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Volunteer to become part of our new project

The Consortium are looking for volunteers to moderate content at the online hub of our new project: LGBT London.

We need a team of volunteers to moderate new content as it is added to this website. We're looking for people who can spare up to an hour each day to check over any new content. You should be reliable and have an eye for detail.

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Equal opportunities monitoring form

End of life care questionnaire online

The Consortium in partnership with the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) are looking to better understand the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people around death and dying and whether there are any improvements that could be made in end of life care provision.

Start end of life care questionnaire

Grassroots Grants gives way to new Communities First fund

A £130m grants programme will not be renewed next year as government plans begin to take shape. The government's new Communities First fund, which will provide start-up funding for community groups, will replace the Grassroots Grants scheme when it runs out in April next year.

The Office for Civil Society has confirmed that the £130m Grassroots Grants fund, which was set up by the Labour government to support small charities and community groups, will not be renewed.

Gayby Boom is a feature documentary currently being created by filmaker Lisa Marie Evans. It will explore the ever-evolving definition of family values.

LGBT parents and their children of all ages are encouraged to send home videos to be included in the documentary.

We would very much like to know what you think about the development of a training programme for members. 

If this programme becomes accredited, learners would be awarded a nationally recognised qualification. 

If you are a member of an LGBT group, please take a moment to complete this questionnaire about to your group’s interest in such a training programme. 

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Training questionnaire

75,000 people from around the UK descended on Birmingham for the 14th annual Pride festival.

The event, which took place on 29 and 30 May, has become one of the biggest free LGBT festivals in the UK. This year pride was Equality Over The Decade.

It all kicked off on the Saturday with a parade of around a dozen motorised floats and hundreds of people from the LGBT community through the city centre before ending up directly in the gay village. 

Hundreds of online resources in one place

Volunteering England have launched their Volunteer Management Portal.

This new portal, funded by Capacitybuilders, provides 'a central source of information on support, training and development opportunities for people who manage volunteers'. Here you can find hundreds of online resources all in one place.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of our Interim Change Manager, Tor Docherty, who will be overseeing a period of change at the Consortium. Tor comes with a wealth of third sector experience having been the chief executive at Galop and Red2Green.

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Press Release

Ever thought about a career in the media industry or wondered how stories are selected and put together for the news but didn’t know how to find out?

The ITV News Group (ING) internship offers nine individuals a six-week paid placement in one of ITV’s regional newsrooms (Gateshead, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham, Norwich, Bristol, Southampton or London).

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Internship Application Form 2010.doc

More about the internship scheme