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VAI News
VAI to continue running the Strengthening Volunteering Project
Maximising potential from Volunteer Management Strengthening Volunteering Project 2017 – 2018 Voluntary Action Islington has successfully applied to City Bridge Trust to continue running the Strengthening Volunteering Project for another year. The project will...
Capacity Building Essentials Project 2017 – 2018
The Capacity Building Essentials project is a project which will work with 18 small Islington voluntary and community organisations who require support with developing their organisation’s effectiveness and sustainability. The project offers help with Business...
Volunteer Achievement Awards from the Mayor of London – Nominations close next week!
The time to nominate your volunteers for an award from the Mayor of London as part of the Team London 2017 Achievement Awards is expiring – nominations close next week on 21 July 2017!! Volunteers can be nominated across a broad range of categories that seek to...
Matthew Ryder, London’s Deputy Mayor for Social Integration is visiting organisations in Islington
Matthew Ryder, London’s Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement is undertaking a visit to Islington on 29 June 2017. The visit has been organised for Matthew to meet with volunteers and organisations that have relationships with...
VAI is seeking a Capacity Building Officer
We are seeking a Capacity Building Officer to support voluntary organisations in Islington to develop their volunteer recruitment and management processes. One third of Islington’s residents of working age do not work, and are more likely to be unemployed for a longer...
Funding Booklet June 2017
The latest Voluntary Action Islington Funding Booklet has been released. Please also note that there are some up and coming funding deadlines in June! This small and medium sized grants booklet has been developed to help voluntary and community organisations in...
Voluntary and Community Sector CEO networking event
Making Partnership Work Chief Executive Officers of charities or social enterprises operating in Islington are invited to share their experiences of partnering and collaborating and to strengthen their connections with those in a similar role. The programme...
Meet the Funders at VAI
Voluntary Action Islington has arranged a ‘Meet the funders’ event to give brief presentations on their funding priorities. The funders presenting will be: Cloudesley Cloudesley is a local Islington funder and they will be providing an update on their ‘Health Grants...
Supersized Summer Volunteering Fair 2017!
This summer we are supersizing our fair and joining forces again with our good friends @ Volunteer Centre Camden to bring you even more organisations and that many more opportunities to choose from. Nice one! Come and see us in the heart of King’s Cross at Voluntary...
Volunteer Achievement Awards from the Mayor of London
Now’s the time to nominate your volunteers for an award from the Mayor of London as part of the Team London 2017 Achievement Awards – nominations close on 21 July 2017. Volunteers can be nominated across a broad range of categories that seek to capture the full...
VAI is seeking a Capacity Building Officer
We are seeking a Capacity Building Officer to support voluntary organisations in Islington to develop their volunteer recruitment and management processes. One third of Islington’s residents of working age do not work, and are more likely to be unemployed for a longer...