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Trustee Exchange 2023 Conference Highlights

We are delighted that the 15th annual Trustee Exchange returns, for a second year, to BMA House.

The Trustee Exchange programme is designed to provide excellent coverage of a wide range of topical matters that are relevant to charity trustees, regardless of organisational size. Don’t miss out, book now.

Conference highlights include:

  • Regulatory updates
  • How well governed are you financially?
  • Surviving a statutory inquiry
  • How trustees can support audacious goals in fundraising
  • 10 hallmarks of a successful chair
  • Mainstreaming equity, diversity and inclusion

Featuring three themed streams, panel debates and insightful keynotes, we are delighted to give you the opportunity to come together in-person to share best practice, discuss ideas and challenges, and network with fellow delegates.

Further information & Booking

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2023 Charity Awareness Days & Events

We’ve searched the internet and put together a handy list of awareness days and events for you to get involved with. Why not add a few to your content diary! Take a look here.

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Building Strong Communities Fund Information Webinar & Support Session

Online information webinar, hosted by Ubele with the GLA on 31/01/2023. For further information click here.

Advice and support session at Dawes Road Hub on 02/02/23 . For further information click here

Please share this with all small groups/organisations with an income of £50k or less, particularly those from Black and racialised communities.

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£1 million Fund to Support Vulnerable Families During the Cost-of-Living Crisis (UK)

A new £1 million fund has been launched to support the UK’s most vulnerable families during the cost-of-living crisis. The Cash for Kids Cost of Living Fund will target families who have a genuine need for support and are suffering from disadvantage due to the crisis, allowing them to apply for grants of £50 per child which can be used for basic essentials such as food, heating, clothing, and school uniform. Service providers who support vulnerable children, including schools, social services, health professionals and charities, can apply on behalf of the families they work with. Applications will close when all funding has been allocated. Cash for Kids aims to get the funds to families as soon as possible. £1 million Fund to Support Vulnerable Families During the Cost-of-Living Crisis (UK)

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Perinatal Mental Health Digital Conference: 18.04.23, 09:00-13:40

Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems affect around 1 in 4 new or expectant mothers*, covering a wide range of conditions. The leading cause of direct maternal death in the UK is suicide, and 40% of deaths within the first year after pregnancy are related to mental health.

Despite significant increases in funding for specialised Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) services since 2016, clear gaps in services remain.

Westminster Insight’s Perinatal Mental Health digital conference will raise awareness of PMH and share best practice and the latest expertise. Leaders and expert practitioners across perinatal and maternity services, mental health, social services, and the third sector will focus on early intervention and the provision of holistic PMH support.

Chaired by Laura Seebohm, CEO, Maternal Mental Health Alliance, we’ll be joined by expert speakers including Dame Lesley Regan DBE, Women’s Health Ambassador at the Department of Health and Social Care, Catherine Barker, Head of Development at the Family Hubs Network, Sandra Igwe, founder of the Motherhood Group and many more.

We will spotlight how to prevent vulnerable mothers from falling through the gaps, including those facing multiple adversities. How can you provide individually tailored services and improve access to support?With clear disparities in access to services based on ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age, hear how services can adopt anti-racist and culturally sensitive approaches to build trust with families in underserved communities.

Experts will share good practice for implementing compassionate trauma-informed care to improve outcomes for children and parents. Explore guidance for supporting families experiencing the loss of a baby or pregnancy. Understand the impact of child removal, and how to provide continuity in mental health support. We will spotlight ways to provide tailored and sensitive physical and mental support for mothers and babies experiencing domestic abuse.

Further information & booking

 

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How to Influence Whitehall & Westminster Virtual Workshop

Government Exchange wish to advise you that the next open Course on How to Influence Whitehall and Westminster will take place on a “Virtual” Platform, delivered by our trainers, directly to your Home Office PC or Laptop on Wednesday 15th March 2023.

Given we are working remotely, and colleagues are often dispersed around different locations, producing more concise and succinct briefings has never been more important.

The objective of this new unique course is to provide an essential understanding of who the people are that have power and influence in Government and Parliament and how to influence and communicate effectively with the key players. Understanding pinch-points at a critical time in Parliament and how to use the leverage to your advantage. 

Learning outcomes

    • Learn tried and tested techniques to increase influence
    • Understand when is the most effective time to try and influence policy using formal and informal channels
    • Understand how to engage in the policy process at an early stage
    • Learn the importance of the media and how to try and use it to your advantage
    • Understand which people are most important to speak to, and how to gain access and communicate with them- both within the Government and Parliament and any political bodies
    • Learn how to communicate effectively with MPs, Lords & Ministers at pre-legislative and during the Bill
    • Understand how to access Parliament and influence its work, including APPGs, PQs, Select Committees, and Private members Bills
    • Understand how to take different approaches for communicating with the Lords and the Commons
    • Understand the different parts of the legislative process and how to interact and influence them

Limited Group & Individual Bursaries Available

The successful transmission to our new “Virtual” platform means that GE can now pass on some of the savings, to our learners, having implemented the new technology for all our courses. 

Standard Fee and Group Bursary: Standard Fee: £570 + VAT

Please complete the Registration form and email back to enquiry@governmentexchange.co.uk  

Single & Group Bursary: please contact us by phone on 020 3137 8654, or respond back via our contact email. 

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National Security Centre (NCSC) Guidance for SMEs to Help Protect Your Organisation

The National Security Centre (NCSC) guidance for SMEs to help protect your organisation and email accounts from future compromise:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/small-medium-sized-organisations

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Grants of up to £75,000 Available to Charities Deliverying Specialist Services (England and Wales)

Specialist local charities can now apply for grants of up to £75,000 through Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales. The foundation is offering three-year unrestricted grants to support the development and growth of charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 that understand the complexity of the issues people face and are best placed to make a genuine difference in people’s lives. Eligible charities must address one of the foundation’s open themes such as addiction, asylum seekers and refugees, care leavers, domestic abuse, homelessness, offending, sexual abuse and exploitation and trafficking and modern slavery. To apply, charities must be registered as a charity or as a charitable incorporated organization with the Charity Commission. The deadline for applications is 5pm, on the 3rd March 2023. Grants of up to £75,000 Available to Charities DeliveryingSpecialist Services (England and Wales)

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Sadler’s Wells Have Allocated £12 Tickets for Familie Floz

Sadler’s Wells have allocated £12 tickets for Familie Floz, acclaimed masters of mask- performance, who return to the London International Mime Festival for the first time since 2016 with their trademark, wordless mix of sharp observation, sentiment and humour.

Please click on the link below for more info, to watch trailers and to book tickets:

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The £12 tickets are only available for the following dates:

Thu 2 and Fri 3 Feb at 7.30pm.

To book please use the link above, or online use the promocode MIME12

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Government Pledges to Consider ‘Specific Challenges’ Charities Face on Energy Costs

‘The government has pledged to consider “the specific challenges” faced by charities around energy bills when deciding whether to offer additional support. Last week, the government set out the details of its Energy Discount Scheme, which included £5.5bn in energy costs relief between April 2023 and the end of March 2024 for private sector organisations and charities that are on a business energy tariff…’ Read more here.

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