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Resource Centre News
30 July 2010
Money in Mind project going strong
We’ve just produced our latest quarterly update on the Money in Mind project, which offers free support, training and information on managing money to small groups in Brighton & Hove.The project is funded by the Big Lottery Fund, and support is provided by a partnership of the Resource Centre, Impact Initiatives and the Working Together Project.
You can see our July 2010 update at
http://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/about/support/mim/Jul2010update.pdf (this goes straight to the PDF document).
Three earlier updates are also available at http://www.supportforgroups.org.uk/support/page/about-money-mind-project.
If your group is based in Brighton and Hove and has an annual income below £35,000, you can get free support from the Money in Mind project, including:
- one-to-one advice and support with setting up accounts systems, book keeping, budgeting and financial planning
- Working Together Project training courses
- independent examination of accounts
- straightforward written information about managing money
For more information about the project, see http://www.supportforgroups.org.uk/moneyinmind or contact any of the partner organisations.
28 May 2010
Carlton Hill road closure
Carlton Hill will be partially closed to traffic on 28th May 2010, then from 21st June 2010 for 18 months. You will still be able to drive to the Resource Centre, but may have to take a slight diversion. Please see our road closure map for details.
21 May 2010
Bank accounts information sheet
The Resource Centre's information sheet on bank accounts has been updated and revamped to make it easier to use.The information sheet lists the bank accounts offered for community and voluntary groups by all the main high street banks, and by some banks who specialise in charity banking. The information is presented in a consistent format, so that you can compare the accounts available and choose the one that suits your group best.
The information sheet on bank accounts is part of a range of written information provided for small community groups as part of the Money in Mind project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
27 April 2010
Equipment A to Z
In response to feedback from user groups, we have added an A to Z section to our online Equipment hire catalogue.We have also simplified the categories used to list our extensive range of equipment, which is available for hire to any community or voluntary group based in Sussex.
We hope these changes will make it easier for groups to find information about the equipment they need.
22 January 2010
Money in Mind: helping community groups look after the pennies
The Money in Mind project provides support and advice to community groups in Brighton & Hove on how to manage their money. It is being run by the Resource Centre, Impact Initiatives, and the Working Together Project for the next five years, and funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Free support is available for all small groups who want it - in a variety of formats, to suit different groups. Any not-for-profit group, based in Brighton & Hove, with an annual income below £35,000, could get some practical help from the project. For example:
- Free one-to-one support and advice
- Free training courses
- A free examination of accounts service
- Online reference information, free for any community group to download.
You will find more information about the project and the support your group may be able to get at www.supportforgroups.org.uk/moneyinmind.
08 January 2010
Welcome to Mireille, our new worker
Our new worker, Mireille Shimoda, started work on 4th January, increasing the number of staff from six to seven.With increased use of the centre in recent years we have known for some time that we needed to increase the number of workers we have. For example, last year usage of our reprographics service increased by 37% on the previous year.
Having an additional member of staff had become necessary to cope with the ever increasing demand from users. We hope that it will enable us to respond more quickly to requests for support and advice, and that groups coming into the centre to do printing or collect equipment will not have such long waits when we are busy.
04 January 2010
New information sheet on designing and using Questionaires
Is your group thinking about carrying out a survey to evaluate your activities or gauge opinion? Not sure how to go about it? Get some helpful tips from our new information sheet 'Designing and using questionnnaires'.
01 October 2009
New information sheet on Public Liability and Insurance
"Do we need public liability insurance for the activity we are planning?"Groups frequently pop in or ring us to ask this question, so we have put together a short information sheet on Public Liability.
It explains what public liability is, why you might need insurance, and what you can do you make sure you members, volunteers and visitors are safe.
24 March 2009
New print facilities at the Resource Centre
Community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove now have access to the latest equipment for:- Colour photocopying - from 20p per copy A4
- High quality copyprinting - faster and better than ever
- Automatic collating, folding and stapling of booklets
- Accurate and fast folding of leaflets
- Colour scanning up to A3 size
- Banner printing - just £5 for a colourful glossy paper banner 1.2 metres long
Contact us to discuss your printing needs, or to book the equipment.
21 October 2008
New information sheet on petitions
Our new information sheet on Organising a petition gives simple tips and info on how to word a petition, who to present it to, and the pros and cons of using online petition websites.