Social Welfare Training has produced a very useful poster as a guide to benefits for 2011-2012.

Download the poster here

We have a good qualty desk that is 47 inches long x 31.5 inches wide and 28” high. Collection only from The Priory, Church Hill Road, Solihull, B91 3LF. Contact Tina on 0121 711 3148 to arrange.

Finding the right conference venue can be difficult for your potential customers, especially when
they may be looking for one with a social, environmental, charitable or community benefit.

At Think Venue we have made it simple for those customers to find you!

Think Venue is an online venue finding service of conference venues representing Third Sector
organisations that re-invest their profits rather than delivering them to shareholders. The
initiative has proved extremely successful in Birmingham and it is now being rolled-out in
Solihull.

Think Venue lists everything from small community spaces, to church halls and large venuse like the NEC & IAA

The cost of listing your venue is as little as £40 per year and, if you mention SUSTAiN, the first 3 months are free and you will get 15 months for the price of 12.

The Venues search function on our website already links directly to Think Venue making it even more likely your venue will get found.

This is a very clever social enterprise idea and we would encourage you to give it a go. You have nothing to lose.

Think Venue Solihull Promotion Leaflet

Visit Think Venue and get your meeting room listed

Solihull Council has lots of ring binder and Lever arch folders at Keepers Lodge in Chelmsley Wood looking for a home.

If interested please contact Emma Jones on 0121 788 5374 or email ejones@solihull.gov.uk

Are you eligible for NCVO’s Community membership?

If you are part of a charity or community organisation with an annual income of less than £10,000, you are eligible for NCVO membership with no fee.

Visit the NCVO Community Members site for details.

Ramada Hotel (also known as The George) in the centre of Solihull is able to offer an exceptional deal for your event.  The Courtyard Suite room will accommodate up to 200 people for an event and is offered FREE Friday and Saturday evenings to local organisations through SUSTAiN when available. Food is offered at reduced rates if required, bar open free of charge.

What’s the catch? – None except the room is offered at 4 weeks late availability notice for a minimum of 100 people with the bar open.

How Do I respond?

Contact the Ramada (details below) to see the facilities, plan the event, have everything ready-to-go at the press of a button, and then register your interest with Ramada. When the Courtyard Suite is available you will be contacted. If it’s do-able for you when contacted then have a great event.

Call Ros Wilson or Laura Moore on 0844 815 9011 or email csales.solihull@ramadajarvis.co.uk for all the details and to discuss how this would be a great way to have a charity fundraiser with very little overhead.

The Charities Evaluation Service has produced a new guide called ‘Monitoring & Evaluation on a Shoestring’

The guide explains how to gather evidence and what to monitor and how to carry out an evaluation without spending huge amounts of money in the process.

Download Your Free Copy Here

Ecomodo is an online marketplace that lets you lend and borrow everyday objects, skills and spaces.  The aim is to encourage people to create lending circles through which they can pool resources, reduce the need for wasteful purchases and get more out of what they already own. For more information visit www.ecomodo.com.

Yardley-based company Etrinsic has 2000 white A4 ring binders that he would like to go in a job lot to a good home.

They have a 4” deep spine with 4 rings inside and clear pockets on front and spine.

To be collected from Yardley, although there is a possibility of delivery if it is one drop at a central location.

If interested, please call Mr Leatherland, Operations Manager at Etrinsic on 07967 381223

Dine with the St. John’s Hotel and they will donate 10% of the value of your menu to the charity of your choice.

• banqueting space to accommodate up to 700 guests
• a dedicated private bar and reception area
• menus designed to suit every occasion
• 180 stylish bedrooms
• on-site car parking

Contact csr@solihull-sustain.org.uk