CDF Neighbourhood Matched Fund – Grant Panel Support

PN7, a community organisation that covers the Stechford & Yardley North & Sheldon Wards where the first in Birmingham & the UK to set up and submit their applications to set thier community panels.

PN7 have also been helping and supporting other community groups/organisation across the City to set up panels in their area.  If your organisation is looking to set up a grant panel for this programme and need support, contact:

Eddie Currall

Email: PN7s@hotmail.com

Mobile: 07779 230748

For details about the CDF Neighbourhood Matched Fund, Click here.

CONSULTANT FOR THE DOULA PROJECT

Bethel Health & Healing Network is in receipt of a three-year grant from Comic Relief, to cover the costs of a Doula service for vulnerable asylum-seeking women around the time of the birth of their baby.  One of the conditions of the grant-aid was that we would appoint a Consultant during Year 2, to help Bethel to produce a 3-year Business Plan, setting out a strategy for the sustainability of the Doula Project into the future, within the context of Bethel’s own future strategy. The strategy should have clear mechanisms for planning and developing the Doula project, that are needs based and supported by robust fundraising plans and within the context of Bethel’s own development; it should also have the facility to be updated as Bethel develops as an organisation.

Bethel Health & Healing Network is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.  We have in the past offered three main services, mainly through volunteer or part-time staff and receive funding from a variety of charitable trusts,individual donations and fees.  Services offered between 2006-2011have been:  a Counselling service; a community parish nursing service and the Doula support of vulnerable pregnant women, thoughat present, only the Doula Project is operating.  Details of Bethel’s work and vision can be seen on our website: www.bethelnetwork.org.uk  Bethel has been based in Sparkbrook, Birmingham but is seeking a permanent base.

For more information and to find out how to apply please CLICK HERE

Advice 2 All: Advisory Session

Do you have a good business idea but don’t know where to start?

Have you got fabulous skills and want to put them into practise and making money from them?

Do you need help and support to get your idea off the ground?

Advice 2 All are having an information and advisory session on:

Friday 9th September 2011,  11:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m

At:

St Pauls Church

405b Belchers Lane

Bordesley Green

Birmingham  B9 5SY

 

This is an opportunity to find out:

The different types of businesses.

How to develop business ideas and access finance and grants.

Opportunity to speak to experienced Business Advisors.

Information on funding available from UnLtd, a charity which supports social entrepreneurs – people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better.

For more information, click here.

All Saints Community Development Company – Thursday 30th June 2011

Kings Heath, Birmingham

Consultancy Opportunity

All Saints Community Development Company (ASCDC) is looking to appoint a suitably experienced consultant to advise and support the Board to improve the organisation’s management and operational systems. The consultant will review the operation of ASCDC with the directors and then set up and run systems to meet identified needs, in order to get the organisation to a point where it is able to employ staff to maintain them.

Background

All Saints Kings Heath Parish Church has reached an exciting milestone in its ambitious community development project for the people of Kings Heath, Birmingham. Through the establishment of All Saints Community Development Company (ASCDC) a high quality multipurpose community building has been built in three development phases. Various facilities within the development have now been let to a range of tenants all providing services to the local community and the church grounds are currently being landscaped to form an attractive Village Square. The point has now been reached where it is necessary to appoint staff to manage and coordinate what has been completed and manage the final development phases.

The consultant will be contracted to ASCDC but there are three separate entities involved with this initiative. All Saints parish church nurtured the original vision and continues to do so as a part of its ministry within the parish, ASCDC as a charitable company manages the property, and All Saints Centre (ASC) another charitable company, has been established to deal with the community support and development aspects of the vision.

ASCDC are responsible for the overall development process, project build, funding commitments with partners and investors and overall development of the newly built community centre. We are, and will continue to be, responsible for the various legal responsibilities and contractual commitments entered into regarding the overall development and the lease agreements and licences entered into with tenants. To do this effectively we urgently need to review and implement management and operation systems commensurate with the size and complexity that our organisation has now become.

The successful candidate will be suitably experienced, mentally agile, adaptable, and expert at problem solving. Because of this we require a person with degree level qualification. Excellent communication skills, numerate with regard to financial accounting, have a working knowledge of legal requirements, and at ease with the rigours of preparing and presenting accessible reports and hands on operational management.  They will understand and be able to work within the ethos of the organisation, be trustworthy and discreet, accountable and prudent, and keen to play a crucial role in shaping the future of this significant project.

Application by 5pm on 30^th June 2011.

Interviews will be held on 25^th July 2011.

For an application pack please contact Debbie Browning, PA/Administrator to Community Regeneration, at Debbie@birmingham.anglican.org or phone 0121 426 0442.