Social Enterprise Network – May 2014
NEWS
Our Urban Shop
The Our Urban Shop pilot will provide business advice and financial support to urban communities that are making
progress towards their goal to set-up community-owned shops for local residents.
As well as enjoying better access to food, local communities will realise the exciting range of opportunities their shop
can give them - whether this be volunteering to gain new skills, gaining employment opportunities or being part of a
community that’s working together.
Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Our Urban Shop will be providing funding and advice to communities coordinated by experts at the Plunkett Foundation and Locality.
How to apply
Our Urban Shop will recognise and support communities that are:
Within the UK
Live in an urban community
Want to hear more about how the community can take control
Want to actively work with the local community
The pilot is all about supporting communities to set up community shops that will stock food and basic provisions.
Community shops are owned and run by the community, and so this initiative is not open to private businesses.
Communities can share their experiences and express an interest in Our Urban Shop by Monday 16 June 2014 here.
For further information visit http://www.communityshops.coop/sites/default/files/our_urban_shop_factsheet_4.pdf
Key Fund
The Key Fund are holding a FREE Sales Workshop specifically designed for Social Enterprises on Wednesday 4th June,
they will be giving hints and tips on improving sales techniques, managing sales teams, converting pipeline into
actual sales and customer care. Three Social Enterprises will also be there talking about their own businesses, and
how they have overcome the challenges they faced.
Date: Wednesday 4th June
Time: 9am till 11.30am
Venue: Shine Business Centre, Harehills, Leeds, LS8 5HS
If you want more information, or want to book a place please email a.salisbury@leeds.ac.uk
Social Enterprise UK – Buying Social
Need to buy any office supplies, catering services, gifts or even everyday items. Then why not try to buy from a social
enterprise using Social Enterprise UK’s directory, which will make a more positive social impact than your usual way
to shop. You’ll be amazed what you source, and see some of our own local social enterprises on the list. If you want
more information and to look at the suppliers visit http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/membership/ourmembers/members-directory
NEPes offer recognised environmental accreditation to local organisations for £100
8 May 2014 - NEPes Press Release
We have secured funding to help organisations attain a recognised environmental
management accreditation usually valued up to £2,000, for only £100.
The accreditation, called Investors in the Environment, enables organisations to monitor and manage their resource costs and
environmental impact, whilst evidencing their green credentials
to customers.
We are 1 of only 13 organisations in the UK to be awarded the 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise
in Sustainable Development. The Queen’s Awards recognise businesses that make up the backbone of the UK economy. In 201112 one third of all UK economic growth was from the low carbon economy. In recognition of this, last year NEP’s social enterprise
trading arm, NEP Energy
Services (NEPes), launched the local branch of Investors in the Environment, a national environmental management network.
The programme is run in partnership with local university business schools and is supported by
the Chamber of Commerce and the Environment Agency.
Jerome Baddley, NEPes Sustainability Services Manager said “In an increasingly green-aware marketplace, we help
businesses save money quickly through resource and energy efficiency; we improve their green credentials and cut the
environmental impacts of their products and services".
NEPes is working with Nottingham Trent University’s Future Factory to provide organisations with grant funding and expert
consultancy support to minimise the cost and effort of implementing an environmental management system. Eligible organisations
can access full Investors in the Environment accreditation and up to 1.5 days of consultancy from NEPes. All this is offered for only
£100; the usual value of this type of support is up to £2,000 depending on organisation size
and level of iiE accreditation.
For Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire food and drink sector organisations, we are also running a programme with Nottingham
Business School, providing free student support through a structured, publicised programme, to analyse resource data, calculate a
carbon footprint and help assemble
the documentation to put towards an Investors in the Environment accreditation.
To find out more, please contact:
Gemma Cave Gemma.c@nottenergy.com
Jerome Baddley Jerome.b@nottenergy.com
Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Programme
If you've got an idea for a project to improve your local community, this programme can help make it happen.
They’re offering a fully funded year of learning and a grant to help you get started on a new idea or scale up an
existing social enterprise. During the programme you will develop as a leader and obtain the skills needed to take
your organisation to the next stage.
The programme is split into Start Up and Scale Up:
 Start Up will get your new project or idea off to a flying start.
 Scale Up will help you grow an established social enterprise.
Both programmes offer:
 A fully funded 14 day learning programme
 A grant (either £4,000 or £15,000)
 A mentor from Lloyds Bank/ Bank of Scotland
For more information visit - http://www.the-sse.org/schools/26/lloyds-bank-and-bank-of-scotland-socialentrepreneurs-programme/192/about-the-programme#sthash.Qjenrk8I.dpuf
Community Assets and Services Grants
Are you thinking of running a local service or taking over the management of a local building or land of community
value? We have a range of grants available to help you with the process of taking over a service or an asset. You can
apply for these grants at any point during the year. Capital grants are only available till 26 June 2014.
Pre-feasibility grants: Up to £10,000 to help you through the early stages
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Feasibility grants: Up to £100,000 to help you prepare to take over the asset or service
Capital grants: Grants between £100,000 and £500,000 to buy or refurbish a community asset. Applications
open till noon on Thursday 26 June 2014.
For more information visit http://www.sibgroup.org.uk/communityrights/?utm_source=SSE+newsletter&utm_campaign=9be3e48de3Weekly_roundup_09_05_145_8_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_37ebc0341a-9be3e48de3-325429373
Metropolitan Digital Inclusion Programme, Invitation to Tender
Metropolitan has allocated resources across key geographical sites to enable the commissioning of IT training
services, to form part of Metropolitans Digital Inclusion Programme, during the period May 2014-March 2015.
We are inviting local community organisations to tender for a new contacts for 2014/15 focussing on delivery either
(or both) Nottingham and Derby.
The service outline and information for organisations is detailed in the specification, however please note the
following key information;
Contract Values;
Locality
Possible Programme/s
Value
Duration
Derby
IT training
£8000
6-12 months
Nottingham
IT training
£8000
6-12 months
Timeline for the submission of proposals;
Date
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25th April 2014
Release of Specification & Application document
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23rd May 2014
Closing date for returned applications
3
28th May 2014
Applications assessed against criteria
4
3rd June 2014
Shortlisted applicants present to the Evaluating Panel
5
6th June 2014
Applicants informed of outcome
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9th June 2014
Feedback available
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16th June 2014
Contract period begins
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30th March 2015
Contracts terminate
Key points for consideration:
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We welcome applications from local organisations and actively encourage consortium/partnership bids.
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Organisations must be properly constituted with an organisation bank account and hold relevant insurance and
safeguarding measures in order to be considered as a supplier to Metropolitan.
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We are interested in attracting smaller voluntary or community based projects that have a good knowledge of
the local community in which they are based and have established networks and relationships with other agencies
and the local community.
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Commissioning decisions will prioritise proposals which will have the greatest positive impact on the site,
communities and priorities highlighted in the specification well as ability to adopt a collaboratively approach with
other providers.
Please do not hesitate to get in contact if you require any additional information or would like to discuss the
application process or service specification further, otherwise we look forward to receiving your project proposals by
5pm on 23rd May 2014.
01 May 2014 - Money Saving Expert (MSE) Charity Now Accepting Applications
A new funding round is now open.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for self help groups and other innovative projects that will help educate people about
money/debt/consumer issues. Projects must assist people to improve their quality of life through knowledge and understanding of
how to manage and take control of their own financial situation. Projects must also provide outcomes that will benefit their wider
communities.
Not-for-profit constituted groups/organisations within the UK that have an annual income of less than £500,000 and whose
unrestricted reserves are less than six months of their running costs are eligible to apply.
Applications are being accepted from 1 May until 31 May 2014. Only the first 40 complete applications that meet the criteria will be
considered by the Panel.
Further information is available from the MSE Charity - www.msecharity.com
Source: MSE Charity, 1 May 2014
EVENTS
Come along to our Funding Support and Enterprise Fair on 21 May from 10am to
12:30pm at The Silk Mill Museum, Off Full Street, Derby DE1 3AF.
Put the date in your diary as this will be a big event!
There will be funders, support organisations and local businesses and social enterprises offering
information, advice and discounts on their services to voluntary and community organisations. There will
also be funding workshops to show you what funders look for in grants and funding applications.
Funders at the event include:
Big Lottery
Derbyshire Sport/Sport England
Derbyshire Community Foundation
Heritage Lottery Fund
Charity Bank
Virgin Money Giving
Derbyshire Environmental Trust
Lloyds Bank Foundation
European Social Fund
Futures (Community Grant Fund)
If you are a local business or social enterprise and would like to have a free stand please email Michelle
Nally with details of the support you can offer to voluntary and community organisations - for example,
advice or discounts on your products and services.
We look forward to seeing you there.
There is a cafe onsite for the purchase of refreshments.
Social Enterprise Network Meeting
Come and network with other local Organisations and Social Enterprises, also a great opportunity to check
out Friar Gate Studios as a venue for your events.
Date: Wednesday 21 May
Time: 4-6pm
Venue: Friar Gate Studios, Derby
If you are interested in any of these events, want more information, or wish to book a place please email
Michelle Nally at Michelle.Nally@communityactionderby.org.uk or book free through
www.eventbrite.co.uk
Procurement Readiness Workshop
PLEASE NOTE THE WORKSHOP IS OVER 2 DAYS 5th and 19th June.
Workshop Style and Objectives
The interactive workshops will be informal, relaxed in style and will provide practical guidance to help
improve your tendering competency. Numbers will be limited to 12 per session and each organisation
must complete the Procurement Readiness Check and enrolment paperwork before attending the first
session. Our aim is to help you:
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Understand how the public sector buys services
Understand the public sector procurement process
Create your offer and approach
Locate opportunities
Develop a portfolio of documents to support the tendering process
We are keen to support your learning and to track your progress through this series of workshops and will
therefore ask you to complete a further online procurement check prior to the final session. Organisations
which successfully complete the diagnostic and are deemed to be “procurement ready” will be invited to
join Community Action’s Social Enterprise Consortia which will support organisations collaborate on larger
contracts and to submit consortia bids.
Workshop Location
The workshops will be held at: Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby DE1 2GT
Registration for each session is at 9.45am. The Workshops will all run from 10am to 4.45pm and this will
allow time for networking at the end of each session. Confirmed dates for the next three sets of workshops
are:
Workshop 1: Thursday 05 June 2014
Workshop 2: Thursday 19 June 2014
Minute Taking Workshop – Basic Level
Do you find that you are not sure as to the procedure involved in taking minutes and that you take
too many notes at meetings? This course will help you gain knowledge of how to write a set of
minutes and the process afterwards for sending the minutes out to the other group members.
By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to:
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Identify what the roles of a minute taker are
Plan and prepare for a meeting
Complete a set of minutes
Understand the procedure after a meeting
Date and Time
Thursday 12 June 2014
10.00am – 1.00pm (9.45am registration)
Venue
Community Action 4 Charnwood Street Derby
Cost
Free for Voluntary and Community Organisations
£50 – Statutory Partners
How to book
Please email training@communityactionderby.org.uk
to request a booking form. The deadline for returning your form
is Tuesday 3 June
Essential Policies for Your Group/ Organisation – Basic Level
Do you find it difficult to identify which policies are appropriate for your group and organisation,
also what information needs to be included in each policy?
This course will help you understand the importance of policies and how to identify the suitable
policies for your group?
At the end of the session the learner will:
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Understand the importance of having policies
Identify which policies are appropriate for your organisation
Recognise the benefits of having policies
Identify what information needs to include in each policy
Date and Time:
Venue:
Cost:
Monday 18 June,
10am – 1pm
4 Charnwood Street, Derby, DE1 2GT
Free for Voluntary and Community Organization
£50 – Statutory Partners
How to book:
Please fill in the attached booking form and return to either:
training@communityactionderby.org.uk
Or phone - 01332-227706
All our events can be found on www.Eventbrite.co.uk which is a free service to book your
place on up and coming workshops.