Helen Vines Email & Phone Number

Devon

Project Manager for CAG Devon - a network of community based action groups, passionate about sustainability, undertaking practical activities to reduce waste, promote circular economy thinking, improve the environment and community life. Supporting groups with set-up, marketing and networking, insurance, legal structures, impact measurement. Offering a.

London And South West England

Delivering CES/NCVO training courses around measuring impact and the difference third sector organisations make.

Devon

Providing training and facilitation, business advice and support to social enterprises and third sector organisation to help them grow, and be fit for purpose. Primarily working in the South West I also undertake some international work.Recent/current work includes: Delivering sessions for SSE Dartington on measuring social impact.Devising evaluation.

Devon, UK

Exceeded 3 year EU project targets, supporting social enterprises to achieve their social mission through provision of training and mentoring around a) digital, b) social enterprise leadership and c) planning for growth in social enterprises. Worked across Devon and Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay as a partner in Enhance Social Enterprise.

Mallorca, And Devon

Group leader and teacher for an annual Week of Wellness (Tai Chi, holistic therapies and walking holiday) in the foothills of Northern Mallorca. Now in it's 10th year, this gem of a week recharges and revitalises all who come together. A treat of a week!http://taichivinesworks.wordpress.com/author/taichivinesworks/Weekly tai chi classes in Devon, currently.

Voluntary role scrutinising grant applications for a specific funding stream, and one of a team recommending projects for approval.

South West England

A founding director of SAN (Social Audit Network), I am the South West Regional Co-ordinator for SAN, provider of information and training around Social Accounting and Auditing in the Region and experienced Social Auditor.

South And West England

Part time role assessing Main Grants Programme applications for Children in Need, which seeks to create the environments for children to be happy, safe and secure and reach their potential.

Founding director and social enterprise business advisor, trainer, facilitator and researcher in worker co-op which was an early recipient of the Social Enterprise Mark, Investors in People and which carried out regular social accounting and auditing. Was board member of RISE, and Social Audit Network.http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2001/sep/19/79

South West England

Supporting and promoting a growing network of Development Trusts (community owned asset based nfp organisations) in the South West through training, business support, networking, advocacy.

A precursor to community planning, the role involved working with rural communities to help them discuss and consult amongst their population on a cross-sector basis and come up with a needs based integrated Parish Action Plan.

Kent

Community development work with rural communities, address issues relevant to them, community arts, affordable housing, rural transport, Channel Tunnel and rail link, local planning, village shops, community appraisals, etc.

Liverpool

In-house IT department at Port Authority, working with users to devise IT solutions for manual processes, designing and developing programmes, writing code, testing and debugging, training users on new systems.

Msc, Landscape Ecology, Design And Management

Ba (Joint Hons), Geography, And Community And Youth Studies