News

All the news we put up is listed below. Each type of news has its own page too: our own, policy and evidence updates, funding opportunities and information to guide and support you. Go to our press office if you have a media enquiry.

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MBF news

• Congratulations to the latest APS achievers!

  May 10th

  The latest projects to have achieved the national quality standard

• MBF DEAL OF THE MONTH – Funding your mentoring or befriending project: How to develop high quality applications – (£100) and other offers

  May 1st

  Responding to MBF network member feedback, we have put together the following special offers and packages

• MBF attend key funding conference

  April 18th

  Overview and key messages from funding conference

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Policy and evidence news

• 100,000 mentors to visit former schools to help improve employment prospects

  April 23rd

  Read the full article in ‘Children and Young People Now’, 17 April 2012

• Understanding Society: research findings into social support

  April 16th

  Longitudinal research helping us to understand pressing social issues

• Health and wellbeing boards – system leaders or talking shops? Read latest report from King’s Fund

  April 13th

  The King’s Fund releases report with latest findings and case studies on development

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Funding news

• Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund pre-application events

  May 4th

  The Fund will be open to applications shortly – book onto re-application events to find out more

• The Tilley Awards recognise crime fighting projects where police, community groups and public successfully work together

  April 30th

  Closing date for applications is 27 June 2012

• Peter Cruddas Foundation supports mentoring for disengaged young people

  April 23rd

  Will support mentoring in London area

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Guidance and support news

• Microsoft Britain Works Initiative for registered charities with an employability programme

  April 13th

  Register your interest to access free benefits such as resources, software and training

• New good practice guide to encourage more impact reporting

  March 8th

  From ACEVO, Charity Finance Group and New Philanthropy Capital highlighting good practice through case studies and insights from the sector

• Consultation on portability of CRB checks

  February 17th

  Information from employer consultation briefing pack

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Press releases

• MBF wins NOMS grant funding

  December 20th

  Press release announcing MBF’s success in winning National Offender Management Service (NOMS) grant funding and become apart of a national development which aims to join up and improve the accessibility of information about mentoring services across England and Wales and to encourage a significant increase in the number of volunteers and mentors working within the criminal justice system.

• UK survey shows spending cuts will impact on 72% of mentoring and befriending projects

  May 26th

  The findings of our 2011 funding survey of mentoring and befriending projects includes the impact of spending cuts as well as revealing the resilient response of projects to the challenges they face

• Restructuring exercise update

  April 1st

  Our new structure will focus our resources on engaging with projects, providing training and support services and strengthening our knowledge of mentoring and befriending in key sectors

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