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Communication

Herts CVS Group continues to develop its thinking around this vital area of our role. Communication with member organisations (preferably 2-way) is at the heart of all the services provided by the CVS agencies. Put at its simplest, if you don’t know what we offer, how can your community-voluntary organisation benefit from the service?

 

Local ‘hard copy’ newsletters are sent out by many of the CVS agencies but these are an increasingly expensive means of distributing information. The cost and engagement with a ‘hard copy’ county-wide newsletter is an issue for us, so the Herts CVS Group now produces an electronic publication, entitled CVS Voice available from the ’newsletters’ section of this website and a monthly electronic news digest also avaiable by clicking on ’newsletters’.

 

Receipt of e-newsletters may place extra demands on your organisation such as the need to upgrade computers, Internet connections and printers. Remember that your local CVS is there to help you with funding advice.

 

£ind the £unding is an e-newsletter produced ten times per year by Herts CVS Group. Although it has obvious links to funding and the work of the Funding Advice Network, it is nevertheless another example of Herts CVS Group communication in action. If you are interested in fundraising for your organisation and do not already receive £ind the £unding, contact your local CVS today!

 

Herts CVS Group continues to implement a standardised database system, Volbase, for recording contact and other information about its Members. The initial phase of this was funded through the Herts Infrastructure Consortium (ChangeUp). Ultimately it is expected that this database will be compatable with web enabled services such as on-line membership forms. For those with concerns about data protection issues be assured that these are at the top of our agenda.

 

Herts CVS Group focuses particularly on its service to member organisations but much of our work is concerned with ensuring adequate communication (again 2-way) between our statutory and other partners and our members.

 


News & Events
APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
26 January 2012
Apprenticeship Week is just 2 weeks away – starting on 6 th February. There are a wide range of events taking place throughout the county – these will be of interest to: ...
Changes to QEII’s adult and children’s A&E service
16 January 2012
From Monday, 16 January 2012, the A&E services at the QEII hospital in Welwyn Garden City are changing: • For adults, the current A&...
Do You Care for Someone with Dementia?
15 January 2012
An invitation from the Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living and Crossroads Care . . .   Would you like the opportunity for both of you – separately...
Did you get a new PC for Christmas?
06 January 2012
Don’t know what to do with your old one? Donate it!       o Reboot have the facilities to recycle small and large quantities ...
Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
03 January 2012
Will be playing 8 th of January in the sport hall of Hertford Regional College between 4 pm – 7 pm   Broxbourne Polish Association,  “...
Adult Learners Week Nominations
03 January 2012
Adult Learners Week (12 th – 18 th May 2012) is a chance to celebrate the achievement of learners and is an excellent opportunity to raise the profile of the exce...
HTDC Winter Training Programme
03 January 2012
There is a wide range of training available for staff, managers, volunteers and trustees working in the voluntary sector in HTDC’s Winter 2012 Training Programme running from n...
Top Tips for keeping warm and well this winter
16 December 2011
The NHS Keep Warm Keep Well campaign has the following advice for staying healthy during the cold winter months: Top five tips for keeping warm and well this wi...
Herts CVS Information Bulletin December 2011
07 December 2011
Click here for the Herts CVS monthly update providing key information about developments concerning the Third Sector     &nbs...
HCA Sharing Services Partnership
06 December 2011
The Children and Young People Forum of the Hertfordshire Community Assembly is launching a new online Shared Services Partnership.   The aim is to...
Free First Aid in Rural Communities
04 December 2011
Would you know what to do if someone collapsed in your community? The British Red Cross are offering free first aid learning to rural communities in H...
Treasurer Training
02 December 2011
To be held in Stevenage in January 2012. Click Here for more information ...
HertsHELP - Official Launch
24 November 2011
LAUNCH EVENT · DECEMBER 7TH · ROBERTSON HOUSE Herts Help is a new, innovative service made up of a formalised network of over 130 voluntary and communit...
LINk 360 questionnaire
23 November 2011
As you may know, Local Involvement Networks (LINks) will be abolished from 30 September 2012 and the new Local Healthwatch will come into being on 1 October as part...
Childcare Directory
12 November 2011
A new childcare directory for parents and carers can be found on: www.hertsdirect.org/fis and is a new fast and covenient way for parents to access information about...
First Contact to Finish
28 October 2011
First Contact was originally set up as a partnership between Hertfordshire County Council, NHS Hertfordshire and delivered by Vertex as a pilot service for older, disabled and ...
Develop Your Skills to Support the Unemployed
17 October 2011
HTDC is pleased to support a comprehensive programme of training “New Ways to Work” to be delivered by HCS Careers and funded by Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning...
LOTS of Volunteers available
29 September 2011
Health and Community Service’s Community Commissioning teams are keen to offer their time and support to a project (or projects) with the dual aim of making a difference to a c...
Changes to Urgent Care Centres
28 September 2011
On 30 September 2011 the Urgent Care Centres at Hertford County Hospital and Cheshunt Community Hospital will close. After that date there is st...
Polish Elections
27 September 2011
Parliamentary elections for the Polish community living in Great Britain   9 th October 2011 Polling station...
Queens Award For Voluntary Service
25 September 2011
Last chance to nominate an organisation for the MBE for voluntary groups.   There’s still time to nominate a local voluntary grou...
Hertfordshire Cruse
18 September 2011
Click here for the latest information about the services of Hertfordshire Cruse   ...
Making YOUR NHS Better
31 August 2011
NHS in Hertfordshire Community Conversation Event - Cheshunt   At: Wolsey Hall Windmill Lane, ...
Volunteering Herts gets £100k Big Lottery Boost
16 August 2011
Volunteering Herts, the network of quality accredited Volunteer Centres in Hertfordshire, is delighted to be one of 15 Volunteer Centre networks chosen by Volunteering England ...
HertsHelp Goes ‘Live!’
13 August 2011
HertsHelp has been developed by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) in conjunction with voluntary and community and other information service providers to help people find the p...
Capital grants for the VCF - Health and Care
11 August 2011
The Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) Capital Growth Fund has opened.   The fund provides capital grants of 50k ...
Age UK Hertfordshire - Help in the Home
28 July 2011
Helping you with cleaning and household chores   Age UK Hertfordshire has launched a sparkling new Help in the Home service for old...
Take Part
28 July 2011
The Government has published a range of new ‘How to’ guides to help people who want to get involved in their communities and make a difference. Published on the Number 10...
News from Volunteering Herts.
18 July 2011
The Valuing Volunteer Management Award was announced at the VH Open Meeting last Monday where Volunteer Centres in all areas (but Watford) recently achieved Quality Accr...
Free Solar Panels
11 July 2011
Offered on a first-come first-served basis for buildings owners in England and Wales. Interested charities should sign up here ...
Herts Sports Awards – Nomination Deadline Extended
30 June 2011
The Herts Sports Partnership has extended the nomination deadline for the Herts Sports Awards to Sunday 31 st July.  Don’t m...
Adult Volunteers wanted to work with Young People
29 June 2011
Are you interested in helping young people realise their potential? Do you have the energy, enthusiasm, commitment and creativity to motivate and support ...
Valuing Volunteer Management in Herts Award!
26 June 2011
OPEN MEETING 2011 AND VALUING VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT AWARD Monday 11th July at 2.00 - Beales Hotel Hatfield Time to nominate the organisation you help for the presti...
’One Year and Counting’
25 June 2011
Calling Local Artists and Sports Groups   The Borough of Broxbourne will have talented artists and sports groups performing at ‘One...
Hertfordshire Migration Conference
05 June 2011
Please find below an invitation to the Hertfordshire Miigration conference which will take place in Welwyn Garden City on the 21 st of June 2011   ...
Hertfordshire CVS Impact Report
02 June 2011
A snapshot of the work and impact of the Hertfordshire CVS Group The Hertfordshire CVS Group aims to promote and support voluntary action by connecting and ...
New Community Garden for Buntingford
25 May 2011
A new community garden has been created in Buntingford following two days of hard work by local volunteers.   Build...
GreenAiders returns to Broxbourne
13 May 2011
GreenAiders is a successful and rewarding scheme designed to help elderly and disabled adults take back control of their gardens.   The initiative is led by Groundwor...
Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership
13 May 2011
MAY 2011, ISSUE NO. 1   Chairman’s introduction Welcome to the first edition of the Hertfordshire LEP e-news...
HCC Prevention and Wellbeing Review
12 May 2011
Review of Day Activities and Lunch Clubs for Older People   We told you that we were planning a review of the above services which are ...
Community Organisers Project
28 April 2011
  The overall aim of the Community Organisers project lead by ‘Locality’ is to give communities the power to make changes to their local neighbourhoods them...
Charityfair 2011
28 April 2011
  The 2011 Charity Fair takes place on 27 and 28 June on Russell Square, central London.  For more information visit http://www.charityfair...
Small Charity Week (20-24 June 2011)
28 April 2011
Small Charity Week is all about celebrating the work of the small charity sector and making sure everyone (policymakers, the media and the general public) knows all about it. E...
Disability Awareness Day
28 April 2011
An Independent Living Exhibition with a Difference – 20 th Anniversary Event   “A magnificent event that really...
HCC Review of Preventative and Wellbeing Funding
24 April 2011
HCC’s Cabinet has now received a paper from Adult Care Services (now renamed Health and Community Services) on savings that can be achieved within Preventative an...
Development of GP Consortia - EVENT
09 April 2011
Please find attached  booking details of an exciting NHS Hertfordshire workshop that will take place on Tuesday 3 rd May . This is in response to feedback from...
Volunteer Roles with Children in Need
25 March 2011
BBC Children in Need is currently recruiting for a Committee Chair and Vice Chair for the London & SE Regional Advisory Committee. I would be grateful if you could for...
Social Impact Bonds
23 March 2011
Social Impact Bonds are a form of outcomes-based contract in which public sector commissioners commit to pay for significant improvement in social outcomes (such as a reduction...
Olympic Games - Events in Waltham Cross
02 March 2011
Dear Partner Organisation   London 2012 Olympic Games – Planning for Events during April-September 2012   Ne...
Vinvolved Herts to end on 31st March 2011
28 February 2011
  Dear Colleague ,   We are very sad to tell you that vinvolved Herts will be ending on the 31 st March 2011. This is b...
CHeCC & Community Counselling Future Arrangements
21 February 2011
In March 2011 the formal structure and staffed office that has represented the CHeCC consortium will close and community counselling agencies will return to collaborating throu...
The Hertfordshire Childrens Trust Partnership
18 February 2011
Latest (February 2011) e-News from HCTP Draft 2011-12 Children and Young People’s Plan The Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) has been refreshed...
LGBT Conference
31 January 2011
Young Pride in Herts is pleased to present the Beginner’s Guide to Involving and Including LBGT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people.  This half day confer...
’Grow Your Own’ Employing an Apprentice
31 January 2011
An opportunity for Social Care and Voluntary Organisations to find out how to employ an Apprentice in five easy steps, or utilise Apprenticeship training within their workfor...
Anglia Ruskin launches new university course
31 January 2011
If you work in a charity, social enterprise, or voluntary organisation and want to improve your skills while studying for an accredited qualification in management, Anglia Rusk...
Introduction To Self Organised Groups
31 January 2011
Following the publication of “The Learning Revolution” by the government, there has been a lot of interest in self-organised groups. With increasing press...
The Big Society Challenge
29 January 2011
A recently published book which includes papers from 22 authors tackling the issues of the Big Society from many perspectives and includes contributions from...
‘Responding to Change’ Sub-Regional VCS workshop
28 January 2011
Venue: Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, Harlow, CM18 7BL Date : Friday, 25 th February 2010...
Mediation Hertfordshire Seminar
25 January 2011
Cutting the Cost of Conflict in the Workplace   “Let’s Talk!” Tuesday 1 March 2011   ...
Holding on for a Hero
23 January 2011
  The makers of Who Dares Wins , In It To Win It and Eggheads are developing a quiz show for ITV with a difference and are looking for cont...
Website to help community groups with red tape
22 January 2011
The Government’s Communities and Local Government Department has launched a website to help community groups with red tape (rules, regulations and bureaucracy). The Government ...
ICT Champions website
22 January 2011
www.ictchampions.org.uk   Aimed at staff and volunteers from charities, community groups, social enterprises and other not for profit organisati...
Small Charities Regional Event
17 January 2011
The Small Charities Coalition, is holding a workshop and networking event specifically targeted at small charities in Peterborough on the 09 February 2011. &nb...
Business Link to close
15 January 2011
On Wednesday 5 January, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, confirmed that the regional Business Link advisory services, including Business Link in the East of England, are to clo...
Workshops: "Love your tender" and "Safer staffing"
08 January 2011
Book your place at one of three FREE workshops delivered jointly by Children Matter East, Hertfordshire’s Commissioning Team and Pro-Action.   The dates and ven...
Herts Urgent Care Annual General Meeting
08 January 2011
You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of Herts Urgent Care on Wednesday 19 January 2011 at 12.30pm at Herts Urgent C...
Use the 2012 Games to Find New Volunteers
07 January 2011
Find new volunteers by creating Games Inspired Volunteering Opportunities February 22nd 2011, 9.30 - 12.30 at the Cheshunt Marriott Hotel Over 240,000 peopl...
Community Organisers - £10 million to self fund!
07 January 2011
By Kaye Wiggins, Third Sector Online, posted on 6 January 2011 Cabinet Office Tender documents indicate the government will provide £2m to start up its commun...
The NHS belongs to us all. Let’s use it right!
17 December 2010
You’ve got a cold.  Do you pop into your local pharmacist and buy a pack of paracetamol or make an appointment to see your GP? You’...
First Class Conference andTraining Facilities
17 December 2010
Hertfordshire Development Centre at Robertson House, Stevenage (HDC) provides first class conference, training and meeting facilities at value for money prices for public secto...
Modernising Volunteering
16 December 2010
Volunteering England has arranged a series of regional one-day conferences, taking place in January and February, for everyone who wants to be at the forefront ...
Making Staff Redundant – Help is Available
15 December 2010
A range of support is available for organisations and their staff facing redundancy.   Help can be provided via Jobcentre Plus and a range of ...
Create a Green Action Plan
13 December 2010
NAVCA has a new publication with hints and tips on how to create a sustainable development action plan for your organisation. Click here for more ...
Mediation Hertfordshire Seminar
07 December 2010
“Let’s Talk!” Cutting the Cost of Conflict in the Workplace   On Tuesday 1st March 2011   £20 including ...
Manage Buildings Better
06 December 2010
The Development Trusts Association is running a free workshop for VCS organisations that are considering owning a building or that are ...
Important Events
29 November 2010
Herts Community Foundation Annual Conference followed by the Herts Community Assembly Annual Conference . F ind out more about ’The Big Society&...
Bursary Scheme for Teaching-related Qualifications
28 November 2010
Regional Third Sector Engage and Enable Project   Support for Teaching, Learner Support and Advice and Guidance Qual...
Prime Minister Launches Big Society Awards
26 November 2010
The Prime Minister has launched a new award that will recognise some of the excellent examples of the Big Society in action taking place all around the country. ...
National Census - Job Opportunities
23 November 2010
The National Census  takes place every ten years and is a count of every person living in the UK.  The next Census will take place on 27 March 2011. Th...
Chopin Concert
16 November 2010
The St. Albans Polish would like to invite you to another superb event organized by the Polish community, this time in St. Albans.   Poland is ...
Civil Society Consultation
16 November 2010
Office for Civil Society consultation on improving support for frontline civil society organisations - open until 6 January 2011.   On 14 October Office for Civi...
Learning Disability Consultation
08 November 2010
NHS East of England has launched a formal consultation on the proposed Vision for Better Health and Wellbeing for People with a Learning Disability and their Families...
Big Society Network
06 November 2010
The Network is a group of citizens frustrated with the problems of modern Britain – from social isolation to community disintegration – and seeking to enable people to ...
Nick Hurd visits Hertfordshire
31 October 2010
Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, visited voluntary and community groups in Hertfordshire on 18 October to see their work first hand and discuss the Government’s vision fo...
Digital Switchover
27 October 2010
COVER, on behalf of Digital Outreach Limited, will be preparing people for the digital switchover which starts in September 2010 through to November 2011, COVER is seeking char...
Training in Volunteer Management
18 October 2010
 T his one day course will explore the challenges of recruiting and retaining volunteers. The day will include:   ·   ...
GreenAiders come to Broxbourne
15 October 2010
Are you looking for a community project to run in Broxbourne?   Would you like to help local people with their garden and get fresh air and exercise at the same time?...
Sustainable Funding Fair.
27 September 2010
10am – 4pm, 13 th October 2010 at the Fielder Centre in Hatfield. This is a free, all day event aimed at Hertfordshire VCS organisations. It includes expe...
New Dementia Cafés
26 September 2010
New Dementia cafés to help people living with dementia have opened in Waltham Cross and Ware along with other locations in Hertfordshire.   The...
Local Community Benefit from £1 million
26 September 2010
Over the last year HertSavers Credit Union, a not-for-profit community bank, has helped over 200 residents across Hertfordshire access affordable loans, granting its one millio...
Olympic Games Inspired Volunteering Workshop
24 September 2010
Hosted by Volunteer Centre Dacorum - An invitation to attend a Workshop on Olympic Games inspired volunteering – Find out how you can create Games inspired vol...
Struggling to understand Computers and Internet?
20 September 2010
myguide is a website designed to help people take their first steps with computers and the internet. Registered users get access to an easy-to-use email system and a wid...
Sports Volunteer Bursary Scheme
16 September 2010
Click here for information on volunteer bursary schemes from the Herts Sports Partnership....
Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board Roadshow
14 September 2010
Hertfordshire Safeguarding Board - Information Roadshows 2010    Tuesday 19 October, 4.30 – 6pm County Hall Hertford SG13 8D...
Voluntary Sector Victory After LEP Decision
03 September 2010
Voluntary organisations and social enterprises can now become key players in the new local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) following a challenge to the government from the sector....
Bookkeeper needed
01 September 2010
Watford CVS and the CVS in Three Rivers wish to appoint a Community Accountant / Bookkeeper   The post is for four days a week and the app...
Volunteer Management Portal
29 August 2010
Volunteering England’s Volunteer Management Portal acts as a gateway to the world of volunteer management with links to over a thousand resources and information on support, tr...
Broxbourne’s ’Celebrating our Community’ Festival
27 August 2010
Cedars Park, Waltham Cross   Sunday 12th September 2010, 12pm-5pm   The Borough of Broxbourne Council are organis...
HTDC Workforce Development Update
26 August 2010
Autumn 2010 Training Programme The HTDC Training Programme for staff, volunteers and trustees working in the voluntary sector is now published on our w...
“Cultures Count on Migrants”.
21 August 2010
Stevenage World Forum, Stevenage Polish Association, Hertfordshire Constabulary, MENTER (East of England Ethnic Minority Network), Stevenage Borough Council are organizing &n...
CSF Funded Training
20 August 2010
Training Opportunities available for Volunteers, Workers and Managers to Increase their Skills, Knowledge and Confidence to work with Children and Young People in Hertfordshi...
Herts Young Homeless Group Crashpad
10 August 2010
Urgently required Crashpad hosts The scheme gives young people and their families some breathing space.   Crashpad is a schem...
GO EAST Abolished
04 August 2010
The formal announcement on the abolition of the remaining 8 Government Offices including the Government Office for the East of England was made by Eric Pickles MP on 26 th J...
Tesco Volunteers Looking for Projects
04 August 2010
Get CSR Connected CIC, is a social enterprise based in Herts who specifically support local employers to do group volunteering in the area.  They have regular teams from T...
Collaboration encouraged
02 August 2010
Public service commissioners welcome collaboration and merger between civil society support providers Research published  by Capacitybuilders shows the ma...
VCS ideas on how to do more for less
01 August 2010
Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, and Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd, have written an open letter to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors a...
Hertfordshire Training and Develoment Consortium
23 July 2010
Please see below information about a success story featuring Hertfordshire Training and Develoment Consortium’s (HTDC) first community training project. Click on this li...
Public Health in the East of England
23 July 2010
Click to download  the first edition of a new regular short briefing on public health issues, “Public Health in the East”.     It is being dis...
IT Can Help volunteers needed in Hertfordshire
23 July 2010
IT Can Help is a network of volunteers who offer free local computer assistance to disabled people. We diagnose and fix most computer related problems; Install and set up hardw...
Winter Fuel Payments – have your say!
21 July 2010
Papworth Trust invites you to have your say about Winter Fuel Payments.   Winter Fuel Payments are currently paid to anyone over the age of 60 ...
Health Profiles
17 July 2010
Please find below the link for the New Health Profiles 2010 for Hertfordshire and its 10 county districts:-   http://www.apho.org.u...
Rooms to Hire in Welwyn Garden City
13 July 2010
Viewpoint have  training and board rooms to hire in the day time at their offices in WGC. For more information contact:   Tracy Kinsella ...
HSCB Website
05 July 2010
The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board is pleased to announce that its new user friendly website is now live . As well as the revised HSCB Chi...
Government Cuts Update
02 July 2010
    ·          Headlines of the Emergency Budget are available on the HM Trea...
Vetting and Barring
02 July 2010
·          The government has put the Vetting and Barring Scheme on hold and a new system will be put in place. T...
New Chairperson - Hertfordshire Children’s Fund
01 July 2010
The  Committee is looking for a new Chair person. Click here for details :   Hertfordshire Children’s Fund is looking for a new am...
The Big Lunch
29 June 2010
TAKE PART IN THE BIG LUNCH 2010 & GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS   The Big Lunch is calling on all neighbourhoods and communities...
Social Media Training
28 June 2010
Looks at the rise of WEB2.0/Social Media/New Media technologies and applications and how these can be used to assist the VCS in its work particularly in campaigning and raisi...
Two New Volunteer Management Initiatives
25 June 2010
New Support Resource for People Managing Volunteers   Volunteering England’s new Volunteer Management Portal, launched this today , ...
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