GVOC gives support to local voluntary groups in Gateshead

Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council provides advice, information and training, on funding, constitutions, finances and legal charitable structures, to voluntary and community groups in Gateshead. It promotes volunteering, and community involvement in local strategic planning.

What's new?

The following apply to GVOC.  Please go to our news/events page for others.

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GATESHEAD YEAR OF THE VOLUNTEER - 2008

'Volunteers Week' 1st - 7th June 2008

Saltwell Park will be hosting a major Festival of Volunteering this summer as part of Gateshead Council’s Year of Volunteers.

The Festival will highlight the work of volunteers in the Gateshead area, celebrate their achievements and provide an opportunity for local organisations to attract new volunteers.

The events will be centred on a large marquee that will be erected near the Boating Lake in Saltwell Park.

Many voluntary organisations have already committed themselves to the event but we are still looking for groups to take up this opportunity.

If you are interested in being a part of the Year of the Volunteer event in Saltwell Park please contact Ian Armstrong, Community Based Services, Gateshead Council on 0191 433 6910.

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YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND & YOUTH CAPITAL FUND

Are you 13-19 years old?  Well this money is for you!

The Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund is administered by Gateshead Council but they want young people to be the decision makers/grant makers.

They need 8-15 people aged 13-19 years both male and female.  They would like to open this opportunity to the most disadvantaged young people in Gateshead.

The Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) is to be used for things you would like to do and places you would like to go in your area. 

The Youth Capital Fund (YCF) is to help you change or buy new premises for your projects or build a youth space within an existing community.

The two funds have been designed to work together, so you can use the YOF for your activity (project) and use the YCF to buy your premises and equipment needed to run the project.

There are three ways to get involved:

• You can be a member of the decision making panel, who will assess the bids coming in and decide who gets the money.

• You can come up with ideas of what you would like to do in your area and make an application as a Project Leader.

• You can participate in the facilities on offer in your area as a result of the funds.

For more information regarding any of the above please contact Victoria Clark at GVOC or David Graydon, Gateshead Council on 0191 433 2565 or e-mail davidgraydon@gateshead.gov.uk

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BME Community Development Worker - Learning Disability

Nasreen Zaman has recently joined GVOC as a Part time Black and Minority Ethnic Community Development Worker for Learning Disability.  To view more information about the project please click here.

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Free Training & Info For Rural Community Groups & Organisations

More information 

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Individual Budgets - What are they?

The Individual Budgets Team at Gateshead Council says:  "Individual Budgets are a new way to organise the support you need.  They bring together different kinds of money that you are entitled to and give you the opportunity to control how your support is arranged."

Gateshead Council is one of 13 pilot sites trying out Individual Budgets and if they are successful, the Government will introduce them right across the country.

The Government hopes that Individual Budgets will change the way support services are organised now and make sure people have greater choice and control over the support they get.

The real difference with individual budgets is about knowing the money you are entitled to for your support at the beginning.  This means you can choose support that makes sense to you - rather than being offered an existing service".

If you would like some money to enable you to run a consultation event on Individual Budgets, please click on link for full Guidelines and an Application Form.

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Compact - working together better together

Funding and Procurement Code

Introduction

The Government recognises that the voluntary and community sector can make a significant contribution to achieving the vision of a fair society, with strong communities and opportunity for everyone.  Many voluntary and community organisations enter into a financial relationship with Government to deliver outcomes on its behalf.

It is important that the financial relationship is constructed in such a way that allows outcomes to be maximised.  The Compact Code of Good Practice on Funding and Procurement aims to influence behaviour in both the voluntary and community sector and Government.  The Code does this through setting a framework for the financial relationship; and setting out undertakings for both sides, based on what each side can expect from the other.

Prior to further discussions please view the full code at www.the compact.org.uk and click on Codes of Good Practice/Funding and Procurement.

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April 2008 Newsround - click link for sight of this.

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GVOC Training Programme 2008

See the Training Calendar for more details.

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Job Vacancies

Please click the above link to view the Job Opportunities.

This web site will feature Job Opportunities with local voluntary groups in Gateshead. Contact us if you would like to use this service.

GVOC is an equal opportunities employer

GVOC gratefully acknowledges the assistance from all funders and supporters, and in particular the major contribution from Gateshead Council to core costs.

The information published on this web site is, to our knowledge, accurate. GVOC accepts no responsibility for any error, omission, subsequent changes, or complaint arising from items published here or for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.

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