Coronavirus and charities: webinar series from NCVO
The NCVO have released their recent webinar recordings onto YouTube. Topics inlcude: Building organisational resilience, making decisions in tough times, board leadership, financial management and funding, assessing health and safety risks, volunteers, governance and more. Click on the playlist links below to take a look at the full webinar lists: Webinar playlist Coronavirus playlist Read more
Psychological first aid in emergencies training for frontline staff and volunteers
Staff and volunteers at the forefront of the national coronavirus response across England will be able to access a new Psychological First Aid training course. Find out more about the course here Read more
A little colour in Covid times – 6 weeks of The Buzz
“When Rotherham was gripped with Coronavirus, The Buzz opened up on Facebook to provide adults with additional needs a daily activity to complete. This brought colour to our otherwise dull days” Julie and Sam – group members We launched The Buzz in May 2020, led by Catalysts Zoe in Birmingham and Harry in Rotherham in … Read more
Tips for volunteers who are offering help to people with dementia
Innovations in Dementia have published a helpful guide for volunteers who are offering to help people with dementia with practical day to day tasks. There are also four new short videos, designed for volunteers who are supporting a person with dementia. These are endorsed by the British Psychological Society, Alzheimer’s Society and NAPA (National Activity … Read more