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January 20, 2011
London 2012 Ticket Sale Dates Announced
The London 2012 Organising Committee have confirmed that tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games will go on sale on Tuesday 15 March 2011, and Paralympic Games tickets will go on sale on Friday 9 September 2011.
Posted by ELN at 11:39 AM
January 13, 2011
Deaf Achieve Project
The Deaf Achieve Project is designed to support deaf people living in London and Essex to:
• Improve confidence
• Develop skills
• Help individuals to become volunteers
• Get involved in community groups
• Support individuals and groups
For more information contact Natalie Creevy on Natalie.creevy@royaldeaf.org.uk
Posted by ELN at 10:49 AM
January 7, 2011
Women's Resource Centre to Compile Briefing on Disability
Women's Resource Centre are keen to get in touch with disability women’s organisations or disabled people’s organisations that have experience in working around women’s issues or running projects/groups for disabled women.
WRC is currently planning a new briefing that will argue the case for women-only services and think it is vital to include the views of service users.
If you are interested in contributing or finding out more please contact Helen at Helen@wrc.org.uk
Posted by ELN at 11:08 AM
January 6, 2011
Localism Bill Published
A bill containing a raft of measures intended to hand power back at a local level was published on the 13th December.
The report contains:
1) Planning changes and the Community Right to Build give local communities new powers and increase support they will need
2) A new homes bonus and planning gain will be part ring fenced for local level, including parish councils
3) The community right to challenge provides new revenue opportunities for local orgs wanting to run public services
4) Public assets will be first to communities to purchase, in order to save vital amenities and allow local orgs to deliver services.
Posted by ELN at 9:57 AM
London Empowerment Partnership Publish Jargon Buster
London Empowerment Partnership have published the latest version of its jargon buster which now includes changes in terminology brought about by the election of a new coalition government in May 2010. While much of the new agenda is yet to be enacted, this tool is designed to keep you as up to date as possible with changing words and terminology.
You can access this tool, Community Empowerment Jargon Buster – lcf pub 02 (Nov 2010 ed.), and further community empowerment resources via London Civic Forum’s new Engaging Civil Society Resource Catalogue.
Click here to download the catalogue.
Posted by ELN at 9:49 AM
January 5, 2011
Giving Green Paper
A green paper has been released outlining the Government's ambitions for a 'Big Society'. It focuses on social action and aims to start a national debate on how to create a culture shift around giving (of money, assets, time skills, knowledge etc) that involves the whole of society.
According to the Government, culture change must be a bottom-up process that empowers communities and reduces barriers to giving - and provides charities and social enterprises with the support they need to scale up successful projects and take on new responsibilities. The paper also looks to inspire businesses to play an enthusiastic and valuable role in the Big Society.
The Paper outlines a range of ideas and examples for providing opportunities to give including:
• launching a four-year, England-wide, £42.5 million frontline Volunteer Infrastructure Programme to begin in March 2011. The programme will provide support to organisations that manage volunteers;
• funding a programme for younger school children to learn about giving and establish a social norm for giving at an early age;
• the potential for using peer-to-peer platforms like Zopa, IndiGoGo and Sponsume to encourage more lending and giving to community-based organisations;
• providing at least £50 million of match funding over the next four years as part of the Community First programme to encourage the building up of local endowments;
• launching a new Volunteering Match Fund worth up to £10 million a year to match private donations to volunteering projects on a pound for pound basis;
• exploring the idea of compelling private foundations to make an annual payout; and
• opening up under or un-used spaces in the government estates as meeting places for charities, community and social groups.
The chapters in the paper set out a collective approach from a variety of perspectives, which outline a route to a more giving society. It includes questions throughout to encourage discussion on the topics in the paper and on the subject of giving more generally. Responses will feed into a White Paper to be published in the spring.
Posted by ELN at 2:06 PM