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	<title>Walsall Voluntary Action</title>
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	<description>Providing life support for local action across the Borough of Walsall</description>
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		<title>Excellent Opportunity for local organisations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calling all local voluntary and community groups in need.
Following the development of a new and exciting joint venture with Walsall College, WVA can provide a gateway to specialist skills and link in with willing students that have a lot to ofer the sector in Walsall.
Could your organisation  benefit from some specialist expertise then email Ian Willetts CEO at Walsall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/02/03/excellent-opportunity-for-local-organisations/</link>
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		<title>Case Study: Young people finidng common ground with BIG funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Young People Finding Common Ground with BIG funding
‘Immigration is great for the economy and British society. Discuss.’ I’m not having a flashback to a school exam! This was the question set for a group of young people to explore the theme of prejudice at a BIG funded project in Walsall.
We have all heard about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/02/03/case-study-young-people-finidng-common-ground-with-big-funding/</link>
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		<title>Job Opportunity: Park Hall Community Association Centre Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARK HALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
CENTRE MANAGER 
The Directors of Park Hall Community Association are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, business minded person to manage the Community Association.  The post would require dealing with administration, finance, human resources and planning.  Experience within community services would be ideal but is not essential.
25-30 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary Negotiable
Please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/02/03/job-opportunity-park-hall-community-association-centre-manager/</link>
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		<title>How do small charities setup trading subsidiaries?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask the expert: How do small charities set up trading subsidiaries?
Helena Wilkinson from Chantrey Vellacott DFK explains how and when a charity should deploy a trading subsidiary






Make sure you&#8217;re trading subsidiary isn&#8217;t a &#8216;Del Boy and Rodney&#8217; operation. Photograph: Alamy


Q: We&#8217;re a small/medium-sized charity and our board has asked me to look into setting up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/01/27/how-do-small-charities-setup-trading-subsidiaries/</link>
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		<title>Walsall Council donates lever arch files to community groups in Walsall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the commencement of  The Smarter Workplaces Programme which  involves the rationalisation of the Council’s property portfolio which will involve fewer Council office buildings with refurbishment work for the Civic Centre which started in October 2011 and will complete in December 2012. 
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The key outcomes from the programme are:
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Our customers, partners and colleagues will benefit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/01/25/walsall-council-donates-lever-arch-files-to-community-groups-in-walsall/</link>
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		<title>2012 Walsall Disability Awards nominations are now open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you wish to nominate anyone please complete the  noination form below referring to the protocool document whihc can also be downloaded from the link below and return the form to Walsall Disability Forum by 29/2/12.
2012 Disability Awards Nomination Form
DISABILITY AWARDS NOMINATIONS PROTOCOL
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		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/01/18/2012-walsall-disability-awards-nominations-are-now-open/</link>
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		<title>Free advice training &amp; consultancy to voluntary &amp; community sector groups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walsall CAB are offering two opportunities for local voluntary and community sector organisations. Please take a look at the links below to find out more:
FREE Consultancy publicity poster
FREE Training publicity poster
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		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/01/18/free-advice-training-consultancy-to-voluntary-community-sector-groups/</link>
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		<title>Tender Opportunity: The Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wolverhampton City Council, on behalf of the four Black Country Councils and NHS Commissioners- Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are seeking suitably qualified organisations to tender for the Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Services, to cover all the Black Country. The contract to commence in October 2012. 
In the Mental Health Act 2007 qualifying patients [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/01/17/tender-opportunity-the-independent-mental-health-advocacy-imha-services/</link>
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		<title>Charities scared to speak out amid cuts, says report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Independence Panel, a commission set up to monitor the voluntary sector as it grapples with huge cuts in public funding, said service provider charities that traditionally have also had an advocacy role were censoring their public utterances for fear of reprisals from local authority and central government funders.
To read the full article please follow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/01/16/charities-scared-to-speak-out-amid-cuts-says-report/</link>
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		<title>Walsall Coach and Volunteer Education Programme 2012-2013</title>
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Walsall Council Sport and Leisure Development Services is committed to supporting voluntary sector sports clubs within the borough to improve the provision of opportunities for young people and adults to participate in sport in a safe and effective sporting environment. 
 
This programme is suitable for everyone from Sports Club Volunteers Coaches, Physical Education Practitioners, Health, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walsallva.org.uk/2012/01/13/walsall-coach-and-volunteer-education-programme-2012-2013/</link>
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