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justmentoring Launch Event - Manchester

MANCHESTER, Wednesday 19 June, 2-4.15pm
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL

At its heart, justmentoring will offer a comprehensive directory of mentoring providers and allow organisations in the justice sector along with service users and volunteers to find and make contact with suitable mentoring services in their area. The directory is also securely available through the Virtual Campus in prisons. You will also be able to find out more about mentoring and the benefits it can bring, mentoring providers will be able to promote their services and there will be links to useful resources/organisations working to reduce re-offending and encourage crime-free lives.The hub has been funded by NOMS and developed by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation.

Places are limited so do respond asap by email to info@mandbf.org or tel 03300 882 877.

Other events

York, Friday 21 June
Birmingham, Tuesday 25 June
London, Tuesday 2 July
Bristol, Wednesday 3 July

justmentoring Launch Event - York

YORK, Friday 21 June, 2-4.15pm
York CVS, Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York YO1 6ET

At its heart, justmentoring will offer a comprehensive directory of mentoring providers and allow organisations in the justice sector along with service users and volunteers to find and make contact with suitable mentoring services in their area. The directory is also securely available through the Virtual Campus in prisons. You will also be able to find out more about mentoring and the benefits it can bring, mentoring providers will be able to promote their services and there will be links to useful resources/organisations working to reduce re-offending and encourage crime-free lives.The hub has been funded by NOMS and developed by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation.

Places are limited so do respond asap by email to info@mandbf.org or tel 03300 882 877.

Other events

Manchester, Wednesday 19 June
Birmingham, Tuesday 25 June
London, Tuesday 2 July
Bristol, Wednesday 3 July

justmentoring Launch Event - Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Tuesday 25 June, 2-4.15pm
The Priory Rooms, Quaker Meeting House, 40 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF

At its heart, justmentoring will offer a comprehensive directory of mentoring providers and allow organisations in the justice sector along with service users and volunteers to find and make contact with suitable mentoring services in their area. The directory is also securely available through the Virtual Campus in prisons. You will also be able to find out more about mentoring and the benefits it can bring, mentoring providers will be able to promote their services and there will be links to useful resources/organisations working to reduce re-offending and encourage crime-free lives.The hub has been funded by NOMS and developed by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation.

Places are limited so do respond asap by email to info@mandbf.org or tel 03300 882 877.

Other events

Manchester, Wednesday 19 June
York, Friday 21 June
London, Tuesday 2 July
Bristol, Wednesday 3 July

Inclusion: Making mentoring work

Justice Minister, Chris Grayling, recently reaffirmed his support for mentoring as a key element of his Transforming Rehabilitation plans. The scale of the changes proposed is substantial and private and voluntary sector organisations have an opportunity to bid to deliver these services. 

The estimated value of the new rehabilitation and supervision contracts has been put at between £5bn to £20bn over the next 10 years. So there are great opportunities but also some major challenges. Mentoring is not a new concept and many organisations are running successful mentoring programmes. However the evidence for its effectiveness in delivering the hard outcomes such as reducing reoffending is so far mixed. Also funding will be on a payment by results basis which poses real risks especially for the not for profit sector. 

It will focus on:

  • Current thinking on the role of mentoring in the criminal justice system

  • What is mentoring and when should it be used?

  • Mentoring in action – how does it work what does it achieve

  • Mentoring and community penalties

More info

justmentoring Launch Event - London

LONDON, Tuesday 2 July, 2-4.15pm
Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ

At its heart, justmentoring will offer a comprehensive directory of mentoring providers and allow organisations in the justice sector along with service users and volunteers to find and make contact with suitable mentoring services in their area. The directory is also securely available through the Virtual Campus in prisons. You will also be able to find out more about mentoring and the benefits it can bring, mentoring providers will be able to promote their services and there will be links to useful resources/organisations working to reduce re-offending and encourage crime-free lives.The hub has been funded by NOMS and developed by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation.

Places are limited so do respond asap by email to info@mandbf.org or tel 03300 882 877.

Other events

Manchester, Wednesday 19 June
York, Friday 21 June
Birmingham, Tuesday 25 June
Bristol, Wednesday 3 July

Church & Civic Enagement Forum

The Cinnamon Network is delighted to invite local church leaders to its Church and Civic Engagement Forum on Tuesday 2nd July 10.30am for 11am till 4pm at Emmanuel Christian Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3DW.

An investigation by The Guardian has shown that 20% of local authorities in England are now granting to or contracting with churches to deliver community welfare projects

Those who attend the forum will benefit from:

  • Discussion about the theological narrative for church and civic engagement and how underneath the talk of gloom and doom new opportunities are emerging for churches at the local level.
  • Grant briefing on how you can access The Cinnamon Network sponsorship of £1,000 to help you to host an event which brings together civic leaders and church leaders to find strategic solutions to the crisis facing our communities.
  • And much more

More info at the Cinnamon Network

justmentoring Launch Event - Bristol

BRISTOL, Wednesday 3 July, 2-4.15pm
Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX

At its heart, justmentoring will offer a comprehensive directory of mentoring providers and allow organisations in the justice sector along with service users and volunteers to find and make contact with suitable mentoring services in their area. The directory is also securely available through the Virtual Campus in prisons. You will also be able to find out more about mentoring and the benefits it can bring, mentoring providers will be able to promote their services and there will be links to useful resources/organisations working to reduce re-offending and encourage crime-free lives.The hub has been funded by NOMS and developed by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation.

Places are limited so do respond asap by email to info@mandbf.org or tel 03300 882 877.

Other events

Manchester, Wednesday 19 June
York, Friday 21 June
Birmingham, Tuesday 25 June
London, Tuesday 2 July

Charity Commission Public Meeting

The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, is inviting trustees, charities and charity advisers to attend its next public meeting on Wednesday 3rd July at the Nottingham Voluntary Action Centre.

Attendees will hear from the Chair of the Commission, William Shawcross, along with the Commission's Chief Executive, Sam Younger - and for the first time the Commission will run a short 'surgery session' to give attendees the opportunity to seek one to one advice from Commission staff.

The event will cover topics including;

  • how charities can protect themselves against fraud
  • an overview of the soon to be published updated Public Benefit guidance
  • the role of the Commission, other agencies and trustees in Safeguarding beneficiaries
  • the importance of submitting annual returns on time

More info

BIG Assist 2013 Summer Conference: The Changing face of infrastructure

The Changing face of infrastructure

Wednesday 3 July 2013
10.00 – 17.00, The British Library, London

 

A free conference for infrastructure organisations to share, learn and connect

 BIG Assist - a programme working to support infrastructure organisations to be more efficient, effective and sustainable - invites you to this exciting one-day conference at the British Library to discuss the issues that matter to infrastructure organisations.

This conference will bring together infrastructure organisations across England, including local, regional, specialist and equalities - as well as funders, statutory bodies, policy makers and researchers – with the aim of providing a forum to engage, share practical skills and resources to help infrastructure organisations adapt and change.

 

 The BIG Assist Summer Conference will offer:

• practical advice and support, with debate and discussion in expert-led workshops
• networking opportunities to share your learning and views

The day will be delivered through presentations, hands-on workshops, case studies and lunchtime sessions, with opportunities to engage and discuss the following topics:

  • Impact: demonstrating the impact and value of infrastructure
  • Marketization: the challenges and dilemmas of selling your services
  • Relationships: forming new links – who and how?
  • Funding and Income: new income and business models 
  • Partnerships: collaborations and mergers

More info

Changing the Culture of Care

Raising Standards Of Compassion, Dignity and Safety

4th July; The Clarendon Suites, Birmingham

The Francis Report into the Mid Staffordshire scandal was a damning testimony of NHS practice, institutional culture and the system of regulation. The findings uncovered leadership that was only concerned with meeting targets, nurses who left patients to suffer in appalling conditions, and an NHS system that allowed poor care to persist. The inquiry emphasises that everyone has a role to play in safeguarding quality of care to patients. The extent of the failure of the system means that a fundamental culture change is needed. The recommendations aim to end the NHS neglect of patient safety and ensure that patients are the 'first and foremost consideration of the system and everyone who works in it'.

At Changing the Culture of Care: raising standards of compassion, dignity and safety we will be exploring the key recommendations of the Francis Report, what impact they will have on health services and how they can be practically implemented by management and frontline staff. The agenda will focus on how to deliver safe, effective and dignified care and ensure services are joined-up around the needs of the patient.

For more information and to book, please visit Public Service Events.