The South West Group is running a survey to get a up-to-date picture of the
experience, expertise, training and support needs of fundraisers throughout the
region. This will enable us to develop an improved programme of Conferences,
training events and initiatives to meet these needs.

You can also win a bottle of Champagne and a free place at the Autumn Conference
so please do complete the survey form at:

www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/2009survey

Closing Date: 31st May

Many Thanks,

Isobel Michael
Institute of Fundraising SW

Hi everyone

Is anyone in the group looking for some interim work or knows someone who is? I
am looking for an interim Manager to oversee our Events & Individual Giving
team, who are responsible for our fundraising events programme and individual
giving activites such as Tribute Funds, Appeals, Gaye, legacies.

Anyone interested please contact me either via email. or tel on 01453 769086 and
we can discuss in more detail.

Thanks

Catherine Ind
Director of Fundraising
Meningitis Trust

Hi everyone

Is anyone in the group looking for some interim work or knows someone who is? I am looking for an interim Manager to oversee our Events & Individual Giving team, who are responsible for our fundraising events programme and individual giving activites such as Tribute Funds, Appeals, Gaye, legacies.

Anyone interested please contact me either via email. or tel on 01453 769086 and we can discuss in more detail.

Thanks

Catherine Ind
Director of Fundraising
Meningitis Trust

Hi everyone,

We are now recruiting for a Project Fundraising Officer working on grant applications and related activities.  The web link below has further details on this, so please forward it to anyone who you think may be suitable and interested.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/vacancies/details.asp?id=tcm:9-219075

Best wishes,
 
Russell Luscombe
Project Fundraising Manager
 
The RSPB, South West England Regional Office
Keble House, Southernhay Gardens,
Exeter, Devon, EX1 1NT

Direct Tel: 01392 453779
Fax: 01392 453750
Mob: 07595 654936
Email: russell.luscombe@...

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Hi Isabel

I hope that you are well.  I haven’t seen you for ages!

Bath Building Society’s charity awards are drawing to the deadline again and I hoped we might be able to remind the Bath Fundraisers group?  Firstly though, I wondered if you would like to comment on the release below from the IoF’s point of view?  We’d love to put a quote in from you.

Once we’ve finalised this release, perhaps then it could go out to the Bath Group?

Many thanks

Helen

Helen Mulhern

Managing Director

Eventy – Marketing & PR

… The perfect fit for all your marketing needs!

Top Floor, 24 Barton Street, Bath  BA1 1HG

T: 01225 337363              M: 07747 633 236

E: helen@...    W: www.eventy.co.uk

Eventy Ltd: 06752284

PRESS RELEASE

DATE:

FROM: Bath Building Society

FOR ATTENTION OF: News Desk

DATE TO BE RELEASED: ASAP

NO SUCH THING AS FREE MONEY GIVING AWAY!?

In the current climate where charities are struggling to raise the funds that they need and every penny counts, one local business is giving money away to small local good causes, all they have to do is ask!

With the deadline of 31st July approaching, charities and community groups in Bath and the surrounding area are being encouraged to apply now for a grant in the 2009 Bath Building Society Charity Awards.

The annual Awards were officially opened in April, and following a slow initial uptake, applications have begun rolling in as the deadline approaches. But the Society is hoping that even more groups will come forward to ask for support for projects in their local communities.

Each year Bath Building Society makes a range of contributions to various worthy organisations throughout the area in which it operates. Contributions take either the form of a grant of up to £1,000, or tickets for flights in the Society’s hot air balloon which can be auctioned to raise money.

The successful applicants are decided upon by a panel of judges made up of representatives including Bath Building Society, The Bath Chronicle, Heart FM, the Quartet Community Foundation, Eventy – Marketing & PR, and the Mayor of Bath. The panel consider each application, and grants of up to £1,000 are then allocated to the causes.

The Society aims to support a diverse range of charities and community groups. In the past dozens of organisations, from a local knitting group to a local cancer charity, have received grants to help them continue their work in the community.

Chief Executive of Bath Building Society, Dick Jenkins, added, “There are many worthy causes which Bath Building Society has supported through our Charity Award scheme. We pride ourselves on having strong ties with the communities in which our agencies and branches are based, and through our awards scheme we are able to make a series of small but meaningful contributions that will directly benefit people in the communities in which we operate.”

Groups wanting to apply for support through from the 2009 Charity Awards can do so by filling out an application form available through the Bath Building Society website – www.bathbuildingsociety.co.uk

For more general information regarding the awards contact Eventy – Marketing & PR on 01225 337363.     

- ENDS -

________________________________________________________________

EDITOR’S NOTES

FURTHER INFO

Bath Building Society is a local independent building society, dedicated to providing a flexible, responsive, professional service, now and into the future.  They aim to provide a range of mortgage and savings products to suit all needs, whilst also supporting the community in which it operates

CONTACT: Ben Carey at Eventy on (01225) 337363 / bcarey@...

Disclaimer: Bath Investment and Building Society is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Ref: BIBSBC

Is anyone going to the Third Sector Investment Programme: The Innovation
Excellence and Service Development Fund Meet the Funder Events for the 2010/11
Funding Round. The events are scheduled for this week (21st and 23rd of July) in
London and Leeds.

I would love to go but can't make it and would be grateful if there is anyone
going who would be willing to take and share notes.

Catherine

Cornwall Blind Association

Hi Isabel

I know the email went out but I didn’t get it.  Can I please check which email address you have on your list for us?

Thanks

Helen

Helen Mulhern

Managing Director

Eventy – Marketing & PR

… The perfect fit for all your marketing needs!

Top Floor, 24 Barton Street, Bath  BA1 1HG

T: 01225 337363              M: 07747 633 236

E: helen@...    W: www.eventy.co.uk

Eventy Ltd: 06752284

Hi
Just mailing a job ad for a Trust Fundraiser position at National Osteoporosis
Society.  For application form and further information see the website
www.nos.org.uk
From Kirstie

Trust Fundraiser
Part time Maternity Cover - 9 month contract

£18,000per annum - 22.5 hrs a week (3 days)

The National Osteoporosis Society is a renowned and dynamic UK wide health
charity based six miles south of Bath, in the Somerset countryside.  With an
annual income of £4.2 million, we offer services and support to people diagnosed
with osteoporosis, their families, carers and other stakeholders.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Trust Fundraiser to cover maternity
leave in our Fundraising Team.  The main focus of the role will be to continue
to develop our existing trust programme and to secure further income through
researching and developing compelling proposals for trusts, statutory and
lottery funders.

You will have a solid track record of achieving financial targets from
charitable trusts, experience of initiating, developing and managing
relationships with funding bodies and an imaginative and creative approach to
your work.

For further information, a job description and an application form can be found
below. Completed applications should be emailed to Jackie Brown at
j.brown@... by  Friday 7th August 2009. Interviews will be held on 18
August 2009 at Camerton.

I will be out of the office starting 30/07/2009 and will not return until 17/08/2009.

I will respond to your message when I return. Any queres, please contact Lisa Metcalfe on 0117 314 5181 or e-mail lmetcalfe@...

Hello all!
Thought you might be interested to know about the following:

Membership Management & Retention – Tuesday 24th November (Taunton)
With Patricia Marks & Amanda Whitlock
Membership management is not just about recruiting new members - it also
involves retaining the members you already have. This course will outline what
steps organisations can take to help make the membership opportunities valuable
enough to make existing members want to stay, whilst understanding the natural
changes in any membership group.
There will plenty of time for participation and to discuss some of the issues
affecting delegates and their organisations. The course is suitable for anyone
who is involved with membership of a group or organisation and you will receive
a variety of examples of documents and templates that you can take away and use
in your workplace.
______________________________________________________________
Working Towards Financial Sustainability - Tuesday 8th December (Taunton)
With Mary Edwards
"How can I cover my core costs?" is a perpetual question in the voluntary and
community sector. There is no easy, magical solution. However, this introductory
course will review current practices for promoting financial sustainability and
will appraise topical and traditional methods for generating income.

For more info/booking form, please email me at
enquiries@...
or see www.cascadetrainingplus.

Many thanks and best wishes
Lindy (Booth)

Children's Hospices UK has an old RICOH Aficio 1015 photocopier for any charity
that might be interested and could pick it up from central Bristol.

If you would be interested, please contact Roz Glover on PA@...
or 0117 989 7822

Best Wishes,

Isobel Michael

Hi, I just wanted to let everyone know about two vacancies we have at Cornwall
Blind Association. If you know of anyone who would be interested in joining a
small but very enthusiastic fundraising team based in Truro then do please pass
the details on.

1.  Fundraising Assistant – full time, 35 hours pa, salary £15k pa

Providing essential support to our Fundraising Department, you'll make sure our
office systems and databases are effectively maintained from day to day –
enabling us to work successfully, and make a real and lasting difference to
people's lives.

You'll also take on a wide range of other duties. Assisting with events,
carrying out research into funders, projects and other opportunities. In
addition, you'll produce monthly fundraising reports and get involved with a
wide range of donor-related admin tasks including administration of the
Association's membership scheme.

An experienced administrator, NVQ Level 3, with a good knowledge of relevant
systems, Word and Excel, you'll have a high level of customer focus, and the
proven ability to manage your own time. It's also important that you have
experience of organising mailings or events.

2    Trust and Grants Fundraiser – Temporary Contract (20 weeks)
21 hours pw (3 days), salary £18k pa pro rata

You will coordinate the Trust and Grants fundraising program for a four month
period whilst the Trust and Grants Fundraiser is on leave.  You will research,
prepare and submit applications for small grants and assist the Fundraising
Manager with preparation of larger bids. You will also be responsible for
reporting and maintaining accurate records.

In addition you will also assist with the implementation of a grant guide for
clubs and for a legacy campaign.

Ideally an experience trust and grants fundraiser or transferrable skills you
will have knowledge of how trust and grant giving organisations operate.  Strong
writing and numeracy skills with a good knowledge Word, Excel and the internet
are essential as well as the proven ability to manage your own time.

For a recruitment pack contact the Truro Sight Centre on 01872 261110
or for an informal discussion please contact Jackie Southon,
Fundraising Manager on 01872 266714 Closing Date: 9.00am, Monday 9th November,
Interviews w/c 18 November.

The plans for the pilot SW Mentoring Scheme for Institute of Fundraising members
were launched at the Conference today.

The pilot will run from January to June 2010 and the evaluation of this pilot
will be used to develop a full SW Mentoring Scheme and inform the development of
a UK-wide scheme.

If you would like to be involved, please complete a Registration of Interest
form, which is now available to download from this newsgroup under 'Files'.

Best Wishes,

Isobel Michael

Does anyone have recent experience of purchasing new fundraising software and
can offer any advice on their findings please?

Dear All

Midas Charity Appeals, Wilsons Solicitors and Antrobus Accountants have teamed
up to deliver a day of free professional fundraising, legal and finance advice
for charities, to take place on Thursday 26th November at The Orchard in
Basingstoke (home to Basingstoke Voluntary Services).  Charities can drop in or
book a half hour slot from 10-1pm and 2.30-5.30pm. I have uploaded the
invitation with all the details to the IoFSouthwest page. Please take a look and
if you are interested contact martinshaw@....

We look forward to seeing you there.

With kind regards

Helen

Helen Searle
Midas Charity Appeals
www.midasappeals.org.uk
01590 688826

The next meeting of the Bath Fundraisers' Group will be at the Bath Cats and
Dogs Home on Tuesday 8th December from 1-2 pm. We will focus on `How to make the
most of the recovery' with a panel of experienced fundraisers including:

• Sion Lutley, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, University of Bath
• Lorna Montgomery, Eventus Fundraising
• Valentine Morby, Consultant
• Sarah Thorn, Fundraising Manager, Bath Cats and Dogs Home

If you would like to attend, please just reply to this message. A map for the
Bath Cats and Dogs Home can be found at
www.bathcatsanddogshome.org.uk/contactus.asp

Best Wishes,

Isobel Michael

For some reason Martn's email address came out very wierdly in the email below.
If you are interested in booking a surgery please contact
martinshaw@....

thanks
Helen

--- In IoFSouthwest@..., "helen_searle" <helen_searle@...> wrote:
>
> Dear All
>
> Midas Charity Appeals, Wilsons Solicitors and Antrobus Accountants have teamed
up to deliver a day of free professional fundraising, legal and finance advice
for charities, to take place on Thursday 26th November at The Orchard in
Basingstoke (home to Basingstoke Voluntary Services).  Charities can drop in or
book a half hour slot from 10-1pm and 2.30-5.30pm. I have uploaded the
invitation with all the details to the IoFSouthwest page. Please take a look and
if you are interested contact martinshaw@...
>
> We look forward to seeing you there.
>
> With kind regards
>
> Helen
>
> Helen Searle
> Midas Charity Appeals
> www.midasappeals.org.uk
> 01590 688826
>

Dear All

We are recruiting for a part-time (0.8 FTE) Trusts and Foundations Manager at
the University of Bristol. All information can be found here:

http://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/ads?ID=84510

Many thanks
Best wishes

Laura Serratrice
Acting Head of Major Gifts
& Planned Giving Manager
University of Bristol

The Research Institute for the Care of Older People
Charity no. 1042559

FUNDRAISER
Salary £24,103 - £28,816

RICE is a charity dedicated to carrying out research and improving the health
and life for older people, with a particular emphasis at present on memory
problems, Alzheimer's disease and related conditions. Based at the Royal United
Hospital, Bath, we are a team of 16 including doctors, psychologists, nurses and
administrative staff.

With an expanding local and national profile RICE is looking for a fundraiser to
build on a solid foundation of revenue, trust, community and legacy fundraising
as well as Public Relations. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years
experience in these areas. They should have access to their own transport and be
prepared to work outside standard office hours at times.

For an application pack call 01225 476420 or email j.armstrong@....

Closing date: 	       Monday 4 January 2010
Expected Interview date:       Wednesday 13 January 2010

Cotswold Care Hospice is seeking a highly motivated and energetic individual to
join their fundraising team.

This position will work with the Senior Events Manager and be responsible for
the creation, implementation and management of fundraising events run by the
hospice.

In addition this role will include working with local community groups and third
parties who are organising events on behalf of the hospice.

This role is target based and ideally you will have experience in a similar role
or be able to demonstrate your skills and experience in a similar field.

Closing Date: Monday 18th January 2010
Interviews take place: Week commencing 25th January 2010

See: www.cotswoldcare.org.uk for job description and application information.

Or contact Julie Feltham on 01453 733 705
Julie.feltham@...

We're currently looking for venues for the training days for the SW Mentoring
Pilot Scheme. We need venues that have two meeting or training rooms, one for
around 25-30 people and one for 10-15 people.

We would obviously prefer to use charity venues so if your organisation has
training rooms available, please do send through details to:

southwest@...

Many Thanks,


Isobel Michael
SW Regional Group

-----Original Message-----
From: IoFSouthwest@... [mailto:IoFSouthwest@...] On Behalf Of isobel3078
Sent: 25 January 2010 14:41
To: IoFSouthwest@...
Subject: [IoFSouthwest] Training Rooms

 

We're currently looking for venues for the training days for the SW Mentoring Pilot Scheme. We need venues that have two meeting or training rooms, one for around 25-30 people and one for 10-15 people.

We would obviously prefer to use charity venues so if your organisation has training rooms available, please do send through details to:

southwest@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk

Many Thanks,

Isobel Michael
SW Regional Group

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