The above grant for the financial year 2017-2018 is open to application. All mother tongue and supplementary schools, PTAs, Friends of Schools Associations and other schools community partners, who can demonstrate the following, are eligible to apply: i. A...
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Partnership and sub-contract opportunities for local voluntary and community organisations
Transformation of Islington substance misuse treatment services Invitation to Network and Engagement Event Thursday 16th March 2017 The Hub, Islington Town Hall, Upper Street N1 2UD 10:00am – 12:00pm Local Voluntary and Community Sector organisations are invited to...
Youth Work Grants & Contracts Support
Voluntary Action Islington and Islington Children and Young People’s Voluntary Sector Forum are working together to support VCS organisations to bid for the Universal Youth Work Services in Islington and to apply for grants from the Small Change, Big Impact Fund. A...
Government funded management qualifications – Enrolment days: 21st & 28th Feb
The council in conjunction with Voluntary Action Islington are happy to notify you of a fantastic opportunity to obtain a Chartered Management Institute qualification completely FREE of charge. The management qualifications are on offer for...
Meet the Funders event at VAI
Voluntary Action Islington has arranged a ‘Meet the funders’ event to give brief presentations on their priorities for work with voluntary, community groups and charities. The funders presenting are: London Catalyst - Victor Willmott The current funding priorities of...
Big Lottery Fund Webinars
The Big Lottery Fund holds regular webinars for two of its programmes. They currently offer an Awards for All England webinar, and have an identifying need and an outcomes webinar for applicants that are thinking of applying to the Reaching Communities...
Happy break and Happy New Year!!
Voluntary Action Islington will be closed for the Christmas holiday. Our last working day will be Friday 23rd December. We reopen on Tuesday 3rd January. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!
Volunteering Opportunities at Christmas
1. WhiteChapel Mission: Kitchen Assistant Throughout Christmas, 6am-11am Help the homeless at the WhiteChapel Mission by preparing and serving meals in the day centre. Contact the office on 03000 111 400. More info here. 2. HOST UK: Student Hosts for Christmas...
Islington celebrates its volunteers of the year 2016
Islington’s Volunteer of the Year 2016 is Chatelle Jeram, who gives her time to Islington Bereavement Service run by St Joseph’s Hospice. In the words of a bereaved woman to whom Chatelle has given invaluable support over the last year, even helping her through a...
Funding Booklet November 2016
The latest Voluntary Action Islington Funding Booklet has been released. Please also note that there are some up and coming funding deadlines in early November, including tomorrow! This small and medium sized grants booklet has been developed to help voluntary and...
Capacity Building Essentials Project
The Capacity Building Essentials project is a new project which will work with 15 small Islington voluntary and community organisations who require support with developing their organisation’s effectiveness and sustainability. The project offers help with Business...
Islington Funding Toolkit Launch 13th October
A new Funding Toolkit for Islington’s Voluntary and Community sector Voluntary Action Islington in partnership with Islington Council has purchased Open 4 Community, a new funding resource that will be available to VCS organisations. Powered by...