also fundraising for our independent North East charity
which supports individuals of all ages with disabilities?
Complementary SensationALL cycle jersey for fundraisers
For more information or to request a fundraising pack please contact us: [email protected]
PAMIS Welfare Benefits Information Sessions
in Aberdeen
Thursday 31st March 2016
Marischal College, Broad Street,
Aberdeen AB10 1AB
10am - 12pm
Find out about how welfare reform changes may affect your Son or Daughter. Sessioned followed by a light lunch.
Booking essential - please call PAMIS and speak to Amy or Linda on 01569 764 221
or email: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Aberdeen Branch
Chair:
Secretary:
Sheriff Graeme Napier
Nicola Youngson / Isobel
Townsend
Charity No: SC008124
www.sastudyoffending.org.uk
_____________________________________________________________________________
5.45pm on Thursday 31st March 2016
Room H230, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Robert Gordon
University, Garthdee, Aberdeen
Free car parks available
Speaker:
Pete White – Positive Prison? Positive Futures …
Pete White is founder and Chief Executive of Positive Prison? Positive Futures… a group of people
who have been subject to punishment. The main aim of PP?PF… is to highlight and support the
various ways in which people within the criminal justice system in Scotland can realise they can
make positive decisions for themselves to move away from offending on their return to their families
and communities.
In addition to working within prisons Pete sits on Scottish Government boards and committees and
is a trustee of the Howard League Scotland and Vox Liminis. He is also a member of the Executive
Governance Group of the Scottish Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice, and was elected a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Arts in 2014.
.
Members and non-members alike are welcome.
Solicitors & Advocates, Police and Social Workers and other professions may claim CPD
time for attendance at SASO lectures - registration at the event will be required.
Please communicate any enquiries regarding the presentation or SASO in general to:
Isobel Townsend / Nicola Youngson, Branch Secretaries
Tel: 01224 263215 / 263237
E-mail: [email protected] /
[email protected]
The COSTA Coffee Shop is open in the Sir Ian Wood Building until 10pm.
The aim of SASO is to bring together people with a wide range of experience in the criminal justice system so that
by listening, talking and sharing experience, a better understanding of our common problems will develop.
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Pixilation Animation Body Poppin’ Workshops
Photographer Sid Scott
Still from Redbud by Grant Anderson
Photo courtesy Millennium Child
Entertainment
Are you aged 9-14?
Are you into animation?
Are you into body poppin’?
Or both?
Free workshops to learn exciting dance movement techniques
and make an exciting short film using the pixilation animation* technique.
Date
Time
Workshop
Cost
Places
available
Mon 4th April
1-5pm
Body Poppin’ /Animation
Free
20
Thurs 7th April
1-5pm
Free
20
Fri 8th April
1-5pm
Free
20
To book a place on one of the workshops and more information contact Fergus Connor,
Youth Engagement Coordinator on [email protected] or call 01224 343513
Or check our webpage http://www.belmontfilmhouse.com/learning/events-and-workshops/
*check out this website http://makezine.com/projects/make-43/pixilation-full-body-stop-motionanimation/ or just search pixilation animation online
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Filmdance Easter Workshop
Photographer Sid Scott
Are you aged 13 - 19?
Are you into dance? Are you into filmmaking?
Want to take part in creating a new work of dance on film?
This is an innovative and exciting project to create an original work of dance on film that will be showcased
at Belmont Filmhouse. The process of creating a dance film is a collaboration of dancers and filmmakers.
Both groups of young people (aged 13-19) will work closely together, guided by a professional
choreographer and filmmaker, devising the concept, contributing ideas and rehearsing for the shoot
including making decisions about locations and costumes.
No experience in dancing or film making is necessary,
just dedication and a passion to take part in a creative adventure.
Date
Time
Workshop
Cost
Places available
Mon 11th – Fri 15th April
9am-5pm
Filmdance - a new work
of dance on film
Free
20 dancers
Mon 11th – Fri 15th April
9am-5pm
Filmdance - a new work
of dance on film
Free
8 filmmakers
Note: Participants are expected to commit to the full 5 day workshop
To book a place on the workshop and more information contact Fergus Connor,
Youth Engagement Coordinator [email protected] or call 01224 343513
Or check our webpage http://www.belmontfilmhouse.com/learning/events-and-workshops/
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Scottish Mental Health First Aid: Young People
Tesco Community Room - Inverurie
Tuesday 24th May 2016
The Spark now has a trainer able to deliver the above course in Aberdeen and
Aberdeenshire. If you require an in-house course or would like to take part in an
open course please get in touch with Emma Cameron at The Spark on e.cameron@
thespark.org.uk or 07760257038 for more information. We have an open course on
Tuesday 24th May 2016 in Inverurie.
For those working/support or volunteering with 11 – 17 year olds, this is an evidence learning course for adults to provide
initial support; in a crisis and non-crisis situation.
This course does not train you to become a counsellor or mental health professional. It is designed to teach you to better
understand mental health and how it affects young people, as well as learn mental first aid skills such as:• How to recognise the signs of mental health problems or distress
• How to ask about mental distress
• How to provide initial support
• How to guide a young person towards appropriate professional help
The course also aims to show how mental health first aid can be applied in a crisis situation involving a range of common
mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, suicide and substance misuse.
This 14-hour training course is designed to increase understanding of mental health and how it affects young people. The
course requires several hours of personal CPD both before and after the training day in order to complete the course
requirements. The personal learning part of the course is done through the e-learning zone on the SMHFA –YP website.
The Cost is £75 per participant for the 14 hours CPD (including 1 day training).
New Opportunities: Explore, Develop, Connect with the
University of Aberdeen
Tuesday 5th April 2016
Marischal College Aberdeen
1200 – 1400
Speaker - Dr Zachary Hickman and Wendy Rudland
Whether you are a microbusiness or a large corporation, whether you are IT, Engineering, Accountancy, 3rd
Sector, Food & Drink, or anything in-between, the University of Aberdeen Careers Service offer a variety of
opportunities for you to benefit from financial incentives, staff and student expertise, and tailored approaches to
meet business and project needs. This presentation will EXPLORE our suite of opportunities and how you might
benefit from taking part, how we can DEVELOP our relationship and your project ideas, and ensure we CONNECT
you with enthusiastic staff and students.
Our current opportunities include: SME Internships that offer up to £1500 incentive, Work-Based Projects that
offer salary free students, Micro-internships, Guest Lectures, Career Mentoring, Skills Sessions, and more!
To register please use the following link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-opportunities-explore-develop-connect-with-the-university-of-aberdeentickets-22771958541
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ALTENS COMMUNITY CENTRE
INVITES YOU TO THE
INTERNATIONAL
CULTURAL DAY
On Saturday, 16th of April 2016
From 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
COME CELEBRATE THE MULTICULTURAL
DIVERSITY WE ARE ALL A PART OF!
You can bring:
Flag of country / Poster
Music demo / Song
National costumes
Samples of traditional food
Dance demo
Information leaflets
LET’S TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD!!
FREE ADMISSION
Please contact us as soon as possible to confirm your participation
Please E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01224 896798
Address: Strathburn Street, Altens, Aberdeen, AB12 3SE
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BIZZY’S BOSTON TRIP
COFFEE AFTERNOON & MAGIC SHOW WITH
GARRY SEAGRAVES
Bizzy (Elizabeth) Cormack is a local
Garthdee lady who has tragically been
diagnosed with incurable cancer. Bizzy
doesn’t have a bucket list, she has one
dream……of being reunited with her
sister Sarah in Boston USA who she
hasn’t seen in 23 years.
Her sister Sarah is seriously ill with MS
and it would mean the world to both
these ladies to be reunited.
We are hoping you will support our
fundraising campaign by joining us for
this fantastic coffee afternoon and
Magic show by Garry Seagraves who
has donated his time for free.
There will be raffles (donations
welcome) & lots of fun.
Tea, coffee, juice, cake as part of your
ticket price.
A couple of inspirational speakers on
cancer.
You can also donate online to support.
TICKETS FOR ADULTS £5.00
KIDS £2.00 (under 12 accompanied)
Just pay at the door.
VENUE
INCHGARTH COMMUNITY CENTRE
DATE Sunday 24th April 2pm-4pm
DONATE ONLINE VIA GOFUNDME
www.gofundme.com/2esmegfg
www.inchgarth.org 01224325191
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Preventing alcohol and drug related harm
Tuesday 26th April 11:30-14:00, The Citadel, Castlegate Aberdeen
(Tea, coffee, and light lunch provided)
To book please email: [email protected]
A FREE event for service users, community members, and frontline staff
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LOCAL EVENTS
Free Digital Skills Support
1 in 5 people in Scotland lack basic digital skills.
50% of all charities in Scotland lack basic digital skills.
The One Digital Project is offering two free training opportunities for third sector organisations
who want to help change these statistics.
Making Digital Work
This is designed to help third sector organisations change the way they use digital to become
more efficient and effective.
Making Digital Everyday
This will help third sector organisations to pass basic digital skills on to their end users
Both include the opportunity to become an accredited Digital Champion and join a growing digital
network across Scotland.
When?
Who?
What?
Where?
26th & 27th of April 2016
We’re looking for 10 Third Sector Organisations to take part in each programme.
One day face-to-face training, online learning and ongoing support from SCVO.
Arts Centre & Theatre (ACT)
For more information and to discuss this opportunity please contact Morag:
i-Connect North East / Footprints Connect
Call us on (01224) 583 939 or email [email protected]
Check out the One Digital website at http://digital.scvo.org.uk/onedigital/ to find out more.
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LOCAL EVENTS
FREE INDEPENDENT ADVICE, INFORMATION
& PRATICAL SUPPORT
ONLINE EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT
Looking for help to find and apply for jobs online
then come to i-Connect, 491 Union Street
Please schedule an appointment by calling
01224 583 939
Tel: (01224) 583939
Email: i-connectnortheast.org
www.i-connectnortheast.org
Registered Scottish Charity SCO44328
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NATIONAL EVENTS
To advertise an event in this E-Bulletin, please send details to Alasdair Simpson, Communications Officer at
[email protected].
Review of Public Health Third Sector Sounding Board
1pm- 3.45pm Wednesday 23 March 2016
City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh
A VHS Sounding Board to explore the 2015 Review of Public Health and consider
its implications for the third sector. An open invitation to any voluntary health or
other third sector organisation that considers public health to be ‘core business’.
On 11th February 2016 the Scottish Government published the 2015 Review of Public Health. Commissioned by Scottish
Ministers in November 2014, the expert review group included third sector representation through VHS and the published
Review reflects that.
The Sounding Board will be chaired by Dr Stuart Cable, Programme Director, NHS Education for Scotland. Gareth Brown,
Acting Head of Health Protection Division, Scottish Government will present the Review. Grant Sugden, CEO of Waverley
Care, will give his perspective as the voluntary sector (VHS) representative on the Review Group.
An important opportunity to learn more about the Review and consider the implications and opportunities for voluntary
health organisations and the wider third sector.
To book your place at this free event, click here.
Community Land Assets - Releasing
Potential and Strengthening Communities
May 24th 2016, Saracen House,Glasgow
The use of a nation’s land assets and the impact that this has on the health, prosperity, wellbeing, sustainability and living
environment of that nation’s communities must be a key focus for any government as it is a key factor in any thriving nation.
With this in mind it is widely recognised that Scotland is a land rich in resources with the potential for a diverse range of
thriving communities in both rural and urban settings and there are a growing number and variety of organisations working
in this field, looking at a variety of issues and providing a variety of innovations to resolve issues and potential issues
for the betterment of Scotland’s communities. These include Scottish Government agencies, NDGBs, local government,
private companies, land owners, researchers, activists, local businesses and charities. These issues include the access to
green spaces, community empowerment and self-determination, sustainable local economies, employability, access to local
energy, funding, planning, asset transfers, land management and stakeholder engagement among others.
This conference will examine the issues outlined above such as ongoing communication between stakeholders, engagement
with the planning process and access to funding. In addition, it will summarise the relationship between land use and the
impact that this has on communities and the potential impact of any new Government policy, through expert analysis and
evidence based case studies. This event supported by the RTPI (Scotland), PAS, The Big Lottery Fund and Scottish Land and
Estates; it is sponsored by The Land Trust and represents an ideal opportunity for a variety of organisations involved in this
sector such as planners, land owners, land managers, community trusts, local authorities, renewables companies and other
relevant public, private and third sector organisations to engage with their peers, policy makers, potential partners and other
key stakeholders.
There are a limited number of discounted early bird places which will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis available
for this event and you can view the full event agenda and reserve your place at www.impactengagement.co.uk/communityland-assets-may-2016.
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JOB VACANCIES
To advertise a job in this E-Bulletin, please send details to Alasdair Simpson, Communications Officer at asimpson@
acvo.org.uk. Please note that there is a charge see back page for more details. Job adverts are also posted on our
website - http://acvo.org.uk/about/vacancies/
Adventure Activity Co-ordinator
Fixed term for 10 months
Part time post, 18.75 hours per week, flexible working
£23,521 per annum pro rata
Base – Aberdeen
Options Adventures is an innovative service which provides a range of adventure breaks for young people with
disabilities. The adventure breaks are varied, however in the main they are residential short breaks that will
include activities such as canoeing, rock climbing, team building games and gorge walking which are provided by
qualified providers. There is also scope to arrange group day trips such as football stadium experiences, trekking
etc. where there is demand.
Following its successful pilot in 2014-15, we’re now looking to develop the service further by improving the
pathway to adventure breaks, increasing inclusion for children with physical disabilities and access through Selfdirected Support.
This role would suit a person-centred, enthusiastic, and outgoing person who is highly organised, able to build
relationships with key customers, and has a passion for supporting young people to fulfil their potential.
We have offices across Scotland with our main office located in Stirling. This post will require some travelling but
the main work base can be negotiated.
“The break gave him something really good to talk about when he went back to school. He felt he’d done
something special in the holidays” Parent
“We envisage a Scotland where disabled children have equal access to adventure experiences, where their
inclusion and participation is not the exception but the norm, where Aberlour is recognised as the Short Breaks
provider of choice.”
Please go to our website www.aberlour.org.uk where you can apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail:
[email protected]. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous
recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
Applications to be returned by: 1 April 2016
Interviews are planned to take place on: 22nd April 2016, Stirling
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JOB VACANCIES
Relationship Counsellors
Salary: £23,000 per annum/pro rata (sessional contract)
Location: Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire
We all struggle with our relationships at different points in our lives, but accessing support
early can make all the difference. The Spark, a registered charity, offers relationship
counselling and support for couples, individuals and families across Scotland.
The Spark is seeking to appoint relationship counsellors to their Aberdeen centre.
You will need to possess a Diploma in Relationship Counselling or Diploma in Counselling,
have a minimum of 100 hours experience of working with clients in a counselling role and
have significant knowledge of attachment, relational and systemic theories. The successful candidates will be responsible for counselling
allocated clients who are experiencing relationship difficulties in a secure and confidential setting, in order to support and facilitate
enhanced relationships and personal wellbeing.
We can offer you the opportunity to join our charitable organisation that is growing and developing throughout Scotland. We will also
support you towards COSCA membership and accreditation; provide supervision and a varied CPD programme.
For an informal discussion prior to applying please contact Emma Cameron on 07760257038 or email [email protected].
Resettlement Worker
Qual £16,646-£20,080: Unqual £15,920-£16,126
Residential Support - Shift Work 39 hours per week
This role involves working with vulnerable people, supporting them with multiple issues associated with homelessness. The successful
candidate will provide a resettlement service for our service users based on their individual needs, with outcomes focused on service
users gaining and maintaining a settled lifestyle in the community.
We are looking for team players who are flexible, understand emotional issues, are service user focused, can develop others, and who
show initiative.
Job Activities include:
• Inspire service users to move towards a more positive life
• Assess service users through accurate and appropriate information gathering
• Plan individual and group support, implement and review support plans.
• Intervene in a crisis to provide effective pre-emption of accidents and incidents
• Ensure that basic needs of service users are addressed and met
• Assist service users into the service or their own accommodation which may include practical tasks
• Arrange life skill development programmes
• Liaise with a range of agencies in relation to meeting the needs of service users
• Advocate on service users behalf
• Work with service users to tackle debts, prepare budgets
• Counsel service users in relation to emotional issues
• Assist service users with substance misuse/mental health issues
• Plan and assist service user involvement in social activities
• Assist in protecting service users from abuse
• Assist service users with medication where required
• Assist with day to day issues in the care setting
• Maintain paperwork in relation to service user files etc
• Handle finance in relation to petty cash, service user finance, devolved budget
• Use IT - MS Word
This position is subject to joining the PVG Scheme and staff are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council or other
regulatory body. Where candidates do not possess the necessary qualifications for this, they will be required to gain an appropriate SVQ
award within two years of commencing employment with Aberdeen Cyrenians.
http://www.aberdeen-cyrenians.com/work-for-us/current-vacancies/residential-resettlement-workers/
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JOB VACANCIES
SENIOR CARERS SUPPORT WORKER
21 hours per week, based in Aberdeen,
Providing support in Inverurie, Banchory and Stonehaven
Salary Scale £19,161 – £21,615 pro rata
An opportunity has become available at Mental Health Aberdeen for a Senior Carers Support Worker for our Aberdeenshire Carers
Support Project. This varied and rewarding position will be based at our Central Office in Aberdeen, although remote working is
available.
The successful candidate will be required to provide support, information and advice for family members and carers of those
experiencing challenges related to their mental wellbeing. A comprehensive understanding of mental health issues is vital, as is a
knowledge of the difficulties faced by those suffering from mental distress, and their carers.
This role offers an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of our service users through the facilitation of peer support
groups for carers in Banchory, Inverurie and Stonehaven, allowing the Support Worker to play an important role in developing
effective and proactive support, reducing social isolation and enabling service users to build their own social networks that
empower carers, uphold our carers’ rights, privacy, dignity and personal choice. Part of this position will involve overseeing our
Carers Support Worker (North).
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
Please contact Sara Kamrath or Bea Fyvie for further information and an application pack.
Tel: 01224 590510
CLOSING DATE THE ABOVE POSITION IS: MONDAY 21
ST
MARCH 2016 AT 12 NOON
STAFF COUNSELLOR
ACIS
(Aberdeen Counselling & Information Service)
16 hours per week, based in Aberdeen
Salary Scale £19,699 to £21,615 pro rata
Based at our Aberdeen centre, our counsellors offer client led approach to counselling. The successful candidate must hold a
recognised counselling qualification (Diploma or higher), as well as a Certificate in Supervision (or have evidence of working
towards it). Some flexibility in working hours will be required.
ADMINISTRATOR
BBCS
(Banff and Buchan Counselling Service)
16 hours per week, based in Peterhead
Salary Scale £16,146 to £17,272 pro rata
Based at our Peterhead office, the successful candidate will be responsible for administration duties, as well as handling statistical
data, responding to telephone calls and client appointments. Some flexibility in working hours will be required.
For further information and an application pack please contact our office on
Tel: 01224 573892
for either of the 2 positions above this number
CLOSING DATE FOR BOTH COUNSELLING SERVICE POSITIONS IS:
TH
FRIDAY 25 MARCH 2016 AT 12 NOON
ALL POSTS ARE SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFUL PVG SCHEME MEMBERSHIP
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JOB VACANCIES
The accidental
injury rate
Each fatal road collision costs the
for under 5’s in
economy £1.9 million.
Aberdeen is
the worst in the
whole of
Scotland.
Over the past 5 years,
North East roads
claimed 147 lives and
caused 7,000 injuries.
Are you a fantastic, frenetic fundraiser in need of a
We re
hiring!
new challenge with one of the best charities in
Aberdeen? Then we're looking for you.
Absafe is growing and we need someone with
enthusiasm, humour and energy to take charge of our
community and grant fundraising. If you know how to
raise funds, can energise the community, have
brilliant business development skills, love people and
want to work somewhere that makes you happy, then
what are you waiting for?
ab safe
Don’t learn safety by ac
e
ci d
Contact: Thorpe Molloy Recruitment
nt
http://www.thorpemolloy.com
01224 327 000
Ref: VR/13910
Time to kill? Time to volunteer at The Safe
We teach kids about personal safety, but we need your help for them to learn. ‘The Safe’ is safety education,
personal development and community engagement all wrapped up in one fantastic, fun filled package.
www.absafe.org.uk
01224 823157
[email protected]
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JOB VACANCIES
SAMH (the Scottish Association for Mental Health) is a charity working across
Scotland. Every year, we provide over a million hours of support to people
who need our help. Every week, we work with around 3,000 individuals in
over 60 services. Every day, we campaign for better mental health for the
people of Scotland.
The SAMH National Employment Team operates high quality services to
support customers to access and sustain employment. An exciting opportunity
has arisen to join the team and make a positive impact on the lives of the customers we support.
For Scotland’s Mental Health
ABERDEEN/ABERDEENSHIRE
BANK RELIEF EMPLOYABILITY ADVISORS, (Ref: N400)
£8.23 per hour
You will help to deliver services that we provide in partnership with a variety of organisations including
Working Links and Poppy Scotland. Your role will be to provide person centred employment services to
individuals who use these services, including group work and one-to-one work.
You will have excellent communication and inter-personal skills and be able to demonstrate knowledge
and experience in supporting individuals with mental health problems to achieve their vocational goals.
Although supporting customers into employment is the ultimate aim of these contracts, SAMH’s role as
a specialist provider focusses on equipping customers with the skills and confidence to take them closer
to the job market.
You will be experienced in delivering group-work programmes using PowerPoint and will have good
facilitation and communication skills. Previous experience within employability/support work is desirable.
Please see Job Description for full details.
As this post will involve travel to meet customers in various locations a full driving licence and access to
your own transport is essential.
Applications are welcome from people who have experienced mental health problems. PVG Scheme
Membership, a Right to Work in the UK check and proof of qualifications declared on the application form
are required for this post
If you have any questions about this opportunity please contact Jenna Austin, Employment Solutions
Manager on 07891 690363.
Closing date for all applications is 12.00 noon, Thursday 30th June 2016 but applications will be dealt with
as and when received.
If this is you, and you want to find out more about these opportunities, full details of the posts can be
found on our website, www.samh.org.uk. Please note we do not accept CV’s.
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VOLUNTEERING
If you are interested in volunteering or want to find out more about involving volunteers in your organisation please
contact the volunteer’s centre on 01224 686076/77 or email [email protected]. A full range of opportunities
are also available on the website www.volunteeraberdeen.org.uk
LATEST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN
ABERDEEN INCLUDE:
Ferryhill Church Cafe:
Ferryhill Parish Church operates a great coffee shop in the heart of Ferryhill, which creates a welcoming environment
for those who attend for a morning cuppa and also for those who volunteer their services.
We are requiring helpers, who can assist in the coffee shop, as it is a very popular meeting place. Helpers are
required to work with the team in the general running of the coffee shop. e.g. setting tables, serving coffees,
clearing tables and generally tidying up.
There are also opportunities to assist volunteering in the kitchen e .g. with the preparation of food etc.
All volunteers are welcome and greatly appreciated. Support, mentoring and learning opportunities will be
available as and when required. A brilliant opportunity to help and make a difference in the community.
For more details please contact: Rita King (Convenor of the Friendship Team) E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.:
01224 572391 or 01224 213093
Home-Start Volunteers:
Increasing numbers of local families need our help. In response to this need, Home-Start Aberdeen is recruiting
new people to join our great team of volunteers.
Our Home Visiting Volunteers provide support such as: -Visit a family regularly, usually once a week for a couple
of hours. -Reassure parents that difficulties they experience are not unique to them. -Encourage parents to use
local resources. -Help the family get out – perhaps to keep appointments, shopping or taking family to parks, etc.
-Encourage parents, by highlighting the positive aspects of their parenting. -Play with the children/give the parent
some space and time for themselves. -Volunteers can share their own parenting experiences and quite often they
can be a listening ear.
All volunteers attend a preparation course and are provided with ongoing support and training opportunities
throughout their volunteering. This offers an ideal opportunity for personal development and also a chance to
meet up with other volunteers. Volunteers receive out-of-pocket expenses.
In addition we also have fantastic volunteer opportunities to assist at our wonderful Homestart Aberdeen store
in George Street.
For more information please contact: Tel: 01224 693545 / E-Mail: [email protected] / web:
http://www.homestartaberdeen.org.uk/volunteers.html
For more information about volunteering in Aberdeen and ACVO please visit: www.volunteeraberdeen.
org.uk and www.acvo.org.uk
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VOLUNTEERING
“Their contributions have made a real impact on our effectiveness
and productivity. It is also the case that the volunteers have
benefitted through their involvement, contributing to the
disadvantaged and vulnerable communities in their areas and on
occasion, having a laugh!”
- Dave Simmers, CEO, CFINE
Business Skilled Volunteers
Bespoke matching to fit your skills and availability
Client work areas include: arts, sports, justice etc.
Use your skills, accounting and finance, administration, human
resources, information technology etc, for the benefit of your
community
To become a Business Skilled Volunteer contact Ian Gourlay
E: [email protected] T: (01224) 686 051
“The real value for me in this is to be able to use my skills and
experience for a good cause.”
- Rosilda, Business Skilled Volunteer
“My experience has been fulfilling although it has not been easy
and there is still a lot of work ahead but it is gratifying and has
improved me as a person.”
- Chris, Business Skilled Volunteer
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VOLUNTEERING
Established in 2014, Sunrise Partnership offers a free, confidential service for children and young people up to age 18 who
have been affected by loss and bereavement in and around the Aberdeen area.
We are looking for a COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER to support us on a voluntary basis so that we can reach more children and
young people.
Working closely with the charity manager, trustees and volunteers the COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER will take responsibility
for and coordinate our fundraising activities.
To find out more about this opportunity please contact us at [email protected] or call 07827 755735.
Independent Living Fund Scotland – Board of Directors
ILF Scotland is the new organisation responsible for safeguarding the rights of some of the most severely disabled people
to lead independent lives. With a budget of around £50 million, ILF Scotland is tasked by Scottish Ministers with making
regular and accurate payments of Independent Living Fund (ILF) to approximately 2800 ILF users in Scotland and 600 ILF
users in Northern Ireland. These funds offer people the flexibility they may not otherwise have, to live in their own home,
take up employment or education, or to socialise like other members of society.
Following the UK Government announcement to close the ILF, disabled people told us that their overwhelming preference
was the continuation of a national ILF scheme for Scotland. ILF Scotland has been established to do just this, to deliver
Scottish Ministers’ commitment to continue providing this vital support to existing users of the fund, and to open the fund
to new users.
Your role as Member of the Board of Directors is to oversee the effective governance and accountability of ILF Scotland,
ensuring that the company carries out its objectives, as set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association, and follows
the Grant in Aid conditions as set out in the contract with Scottish Ministers.
The Board will provide direction for the administration of ILF Scotland, to maintain packages of ILF support to existing ILF
users in Scotland and Northern Ireland, who transferred on 1 July 2015; and the opening of the fund to new users. You will
oversee ILF Scotland to make regular and accurate payments to ILF users, providing a dedicated and personalised service.
You will also ensure that ILF Scotland operations are consistent with the ILF Awards Policies, transferred on 1 July 2015.
This post will be remunerated by a daily fee of £167 per day, capped at a maximum of 18 days per year. Reasonable travel
and subsistence costs and any childcare/dependent carer costs would also be paid. This includes the costs associated with
meeting the accessibility needs of the person travelling.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 20 March 2016
More Information
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volunteering opportunities and forthcoming events relevant to the Third Sector in Aberdeen City.
The E-Bulletin is sent out every Friday to over 2,000 subscribers.  It is free for third sector organisations
to advertise news, services and events in the E-Bulletin; the deadline for submitting content is every
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Format for Articles/Advertisements:
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