23/06/2021
Voluntary Action Islington News & Policy
10/06/2021
VAI Events June/July update
Advice and Support 1-to-1 session for voluntary and community organisations Voluntary Centre Islington Wednesday 16th June 2021: 10:00am – 1:00pm Voluntary Action Islington provides free help to support the development of smaller Islington based community organisations. An initial session via zoom or a phone call can last for up to...07/06/2021
Funding Update June 7th 2021
Ripple Effect Fund A New National Lottery funded initiative is available for underrepresented documentary storytellers to help them reach diverse audiences or to foster closer connections and amplify the work of grassroots nonfiction champions. Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 are available for projects that will expand an outreach...03/06/2021
Pop-up vaccination clinic – Holloway – Mon 7th June, Wed 9th June and Thursday 10th June
If you are eligible but haven’t yet booked your first vaccine appointment, you can get your first jab close to home at this pop-up clinic! It’s open on Mon, Wed and Thu next week, from 3-7pm at Williamson Street...01/06/2021
It is Volunteer’s Week 2021! A time to say thank you!
The Mayor of Islington Cllr Gallagher, Jeremy Corbyn MP for Islington North and others TBC will acknowledge the role of your volunteers over the last year and thank them. Voluntary Action Islington exists to encourage and support individuals and community organisations to make a positive difference in the Borough. Each...News
17/05/2021
Funding Update 17th May 2021
Clarion Future Digital Grant round 7: Application for the Clarion Futures Digital Grant Round 7 is now open. They offer a grant of up to £5,000 for innovative digital inclusion projects. They support projects that help Clarion residents of all ages – and the wider community – to get...13/05/2021
Wellbeing for All – Thank you
Thank you for participating in our Wellbeing for All event yesterday 12th May. We hope you enjoyed the presentation. If you missed out or couldn’t attend our section, please click the link to see the recorded video of our event. The agenda: click the links to see the speakers presentation....12/05/2021
Lockdown easing: What’s changing in England from 17th May
Up to 30 people can gather outdoors in England Indoors, six people (or two households of any size) can meet, with overnight stays allowed Children of all ages are included in headcounts, but professional carers are not. Support bubbles count as one household. Is there a safe way of...27/04/2021
Volunteering and Social Action Survey- Tell us what you would like help with
Dear Colleague, Voluntary Action Islington is developing a new three-year volunteering strategy to support Islington’s Voluntary and Community Sector more effectively. We would be grateful if you would complete this survey of 12 short questions to help us develop programmes to support you during the Covid-19 recovery phase and beyond....26/04/2021