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A must-see movie release for support organisations – with blockbusting tips on marketing for the frontline…

The communications workstream has produced an informative and humorous film which addresses marketing as a third sector priority...

Campaigning workstream offers study bursaries to support organisations

The fourth series of a Certificate in Campaigning will be launched by the campaigning and advocacy workstream in January 2009. The 10-module course, now accredited by Roehampton University...

Get the message? Improving Support courses demystify marketing and media relations

Good marketing and communications are vital components for any organisation trying to get its message across to new and existing audiences.

Communications workstream invites tenders for benchmarking study and evaluation tool

The marketing and communications workstream will invite tenders later this month to develop and implement...

Learning to lead – the leadership and governance workstream is listening...

The Improving Support leadership and governance workstream had a presence at the NCVO Trustee Conference on 6 October where...

Effective support and feedback to funders is under scrutiny by the performance workstream

The performance workstream, led by Charities Evaluation Services (CES), is examining what support infrastructure organisations need in order to...

The income workstream needs your help to pinpoint what makes good partnerships and consortia

The Improving Support income workstream, led by ACEVO, is involved in a public service delivery project to establish the success factors that make good partnerships and consortia...

Lively discussions and useful tips at the human rights events

The Improving Support equality workstream is bringing human rights to life, in a bid to tackle exclusion and inequality, with a series of five free regional events...

Modernising volunteering workstream invites tenders for faith-based volunteering research project

We already know that faith-based volunteering can build links within communities. However, the potential for faith-based volunteering to build links across different communities has not been fully explored...

Will the Facebook factor find new volunteers?

As part of its remit to look at new ways of involving volunteers, the modernising volunteering workstream has been looking at social networking and volunteer champions...

Tapping into the corporate conscience – how to get the best out of skills-based employer supported volunteering

The provision of corporate business skills to the voluntary and community sector is increasingly being cited as an important trend and opportunity...

Income generation workstream helps sector understand social enterprise

Help is at hand to improve third sector knowledge about social enterprise – the business model that creates gains across multiple outputs...

Autumn courses from the Communications workstream

The marketing and communications workstream, led by the Media Trust, kicks off with 10 marketing and PR training courses...

Bite-sized sessions to help you prepare for the future

Learning how to plan effectively is about to get easier to digest, thanks to “bite-sized” workshops offered by the Change workstream...

Helping community groups understand how they can grow and diversify income

Income generation workstream, led by acevo, are running a project which aims to help third sector organisations explore trading activities...

Supporting Equality Groups: An overview of support to the diverse third sector in England

The National Equality Partnership has published a report that maps the different equalities groups in the third sector in England...

Scoping for a skills framework for Equalities Specialist Infrastructure Workers

The National Equality Partnership has published the results of a scoping exercise of the skills, knowledge and experience needed by specialist equalities support workers...

Online home for campaigners

NCVO’s Campaigning Effectiveness programme (CEP) is currently developing an online home for campaigners across England, expected to launch in May 2009....

Hubs Joint Publication Guide now available

In April 2008, Capacitybuilders’ investment at a national level refocused from the six National Hubs to nine National Support Service (NSS) workstreams...

National Communication Portal tender goes live

Capacitybuilders is committed to ensuring that information about the work funded through ChangeUp, and associated learning, is easily available and joined up...

Conversation continues between National Support Services and local and regional consortia

An interactive seminar held on 15 May in Birmingham has developed specific ideas and practical recommendations about how local and regional consortia and the new National Support Service (NSS) providers can work with each other...

15 May National Support Services seminar to identify how National Support Services can link up with local and regional support providers

On 15 May representatives from the new National Support Service workstreams, Skild and local and regional consortia will meet in Birmingham...

National Support Service workstream announces free events to discuss cohesion guidance for funders consultation

The lead body of the Equalities and Diversity workstream has announced details of three events to discuss the cohesion guidance for funders consultation...

National Equality Partnership launches a survey of equalities infrastructure organisations

The National Equality Partnership is carrying out a survey to map the work of equalities sector support providers...

Regional ICT champions confirmed

In each region an ICT champion will be available to help support providers in the third sector for the next three years...

SKiLD secures funding to continue programme

SKiLD – the programme that helps equip third sector development workers with essential skills and knowledge – will continue to play a role in joining-up the delivery of learning opportunities developed through Capacitybuilders’ national investment...

New workstreams launched to support the supporters

Nine new national services are now ready to start helping those who provide support to England’s third sector...

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