Sobus are inviting BAME led organisations to share their stories – we want to capture some of the history of the local VCS groups that support local BAME communities, with a view to compiling these stories in celebration of Black History Month in October 2022.
Hammersmith & Fulham council provide a wide range of services online. The council is inviting residents and the organisations which support them to help them develop their digital offer to make sure that for those who can access services online, the council’s website and digital offer is as accessible and user friendly as possible.
To better understand what the barriers are for local residents in accessing online services and information, the council is organising a Digital Open Day on 27th September. At this event, visitors can help see what work has been done so far, and more importantly, help to identify any difficulties or problems that residents face in accessing digital services.
There is space avaialble at the event for local VCS organisations who provide a “digital offer” to residents – this might include IT skills training, a service to support residents access online services, or perhaps your organisation has an IT cafe for reisdents to use. If you are interested in having a stall at the event, please contact David Isaacs at LBHF (contact info is in the this flyer).
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Charity campaigners will release new anti-racism guidance next month amid concerns that conversations about race and discrimination have become “stifled” in recent months. Read more on Third Sector here.
UK charities and community interest companies helping people with digital and financial skills are being invited to apply for grants of up to £150,000 from the Santander Foundation. Requirements include having income of more than £75,000 a year, at least three unconnected trustees, directors or management committee members, and at least one set of filed annual accounts. Deadline 23rd September 2022. Find out more and apply online here.
In recent years, there have been a number of incidents reported relating to allegations of sexual harassment, as well as a number of women sharing their experiences of this in the fundraising sector.
Over the last few months, DSC has been working in partnership with CIOF to source funding for a piece of research exploring the extent and types of sexual harassment experienced by fundraisers. Read more here.
Sands End Adventure Playground (SEAPIA) are recruiting a highly motivated Deputy Manager to join our committed staff team. See link for details.
Please note application deadline has been extended to 31.08.22
Ray Holden, a specialist practitioner and researcher in urban/rural regeneration and Editor of the Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal is pleased to announce a new and updated series of training seminar days aimed at people working towards the revitalisation of our towns, cities, communities and neighbourhoods across the UK and ROI. Ideal for those involved in initiatives to assist with local neighbourhood and community renewal, and those who are researching urban localities, these day long sessions will provide an ideal opportunity to learn about good practice in this policy area and network with others committed to urban and neighbourhood regeneration. Details can be found here The training seminars will be held in 2022 at the following specific locations:
Good Practice for Urban and Neighbourhood Regeneration Programmes IN PERSON: London, 18th May. The costs to attend these training days is £280 or Euro 290 per person.
Good Practice for Urban and Neighbourhood Regeneration Programmes ONLINE DELIVERY: We are also offering specific virtual training seminars delivered by Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The costs to attend these virtual training days is £240 or Euro 250 per person.
November 17th
December 15th
January 12th
February 16th
March 16th
April 4th
May 9th
We can also deliver these training sessions in house to your organisation for the following costs for as many attendees as you require:
VIRTUAL DELVIERY £340 or Euro 350.
IN HOUSE at a specific location £650 or Euro 670.
For those of you who had places cancelled in 2020 due the Pandemic these will be rolled over to the 2022 dates.
To book a place please email us here and we will make the necessary arrangements.
Grants of between £100,000 and £1 million are available to UK charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that help disabled people feel empowered and supported to travel independently on public transport. The funding is made available through Motability’s Travelling with Confidence Grants Programme, which has been designed to look at both the policy and practice to make the transport sector more inclusive as well as provide information, support and training to enable disabled people to use public transport. There is a two-stage application process. Motability aim to respond to all stage one applications within four weeks. The programme will run until the end of March 2025. Grant Programme Launched to Encourage Disabled People to Travel Independently (UK)
The Charity Commission recently introduced some updates to the Charities Act. While it’s fair to say that there are no Earth-shattering changes, there are a couple of interesting elements which we picked out and unpacked for you. Click here to read on.
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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.