18/08/2011
Voluntary Action Islington News & Policy
News
11/08/2011
A letter to members – future of Voluntary Action Islington
As with many organisations Voluntary Action Islington has had to reduce the scale of our activities significantly in the past few months, as a significant amount of project funding has come to an end alongside additional cuts in funding from statutory agencies. You may also be aware that Islington Council...News
11/08/2011
What services do you need? Feedback and win!
Help improve our services – and be in the draw to win! Please take a few minutes to provide feedback to Voluntary Action Islington about the services we provide and your organisation’s priorities for the future. Your support will assist in making the case for continuing services which Voluntary Action...News
11/08/2011
Press Release- Big Lottery volunteering project
Voluntary Action Islington is part of a new Volunteering England project funded by the Big Lottery to support volunteering during the economic downturn. Click here to read the press release....News
04/08/2011
Community Films in Islington
Following help from the volunteer brokerage service at Voluntary Action Islington to find relevant community organisations students from London Metropolitan University have produced mini-documentary films. These will be broadcast on Tuesdays on the community radio station Resonance 104.4 (resonancefm.com/) starting at 4.15pm under the title Metropolitics: Dreamweight radio (09/08/11) Is...News
03/08/2011
Fuel Poverty – Campaign against unfair price rises
Increases in fuel prices of up to 18 percent are likely to have a huge impact on people living in poverty in Islington. One of our members, the Islington Pensioners Forum, are actively campaigning against reductions in winter fuel payments and an investigation into fuel price rises. To find out...News
28/07/2011
Part Time Job
Voluntary Action Islington is recruiting a part time reception and administration support worker. For details click here...News
27/07/2011
Islington Giving Grants – drop-in session
Islington Giving Calls for Proposals – 2011 Islington Giving are seeking to fund projects for its current funding programme under the ‘Confronting Isolation’ theme with funding of up to £5,000 for innovative projects in this area. Islington Giving will be running a Drop-in Session for those interested in applying, this...News
07/07/2011
Islington’s Big Society?
Localism is one approach to encouraging the Big Society. What might that mean in Islington? Check out the notes from Voluntary Action Islington and Islington Community Network’s recent Localism Policy Lunch....Policy
23/06/2011