10am, Thursday 7 May – Staying solvent: From invoice financing to the latest on government funding
Register for just £6 (WLB members*), non-members can join us for only £10.
Don’t miss this online panel discussion and Q&A – Monday 11 May
Leadership is always important – but especially at times like this. Join our expert online panel discussion for CEOs, senior managers and trustees. We will cover:
- current challenges for charity leaders
- looking at those challenges from different perspectives
- the value of acceptance and resilience
- why making hard decisions are sometimes the best decisions
This online course is available from only £20, so find out more and book your space now.
Similar to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the government has confirmed that charities are also eligible for smaller ‘bounce back’ loans of between £2000-£50,000, which the Chancellor announced in April. The requirement for businesses to generate ‘50% income from trading’ does not apply to charities. Find out more.
Government announced £750m in funding for charities nearly a month ago. We finally heard some more over the weekend when Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced that £76m of this funding will be allocated to support vulnerable children and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, but nothing about which charities will receive this support.
Details for distribution of most of the rest of the funding remain unclear. As part of the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign to increase the support available to charities, we want you to tell us how helpful and accessible the support that’s currently available has been – including the support provided to business which charities can access.
Just answer some quick questions in our short survey, and tell us about how your organisation is being affected by the current crisis.
Doorstep Library Network is a children’s literacy charity who believe in the power of reading and sharing stories with children from a very young age.
During the lockdown they are offering a weekly newsletter and online reading service for families. By subscribing to their newsletter, you will receive a weekly email with ideas for education, advice and fun that are all home-based! You will also be sent their digital story time videos from Doorstep Library volunteers and staff, for ages 0-11.
If you would like to subscribe to Doorstep Library’s newsletter, just click on the following link and fill in your details – https://bit.ly/HFDoorstepLibraryNewsletter
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a free, women-only service that supports women in London who have experienced violence, or are at risk of violence. We offer counselling, advocacy and advice. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls, to empower them to make a total and sustainable recovery from their experiences of violence.
We offer FREE London-wide VAWG training. We are passionate about delivering training that influences best practice and improves and enhances the effectiveness of front-line professionals working in the field of violence against women and girls. WGN’s training has at its heart the Women and Girls Network ethos. The principles of feminism, intersectionality, multiculturalism, holistic and creative approaches are threads that run through all of our training courses.
We published our very first WGN Training Newsletter filled with upcoming (virtual) training opportunities, self care practices and lock down readings. If you would like us to promote your upcoming training or other news, let me know and we would be happy to include this in our upcoming newsletter.
If you would like to receive regular information about WGN’s services, training, events, employment and volunteer opportunities please sign up to our mailing list and follow us on social media.
WGN’s training opportunities are posted on our Eventbrite Page
8 May 2020 marks 75 years since VE (Victory in Europe) Day when the Second World War came to an end in Europe. The long anticipated news resulted in spontaneous celebrations breaking out across the nation. A national holiday was declared and people from all walks of life came together to mark the moment.
This qualification is designed for people who work in, or are looking to work in an information, advice or guidance role such as:
- Careers Adviser
- Counsellor
- Customer Service Adviser
- Debt Adviser
- Employment Adviser
- Housing Support Worker
- Learning Support Worker
- Legal Services Support Worker
- Peer Mentor
This course is supported by the Mayor of London; Education & Skills Funding Agency and European Social Fund
You can find a full overview of the course aims and objectives; eligibility and benefits in the attached flyer
SASH provides free, non-judgemental support to improve your sexual health, your relationships, and your mental health. We work in Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster to improve residents’ sexual health.
The Loss Project’s mission is to generate a community response to loss which challenges the stigma and taboo, cuts through the barriers of having difficult conversations and subjects that can often remain unspoken, whilst providing opportunities for people to connect through their experiences and build capacity to be able to support each other. We have been busy creating our covid-19 response and have a range of creative and support activities that we’ll be releasing in the coming weeks.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.