Do you have some time to spare? Volunteers are needed to help create England's largest new native woodland in Sandridge.
There are many ways that volunteering your spare time can help in the community - to find out more about this vacancy, or the other 350+ volunteering opportunities, please contact the CVS. Please help other people in your community and become a volunteer in 2010.
No time to give? Would you like to make a donation?. We are happy to accept your financial support on behalf of the voluntary sector or to direct your cheque to an organisation of your choice.
Gift Aid is also available for the CVS. Fill in a form and please s-t-r-e-t-c-h your donation. Click here for all you need to Gift Aid.
To find out more about opportunities or donations please click here
The Local Strategic Partnership annual conference Targeting Change - local solutions to local issues - is to be held on Wednesday, October 13th from 10am - 4pm at Rothamsted. Watch the LSP web site for news and to state your views here
The CVS Really Useful Book has been updated. This valuable guide lists important information for older people living in our district - see the latest edition here. Previous contributors were contacted for updates and we are looking for new entries too! If you want a mention please let us know. We hope you find it informative and ... really useful!
Vetting and Barring In its recent document ‘The Coalition: Our programme for government’, the Government set out its aim to ‘review the criminal records and vetting and barring regime and scale it back to common sense levels’. In order to deliver this promise, the Vetting and Barring Scheme will be halted. For more information follow this link .
Other questions regarding security checks for your staff and volunteers working with vulnerable people? Have a look at our FAQ sheet here.
Do you provide summer activities for 5 - 19 year olds? Grab this opportunity to publicise what you offer for FREE via the St Albans Children's Trust Partnership. Complete a registration form here. To help you, have a look at this example.
Tell us about your events, news and information and we'll publicise it for you.
We've chosen this title as we have lots of news to tell you at the Voluntary Sector Conference to be held on 30th September from 9.15am to 12.25pm followed by the CVS AGM at 12.30pm and lunch at 1pm.
Come and hear all about how you can benefit from the 'Big Society' and 'Civil Society' which has been in the media lately.
Hear from The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Karl Wilding from NCVO and James Blake from SADC.
RSVP by 16th September. Please book HERE pdf. Word doc booking form here. more...
Watch this space!
Thank you to everyone who attended training courses from our summer programme. Thank you also for your positive feedback on the quality of the training - we've passed your comments to our team of professional tutors.
Think about, what will make your organisation more effective? How can you give your staff and volunteers new skills? What can you gain from the latest in IT? Would your Trustees appreciate help with their important role? Could your team write more successful funding bids?
If the next programme - coming soon! - doesn't cover exactly what you need, let us arrange a bespoke course just for you.
Let the CVS be your first port of call for all your development requirements.
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St Albans Enterprise Agency and
St Albans City and District Council.
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