Voluntary Action Islington Events round up – 24th March 2021
24/03/2021
Voluntary Action Islington Events round up – 24th March 2021
- Soca Aerobics
Active Spaces Islington
Every Tuesday: 6:30pm – 7:45pm
A fun mix of dance and aerobics bringing all the sunshine of the Caribbean to your home. Get fit the fun way to the rhythms of Soca music. Suitable for all fitness and ability levels. Book your space here.
- Get help to use smartphones, tablets or laptops
Health Watch Islington
Thursday 25th March 2021: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Digital training – Virtual drop-in session. It’s fun to be more connected! We can help you to join a virtual group activity to learn digital skills, share information, enjoy quizzes and coffee mornings. Book your space here.
- Wellbeing Academy
The Maya Centre
Thursday 25th March 2021: 10:30am – 12:30pm
The Maya Centre in collaboration with Michalina Popiolek would like to invite you/women you work with to the Wellbeing Academy. It is a free 12-week, online Emotional Wellbeing Workshop for WOMEN. It starts on 25th March, every week on Thursday until 10th of June. The workshop is for any woman, age 18+ who would like to take care of her emotional health and wellbeing and is able to communicate in English on at least the basic level or have access to a translator who is willing to attend the sessions with you, willing to learn and is open to new ideas, willing to participate and contribute to group activities and able to attend most of the sessions. Book your space here.
- Everyday Property Management in a COVID World
The Ethical Property Foundation
Thursday 25th March 2021: 11:00am – 12:00pm
The Ethical Property Foundation offers a free property webinar for London voluntary groups on everyday premises management in a Covid world on 25thMarch 2021 at 11 am via Zoom. In this informative, accessible webinar run by EPF’s experienced surveyors and property advisers, they will cover premises management basics. You will receive an information pack with the opportunity to obtain free follow-up expert advice. Book your space here.
- Creative Change with our Community Leaders Performance
Union Chapel
Monday 29th March 2021: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Union Chapel is hosting workshops where you can meet our new Community Leaders & experience first-hand the creative structural change tools they have learnt. Following this, we are hosting a performance where you can see the scenes they have created on the social issues affecting them and be part of the discussion with policy change-makers in the next steps for Islington. Performance: Unpick scenes around housing, mental health and sexism. Policy-change makers will be with us on the day. Be there to make your voice heard. Book your space here.
- Universal Credit training
Islington Law Centre
Multiple dates: Thursday 25 March at 11.00am; Monday 29 March at 3.00pm; Wednesday 31 March at 11.00am and Thursday 22 April at 3pm.
The training will provide a basic overview of Universal Credit, the common problems and issues faced by claimants and how you can access further legal advice to support service users who have questions about their Universal Credit. Book your space here.
- Lloyds Bank Foundation Grants Programme Q&A Webinar
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Tuesday 30th March 2021: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Core funding grants are available to support small and medium-sized local charities with a proven track record of helping people aged 17 years and older in England and Wales achieve positive change in one or more of the complex social issues as specified by the Foundation. In Islington, the programme is open to charities supporting people experiencing addiction and dependency, care leavers, people experiencing homelessness or who are very vulnerably housed, people with a history of offending, people experiencing sexual abuse and exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery and young parents. Book your space here.
- Setting Up Your Not-For-Profit Right!
Small Charities Coalition
Multiple dates: April 15th, May 20th, June 17th and July 15th 2021: 12:00pm – 13:00 pm
If you are looking to set up a charity, not for profit company, or community interest company then this short online session can help. In this free online session, they will explore: the different types of structures for setting up good cause organisations, look at the process of registering your organisation with the appropriate regulator and look at what else you need to do when setting up an organisation. Book your space here.
See more relevant events to your organisation development or your service users here and if you are running any events and would like us to promote them send an email to Meera.Jobanputra@vai.org.uk
