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Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales has published its new strategy for the next five years. Included in the ‘Reaching Further’ strategy is:
- A pledge to boost its additional support for the charities that it funds, which will include an expansion of its mentoring scheme whereby members of Lloyds Bank plc volunteer their expertise to grant receiving charities.
- The Foundation mainly funds organisations with an income of less than £1m.
- An increase the size of its largest grants to £200,000 over their six-year duration
- A target of funding 700 charities at any one time until 2022
- A pledge to offer longer, unrestricted grants to more small charities together with six-year grants with a break clause after the third year
- The continuation of its advocacy work, with a particular focus on producing research and campaigning for policy changes on behalf of small charities.
The Foundation offers two grant programmes:
Invest grants – long-term funding for the day-to-day running of a charity (core costs), and/or the direct delivery of a charity’s work. Grants of a minimum of £30,000 to a maximum of £100,000, delivered across three years are available with the opportunity for continuation funding (up to six years in total). There are set annual rounds – details are available here. The next round opens on 27 August 2018 and closes on 5 October 2018
Enable grants: Enable grants are awarded to charities which have identified clear development needs with grants of up to a total of £15,000 across one or two years available to cover, for example, pilot initiatives, strengthening monitoring systems or creating stronger business plans and service development plans. This programme is temporarily closed and will reopen for applications under new guidelines on the 27th August 2018.
Charities can apply for either programme, but not both.
Useful Links:
https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy/
People across the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham now have the opportunity to find out more about dementia, thanks to a series of free workshops.
The local award-winning provider of personal care in the home, Bluebird Care Hammersmith and Fulham, has set itself the challenge of hosting Dementia Awareness Workshops in twenty-five different locations across the borough over the next 12 months.
Managing Director of Bluebird Hammersmith and Fulham, Soheila Amin, said:
“One in four people will be affected by dementia in their lifetimes, which is why it’s important to work with individuals and their families to try and make life much easier for those who have it.
A recent report made recommendations to the government about the need to continue to raise awareness of dementia, and the work that can be done to make our communities more dementia friendly.
With the specialist services we provide at Bluebird Care we are determined to do just that with these new Dementia Awareness Sessions.”
Set up by the Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Awareness Sessions have been running across the country for a number of years and focus on improving inclusion and quality of life for people living with dementia. By holding information workshops in towns, villages and cities across the UK, the society’s ambition is to work with people affected by dementia and key partners to develop dementia-friendly communities.
By doing so people will be aware of and understand more about dementia, people with dementia and their careers will be encouraged to seek help and support; and people with dementia will feel included in their community.
Soheila added: “The Bluebird Care team want to meet as many people as possible and make them aware of dementia, its affects and how we as a community can support those who are suffering from it.”
Are you part of a community group, work with a housing provider, school or social club, or an individual who just wants to find out more about dementia? Would you like Bluebird Care to host a Dementia Awareness Workshop for you? If so, get in touch.
For more information and to arrange a dementia awareness workshop contact Nathan Hartley, Bluebird Care Communications Officer, by emailing hartleypr@hotmail.co.uk
What do young people want from healthcare in a digital environment?
Following recent local and national developments in digital healthcare, Healthwatch Central West London will be focusing on identifying the healthcare needs and aspirations of young people aged 16-25.
Over the next few months, we will be engaging with young people and creating opportunities that will enable them to have a say on:
- a) how and if they want to access healthcare digitally?
- b) which of their healthcare needs (if any) could be covered by digital healthcare?
- c) what would a digital healthcare system for young people look like?
There are many ways that you can get involved in this project. To find out how, go to our website.
Click here to learn more on the HealthWatch CWL website
This years Funders Fair was held at the Kensington and Chelsea Town hall together with One Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Social Council and what a success! And with that I wish to give a special thanks to all involved whether you were a funder, a speaker, a stall holder or one of the teams organising the event.
From the outset it was well attended and people continued to arrive throughout the day. There were workshops delivered by Young Hammersmith and Fulham Foundation talking about attracting donors and raising monies and Localgiving on raising funds online. Additionally Trust for London, John Lyon’s Charity, Big Lottery and City Bridge Trust discussing their grants and what they can do for you.
As you can see from the photos below, along with the workshops there were a range of stalls, such as Hammersmith United Charities, for people to browse and ask questions and these stalls were both funders and useful groups such the Charity Bank or Volunteer Centres.
It was so good to see so many people there and so many people that we have got to know on a personal level over the time they have been registered at Sobus. Even if you have regular contact with Sobus to find grants through our database, or to use us as a sounding board for your proposal or even critique your final proposal it is always good to meet actual funders. Simply putting a face to a name or talking with a funder is highly beneficial giving people that little insight which cannot come from anywhere else.
I hope everyone enjoyed the day but if you would like to see something done differently in the future then drop me an email nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk
Thank you everyone.
Nigel Jacques
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- Community Funding in England
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- United in Hammersmith & Fulham
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- City Living Local Life
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- London Marathon Charitable Trust
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- Trust for London
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- Yooung Westminster
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- In Kind Direct
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- Localgiving
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- Kensington & Chelsea Foundation
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- Jose Veiga, Services Manager of St Mary Abbott’s Rehabilitation Training
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- Sobus
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- Gareth Dixon, Founder of Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation with Rashida Malcolm, Founder of WILDE International Network
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We are currently at Heatwave Alert Level 3. Please see below Public Health England’s actions to be considered: There are links to related documents at the foot of this post
Actions for Level 3 Heat Health Watch Alert – PHE
Commissioners of health and social care (all settings) and local authority Directors of Public Health
- media alerts about keeping cool
- support organisations to reduce unnecessary travel
- review safety of public events
- mobilise community and voluntary support
Providers – health and social care staff in all settings (community, hospitals and care homes)
Professional staff (all settings):
- visit/phone high-risk people
- reconfirm key public health messages to clients
- advise carers to contact NHS111 if concerns re health
Care homes and hospitals:
- activate plans to maintain business continuity – including a possible surge in demand
- check indoor temperatures are recorded regularly during the hottest periods for all areas where patients reside
- ensure staff can help and advise clients including access to cool rooms, close monitoring of vulnerable individuals, reducing internal temperatures through shading, turning off unnecessary lights/equipment, cooling building at night, ensuring discharge planning takes home temperatures and support into account
Community and voluntary sector and individuals
Community groups:
- activate community emergency plan
- check those you know are at risk
Individuals:
- follow key public health messages
- check those you know are at risk
PHE Advice to Public
- look out for others, especially older people, young children and babies and those with underlying health conditions
- close curtains on rooms that face the sun to keep indoor spaces cooler and remember it may be cooler outdoors than indoors
- drink plenty of water, sugary, alcoholic and caffeinated drinks can make you more dehydrated
- open windows when it feels cooler outside and it’s safe to do so
- never leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle, especially infants, young children or animals
- try to keep out of the sun between 11am to 3pm
- if you have to go out in the heat, walk in the shade, apply sunscreen and wear a hat
- avoid physical exertion in the hottest parts of the day
- wear light, loose fitting cotton clothes
Useful links:
Link to NHS / Public Health England Heatwave Planning website 2018:- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/heatwave-plan-for-england
Link to Beat the Heat Leaflet:- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615548/Beat_the_heat_leaflet_2017.pdf
Link to Met Office 5 Day Forecast for London:-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcpvj0v07?tab=fiveDay
NHS / PHE Advice for Health and Social Care Professionals:- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310605/10089-2902329-TSO-Heatwave-Advice_for_Health_Professionals_ACCESSIBLE.pdf
Click here for the event page on the Sobus Website
A new Business Support Apprentice (projects) position in RBKC has become available in Legal Services department.
Opportunity: Business Support Apprentice (projects)
Bi-Borough Legal Services is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated trainee to support its transformation and business improvement activities. Reporting to the Legal Services Transformation Manager and working with the Project Officer, the successful candidate will provide clerical and project co-ordination support as part of the business support function. The position is a training opportunity and as such will be delivered alongside work-based learning and study towards a recognised qualification such as an apprenticeship in Project Management or similar. It is a fixed term contract for the duration of the qualification (typically 1-2 Years)
Click Here for full details including how to apply
Closing date: 15/07/2018
Fatima Zaidi
Business Support Apprentice
Learning and Development
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Phone: 07849 077468
Email: Fatima.Zaidi@rbkc.gov.uk
Alicia Cantabella is a local architect focusing in working with communities to
enhance their environment including the following fields;
- Improvement
- Premises
- Play Areas
- Workshops
Click here for a pdf with more details
Contact
Alicia Cantabella
BSc(Hons) MSc PhD ARB RIBA
Architect and Urban Planner
Cantabella Architecture & Design
RIBA Incubator
76 Portland Place, W1B 1NT, London
mobile: 079 4263 2457
email: alicia@cantabella.com
web: www.cantabella.com
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