Newsletters

December 2020: Winter wishes: December e-newsletter from BCM

Highlights: Opportunities to work with BCM, free training from Fircroft College and Coventry University, and a Community Leadership Academy opportunity from the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust. 

November 2020: Your November e-newsletter from BCM
Highlights: Bite-sized sessions for people starting community/voluntary groups, Trustees’ Week, and Community Integration Awards. 

October 2020: A positivity-filled October e-newsletter from BCM
Highlights: BCM website callout, Covid-19 community champions and freelance and consultancy opportunities.

September 2020: September news and events
Highlights: Themed small-group meetings, Community Initiatives Fund from the West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner, and a return for ‘in person’ events.

August 2020: August news and events
Highlights: Finding funding, thank you to volunteers, and restarting and re-opening. 

July 2020: How to boost your funding applications
Highlights: Funding application feedback with Get Grants, resources for a return to ‘normal’ and grants from Hodge Hill Neighbourhood Network Scheme. 

June 2020: Green spaces, healthy streets, love and solidarity
Highlights: #BlackLivesMatter, Volunteers’ Week and Pride Month.

May 2020: May news: ideas and resources for strange times
Highlights: webinars for Birmingham community groups, #FeedBirmingham and volunteering opportunities from Code Your Future.

April 2020: April news: launching our online surgeries
Highlights: how you can book a surgery, support with online conversations, and the Heart of England Coronavirus Resilience Fund.

To our friend (an email about the coronavirus outbreak)

March 2020: March news and events from BCM 
Here are the Selly Oak Neighbourhood Network Scheme small community grants documents: 
* Selly Oak Neighbourhood Network Scheme small community grants programme overview
* Selly Oak NNS Small Grants Proposal Form
* COGA Conditions
And here is the PDF version of the International Women’s Day community events listings, compiled by Near Neighbours: IWD 2020 Community Programme

February 2020: February news and events from BCM 
Highlights: New surgery dates across the city, Bike Buddies, and a charity trustee welcome pack.  

January 2020: January news from BCM
Highlights: New surgery and Community Matters Café for February, volunteering opportunities, and how to become a BCM trustee