Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise (SVE), CVS Falkirk and Clackmannanshire TSI (CTSI) are delighted to announce that we will be holding our third annual Forth Valley Third Sector Conference on Tuesday 12th May at the brand new Barracks Conference Centre in Stirling, and booking is now open! Our theme this year is “Investing in Your Place: People, Place, Participation”, and keynote speakers will be Aileen Campbell, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, and Kenneth Ferguson, Director of the Robertson Trust. Early bird tickets of £15 are available until the end of February.
News & Events
Falkirk Funders Fayre Spotlight: Charity Bee and Crowdfund Scotland
We’ve now less than 5 WEEKS to go until this year’s Falkirk Funders Fayre, and we’ve been busy little bees! This week, we launched the event poster, and confirmed a few more exciting exhibitors. Speaking of bees, this week’s spotlight features on CharityBee, who offer the third sector bespoke support services and sector-specific advice, and Crowdfund Scotland, who you might remember have just announced their local workshops with Kelvin Valley and Falkirk LEADER. This is the second year at Falkirk Funders Fayre for both organisations – why not come along and meet with them on Tuesday 10th March, 10am – 2pm at the Bowhouse Community Centre, Bowhouse Road, Grangemouth, FK3 0EU.
Clear Pathway Guidance Survey: Volunteering in NHS Settings
Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) has launched an online survey to help evaluate the Clear Pathway guidance. They are keen to hear from third sector organisations that actively recruit and engage volunteers in hospitals and other NHS settings – even those who are not familiar with the guidance. The deadline for responses is Friday 21st February.
“Community Owned Shops and Pubs” Free Workshop
Falkirk Funders Fayre exhibitors Community Shares Scotland, alongside their partners at Cooperatives Development Scotland and the Plunkett Foundation, are delivering a free workshop, “Community Owned Shops and Pubs: Making It Easy”, on Friday 13th March. The workshop takes place 10am – 4pm at the Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY, and aims to give groups in the early stages of community ownership the knowledge they need to get their projects moving. Speakers will cover fundraising, governance and engaging local communities.
Voluntary Sector Children’s Services Forum: First Meeting of 2020
The Third Sector Voluntary Sector Children’s Services Forum returns for 2020 on Thursday 27th February, 10am – 12pm at the CVS Falkirk office, Unit 6, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR. The meeting will include a development session on the Integrated Children’s Services Plan.
