Member and Partner events

News editors can’t resist This free interactive workshop will give tips and insights into what news editors look for when stories are submitted and how you can increase your chances of raising the profile of your organisation in the media. Delivered by: Highlights PR. Booking via the VODA website. 21 Feb 2019 10:00 VODA, Queen Alexandra Campus, Hawkeys Lane, North Shields, NE29 9BZ

Cyber Security Training for Small Charities and Community Groups MVDA is running this free training created by the National Cyber Security Centre specifically catering to small charities and community groups to help you understand cyber security and apply practical solutions that will keep you safe online. The session will be broken into three main parts; 25 Feb 2019 12:30 St Mary's Centre 82-90 Corporation Road Middlesbrough TS1 2RW

Roundtable: Brexit & Civil Society: York Brexit will have significant impacts on civil society; raising questions about a replacement of EU funding that the third sector receives, the settled status scheme and the maintenance of fundamental rights. The Brexit Civil Society Alliance is hosting a roundtable discussion with the third sector in York about the impacts Brexit will have on the sector, at the Priory Street Centre in York on the 25th February. 25 Feb 2019 13:00 Main Hall, Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, YO1 6ET

Tees Valley Combined Authority Local Industrial Strategy – Policy Choice Challenge Sessions Tees Valley Combined Authority is in the process of developing a Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) for the area. The LIS will be developed locally and agreed with Government to establish the interventions, support and funding required in Tees Valley to deliver future improvements in productivity. 27 Feb 2019 11:00 Middlesbrough Football Club

NCSC Cyber Security Training This is a free workshop for small charities and community groups (with an annual income of under £50,000). The average cost to a charity of a cyber security breach has been calculated to be around £1,030. The session will be broken into three main parts: 28 Feb 2019 10:00 Higham House Higham Place NE1 8AF

North East Together: The future of social leadership What is the future of leadership and its role in social change? How can we become even better leaders in the north east? What are the key questions we should be asking about the future of leadership? We’re delighted to invite you to the first North East Together whole network event of 2019 to explore social leadership. We’ll hear about the past, the present and the future of leadership from engaging speakers, all with interesting things to say to spark our own thinking. 28 Feb 2019 16:45 Partners Room Floor 8 Newcastle University Business School

Designated Person for Safeguarding children in the VCS Every group or organisation should have a designated person for safeguarding. This course is for anyone holding the role of Designated Person for Child Protection within their organisation or group, and who has completed an introduction level safeguarding course in the past three years. We will provide participants with an understanding of what key decisions to make, when to make a referral, when to discuss these concerns with parents and how to support the child. Date: 1st March ‘19 01 Mar 2019 9:30 Cramlington

Getting system engagement right for Child Health and Wellbeing Getting system engagement right for Child Health and Wellbeing – building a structure to enable integrated change We want to hear from you if you represent a Child Health and Wellbeing network or group of professionals, groups or organisations...for example 04 Mar 2019 9:00 Durham

Free Skills Workshop: Joinery The Wood Pile are hosting a series of 6 week training workshops throughout 2019 that are FREE to Unemployed or inactive, disabled individuals.* These workshops are an opportunity to learn basic joinery skills, complete a small project and gain a range of knowledge and skills from an experienced tutor. 05 Mar 2019 0:00 The Wood Pile, Rennys Lane, Dragonville, Durham, DH1 2RS

Insidious brutality – Universal Credit in North East England Following the roll-out of Universal Credit in Gateshead and Newcastle in 2017, research has highlighted the system’s profound negative impact on claimants’ mental and physical health, their social and financial resilience, and their employment prospects. 06 Mar 2019 14:00 Bewicks B, Ground Floor Civic Centre Regent Street Gateshead

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