The Charities Aid Foundation has launched its Resilience Fund, with £20 million available to small/medium-sized non-profits in England. Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 will be awarded to organisations working with ‘vulnerable and disadvantaged’ groups, such as people experiencing poverty, older people, people with disabilities, refugees. Funding can be used towards core costs, good and equipment and organisational development. Applications close on 10 November 2020. Click here
Utilise your time and gain a nationally recognised qualification from home for free! NCFE Level 2 qualifications are typically associated with hefty enrolment costs, however, due to the limited funding available you can access these courses and add to your CV without spending a penny. With recent developments in mind, understandably online education may not be at the top of your priority list. The flexibility surrounding our courses will, however, allow you to utilise your time at home to study and gain qualifications. Register Interest – (Only takes 30 seconds)
We are very excited to launch the first episode of Carers Network’s new podcast series. You can listen to or download the episode for free here. It is also available on Spotify here and Apple Podcasts here. In this first episode, Carers Network’s former CEO Sally Miller talks to Councillor Tim Mitchell, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health at Westminster City Council. Together they reflect on ‘Living Through Lockdown’ over the last 6 months and the response to the Coronavirus pandemic locally. They discuss how unpaid carers have been affected by the pandemic and the possible future challenges that will be faced. Guests confirmed for future episodes include esteemed NHS commentator Roy Lilley, Andy Slaughter MP – Member of Parliament for Hammersmith, Karen Buck MP – Member of Parliament for Westminster North, and Sharon Hammond – Working For Carers project leader. The series is produced thanks to the very generous support of A2 Dominion Investing in Communities’ Great Places to Live Community Emergency Fund to whom we’d like to extend our gratitude. We hope you enjoy the podcast series!
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The Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s (SMK) Annual Campaigner Survey 2020 is now open. Every year, SMK asks campaigners what’s going on in their world. This year, the work of change-makers is crucial as communities across the country try to reimagine a post-pandemic, post-Brexit UK. The survey is open to change-makers of all kinds – professional campaigners, individual activists, community organisers, volunteers, trustees. If you work to create social change, this survey is for you! It should only take between 10-15 minutes to complete. Your answers will be treated completely anonymously. Deadline to complete this survey is Monday 16 November. More info here
Thursday 5th November 2020 @ 13.00 – 14.30 Cyber Hackers are using the Coronavirus to prey on remote workforces and IT systems, as they attempt to steal money or data. The resulting impact on businesses and reputations can be significant. This webinar addresses how you can demonstrate to your customers, stakeholders and other third parties that you have implemented security controls, secured sensitive data and are protected from cyber-attacks. It is ideally suited to decision-makers within a business responsible for Cyber Security and IT strategy planning who crave the need to understand more about Cyber Security in the current “New Remote World” and how this is shaping the SMB sector. To book your complimentary place today, click here
The Community Business Renewal Fund provides grants to community businesses in England affected by the Covid-19 crisis to adapt, renew and rebuild their business so they can remain financially viable. The fund will have three application rounds with very short application windows of three hours. Round one will open on Tuesday 3 November between 10am and 1pm. Find out more.