If we use it right, Microsoft Teams can work wonderfully for online meetings. But most of us aren't using it to its full potential. Instead - we hate it. Here are 10 Teams features you probably knew nothing about, but will make your life easier. 🧵👇

JOB👉Community Enterprise Catalyst (#Birmingham) You'll lead our partnership project with Bham City Council supporting people to offer creative support options & create choice for people to live a good life communitycatalysts.co.uk/join-our-team/… Rosie Barrett BVSC Birmingham Voluntary Service Council BSSEC CIC C2U

Do you know what old people often find stressful and upsetting? It’s car parks where you can only pay by using an app or a credit card. Quite a lot of old people don’t carry the latter (yes, really) and they have no idea what an app is. (1/9)

Today marks the start of #LonelinessAwarenessWeek The Ageing Better in Birmingham programme may have finished this year, but it left a legacy of resources to inform and inspire people and communities to take action to address #loneliness and #isolation. ➡️ bit.ly/3Hfxipa

The correct and sensible decision! Pineapple Road here I come..

Are you responsible for #BusinessDevelopment? Our autumn #Accelerator programme will support you to intensify your approaches in order to achieve more success in competitive bidding for #funding and #grants. Find out what's included: bit.ly/3IXDdQs

Prevention Team away day.. at the gymnastics final!

No doubt if we've met you've heard me banging on about how great my job is and how wonderful it is to work with Benita Wishart, NNS providers and P&C grant holders, the commissioning team and Birmingham Voluntary Service Council colleagues. Apply for my maternity leave cover: bvsc.org/head-of-commun…

Up to £35,000 available for 4 Birmingham orgs. #CompassionateCommunities is a globally recognised approach to improving the end-of-life experience for people by mobilising networks, groups, services to be more, aware and equipped to offer support. bit.ly/3D4sh2s

Have you got an hour at 3 pm to learn how to make your organisation / your own practice more inclusive to people with sight loss and to find out about support in Brum? Join us Birmingham Voluntary Service Council with Focus Birmingham Lots of time for Q&A planned. Register here: bvsc.org/Event/sight-lo…

Whilst facing more demand for services, organisations face rising costs and an associated impact on employees, volunteers, funding and service provision. What can be done to tackle the growing emergency? Join us on 1 November. #CostOfLivingCrisis bit.ly/3Rq2zJi

Bham City Council is offering grants to homeowners in B12 postcode area with the aim of reducing fuel bills and making their properties more #energyefficient. for further information: 💻 [email protected] or ☎️ 0121 440 3500. #energybills #grant #birmingham @GreenSqAccord

Join us for two FREE, one-hour sessions looking at #bestpractice in #bidwriting. Discover straightforward approaches to maximise your point scoring when making #grant applications or responding to tenders. Mon 24 and 31 Oct, 13:00-14:00 Booking essential! bit.ly/3CKSEIW

Come work with me! The lovely & already missed Rosie Barrett BVSC is on maternity leave. I'm stepping into her shoes & need someone to help me support NNS teams & the recommissioning of Prevention & Communities grants til Nov 23.

🗣️ PLEASE take a sec to fill in Birmingham Voluntary Service Council’s survey. (It’s short!) Your input helps us build a powerful narrative highlighting the vital role of #VCFSE activity in #Birmingham - so important given recent announcements about the City’s financial challenges. bit.ly/3Ppo7YR

📣 On 8/2/24 at 1pm Birmingham Voluntary Service Council will host an online Bham City Council budget briefing for the #VCFSE sector. 🗣️ We’ll hear updates and have the space to ask questions, share views, & propose collective solutions to bring #BirminghamTogether 👉 REGISTER: bit.ly/BCCbudgetbrief

If you missed our Section 114 meeting on 11 April, a recording is now available on our website. A follow up event is planned for 23 May which will focus on community assets. #Birmingham Find out more on our website: bit.ly/4boin9O bit.ly/4boin9O

The Hall Green Wellbeing Network have organised a Hall Green Community Fun Day! Taking place on the 8th of June at Highfield Hall the event is free entry with stalls, food and fun on the cards from 1.00pm!

If you're running a community group or about to start one, you might want to have a look at this!