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Voluntary Actione-briefing from Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire

October 2015 edition

Valuing VolunteersThe 2nd North East Lincolnshire Volunteer ManagersMeeting took place in Cleethorpes at the end ofSeptember, was well attended and appreciated by all. You can read more about the meeting and otheraspects of what VANEL is currently involved with involunteering later in this newsletter.

Its something we focus on a lot at VANEL the valueof volunteering and how to make the experience greatfor everyone involved. And so I was reminded of aspeech made last September by Andrew Haslane, ChiefEconomist of the Bank of England on the social valueof volunteering. You can download the speech here to read yourself. But some of the headlines still make interestingreading. Andrew Haslane, unsurprisingly as aneconomist, takes a numerical approach to volunteering.

* The economic value of volunteering (the value of allthose hours spent) probably equates to 50bn per year. Or roughly 3.5% of GDP. Its a significant part of oureconomy.* The private benefits to individuals he puts at nearly40bn per year. Thats what might need to be spent toreplace the personal wellbeing or health benefits to theindividual volunteers if they were not to be involved with

this issue...01 News update02 Volunteering news03 MEMBER NEWS04 Market Place- vacancies- wanted / offered05 Funding update06 You and Technology07 Governance news08 VANEL news

from the EditorWelcome to our October2015 e-newsletter which, asyou can see, has changedformat. We hope you like it(but we'd welcome ANYfeedback toeditor@vanel.org.uk). Allour editorial work at VANELis essentially handledpart-time by me andpart-time by Vicky Campbell,so we are trying to becomeeven more efficient in the

volunteering.* The actual health benefits (to the health service andso on) he puts at 23bn per year.And he cant even put a value on the total social valuethat volunteering brings to others and communities (forexample in reducing homelessness).

So his conclusion is that the true social value ofvolunteering in the UK can be well over 120bn peryear. This value of volunteering, he says, needs tobe in the open and shouted about.

Its of course just one take on volunteering one thatputs a monetary value to it. But its worth thinkingabout. We know that volunteers are well valued acrossNorth East Lincolnshire and we hope we at VANEL playour part in supporting well all the individuals whovolunteer and the organisations that host them. Wedvalue your feedback so perhaps we can see evenmore people at our Volunteer Managers Network on8th December?

way we collect and sharenews - especially news fromour Member and Friendgroups.

So we want to make thismonthly e-briefing, ourweekly e-bulletin, ourwebsite, blogs and socialmedia channels work evenbetter for us and for you.Please take a moment toread this longer article onlineon how you can help us tohelp you share your news.Thank you for reading.

Karl Elliott, Editoreditor@vanel.org.uk

01 News updatevarious general pieces of news, ideas, stories and thoughts we've picked up this month.

Hard TimesThere's no doubt that nationally, charities have been having a hard time in the mediarecently (think Kids Company or chugging!) Of course it's clear from feedback from ourMembers and Friends locally that we don't recognise the picture painted by the nationalmedia. Our local charities and organisations generally work in a very different way tonational charities of the size that get national exposure. But it's always a concern for oursector to continue to operate well, openly and transparently and to safeguard ourreputations and keep the trust of our partners, beneficiaries and the public.

Most local charities in North East Lincolnshire will fundraise in some manner. Sothe recently completed review of fundraising regulation should be a matter ofinterest to everyone. Stuart Etherington of NCVO, who chaired the review, recognisesthe challenges for our sector but also outlines that changes need to be made. His blogoutlines the results of the review here and you can download the review itself from there. Itis probably something that every manager, director, committee member and Trusteeacross our sector should be reading and thinking about - whether or not they engage withfundraising in the manners covered in the review. After all, safeguarding the reputation ofyour organisation is something that all committees and trustee boards should takeseriously as part of their 'stewardship' role.

Perhaps this fundraising review is a topic that will come up for discussion at our "TrusteeNetwork" event in November? Perhaps there are other external factors that yourcommittee or board would like the opportunity to discuss with others? If so, why not comealong to our meeting?

The meeting will be a half-day event during National Trustee's Week (2-8 Nov). We've notfixed the day or venue just yet (keep an eye on www.vanel.org.uk/trusteesweek for updatesor call us) but it will be an opportunity to get together and discuss trusteeship, governanceand leadership issues together as a group. We'll be sharing ideas and resources aroundboard development, trustee recruitment, effective governance practices and more. We'llhave short facilitated discussions on a range of leadership and governance topics - whichcan also be suggested by the group on the day. If you'd like to speak to other committeeor board members from organisations other than you own, then this may be a goodopportunity. Much more detail on this very soon. Watch our website, follow @vaneltalk orwait for our e-bulletins to keep you updated.

Now seems to be a really good time to take a look at how we all do things. Hope to seesome of you at our November event.

Its StoptoberStoptober is back, only this time there isnew legislation in place around smokingand e-cigarettes. Effective from 1stOctober 2015 it is now illegal to:-- Sell cigarettes and e-liquids to under18s- Buy tobacco or e-cigarette products forunder 18s, and- To smoke in a private vehicle carryingunder 18s.

Do you know what the legislation isregarding e-cigarettes? What about yourown internal policy regarding e-cigarettes?

The answer to the first question dependson where in the UK you are. England,Scotland and Wales all have differentrules, with the most stringent in Wales andthe least stringent in England. Thenvarious national chains of businesseshave implemented their own rulesregarding the use of e-cigarettes on theirpremises.

The arguments for and against the use ofe-cigarettes are wide and varied, withsome saying that they are useful tools inthe process of stopping smoking andothers vehemently opposed as the longterm effects with their use are stillunknown.

Take a few minutes to find out about the

The VANEL AnnualReport 2014-15A final thank you to all our Members andFriends who attended the VANEL AGM inCleethorpes in September. It was veryvaluable to catch up with everyone and welook forward to continuing to speak withour Members and Friends as our staffmeet you to carry out Healthchecks orotherwise discuss how we can help.

A reminder to everyone that our AnnualReport (for 2014-15) will remain online atwww.vanel.org.uk/report as a record of thework we got up to during that financialyear. If you haven't seen it yet why nottake a look.

rules if you use, or know someone whodoes, e-cigarettes. What better time to getinvolved than Stoptober. If you want togive up smoking contact Live WellNELincs on 325500.

02 Volunteering Support

North East LincolnshireVolunteer Managers NetworkThe 2nd North East Lincolnshire Volunteer Managers Network meeting took place onWednesday 23rd Sept at The Pavilion, Sidney Sussex Recreation Ground in Cleethorpes.We had a great turnout of 15 volunteer involving organisations and a full agenda to discussa number of volunteer related topics.

Our first discussion covered equality and diversity; how do we ensure that everyone thatwants to volunteer can find a role that suits them regardless of their circumstances andbackground. We considered how we could break down barriers to offer flexibleopportunities, and how we could build new roles around someone offering new skills to ourorganisation. For our second discussion we considered the Governments pledge torelease employees from larger companies to do up to 3 days volunteering per year tosupport local charities. A high number of attendees said that the Open Forum agenda itemwas very useful to them. This gave each organisation an opportunity to discuss anyvolunteer issue concerning them. We talked about volunteer expenses, recruitingvolunteers for one off events and the need to recruit more volunteers across the board.

Many organisations are really struggling to find enough volunteers therefore a subgrouphas been set up to consider how volunteers can be shared across organisations and howwe can advertise special events to attract volunteers for one off occasions. If you areinterested in joining the subgroup, we will be meeting on Monday 2nd November atVANEL office, 23 Bargate, Grimsby DN34 4SS, from 10am 12noon.Findings of the sub group will be reported back to the next Volunteer Managers Networkmeeting on Tuesday 8th December 2015. The meeting will be held at Rock Foundation,39-41 Heneage Road, Grimsby, DN32 9ES from 9.30am to 12.30pm. If you would like toattend this meeting or the sub group meeting above, please email Liz Dugard atliz@vanel.org.uk, or call 01472 231123.

Minutes of the Volunteer Managers Network meetings will be posted on the VANELwebsite soon.

Winter Wonderlandvolunteers wantedEvent Show Support CIC needsvolunteers to help with its WinterWonderland event which will take place atCleethorpes Meridian Park from 10th-13thDecember. Lots of opportunities forpeople to help over the 4 days of theevent in many capacities. Spread theword.Full details on Do-it.

Lots more opportunities on Do-it...

Visit the North East Lincolnshire VolunteerCentre Facebook page for up to datenews...

www.facebook.com/volunteergy

Do you need technicalvolunteers?We have a number of volunteers on ourbooks now who have a range of IT andtechnical skills. However, we need more localopportunities for them to help out with. We know that our Members and Friendshave IT needs - either minor andoccasional or more significant or ongoingprojects - and some of these are alreadylisted as opportunities on Do-it. But wethink there are more opportunities outthere and we'd like to get them offered viaDo-it so that some of our digital volunteerscan be matched to them.Do you think you could use help with yourIT issues? Contact Karl Elliott to discussand he can help you to define what yourneeds are.

Dont forget you can meetVANEL to talk aboutvolunteering in Immingham,Cleethorpes and Grimsby...

To make an appointmentwith a Volunteer Advisor:email liz@vanel.org.ukor call 01472 231123

facebook/volunteergy

Immingham: Every Tuesday 9.30 5.00Various locations around Immingham We will provide venuedetails in Immingham when you book an appointment.

Cleethorpes: Every Wednesday 9.30 12.30The Pavilion, Sussex Recreation Ground, Brereton Avenue,Cleethorpes. Make an appointment or just drop in for a chat witha Volunteer Advisor.

Grimsby: Every Friday 9.30 12.30The Minster (St. James Church), St. James Square, GrimsbyDN31 1EP. We are based in the Minster, just inside the maindoor. Pop in while youre shopping or book an appointment with aVolunteer Advisor.

03 Member News

New VANEL MembersWed like to welcome on board a few newMembers and Friends that have joined inrecent months:

St Peters Childrens CentreSt Peters is based in Cleethorpes and aims toadvance the education, care and development ofchildren under school age by providing a range ofeducational opportunities. St Peters have beenusing the VANEL Payroll service for over 10years now and are grateful that the service hasalways catered well for the needs of such a small

Climb 4 Create ArtsHoliday ClubClimb 4 is holding a Holiday Club in Grimsby on26th, 27th and 28th October to get young peopleinvolved in Singing, Dance, Drama, Arts andCrafts. Theres lots of details about this includedonline here so check out the flyer and investigateif you or anyone you know could use someholiday activities!

BBC ANTIQUES SERIESFLOG IT COMES TOGRIMSBY MINSTER

charitable nursery. website

Child DynamixChild Dynamix provides relief to children, youngpeople and families within the Humber sub-regionwho have need due to age, mental or physicaldisability, poverty and addiction. website

One Way UK LtdOne Way is an inter-denominational childrensministry specialising in equipping and trainingchildrens and youth workers. It sells online andprovides training events largely around puppetsand puppet ministry. website

New Chief Executive forLinkageThe Lincolnshire-based learning disability charity,Linkage Community Trust, has announced thatValerie Waby is to become its new chiefexecutive and will take up her new role inJanuary 2016.Valerie, who has led the Gainsborough-basedregional housing association, Acis Group, since2006, will succeed Ges Roulstone who retires inOctober after three years. Valerie has worked forAcis for 15 years, joining as company accountantin 2000 then progressing to Finance Directorbefore being promoted to Chief Executive. In hercurrent role, she has been credited with leadingAcis through housing acquisitions and setting upjoint venture partnerships, delivering hugecompany growth.Of her appointment, Valerie says: This is anexciting opportunity to lead an ambitious charityas it approaches its 40th anniversary and to helpsteer the organisation towards developing itsservices for more people with learningdisabilities.Outside of work, she has served as a trustee ofthe Samaritans nationally and is currently alistening volunteer for the charity. Valerie is also atrustee of the Cory Environmental Trust (Lincoln)and a governor of Gainsborough Academy.Linkage chairman Michael Oliver says: Valeriebrings a track record of successful people andfinancial management to this charity. Its animportant task to ensure Linkage remainsfinancially stable despite the economic climate inthe public sector, and delivers high-qualityeducation, care and support while expanding ourrange of services. We look forward to workingwith Valerie as we celebrate a special milestoneand beyond.www.linkage.org.uk

The popular BBC One antiques programme FlogIt presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit Grimsbyon Thursday 29th October 2015. Flog It theBBC antiques show is now on its fifteenth seriesand this time around, Grimsby Minster will behosting the Flog It valuation day. Canon Andrew Dodd, Rector of Grimsby Minstersaid Grimsby Minster is really looking forward toFlog it coming to our beautiful church. Grimsbyfolk will get a warm welcome at the valuation dayand we hope youve got some great antiques tobring alongThe BBC plan to transmit the four editions of FlogIt featuring Grimsby Minster within a year ofrecording. Flog It will be at Grimsby Minster, StJames Square, Grimsby, DN31 1EP on Thursday29th October 2015 between 09.30 am and 4.00pm. The items selected at the valuation day willgo under the hammer at Golding, Young andMawer Auctioneers, The Lincoln Auction Rooms,Dunston House, Portland Street, Lincoln, LN57NN on Wednesday 18th November 2015.Theres more information about how the Flog Itvisit will work on our website or download a fulldescription from the Minster.

The Best Start in Lifeis the first Annual Report from the Director ofPublic Health for North East Lincolnshire. Its acomprehensive review of the state of health inNorth East Lincolnshire from conception to 2years old. Weve added it to our news pageshere (its a .pdf download) and its worth a read.

Help shape new NELCwebsiteNorth East Lincolnshire Council is asking peoplefor their views to help shape its website. Feedback will be used to help make the websitemore simple and easy to use. Cllr Terry Walker,portfolio holder for Leisure, Citizens and PublicProtection at NELC, said:As more and more services have moved online,our website has become the first port of call forthousands of people when dealing with theCouncil. Its much cheaper and more convenientfor customers to use the website instead of

Communities Together is a charity that workstowards equality and inclusion for all who live inNorth East Lincolnshire. At our forum we wish togather your opinions on how this can be bestachieved. Please come along and tell us what isgood about living here and, what is not so good! All information is confidential and helps to informus and other agencies about issues that effectyou!If you cant be there, be heard in another way,email your thoughts to Jill Wilson, ProjectManager, via jill@nelcommunitiestogether.co.ukCome join us and have your say. Thursday 29thOctober 6PM-7.45PM. The Islamic CentreWeelsby Rd Grimsby

World Mental Health

Day10th October is World Mental Health Day. Navigoand Tukes have an event at The Floral Hall from10am-4pm. Take a look at their poster onlinehere.

calling or visiting in person. You know whichwebsites you like the most and which work bestfor you, so wed like to hear how our websitecould be improved. Were asking residents tocomplete this survey and help us make ourwebsite as simple and effective as it can be. Gohere to complete the survey.

Newsletter round upEach month VANEL receives a range ofnewsletters both national and local. Eachcomes in a different format. Some are easy toshare via our website but for some this is notpossible. And of course a lot of people willalready be receiving these emails themselvesdirectly.

So from now on well be sharing newslettersdifferently online. Youve probably already seenthe first of our newsletter roundup articlesonline, but if youve got a newsletter youd like usto share with our membership, why not addeditor@vanel.org.uk to your mailing list.

With a small editorial team at VANEL we donthave time to re-edit your newsletters to selectparticular news and reformat for our owndistribution. And we wouldnt want to thats whyyou wrote the newsletter in the first place. So wehope that by regularly doing a round-up (withhyperlinks) online, well do justice to your ownnews.

And on Tuesday 20th October, our TechTuesday session will be on e-newslettersand Mailchimp. So if you want to discuss waysto start producing e-newsletters, or improving theway you create yours now, then this might be ofinterest. More details elsewhere in this issue oronline via www.vaneldigital.org.uk.

04 Market PlaceA place for our Members and Friends to make or request offers from others...

VacanciesSee more jobs online here. Got a job to advertise? email the Editor

YMCA have a vacancy for a Local History ProjectManagerAn exciting opportunity has arisen to lead a Heritage Lottery project engaging young people, aged 16-25in researching and sharing the history of YMCA Humber in the local area especially in the periods of thetwo World Wars. YMCA are now advertising a part-time post for a Project Manager to lead this newproject.Applicants must have experience of delivering heritage projects that engage the local community along

with a good understanding of heritage research methods and the interpretation of local heritage.Experience of working with young people would be an added advantage.Theres more information on our website here and contact YMCA direct for more information or to apply:Priyanka.gupta@ymca-humber.com or 01472 693388. Advert is here. Closing date is 19th October2015.

Are you looking for Trustees?Next month it is National Trustees Week. And as part of the VANEL e-newsletter for November wellhave a special Trustees wanted column!

So if you charity is looking for new Trustees, then let us know (via editor@vanel.org.uk). If youre not acharity but are still looking for new committee members, let us know too. Board members, directors,governors etc well try and let people know the opportunities are out there.

Wanted / OfferedGot something you need to dispose of? In need of something in particular? Email the Editor...

Monitors need a new homeJust to start things off: VANEL still has around a dozen TFT (flat screen) monitors that are surplus torequirements. Each is 15, works, has power cable and VGA cable, but might need to be PAT tested byyourself as necessary. A 5 donation for each would be appreciated. If you are interested, contact KarlElliott or Andy Mason at VANEL via 01472 231123.

05 Funding newsThere are still a lot of grants and funding opportunities out there. Somewhere like Funding Central is of course agreat place to start your search. Each month we'll list here a number of the opportunities that we've come acrossrecently. Although we can't write your funding applications for you, if you are a Member or Friend then we atVANEL can always act as a 'critical friend', so please do get in touch (office@vanel.org.uk or 01472 231123). Check online for even more funding news.

Big Lottery supportchangesFor a while now Rob Malyan has beenthe local Big Lottery representativecovering Northern Lincolnshire and quite anumber of you will have met him duringone of his regular visits to Grimsby.Rob has recently started a secondment tothe Funding Development Team within BigLottery, so until October 2016 it won't beRob dealing with local funding support. AtVANEL we wish Rob well in his new role.Big Lottery have just advertised for a newlocal support post (see here) so as soonas we know who is here to support youwith your funding bids we'll share thenews.

In the meantime visit the Big Lottery site toobtain support.

Big Lottery

ERDF indicatorsguidance now outNot interesting, but if your organisation islooking at ERDF funding then you mightwant to check out this new information. Here's the link.

Starbucks YouthAction InvitesApplications fromacross Great BritainUK Youth and Starbucks are invitinggroups in England, Scotland and Waleswho are working with young people not ineducation or employment to apply forgrants of up to 1,000. Now in its fifthyear, Starbucks Youth Action aims toinspire and support 16 to 24 year olds whowant to make a positive impact in theircommunity.

newslettersDo you receive their e-newsletters? If not,it might be well worth subscribing. Here'sthe link to their latest edition.

Power to ChangeThe Power to Change Initial GrantsProgramme offers grants of between50,000 and 500,000 to help existingcommunity businesses in England that arein a position to significantly improve theirlong-term sustainability within six monthsof receiving a grant. Deadline is 22October. Full details here.

Dan Maskell TennisTrustThe Trust aims to help disabled people toplay tennis through the purchase ofwheelchairs, tennis equipment and grantsfor coaching. Grants of up to 1,500 for agroup, club or project are available.Disability groups and programmes, clubs,schools and associations in the UK areeligible to apply. Items considered asluxury items, such as electrical equipment,clothing or individual transport costs willnot be considered. The deadline forapplications is the 3rd November. www.danmaskelltennistrust.org.uk

EN:Able CommunityInvestment Fundopen for applicationsEfficiency North's EN:Able CommunityInvestment Fund (formerly the 4 GoodFund) has been created to support smallscale projects which will benefit localcommunities within the Yorkshire andHumber area. The maximum amount thatcan be applied for is 5,000 per project.The closing date for applications is 4pmon Friday 30 October 2015.

Applications submitted by organisations inNEL must be endorsed by ShorelineHousing Partnership who is an EfficiencyNorth member. Contact details for SHPare included in the application pack.The Community Investment Fund Panelevaluates all applications submittedagainst an agreed framework that reflects

Young people in England, Scotland andWales aged between 16 and 24 years whoare not in full time education oremployment can apply. The funding is tobe used by the young people to developand run projects in their local community.Projects should provide a positive benefitto the local community and look toenhance the young leaders employabilityand leadership skills. Two young peopleneed to lead the project and engage afurther 50 young people throughout thecourse of the project. The young peoplewill need to have a youth worker/trainingorganisation able to support themthroughout the project.

To support the project, young people willbe given access to a specially designedApp. Once downloaded, the app will helpthem keep track of their milestones andachievements while supporting them withthe planning and delivery of their socialaction project.

All workers supporting young people willreceive a copy of an employability toolkitto run through employment ready sessionsand the QCF Unit Leadership pack, whichwill provide activities and recordingdocuments for the young person tocomplete to gain their QCF unit inLeadership. In addition, young people willhave access to job and apprenticeshipvacancies within the Starbucks CoffeeChain.This year's Starbucks Youth Action is arolling programme running with monthlydeadlines.The remaining deadlines are: 5 October2015, 2 November 2015, 1 December2015, 4 January 2016, 1 February 2016and 7 March 2016.

Applicants will be notified of the outcomewithin two weeks of the deadline for themonth in which they submitted theirapplication. An online application form andfull details can be found on the StarbucksYouth Action website here.

Sainsbury's LocalSainsbury's is expanding its Local FoodDonation programme and aims to have alocal food donation partner for every store

Efficiency North's vision i.e. theconsortium's four core workstreams whichadd social value. Projects are evaluatedon:

their efficiency provision of opportunities foremployment and skills development encouragement of self-sufficiency tosupport social and economic regeneration sustainability to provide long termbenefits for their community.Projects meeting these requirements arethen recommended to the FrameworkManagement Board for their final decision.Full details on Efficiency North's website.

in the UK. Food partners are soughtprimarily to collect fresh food donated bySainsbury's and some stores are alsolooking for partners to collect dry andtinned goods donated by customers. Ifyou would like to know more aboutbecoming a local food partner pleaseemail sainsburys@ccworks.co.uk.

06 You and TechnologyTheres usually something in our monthly newsletter about technology, but starting now Im goingto make it a regular feature. After all, the Digital Revolution is now over as a society weredigital by default (whether we like it or not). Yet at VANEL, as we work with our Members andFriends, were often very aware of how difficult it is for everyone to understand and embracetechnology in an effective way. At VANEL were here to help you and your organisation to find theknowledge, encouragement and support you need to make the most of essential technologies inyour organisation. Please talk to us.

The website www.vaneldigital.org.uk is live again with a new all things technology blog and theres plentyof new information about our support on there too. You can also follow us on Twitter via @vaneldigital. Oryou can simply contact Karl Elliott at VANEL via karl@vanel.org.uk (01472 361043) to discuss your digitalissues.

WebsitesEvery organisation really needs to be online. Usually that means a website. (Being just on socialmedia may not be enough). And as we move to mobile by default, those websites need to workon phones and tablets. And your website needs to be accurate and up to date. Ive noticedincreasingly that funders ask for your website details so they can review what you do from lookingthrough your site. How well would your website reflect your organisation to a funder?

If you have no real idea how a website works and how to make one (or get one made for you) thenCooking up a website is a 2hr introduction to all the technologies behind websites. What do you needin terms of skills, time, money, technologies, tools, support, approach and more.

Our next training session is Friday 13th November, from 10am-12noon at the Willows and you can read allthe details here www.vaneldigital.org.uk/cooking

If youre already working on building or improving a website, then WebClub is here to support you.WebClub is now into its fourth year, but is changing as needs from our groups change. So face-to-facesupport sessions are probably every 4-6 weeks now but will still give a chance for those working onwebsites to meet, discuss, get support and encourage each other. But support is now online too forWebClub members and also direct via Karl who can help you keep on the right path through yourdevelopment and solve your problems and issues. Youre doing the work, but who are you turning tofor support? That would be WebClub. All for just 2 per month (actually 25 per year).

Lots more here: www.vaneldigital.org.uk/webclub including information about our first, new format meetingon Tue 27th October, 4-6pm at VANEL.

Theres more ways we support groups with websites too. Groups with existing sites that they needongoing technical support with can buy into our WebClub Gold remote administration service(www.vaneldigital.org.uk/webclubgold). And many groups have purchased bespoke website developmentwork from VANEL to design, plan or build their website, train their team or support their existing efforts. Talk to Karl for bespoke support services.

Other technologyTechnology is of course not just websites. What about Social Media or other cloud based servicesand tools? Hardware, software, media, storage, backups, anti-virus, databases and more?

Were pretty skilled and experienced at VANEL in all forms of technology, so were more than happy togive any of our Member or Friend organisations a free technology review so that you can talk throughyour issues and plans, and we can suggest what you could tackle and how. Obviously a free review cantdive too deep or produce detailed, fully costed reports, but for many groups who weve worked with it ismore than enough to give you some expert guidance on your options. Talk to Karl Elliott if youd like toarrange a discussion.

Or what about coming to a Tech Tuesday briefing/workshop? Each month well cover one topic insome detail but quickly and clearly. A focused 1.5hr lunchtime session to help you understand enoughabout a subject to plan your next steps. Lots more at www.vaneldigital.org.uk/techtuesdays

Our next session is Tue 20th October when well look at e-newsletters and Mailchimp. E-newslettershave lots of benefits and can be easy to do when you know how. But how should a good e-newsletterwork, and what does a poor approach look like? At VANEL weve been doing e-newsletters for a longtime and also, as part of our editorial work, we receive a lot of them too! Some groups have alreadyembraced e-newsletters effectively, but some are so poor were not even technically able to forward themon. So this session should be helpful to anyone wanting to contact their beneficiaries or audience moreeffectively. (Mailchimp by the way is an excellent free tool to manage your newsletters, so well look atthis in some detail during the session). Contact Karl or Peter at VANEL to book onto this session.

Future Tech Tuesdays will include an iPad masterclass in November and a Effective Online FundingApplications in December. Full details on the website. Well also have an extra session WhyTechnology should matter to Trustees on the 3rd November as part of National Trustees Week (see moreabout this elsewhere in this issue).More supportWere also working on ways to match technically competent volunteers up with groups that have an ITproject or issue to address. This digital volunteering programme is an ongoing part of our volunteeringsupport work at VANEL and were looking to find those IT issues that you have that could require somesupport. If you think youve got an issue that could be helped with an IT skilled volunteer, then please letus know and well help you define as a clear volunteering opportunity and then look for volunteers tosupport you. Contac t Karl Elliott to start with.

Interested in any of this? Sign up for our free IT Supporters Network so we can mail you direct with info.You can also join in our online discussions to get support from each other.

Upcoming Tech DatesTue 20th October: Tech Tuesday on e-newsletters and Mailchimp. 12.30-2pm. 5pp (or free toWebClub members)Tue 27th October: WebClub meeting, 4-6pm at VANELTue 3rd November: Tech Tuesday special Why Technology should matter to Trustees (as partof National Trustees Week 2015). 12.30-2pm. Session free to any Member or Friend of VANEL.Wed 11th November: a Digital Mapping workshop, 10-11.30am at Sidney Sussex Pavilion inCleethorpes (see www.vanel.org.uk/maps for information about this digital mapping volunteeringinitative)Fri 13th November: Cooking up a website training session. 10am-12noon

Tue 27th November: Tech Tuesday on iPad masterclass. 12.30-2pm. 5pp (or free to WebClub)Tue 8th December: WebClub meeting

07 Governance newsThe first week in November (2-8th) is National Trustees' Week. As last year, VANEL will be activelyparticipating by hosting a number of events during the week to help our Member and Friend organisationsto actively consider their governance and trusteeship situations to consider whether there areimprovements to be had.

We're just finalising details of a programme for the week now, so visit www.vanel.org.uk/trusteesweek tokeep an eye on news of our plans.

But we will definitely be hosting:- A free to attend "Trustee Network" half-day workshop on Monday 2nd Nov, pm in Grimsby. This willbe an opportunity for anyone interested in governance and trusteeship to consider the issues aroundgovernance that affect them, look at resources and approaches available, and take part in discussionsaround a range of key issues.- A "Technology and Trustees" free workshop as part of our "Tech Tuesdays" programme (so Tue 3rdNov, 12.30-2pm).- A "Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees" training session. 2 hours long and suitable for any newtrustees or committee members who would like to understand more about the role. There will be a smallcharge for this session.

More information will be online here and also will appear in next week's e-bulletin. If you are particularlyinterested in this topic or these events then please feel free to talk with Karl Elliott at VANEL who ismanaging the week and our governance support work (01472 361043, karl@vanel.org.uk).

More information about Trustees' Week in general is online here.

08 VANEL news and ServicesCelebrating our staffThis month we have four members of staff who are sharing good news with us.

Vicky and Angela have been expanding their skills over the past year at GrimsbyInstitute and both are pleased to announce that they have successfully receivedqualifications from their studies. Angela has received her AAT Level 2 certificate andVicky has received her Supporting Teaching and Learning Level 2 certificate.Congratulations on your hard work.

Following receiving her qualification Vicky has also successfully gained a part time job in a local primaryschool and is now splitting her time between the two jobs. You can still contact her at VANEL as before.Kelly Smaller, who has been on maternity leave, has spent her time with us on secondment to YouthOffending Service is fortunate to return from maternity leave and be offered a permanent job with YouthOffending Service. Congratulations on your success and all the best for the future.

Safeguarding Training Level 1Does anyone in your group need their Child Safeguarding Level 1 training? We have a small number ofpeople who have registered their interest, but not enough to run a full course. If anyone is interestedplease email peter@vanel.org.uk and when there are sufficient numbers dates and times will beconfirmed.

Payroll ServicePayroll has become a more complexand specialised task in recent yearsdue to Real Time Information (RTI)

reporting, and further complexities willfollow with the introduction of

workplace pensions.Our Payroll team offers a complete

service. We offer: Real Time Information(RTI) reporting + A Year End service,

which includes reports printed andsubmissions to HMRC + P60 Reports +

Weekly or Monthly pay schedules, to meetyour needs + Competitive rates +

Assistance with the Workplace Pensionscheme and ongoing requirements + Help

for new employers with HMRC set up ifrequired

read more online or contact Angela Barker

More of VANEL services online

Disclosure andBarring Service

We offer the facility here at VANEL for youto have your staff/volunteers DBS

checked. We are a registered umbrellabody for DBS which means that we are

able to provide you with the relevantapplication forms and are authorised to

confirm and sign off applicantsidentification.

VANEL offers this service to allorganisations whose staff/ volunteersmeet the eligibility criteria for a DBScheck. It is good practice to have all

staff/volunteers DBS checked if they comeinto contact with children and young

people or vulnerable adults in order tominimise the possibility of employing

somebody who is unsuitable.read more about our DBS service onlineor contact us via 01472 231123 or Peter

Hewson to discuss your needs.

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