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BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 VOLUNTEERING GIVE AND LEARN On the agenda will be: UCAS Social Action  Advertising for volunteers outside of the Guidance Goes Volunteer Centre and University. Live!  Centrepoint are launching their volunteering programme during Volunteers Week When young people  Recruiting and supporting volunteers from BME take part in social communities. action such as volunteering, the skills they gain from it can help See minutes from the last meeting. with their UCAS application (and other applications, For further information, email Ros Coulton for that matter). Helping others is a good thing to do [email protected] or call 01274 233 260. anyway, but you can also use your experience and commitment as a way of showing how your VOLUNTEERS’ FAIR participation has helped you develop. The qualities Do you need more volunteers for your group? and personal growth that are gained from taking Want to recruit young enthusiastic volunteers? part could really make a personal statement stand out in a UCAS application. Come and have a free stall at our Volunteer's Fair See: www.growinggiving.org.uk/latest-news/ucas- On: Thursday 4 June, from 11am to 2pm social-action-guidance-goes-live and At: Centrepoint, 1 Coates Street, http://growinggiving.org.uk/ucas-give-and-learn Bradford BD5 7DL (behind Dixons Academy). The event is kindly hosted by Centrepoint, a charity VOLUNTEER MANAGERS’ FORUM which supports homeless young people in the Are you a volunteer coordinator or someone who Bradford area. The venue has level access and manages volunteers? Would you be interested in accessible toilets, refreshments are available. meeting people in similar roles, working in the Book now: https://volunteersfair.eventbrite.co.uk voluntary and community sector around Bradford, to share best practice, to discuss local updates VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK 2015 relevant to the sector, and for moral support? Yes, it’s that time of year again. Register on the Volunteers' Week If so, you are invited to the next Bradford Volunteer 2015 website and they'll send you a Managers Forum on Wednesday 10 June, from 2:30 free resource pack to help you to 4:30pm at The University of Bradford Students’ celebrate your volunteers. Union, Student Central SC.50. http://volunteersweek.org If you are interested in volunteering, contact your local Volunteer Centre. These are local organisations providing support and expertise within the local community to potential volunteers, existing volunteers and organisations that involve volunteers. Volunteering Bradford Keighley Volunteer Bureau Telephone: 01274 725434 Telephone: 01535 609506 Web: www.volunteeringbradford.org Web: www.keighleyvb.co.uk 51

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 WHAT IF…EVEN WHILE YOU SLEEP you could help find a cure? Help Stanford University scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJx9z1uB9k software on your computer. The problems we are trying to solve require so many calculations, we ask people to donate their unused computer power to crunch some of the numbers. In just 5 minutes... Stanford University will send your computer a folding problem to solve. When your first job is completed, your computer will Add your computer to over 173,000 others swap the results for a new job. around the world outputting 46,000 teraflops of computing power to form the What is protein folding? world's largest distributed supercomputer. Proteins are biology's workhorses - its \"nanomachines.\" Proteins help your body break down food into energy, regulate Step 1: Download protein folding your moods, and fight disease. Before proteins can carry out simulation software called Folding@home. these important functions, they assemble themselves, or \"fold.\" While protein folding is critical and fundamental to virtually all Step 2: Run the installation. The software of biology much of the process remains a mystery. will automatically start up and open a web When proteins do not fold correctly (misfolding), there can be browser with your control panel. serious health consequences, including many well-known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, AIDS, Step 3: Follow the instructions to Start Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many cancers. Folding or click here to run Folding@home directly in your Browser with Google If we better understand protein misfolding we can design drugs Chrome: http://folding.stanford.edu/nacl/ and therapies to combat these illnesses. How you can help right now:  Start folding by downloading and running the free Folding@home software from Stanford University. Once installed the software runs behind the scenes using otherwise unused computing time.  Your computer's calculations provide valuable data for the research into protein folding.  You'll get feedback along the way if you want it, or you can just let it run. You might not even notice how much work is going on. Every computer added helps researchers get closer to the cures. Find out more, download and start helping here: https://folding.stanford.edu/ 52

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 WHAT’S ON... BRADFORD FESTIVAL The Bradford Festival runs from 12-14 June in City Park. There will be a great range of activities, all free of charge. Further details: www.bradfordfestival.org.uk CLIFFE CASTLE PARK EVENTS Cliffe Castle Park in Keighley has entertainment for all music tastes from May right through until July and is free of charge. The entrance is on Skipton Road, or Spring Gardens Lane where there is ample car parking. Sunday 24 May, 2:00 to 4:00 pm: Milestone (plays Irish music). Sunday 7 June, 2:00 to 4:00 pm: Bradford Metropolitan Concert Band (plays marches, light classics and hits from the musicals). Sunday 21 June, 2:00 to 4:00 pm: Hot Aire (a varied repertoire of show tunes, film music and popular music). Sunday 5 July, 2:00 to 4:00 pm: Hurricane Blue (country rock group). All Sunday concerts at Cliffe Castle are free. THE AIRE DO Saturday / Sunday 1-2 August The Aire Do is a boutique event set in the grounds of the beautiful Cliffe Castle Park and Gardens, Keighley. It is a venue of 'lushness' and has hosted a wealth of local, regional and nation talent. In addition to the entertainment there will be food outlets, licensed bar, stalls and fairground rides. The AIRE DO is a ticketed event. E: [email protected] T: 01535 618252 Cliffe Castle Park, Spring Gardens, Keighley BD20 6LH. http://online.bradford.gov.uk/ufs/ufsmain?formid=VISITBRADFORD_ONLINE 53

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Wanted for local charity North & West Yorkshire Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) Part time Sessional Project Co-ordinator We are seeking to recruit a to co-ordinate an exciting 12 month project and work with our volunteers to organise varied activities and events Project Co-Ordinator for our members. Salary: NJC Point 28-32  Based at home but able to travel within our region. £23,945 to £27,323 p.a. pro rata | 30 hours per week  Variable hours averaging 30 per month including some during weekends and evenings. To lead our 3 year TransPositivity Project, which aims to  Remuneration £10/hour plus expenses. support Trans people to lead happy, healthy and safe lives.  Experience of working with disabled people and The successful candidate will have experience of working volunteers an advantage. with excluded communities to promote wellbeing. They will  Patience and good communication and organisational have knowledge, understanding and experience of Trans skills are essential. people and of the issues affecting them. For further information, please contact Bernie Baldwin Tel: 07703 182480 E-mail: [email protected] To apply visit our website: www.equitypartnership.org.uk st The closing date is Monday 1 June 2015 at 9:00 am. Apply by sending CV and covering letter to For further information, including interview date, please A. Crowther, Chair, 64 Bagley Lane, Farsley, LS28 5LY email [email protected] or call our office on or e-mail to [email protected] 01274 727759 Monday to Thursday. Closing date for applications is 24 May 2015 Equity Partnership is an equal opportunities employer offering a friendly Interviews will be held w/b 1 June 2015 or by arrangement and flexible working environment in a Bradford city centre location. A selection of free data & analysis Giving Charities and Politics Charity shops Attendance at party conferences The Donor Confidence Index Charities that have impressed MPs Young people & giving The Lobbying Act: third sector impact Text message and cheque giving Legacies and giving Trust Recommendations by gonors Trust in institutions Giving levels during austerity Support and affinity with causes Campaigning and campaigns Favourite charities in the health sector Do charity campaigns inspire people to take action? Celebrity support MPs on what they’re contacted about most Attributes of the ideal charity Charities’ challenges according to journalists Public undertaking campaigning activity Public Behaviour Public sentiment towards charity campaigning Motivations for leisure activities Download from: http://bit.ly/may15bb-docs 54

BRIEFING BRADFORD | MAY 2015 Volunteer opportunities available for the First Mixed Ability Rugby World Tournament (MARWT)! International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) are organising the First MARWT in Bradford in August this year in conjunction with the Tournament hosts the Bumble Bees RUFC based at the Bradford and Bingley Rugby Club. Mixed Ability Rugby promotes players with learning or physical disabilities, and non-disabled players known as “facilitators”, playing together in the same full-contact game. th st The Tournament will be held between the 17 and 21 August 2015 in grounds around the Bradford area and will line up over 400 participants from 10 countries across Europe (England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Serbia) - and a delegation from Argentina. We are looking for volunteers to carry out a number of different, and very flexible, roles before and during the event, which can be adapted to the time and skills you have available, to help us ensure that the MARWT and associated conference runs smoothly and to ensure that all those involved have an enjoyable time. For more information about the MARWT, IMAS and the Bumbles, please visit: www.mixedabilitysports.org Please also see (AND SPREAD WIDELY!) our short promotional video at: https://youtu.be/0ADzzbi1DO4. FREE Training for small charities (annual turnover of less than £1.5m) on 8 July 2015 From 9:30am to 4:30pm (registration from 9:15am) at The Quadrant, Sheffield S9 4WG SESSIONS on 8 July • Strategy Development/Risk Management www.thefsi.org/training/strategy-risk-management-3/ • Community Events www.thefsi.org/training/community-event/ • Supporting & Managing Volunteers www.thefsi.org/training/supporting-managing-volunteers-5/ • Fundraising from Trusts & Foundations www.thefsi.org/training/fundraising-from-trusts-foundations-5/ • Demonstrating your Impact www.thefsi.org/training/demonstrating-your-impact-4/ Courses last all day so you can only attend one session per day. Only one person per charity can attend each course (maximum 2 persons for the day). The training and all delegate materials are FREE of charge to FSI Small Charity Members /Associate Members. You need to pay a deposit of £50 per delegate place on registration. £40 will be refunded on attendance. £10 is retained towards refreshment and catering costs. For more details and bookings, visit: http://www.thefsi.org/services/training/sheffield-july-2015/ Are you a Member of the FSI? If not, you need to join prior to booking: www.thefsi.org/join-us/eligibility 55

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