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Welcome to CAS

We equip Southwark’s voluntary organisations and community groups with the tools and information they need to help them make a difference in the communities they serve. To achieve this we provide training and one-to-one support on a wide range of topics to empower our members to develop and grow, and we represent our members to local government and more widely.

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News from the CAS team.

May Funding bulletin now available!

Posted on 17 May 2012

Access this month funding opportunities relevant for your organisation: grants (including Southwark Council's grant scheme), awards, notices and company giving.
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May Trustee Bulletin now available!

Posted on 15 May 2012

Find out about upcoming training a recent news items relevant to trustees.
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Small Charities Week 11-15 June 2012

Posted on 11 May 2012

Small Charity Week is an annual event run by the FSI to celebrate the fantastic work of the small charity sector across the UK and to help raise awareness of these often forgotten organisations.
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Important dates

Upcoming events in Southwark.
May 29

Starting up an Organisation

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Jun 21

Building an Effective Case for Support

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Jun 23

Trustee Training: Communicating and Chairing Effectively

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Nov 30

Evening Masterclasses with CAS

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Jul 13

Trustee Training: Wellbeing on your Board

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Sep 07

Trustee Induction – Introduction to Southwark and its Voluntary and Community Sector

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Policy briefings

FEHRS Impact assessment on Children’s service cuts

Posted on 18 Apr 2011

The Forum for Equalities and Human Rights in Southwark, facilitated by the Southwark Legal Advice Network, has been commissioned by Southwark Council to act as ‘critical friend' issues relating to Equalities and Human Rights. As part of the role FEHRS feel that it is appropriate to feed into the process of developing a robust equality analysis of the impact of proposed funding cuts to services for children and young people. Follow this link for more information.
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Localism Bill: What is it?

Posted on 22 Dec 2010

On 13 December, Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government published the Localism Bill that proposed a raft of changes to shift power away from Whitehall and give it to local government and communities. The purpose of this bill is to: • Empower local people • Ensure greater local accountability • Free local government from central and regional control The bill provides the clearest indication to date about the types of powers that the Government is willing hand down to enable communities to thrive. This bill should not be seen in isolation but as an integral part of the Government’s overall agenda to deliver a more active society, a Big Society
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Unravelling Personalisation

Posted on 29 Oct 2010

Personalisation is the general term used to refer to the reforms to social care that are currently underway. These reforms developed in response to demographic changes, rising user expectations, and Government social care and fiscal policies.
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funding news.

May Funding bulletin now available!

Posted on 17 May 2012

Access this month funding opportunities relevant for your organisation: grants (including Southwark Council's grant scheme), awards, notices and company giving.
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Sign up to Localgiving.com and promote your charity to new donors

Posted on 24 Apr 2012

Local giving is a fantastic new website for charities and community groups. It is specifically designed to support small, local charities by providing easy-to-use online marketing and donation tools that help to promote themselves to local donors, engage with supporters and raise donations.
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BIG Lottery Fund- Online resource: Getting funding and planning projects

Posted on 24 Apr 2012

This guide provides a simple step-by-step introduction to the concepts and principles that you will need to know about if you are going to apply for funding from BIG.
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