Eddy Jackson
www.cyrene.co.uk
info@cyrene.co.uk
Phone: 0780 9233 688
SkypeIn: 0161 408 6880
Skype: cyrene-consulting

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Human Capability Management
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As in any type of activity, leadership at the community level is about ensuring good management.

Community Leadership Resource Centre - Help Sheets

• Building Business Community Partnerships
• Revitalising your Board
• Transferring Board Knowledge for Succession
• Leadership and Human Resources
• Fiduciary Responsibilities
• Financial Management and your group
• Establishing a Fundraising Strategy
• Compliance and not-for-profit groups
• Establishing a Business Plan for your community Group
• Involving Young People in Community
• Clarifying the roles of the Board and staff
• Entrepreneurial Audits for community groups
• Legal Structuring of Community Groups
• Marketing and Communications and your community group
• Modern Governance
• Performance Indicators for your community group
• Instituting Business methods and organisational procedures
• Creating Board sub-committees
• Preparing to establish a Community Development business
• Planning, Recruiting, Managing and Retaining Volunteers
o Recruiting new volunteers to your group
o Managing Volunteers
o Retaining your volunteers
• Mobilising the Community
• Succession Planning for community groups.
• Strategic and Operational Planning
• Tax and Community Groups
• Running a Community Consultative Process

Community Leadership Resource Centre - Site Map

Eddy Jackson
www.cyrene.co.uk
info@cyrene.co.uk
Phone: 0780 9233 688
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It’s vision is a just and equal society whose strength is human difference. RADAR’s  mission is to enable individuals, networks and policy-makers to do things differently.

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This Connexion’s site has detailed information and links.

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This is a link to a powerpoint that illustrates the UK Charity Commission’s guidelines for legally  setting up a new charity.

Eddy Jackson
www.cyrene.co.uk
www.communicationuk.com

Eddy Jackson
www.cyrene.co.uk
info@cyrene.co.uk
Phone: 0780 9233 688
SkypeIn: 0161 408 6880
Skype: cyrene-consulting

HR Capability Management
Developmental Process Consultation

Facilitating insights and solutions
for individuals, teams and organisations.

Eddy Jackson
www.communicationuk.com/

Facilitating insights and solutions
for individuals, teams and organisations.

• International Federation for Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida Home page of the International Federation for Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida
  Scottish Spina Bifida Association Home page of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association
• Jersey Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus - forums on spina bifida and hydrocephalus
• Spina Bifida Association of America Home page of the Spina Bifida Association of America
• Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada Home page of the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada
• Australian Spina Bifida and HydrocephalusAssociation - a new website for Spina Bifida Awareness Week in Australia
• Queensland Association for People with Spina Bifida or Hydrocephalus
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Spina Bifida und Hydrocephalus For information in German.
• BOSK Gives information in Dutch.
• The Danish Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Assocation (Danish name: Rygmarvsbrokforeningen af 1988)
  The Hydrocephalus Support Association who are in NSW Australia can be emailed on: triplej@accsoft.com.au
• The Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Assocation of South Australia
• The Hydrocephalus Foundation Aims to contribute emotional support to people with Hydrocephalus and their family.
• Information in Polish about hydrocephalus and spina bifida.
• Spina Bifida Dernegi (Spina Bifida Association of Turkey).
• Pregnancy and Maternal Hydrocephalus Database
• A moderated discussion emailing list for kids and youths of all ages with spina bifida
• The Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Northern Alberta
• The Spina Bifida Association of Quebec
• Jersey Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
• Swiss Federation of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
• Ryans Page - Ryan was born at 23 weeks with hydrocephalus.
• Spina Bifida Social Centre This group has been created for people with Spina Bifida, or friends or relatives of people with SB to meet and have fun and regular chats.
• Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario
• Brain and Spine Foundation

Other Disabilities.

• Directgov - comprehensive directory of public services for people with disabilities

 National Organisations .

• BBC Ouch Disability Site
• BrailleJail, also known as BRL (Blindness Related Learning) - provider of web-based communication learning tools for visually impaired people, their friends and families
• British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
• British Wireless for the Blind Fund
• Calibre Cassette Library
• Care and Health - everything you need to know about social care, social work and health
• The Church and Blindness
• Cotis (Confederation of Transcribed Information Services)
• Cue & Review - recording and audio transcription service
• Deafblind UK - the national centre for deafblindness in the UK
• Disability Alliance - publishers of the Disability Rights Handbook
• Disability Information Services - provide a national database of disability information
• Disability World
• Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
• Help the Aged
• Health Information Centre - site provided by the Fibromyalgia Association UK, but including general information on health and wellbeing
• Jobability - the job site for disabled people
• Lions Clubs International - British Isles and Ireland - community service organisation.  Site includes details of Message in a Bottle emergency medical information scheme.
• Look - the national federation of families with visually impaired children
• Macular Disease Society, the
• Micro and Anophthalmic Children’s Society (MACS)
• National Association of Local Societies for Visually Impaired People
• National Library for the Blind
• Nystagmus Network
• Opsis- the national association for the education, training and support of blind and partially sighted people
• Plain English Campaign
• Ready, Willing, Able (RWA) - recruitment bulletin for disabled people
• Remploy - finds jobs for disabled people in major organisations, as well as its own manufacturing and service businesses
• Royal National College for the Blind
• Royal National Institute for the Blind
• Sense - organisation for people who are deafblind or have associated disabilities
• Sortit! - if you’re 11 to 16 years old and have a sight problem, this site is for you.
• Soundaround - audio magazine for blind and partially sighted people
• Soundings - free, impartial monthly information service for anyone in the UK who is blind or partially sighted, available on cassette and on the internet
• SPECS (Specific Eye Conditions)
• Telephone Helplines Association
• Ultralase - laser eye treatment
• Vision 2020 UK - an umbrella group to facilitate greater collaboration between organisations within the UK which focus on visual impairment and operate on a national, regional or international basis.
• Visugate - a one-stop shop for information on visual impairment

 Visually Impaired

• Access all Areas - provides disability access audit services
• Accessible Mail - sign up for a free email account with a variety of accessible interfaces
• Adaptive Innovations
• Blue Badge - disability equality and awareness training
• Braille Cards - personalised braille and voice recordable cards and gifts
• Braille Transcription
• raille and Moon Information from the RNIB
• British Journal of Visual Impairment
• Channel Four Freak Out Site
• Information Pages on Various Conditions from Moorfields Eye Hospital
• Information Pages on Various Conditions from Oxford University Eye Hospital
• Information Pages on Various Conditions from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Nystagmus Information

Hearing Problems

• British Deaf Association
  The BDA is the UK’s largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. They represent the Deaf community.
• Deaf 24/7 - resource for all British Sign Language and deafness related information
•  Deaf Broadcasting Council
  The DBC monitors access to TV and video for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people.
• DeafPlus
  DeafPlus works to encourage integration and equality between deaf and hearing people in all areas of life.
•  Disability Rights Commission
  The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body that works to eliminate discrimination against disabled people and promote equality of opportunity.
• Hearing Concern
  Hearing Concern is a national charity dedicated to improving the quality of life of those who are hard of hearing.
•  Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
  Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is a registered charity that trains dogs to alert severely and profoundly deaf people to sounds they cannot hear such as the alarm clock, baby cry, smoke alarm and many others.
•  Jewish Deaf Association
  The JDA offers support, information and a range of social, cultural and educational programmes for its d/Deaf members, people with all levels of hearing loss, tinnitus sufferers, and hearing people living or working with deaf and hard of hearing people.
• The LINK Centre for Deafened People
  National UK organisation for deafened people that helps them adjust to deafness in everyday living through rehabilitation and life skills programmes, trains health care professionals in acquired deafness, and conducts research that will advance the understanding of this type of deafness.
•  National Association of Deafened People
  The NADP provides information and support for deafened people who have lost all or most of their useful hearing, and for their families and friends, to help enable them to regain their independence and enjoy the best quality of life.
• National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS)
  NDCS is an organisation of parents, families and carers which exists to support parents in enabling their child to maximise their skills and abilities; and works to facilitate this process by every means possible.
•  Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD)
  RAD strives to meet the individual needs of Deaf children and adults and deafblind people through the provision of services and the use of RAD Centres for Deaf People.
• Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
  RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. They offer a range of services, and provide information and support on all aspects of deafness, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
• Scottish Council on Deafness
  National co-ordinating body for voluntary and statutory organisations which cater for a wide range of needs of Deaf Sign Language users, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families, carers and professionals working with them.
• UK Council on Deafness (UKCoD)
  The UK Council on Deafness works with and for deaf organisations in the UK by providing information, advice and support.

National Organisations .

• BBC Ouch Disability Site
• BrailleJail, also known as BRL (Blindness Related Learning) - provider of web-based communication learning tools for visually impaired people, their friends and families
• British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
• British Wireless for the Blind Fund
• Calibre Cassette Library
• Care and Health - everything you need to know about social care, social work and health
• The Church and Blindness
• Cotis (Confederation of Transcribed Information Services)
• Cue & Review - recording and audio transcription service
• Deafblind UK - the national centre for deafblindness in the UK
• Disability Alliance - publishers of the Disability Rights Handbook
• Disability Information Services - provide a national database of disability information
• Disability World
• Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
• Help the Aged
• Health Information Centre - site provided by the Fibromyalgia Association UK, but including general information on health and wellbeing
• Jobability - the job site for disabled people
• Lions Clubs International - British Isles and Ireland - community service organisation.  Site includes details of Message in a Bottle emergency medical information scheme.
• Look - the national federation of families with visually impaired children
• Macular Disease Society, the
• Micro and Anophthalmic Children’s Society (MACS)
• National Association of Local Societies for Visually Impaired People
• National Library for the Blind
• Nystagmus Network
• Opsis- the national association for the education, training and support of blind and partially sighted people
• Plain English Campaign
• Ready, Willing, Able (RWA) - recruitment bulletin for disabled people
• Remploy - finds jobs for disabled people in major organisations, as well as its own manufacturing and service businesses
• Royal National College for the Blind
• Royal National Institute for the Blind
• Sense - organisation for people who are deafblind or have associated disabilities
• Sortit! - if you’re 11 to 16 years old and have a sight problem, this site is for you.
• Soundaround - audio magazine for blind and partially sighted people
• Soundings - free, impartial monthly information service for anyone in the UK who is blind or partially sighted, available on cassette and on the internet
• SPECS (Specific Eye Conditions)
• Telephone Helplines Association
• Ultralase - laser eye treatment
• Vision 2020 UK - an umbrella group to facilitate greater collaboration between organisations within the UK which focus on visual impairment and operate on a national, regional or international basis.
• Visugate - a one-stop shop for information on visual impairment

Other Disabilities.

• Directgov - comprehensive directory of public services for people with disabilities

Eddy Jackson
info@cyrene.co.uk
www.cyrene.co.uk
www.communincationuk.com
Phone: 0780 9233 688
SkypeIn: 0161 408 6880
Skype: cyrene-consulting Facilitating insights and solutions
for individuals, teams and organisations.

Active Living Fund ( UK )Grants of up to £1,000 are available through the Kelloggs Active Living Fund for projects that remove the “barriers” which stop people being active. The fund is open to charities and other voluntary and community organisations as well as Schools for activities that directly lead to people taking part in sustained physical activity. Applications can be made at any time. Positive Destinations Grants Programme Now Open for Applications (UK) BBC Children in Need and the Hunter Foundation have announced that they are now accepting applications under a new £2 million grants programme to fund innovative and effective projects for the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK. The programme will seek to support projects that target either key points in determining a young person’s future (i.e. pre-school, transition from primary to secondary education and the 14 – 16 year period prior to work or further education). The closing date for applications will be the 30th March 2008.Community Cash Awards ( UK ) The Awards, worth £250 to £5,000, are available to disadvantaged 14 to 25-year-olds who want to transform their area and learn practical skills. Projects must be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25; clearly benefit the local community; benefit the people running the project; and be a new or developing project. Previous projects supported include; an amateur boxing project to give young people greater confidence. Applications can be made at any time.

GRANTS FOR CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGSGannett Foundation Grants (England, Scotland and Wales) The Gannett Foundation, is inviting applications to supports projects which take a creative approach to education and neighbourhood improvements, economic development, youth development, community problem solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment. The grants available range from £1,000 – £5,000 (more may be available for exceptional projects). The closing date for applications is the 20th March 2008.

Cash Back for Communities Scheme Opens for Applications ( Scotland ) Grants will be given to projects from areas of multiple deprivation to fill gaps in provision for young people in those areas. The emphasis is on youth work interventions constructed with and for young people in the in the 10 – 19 age group.. Applications must be with us on or before 25 April 2008. Lloyds TSB Foundations to Receive £37.1 Million in 2008 (UK) The Lloyds TSB Group has announced that the four Lloyds TSB Foundations across the UK will receive £37.1 million this year to fund charities supporting disadvantaged people and community groups across the UK. The independently run Lloyds TSB Foundations form one of the largest grant-making trusts in the UK and have distributed over £330 million since 1987. Funding through the Foundation is primarily made through two grant programmes.

Advice Plus (England)The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced that it is now accepting applications for funding through Round 2 of the Advice Plus programme. Earlier this year, in Round One BIG awarded £30 million to 71 advice agencies across England . Organisations funded included Citizens Advice Bureaus, Disability and Welfare Associations, employment organisations, local Law Centres, Age Concern, Refugee and Asylum Advice Centres, etc.   The closing date for applications is the 1st April 2008.Impetus Trust ( UK ) Charities that work with and want to improve the lives of disadvantaged people have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Impetus Trust. The investment package which Impetus offers is flexible but is most likely to be between £150,000- £300,000. Applications can be submitted at any time.

Coalfields Regeneration Trust ( England ) The Coalfields Regeneration Trust in England has announced that it is to get a further three years funding from March 2008 onwards. The Trust provides a variety of grants ranging from £500 through its community chest to help small organisations develop to larger grants of up to £300,000 to bigger voluntary, community and statutory organisations. Funding to Support Community Initiatives ( Scotland ) Small Community based organisations with a project idea that will be of benefit to their local community are able to apply for funding of up to £5,000 to the Scottish Community Foundations. The Scottish Community Foundation provides a range of grants to be eligible, groups need to have an annual income of less than £250,000 and the grant will need to spent within 12 months. Applications can be made at any time. Funding for Community Development ( Wales ) The People and Places programme has £66 million between 2005 and 2009, to fund capital and revenue projects that support co-ordinated action by people to make their communities better places to live. The fund is open to the community, voluntary and public sector. A recent example includes a grant of £56,000 to support a community centre in Carmarthenshire to develop activities that will strengthen community spirit and reduce isolation. Applications can be made at any time

Eddy Jackson
info@cyrene.co.uk
www.cyrene.co.uk
www.communincationuk.com
Phone: 0780 9233 688
SkypeIn: 0161 408 6880
Skype: cyrene-consultingFacilitating insights and solutions
for individuals, teams and organisations.