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The Aston-Mansfield Community Involvement Unit (CIU) is a team of specialists providing a comprehensive package of quality advice and information aimed at supporting and strengthening voluntary and community groups.
- We provide advice on organisational and financial development to voluntary and community groups across east London
- We provide fundraising advice and support including using Grant Finder, a comprehensive database of funding opportunities.
- We produce a quarterly ‘Fundwatch’ newsletter.
- We are one of the partners in ‘Newham Third Sector Funding’, a collaboration with Newham Voluntary Sector Consortium and the Black & Ethnic Minority Community Care Forum.
- We have played an active part in the development of the Newham Compact.
- We provide the ‘Next Steps’ programme of intensive support for medium-sized community organisations.
- We provide the ‘Helping Communities to Grow’ programme of intensive support for refugee community organisations.
- We organise events including networking lunches and ‘Meet the Funders’ meetings.
- We provide a comprehensive Third Sector library and resource centre.
- We play a key role in the Newham ChangeUp Partnership and in the Capacity Builders Working Group.
- We produce a Community Development Toolkit on CD-ROM.
- We provide a monthly mailing to over 600 groups, available for local organisations to use at a minimal cost.
- We provide a community research service, which can provide either tailored research projects for groups or end-of-project evaluations.
- We offer two shared Community Offices - at the Froud Centre in Manor Park and the Harold Road Centre in Upton Park.
- We produce the ‘Newham Directory of Religious Groups’, currently in its fourth edition.
2007 saw the second Annual Conference organised by the Community Involvement Unit and sponsored by Tate & Lyle. The theme was "Valuing Partnerships with East London's Third Sector" and the report of the conference is available below. |
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