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"Skills - Third Sector's online forum now live 10/11/2009 Are you involved in learning and development within your organisation? If so, Skills - Third Sector's online forum needs you! Skills - Third Sector is the new independent, sector-led organisation for the sector, which has been established to enable people in third sector organisation to develop their learning and skills, so they can make an ever growing contribution to their communities. The new website at www.skills-thirdsector.org.uk is about to officially launch and we would welcome any feedback you had. The site offers the ability to search for the right learning, training and development resources for your needs. The site's forum is a place for you to network, ask questions and discuss latest developments - and we need your help to get this started!"

Brief Summary of ESF - What is ESF? The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of four main structural funds set up to help reduce differences in living standards between the regions of the European Union (EU). ESF contributes to the European Employment Strategy supporting policies and initiatives described in the Operational Plan and South East ESF Framework 2007-10. * Priority 1 - Extending employment opportunities; to increase employment and reduce unemployment and inactivity and to help tackle barriers to work faced by disadvantaged groups * Priority 2 - Developing a skilled and adaptable workforce; to develop a skilled and adaptable workforce by reducing the number of workers without basic skills, increasing qualifications to L2, and L3, reducing gender segregation in the workforce, and developing managers and workers in small enterprises. ESF funds revenue projects which are principally aimed at combating unemployment, improving the skills of the workforce to improve adaptability, and increasing levels of entrepreneurship and small business growth.

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.

"New Research into Support for Third Sector Organisations 09/11/2009 Research published by Capacitybuilders highlights the importance of identifying the support needs of third sector organisations through effective diagnosis, and of avoiding a one-size fits-all approach to support provision. The report also highlights the extent to which smaller or newer groups can benefit from more intensive, regular one-to-one support as they develop and grow, and identifies a range of critical factors that contribute to the successful development and growth of smaller third sector organisations."

"€1 billion available for actions under Grudtvig programme. Call for proposals 13/11/2009 First deadline: January 16th 2010 Part of the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme, Grundtvig aims to increase participation in adult education, improve co-operation between adult education organisations, and ensure that the socially excluded have access to education - especially those who left education without basic qualifications. Grundtvig supports the following actions: * Visits, placements, adult education exchanges and preparation visits needed to plan exchanges * Learning Partnerships * Multilateral projects for improving adult education systems through development and transfer of innovation and good practice * Networks of experts and organisations developing adult education spreading good practice and supporting partnerships Multilateral projects, Networks, and Accompanying measures are financed directly by the Commission. The first deadline for proposals for Grundtvig actions is January 16th 2010. See the full call for proposals. All other actions are financed (in the UK) via Ecotec. See the Ecotec guidance on how to apply for Grundtvig funding. "

Here's a pic-n-mix array of resources for the developing charitable organisation. Check them out and tell me what you think. It even includes policies!

Screen Casts/Video Casts: Resource Dev & Workflow (to work with flip cameras)... Xilisoft video converter: http://www.xilisoft.com/video-converter.html Get the Ultimate Edition: $ 55.95 (US Dollars) One Converter Person - Save many license fee costs... This video editor does the conversion from Flipcamera to windows movie maker compatible video! Doing it in this way would save the organisation license fees as the converted files could be converted & trimmed in a a free standard video editor that comes with windows. You would then have one person do the conversion and other people the editing. I can help with Video editing to the standard that you see tutorials on youtube... I have done many video edits for technology/software screen casts. We could discuss the screen casting workflow. I will CC Rach in case she also needs to develop similar resources. Kill two birds with one stone!

Pay as you go platform for elearning courseware - allegedly simple point and click intuitie fast courseware development. They take 10% fee from online attendees to your courses.

Small is the next big for interactive web content: Screen size is shrinking for access and interaction with the web. Here's a platform that helps develop mobile sites. Need to test it out

"The benefits and risks to children's wellbeing and learning associated with playing computer games have been highlighted as an area for urgent research by the Byron Review. At the same time, the Children's Plan and Becta's Harnessing Technology strategy have identified the importance of parents and families on children's learning and development. It is therefore important to understand the differing ways in which computer games are played and perceived in family settings, including parents' and children's attitudes towards gaming. It is also necessary to understand the type of games being played by families, and the benefits and concerns. "

The European Social Fund (ESF) is funding from the European Union designed to improve the skills of the workforce and help people who are having difficulty finding work. This money is distributed by the Government Office for the South East (GOSE) to the co-financing organisations in the region: * Learning and Skills Council * Job Centre Plus * South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

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

from 70s 200k+ nonprofits opened in US - only 144 have reached $50 million in annual rev -since. 2 things. check it out.