Are you a researcher hoping to work on topics of social importance? Do you want to help charities through high-quality nationally-recognised research? We are hiring two researchers to work on DSC’s funding guides and online database.Date closing: 19/07/2020. Find out more.
Want to find out how to access more than 8,000 funders giving a total of more than £8 billion in just half an hour?
Whether you’re an existing Funds Online subscriber or just want to see how it could boost your fundraising, join DSC’s Funds Online expert George Knight for a free webinar exploring some tips and tricks to help get you access to the funding you need today.
The session from 12.30 -1 pm on Wednesday, 15 July will explore everything from completing a basic search to saving funds and search results. George will show you how to get Funds Online working for you, almost as if you had an additional fundraiser working in your team!
Advice that can make the transition from service-person to civilian as smooth as possible.
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Responsible for: Project Managers, Administrator and Finance Officer
Contractual Hours: 5 days a week, 35 hours per week (with some evenings and occasional weekends)
Salary Level (Per Annum): £38,220 gross annual salary. 1 year Fixed term, with the possibility of extending.
Annual Leave Entitlement: 5.6 weeks per annum (Public Holidays Included) full time equivalent
Main Purpose of Role: The Upper Room (TUR) works with various disadvantaged groups including homeless people, destitute migrants and ex-offenders, helping them to improve their lives and become productive members of society. The successful applicant will have responsibility for managing and working with the Project Managers to ensure the smooth running of all operational activities of The Upper Room. This includes oversight of risk management, health and safety, Safeguarding and Data control. For Job Description & Person Spec, click here
How to apply: CV and covering one page letter stating how you meet the person specifications to nicky.flynn@theupperroom.org by Friday 31 July at 5pm. Interviews will be held at The Upper Room on Thursday 6 August 2020, second interviews on Wednesday 12 August.
Aviva Community Fund have broadened their criteria, due to the COVID – 19 outbreak, ‘to include applications for projects that enable causes to adapt or continue their vital services by covering core running costs, so they can help their beneficiaries and communities during this time of need.’ For eligible charities funding is available for up to £50,000. The deadline for this round of funding is 28 July. Find out more.
Britain’s arts, culture, and heritage sectors will receive a £1.57bn rescue package to help weather the impact of coronavirus, the government has announced. Find out more.
1) Travel exemptions
On Saturday 4th July the government’s travel advice changed, with exemptions for travelling to certain countries and territories that no longer pose a high risk for British travellers.
The government continues to advise against non-essential international travel, except to countries and territories listed.
You can view the full list of exempted travellers here – https://bit.ly/HOExemptions – and exempted destinations here – https://bit.ly/ExemptedDestinations.
Full guidance for British people travelling overseas during the coronavirus pandemic can be found here: https://bit.ly/CV19TravelGuidance.
2) Hairdressers reopening
Also from Saturday 4th July, Britain’s hairdressers and barber shops were back open for business. The Cabinet Office has shared the following tweet, which explains how hairdressers will keep customers and staff safe. We would appreciate you retweeting on your own channels where possible: https://bit.ly/SalonsTweet.
Guidance for people who provide close contact services (e.g. hairdressers and barbers) can be found here: https://bit.ly/CV19CloseContactGuidance.
3) £1.57 billion support package for cultural and heritage organisations
Britain’s globally renowned arts, culture and heritage industries will receive a world-leading £1.57 billion rescue package to help weather the impact of coronavirus, the government announced today.
The money, which represents the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture, will provide a lifeline to vital cultural and heritage organisations across the country hit hard by the pandemic. It will help them stay afloat while their doors are closed. Funding to restart paused projects will also help support employment, including freelancers working in these sectors.
Further details of the announcement can be found here: https://bit.ly/CultureSupportPackage.
Grants of up to £1,000 are available to UK charities that focus on the often complex issues that have arisen from the Covid 19 pandemic for people aged 60 and over. The funding is being made available through the Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust. The Trust will also be prioritising charities that work in BAME communities, in light of Black Lives Matter and the growing awareness that these communities are being disproportionately affected by the Covid 19 crisis. The funding is available to UK registered charities that have an operating income and expenditure of between £100,000 and £1 million. The closing date for applications is the 31st July 2020. Click here
1) Test & Trace guidance: Maintaining records of staff, customers & visitors
The easing of social and economic lockdown measures following the COVID-19 outbreak is being supported by NHS Test and Trace. Organisations in certain sectors should assist this service by keeping a temporary record of customers and visitors for 21 days, in a way that is manageable for your organisation, and assists NHS Test and Trace with requests for that data if needed. This could help contain clusters or outbreaks.
Sectors that this guidance applies to:
- Hospitality, including pubs, bars, restaurants and cafés;
- Tourism and leisure, including hotels, museums, cinemas, zoos and theme parks;
- Close contact services, including hairdressers, barbershops and tailors;
- Facilities provided by local authorities, including town halls and civic centres for events, community centres, libraries and children’s centres; and
- Places of worship, including use for events and other community activities.
Full guidance can be found here: https://bit.ly/CV19BusinessTT.
2) Restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services reopening safely
From Saturday 4th July, most of the pubs and restaurants we love will be reopening. We have shared the following tweet, which explains how pubs and restaurants will keep customers and staff safe. We would appreciate you retweeting on your own channels where possible: https://twitter.com/HMGLondonSE/status/1278999977637879809
Hospitality safer working guidance can be found here: https://bit.ly/HospitalityGuidance.
3) Self-isolation lifted for lower risk countries
Passengers returning or visiting from certain destinations, which pose a reduced risk to the public health of UK citizens, including Spain and Italy, will no longer need to self-isolate when arriving in England, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will set out today (3 July 2020).
Passengers returning to or visiting England from certain destinations including Germany, France, Spain and Italy, will no longer need to self-isolate on arrival from 10 July 2020. The FCO will set out exemptions for a number of destinations from its global advisory against ‘all but essential’ international travel, with changes coming into effect on 4 July 2020. In addition, all passengers, except those on a small list of exemptions, will still be required to provide contact information on arrival in the UK.
The full news story can be found here – https://bit.ly/SelfIsolationChanges – and further guidance will follow.
4) Employee return-to-work tool
The government has developed a tool to help employees in England easily assess if they can return to work. The tool guides employees through questions that may influence their ability to go back to work safely. Employers can share this tool with employees to aid discussion on how employees can return to work safely.
Please find out more here: https://bit.ly/EmployeeTool.
As ever, please do share these trackable links through your network and if you have any questions, please email our dedicated business enquiries mailbox (covid19-partnerships@cabinetoffice.gov.uk).
With challenging times ahead, how can charities approach difficult decisions while staying true for their organisation’s values? Bates Wells and Directory of Social Change’s Debra Allcock Tyler explore the issues in this webinar on July 14 @ 2.00pm – 3.00pm. Register here.
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.