CVS Falkirk AGM 2019: Speaker Announced

Posted on October 15, 2019

We can confirm that our speaker for the CVS Falkirk 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be Kenny Gillespie, Falkirk Council’s Head of Housing and Senior Responsible Officer for Working with Communities.

Our AGM takes place on Thursday 21^st November 2019 at St. Francis Xavier Church Hall (across from Morrison’s Petrol Station), 1 Hope Street, Falkirk, FK1 5AT. Registration, food and refreshments will be available from 1.30pm, with the AGM starting at 2pm. Please advise us if you have any dietary requirements.

This is an opportunity to find out more about what we do here at CVS Falkirk, and to network with people from local groups and communities. Non-members (including community groups) are very welcome.

If you are able to attend, please let us know by phone: 01324 692000, or email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk

We hope you are able to join us at what we fully expect will be an informative afternoon.

Catalyst Fund for Social Enterprises

The Catalyst Fund is now open for applications. The fund is a new social investment product supporting social enterprises to start and scale their businesses and deliver social impact. It offers loans starting at £50,000, using a flexible, revenue-based repayment model, and is open all year round; in order to apply, social enterprises should first attend an information webinar, and then submit a note of interest. The next webinar is on Tuesday 3rd August at 11am, with more scheduled.

CVS Falkirk Funding Portal

The FREE CVS Falkirk Funding Portal is available via our website to help third sector groups and organisations of all sizes with their funding searches. The portal is powered by Grantsonline, the UK’s most comprehensive and up to date UK grant funding information service. Once registered, users will be able to search for a range of different funding opportunities, across local and national organisations.

Public Health Scotland Maternity Care Research Survey

Public Health Scotland (working with the Universities of Aberdeen and Dundee) has launched an online research survey gathering experiences of parents who gave birth in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are specifically looking to hear from parents who gave birth in the last 12 months, or who are currently at least 36 weeks pregnant, about their experiences of maternity care during the pandemic.

UK Parliament Tailored Outreach Sessions

The UK Parliament offers free, interactive and tailored outreach sessions for community and youth groups in Scotland, designed to increase awareness of how Parliament, encourage active citizenship, and develop campaigning and lobbying skills. These sessions are currently delivered online, and are available to be book throughout the rest of the year. They are entirely free of charge, and no prior citizenship knowledge or training is required.