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community development foundation@ can you ask for the pdf? this is a guide to developing communities and empoering them into partnserships and action. I gather from skimming blurb. could be wrong

free two day training sessions The training sessions will equip development workers and other support providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve collaborative working amongst the organisations they work with.

The Mayor of London and the Government are working together to deliver a £79m 'London Youth Offer'. The package will run over two years from 2008 to 2010, with £20m coming from the Mayor's London Development Agency (LDA) and £59m from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

This page contains some really useful toolkits for our lovely AFL partners. So they may want to check the content out. I have forwarded this page to those partners already on Diigo.

Working with Young People/Youths? - some money if you are considered to be working in London. An umbrealla programme that links to Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF)

An inspirational source of content from the top thinkers, business entrepeneurs, and top writers. Fab free resource. When you are stuck for inspiraiton, check it out here!

why you should listen to your own council and reflect on the agenda of others...;0) free PDF

The economics of collaboration Vs the need of organisations to justify their existence - fab video. Recommend it! - some of these points I talked with Eliz about. Gets you thinking about developing your relationship with service users.

easy widget making platform (I have account on it). Check out this example of this charity using the platform to develop widgets to share news ;o)

What is STAN? STAN is a membership network for second tier advisors in London. Who can join? - £35 per year though... Membership is open to all second tier advisors working in greater London. When we say 'second tier advisor' we mean anyone who spends the majority of their work time advising voluntary and community organisations: You might be a Small Groups Development Worker, a Capacity Builder or a specialist Funding Advisor - no matter what your job title you are welcome to join. We also accept membership from those who aren't advisors but who might be interested in second tier advice; for example Grants Officers, Managers and Training Officers. These individuals are classified as 'STAN Friends' and can access all the network's services apart from some advisors only Learning Sessions. Membership of STAN is on an individual basis and costs £35 per organisation per year.

What about adapting this to suit your own content creation needs? - could link with socialmedia workshop

This one needss some inspector gadget work - National institue of health report assessing community engagment approaches - including collaborative methodologies and community champions

Eliz, this google indexed PDF (that looks like web-page), contains some fab stuff about creatinb inclusive communities. This has bits to do with digital divide. It also has an overview of the Sunderland approach. Could be good talking point when you guys do some higher level meetings with your govt. contacts.

If you're part of a nonprofit organisation, this site is for you. Whatever your organisation or role within it, if you want information, to update your skills or to talk to others, you've come to the right place. Opportunities to highlight your expertise by writing case studies!

A sustainable funding model can be used by Nonprofits as part of theprocess to figure out whether and how they can attract growth capital! - think like the business world! A further summary in the bubble on the page ;o)

plug for networks, but also advice and resources on networking and setting up networks. ;o)