Inspire South Tyneside

Inspire is South Tynesides Local Infrastructure organisation which works with local VCSE and third sector organisations to offer Information, advice, guidance and partnership working. 

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://voda.org.uk/news-events/elements-training-portal/">Elements Training Portal - VODA</a> The Elements Training portal is an online selection of learning courses, consisting of bitesize manageable and VCSE sector learning. These courses are free, eligible to anyone in South Tyneside working or volunteering within the VCSE sector. (Or an ideal starting point for anyone thinking of starting up a a Un-constituted community group or small charity structure). Courses currently available are below: <ul><li>An introduction to Setting up a Charity</li><li>Essentials to Charity Finance</li><li>Getting to Grips with your Charity Governing documents</li><li>An introduction to the role of a Trustee, Secretary or Treasurer</li><li>Good Fundraising; Successful Grant Applications</li><li>Good Governance</li><li>Adult Safeguarding Essentials</li><li>Introduction to Children's Safeguarding</li><li>Introduction to Volunteering</li><li>Volunteering and the Law</li><li>Inclusive Volunteering Practice</li><li>Involving Young Volunteers</li></ul>The&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://elementstraining.teachable.com/">Elements Training Portal</a>&nbsp;has been developed by&nbsp;North Tyneside VODA,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.connectedvoice.org.uk/">Connected Voice</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.northumberlandcva.org.uk/">Northumberland CVA,</a> who have been working together since 2019 to help VCSE organisations and groups. The partnership has now been extended to include, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ca-north.org.uk/">Community Action Northumberland</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.durhamcommunityaction.org.uk/">Durham Community Action</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://inspiresouthtyneside.co.uk/">Inspire South Tyneside</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sunderlandvsa.co.uk/">Sunderland VSA</a>. This partnership addresses challenges like limited capacity and geographic barriers by offering high-quality eLearning. Access is available anytime, anywhere with an internet connection.All courses on the portal are free, available to everyone and typically take less than an hour. If you are new to the Elements Training Portal, you’ll need to set up a personal login. After completing a course, you can download a certificate to confirm your achievement. For further information, contact <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:Niki.marshall@inspiresouthtyneside.co.uk">Niki.marshall@inspiresouthtyneside.co.uk</a> Click this link to View the free courses: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://voda.org.uk/news-events/elements-training-portal/">Elements Training Portal - VODA</a>

TEAM programme with kings trust/TW fire service.

HealthNet is a monthly networking forum hosted by Inspire South Tyneside. This network meeting is the first Friday of every month, 10-12:30pm, where our local services in south tyneside can come together to discuss health and wellbeing topics in South Tyneside, Health and Wellbeing services in South Tyneside can present of give updates whilst meeting other VCSE, Public Health or NHS partners in the borough. The meeting typically takes around 2.5 hours, with 2-4 guest speakers, and a networking break with tea and coffee. To be part of this network, you should already be a member of Inspire. To be part of Inspire's Membership and be involved in our newsletters, events and networks, please see the Link to sign up; https://forms.office.com/e/0Vhsz0ScBg

Inspire South Tyneside

Elements VCSE Training Portal

TEAM Programme

HealthNet