Funding of up to £5,000 Available to Tackle Problems within Families (UK)

Registered charities that work to tackle family problems or problems facing one or more of its members can apply for grants of up to £5,000. Funding is available for both capital and revenue grants as well as grants for core funding and projects-based grants. The funding is being made available through the Kelly Family Charitable Trust which actively encourages applications from relatively new organisations to help them become established. The trust prefers to support charities whose income is below £500,000. However, larger charities with pioneering pilot projects will be considered. The next closing date for applications is the 1st September 2023. Funding of up to £5,000 Available to Tackle Problems within Families (UK)

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Fulham Foodies Festival in Aid of DADS HOUSE

This is the last week of our Fulham Foodie Festival. Just £2 per wristband in aid of DADS HOUSE charity,  can access offers to discounts at some of our Fulham restaurants and cafes. Wristbands can be collected from Jerdan Place until 4th June.

www.discoverfulham.co.uk

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Pro bono Support from a Statistician for your Charity

Would you like pro bono support from a statistician for your charity?   

Come along to our ‘Statisticians for Society: London Data Week’ session on Tuesday 4 July 2023. The Royal Statistical Society is inviting charities interested in pro bono support to learn about how statistics and statistical analysis can support the delivery of charitable objectives. At this event, you will have the opportunity to discuss your strategic aims and challenges with one of our expert statisticians, and identify and scope projects for consideration by our scheme, Statisticians for Society.  
  
This is a great opportunity for any charity with a project involving data and statistics to engage with our experts and identify ways our volunteers can be involved in your project. 
 
For more information and to register, please visit: Statisticians for Society- London Data Week Event 

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Understanding Governance Stage 1: The Trustee Role – Online Course

Improve your skills as a charity trustee by attending Understanding Governance Stage 1: The Trustee Role on 14-15 June 2023.

This online course provides comprehensive updates on evolving elements of the trustee role over the course of two mornings. It is the ideal course for new trustees as well as those looking to refresh their knowledge of governance fundamentals.

View the full programme and book your place today.

Subscribers to Governance & Leadership magazine can benefit from a £40 discount. What can you expect from this course?

Topics:

  • An introduction to the duties of trustees and the changing environment in which trustees and charities have to operate
  • When trustees can be personally liable
  • Models of governance, the relationship between governance and management and how governance is linked to organisational successes and failures
  • The information needs of trustees and how to plan work for the board
  • Advice on managing relationships with your chair and chief executive

Plus:

  • Opportunity to apply learning to case studies and share experiences with peers
  • An expert course leader with over 30 years of experience in the sector
  • The course will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with documents to support your learning
  • Full CPD accreditation

Register now

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Risk Management for Trustees Online Course

Join our Risk Management for Trustees online course on Tuesday 6 June.

Stephen McAndrew, an experienced consultant and advisor, works with charities to help them understand and manage the risks they face. During the course, Stephen will provide a non-technical introduction to risk in a way that is designed to help trustees make important decisions for their charities.

Places on the course are limited so book yours today.

Topics covered include:

  • What is risk and risk management?
  • Why and how can things go wrong?
  • Defining your risk universe and risk appetite
  • Building resilience in your organisation
  • Accountability and ownership
  • Different types of risk impacting your charity (governance and compliance, strategic, regulatory, reputational)

View the full programme and book your place today. Please feel free to share this e-mail with any colleagues who maybe be interested in attending. Download our brochure for details of other courses taking place this year. If you have any questions please e-mail our events team at events@civilsociety.co.uk.

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Information, Advice & Guidance Officer Vacancy

Salary: £24,000 per annum (reviewed after 6-month probation period)
Hours: 37.5h hours per week, to include some unsocial hours occasionally
Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays

Join Carers Network to be part of our well-established Information, Advice and Guidance team and work providing unpaid adult carers with support on a variety of subjects such as carers’ rights and entitlements, basic welfare benefits information, making sense of forms and paperwork, or accessing support for the person they look after. You will also be a very organised individual, great at administration and have excellent IT skills. We are keen to attract former carers to join our team. Our team is currently working on a hybrid basis, offering the opportunity to work from home and our offices near Queen’s Park tube station. The ability to speak a community language would be advantageous.

Download job description and person specification here

To apply: send us your cover letter and your CV to recruitment@carers-network.org.uk
Please note applications with cover letters are more likely to be short-listed. Use the list provided in the Person Specification to describe in your cover letter how you meet each of the specifications. If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Chloe Theobald, Service Manager, on chloe.theobald@carers-network.org.uk/ 07577 589424.

Closing date 23rd June 2023. Interviews will be held in the week beginning 3rd July 2023

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Carers Hubs Caseworker Vacancy

Salary: £24,000 per annum plus pension contribution
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 9am to 5.30pm with 30 minutes for lunch, to include some unsocial hours
Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays

Join Carers Network to be part of our well-established Carers Hubs and work with the rest of the Team providing unpaid adult carers with individual support plans tailored to their needs, as well as developing relationships with partner organisations to raise awareness of carers’ rights and needs. We are looking for someone who is empathetic and confident to engage and support conversations around matters that are important to carers and to raise awareness of carers issues and rights with other professionals. You will also be a very organised individual, great at administration and have excellent IT skills. We are keen to attract former carers to join our team. Our team is currently working on a hybrid basis, with the opportunity to work from home and our offices near Queen’s Park tube station. The ability to speak a community language would be advantageous.

Download the job description and person specification here.

To apply: send your cover letter and your CV to recruitment@carers-network.org.uk
Please note applications with cover letters are more likely to be short-listed. Use the list provided in the Person Specification to describe in your cover letter how you meet each of the specifications. If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Sandie Roberts, Service Manager, on  sandie.roberts@carers-network.org.uk / 07446 014 638

Closing date 23rd June 2023. Interviews will be held in the week beginning 3rd July 2023

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Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (England & Wales)

Public, private and third sector organisations in England and Wales can apply for funding to improve the performance of existing heat networks. The £32 million Heat Network Efficiency Scheme, funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will provide funding to heat network operators to make improvements to existing heat networks or communal heating projects that are not performing to their maximum efficiency, resulting in better outcome for customers and operators. The scheme will provide up to 50% funding for capital works, and up to 100% funding for Optimisation studies. The scheme will run until 2025. The next closing date for applications is the 7th July 2023. Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (England & Wales)

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Outside Edge: Participation & Operations Manager Required

The Participation and Operations Manager is responsible for delivering the efficient operation of Outside Edge Theatre Company’s office and managing the company’s programme of participatory arts projects across London. This is an exciting opportunity to support the company’s growth and secure a sustainable and long-term future for the UK’s only theatre company and participatory arts charity focused on addiction. 

This role requires someone with attention to detail, the ability to manage their own time efficiently and being a self-starter is essential. The candidate should have a ‘can do’ attitude, a respectful and personal approach to participants and a willingness to creatively engage with new challenges.

The Participation and Operations Manager is a full-time role with a salary of £32,000-£35,000 per annum (dependent on experience). 

To apply, please email a cover letter, CV and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to recruitment@edgetc.org by 5pm Thursday 15th of June. In your cover letter please detail why you are suitable for the role referring to the person specification.

Please feel free to contact us if you require further assistance or would like to submit your application in an alternative format. We will support any access requirements you may have during the recruitment process and ensure that reasonable adjustments are in place as required by the Equalities Act 2010.

First Round Interviews will be held the week commencing 19th of June 2023.

If required, Second Round Interviews will be held in the week beginning the week commencing 26th of June 2023.

Participation and Operations Manager Job DescriptionDownload

OETC Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

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