Wednesday 14th October 10am – 1pm Online via zoom For VCS groups, communities and informal groups such as MutualAid As Summer recedes and - for now – local lockdown is eased, now is the time to ask local communities what are the challenges that need to be addressed...
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Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Islington – Recruitment
Chief Executive Voluntary Action Islington Salary £56,000 for a 35 hour week Voluntary Action Islington (VAI) is the main provider of support to Islington’s thriving and diverse voluntary sector and promotes community action through volunteering in the Borough. VAI...
London Community Response Wave 3
Whatever priority area you are applying for funding for, you can apply for either a small or a large grant: Small – grants of up to £10,000, using a simple application form, with decisions typically made within two to three weeks of you making an application; or Large...
Volunteers’ week 2020
Volunteers' Week is taking place this week, 1-7th June 2020. It is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. This year will be different, due to social distancing we are unable to get together at celebration...
How is your organisation adapting to the covid-19 challenges?
Dear Local Voluntary and Community Sector, I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that as well as local people being hit hard by the lockdown, so has your organisation, too. That's why I'm asking you to take a few minutes to fill in the Islington VCS Covid-19 Survey....
VAI Covid-19
In light of the government’s recent advice on 16.03.2020 to close offices and work from home if possible, VAI and Volunteer Centre Islington premises are now closed to the public. We are still working: doing everything we can to support Islington’s Voluntary and...
Reducing Inequality Through The London Living Wage
Monday 3rd March 10.30am – 12.30noon (registration from 10.15am) VAI, 200a Pentonville Road N1 9JP The London Living Wage is an hourly rate of pay, currently set at £10.75. It is calculated independently to reflect the high cost of living in the capital, giving a...
Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Islington – Recruitment
Chief Executive Voluntary Action Islington Salary £56,000 for a 35 hour week Voluntary Action Islington (VAI) is the main provider of support to Islington’s thriving and diverse voluntary sector and promotes community action through volunteering in the Borough. VAI...
National Lottery Community Fund 1-to-1 surgeries at VAI
The 1- to -1 surgeries with the National Lottery Community Fund will resume in September at Voluntary Action Islington. VAI runs every other moth 1- to -1 surgeries with the National Lottery Community Fund, the aim of these 1-to-1 sessions are to provide groups...
10 reasons why people volunteer
1. It’s good for your health: Studies have found that when you stop thinking about your own problems and focus on someone other than yourself, your stress levels start to decrease. This is because doing something for someone else interrupts tension-producing...
Winter Volunteering Fair 2020 – 29th January
This is our Winter 2020 Volunteering Fair, just in time to help you achieve those New Year’s Resolutions! Did you know volunteering has a number of surprising benefits? Want to get fitter, make new friends, share a skill or try something new? Volunteering can help...
VAI Christmas Closure Dates
Voluntary Action Islington closes at 1 pm on 24th December 2019, reopening in the new year on Thursday 2nd January 2020. The volunteer centre is now closed. The centre will be back open on the 7th of January 2020. Thank you for all your support and...