MWNUK have extended the deadline for the Helpline Manager position. If you are interested or know someone who will be interested in applying for this role, please forward onto your contacts. To find out more about the job specifications, click here. To apply send a cover letter and CV to contact@mwnuk.co.uk by Wednesday 14th August 2024.
The Humane League UK is seeking a creative and digitally-minded individual with the drive to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
The position:
As Social Media Coordinator, you will live and breathe all things social media, leading all activities across our Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and LinkedIn, as well as keeping an eye out for opportunities elsewhere on social media.
A social media wizard with strong working knowledge of social channels, you’ll implement a digital strategy focused on engaging and converting our community to take action for animals.
This role reports to the Digital Communications Manager.
A webinar was held on 17th July for you to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have. However, a recording of the webinar, with captions, will be available within 48 hours after the end of the event.
Salary:
- Starting Salary of £35,870 or £39,457 for Inner London Weighting.
- For more information about the Social Media Coordinator salary please click here.
Hours:
This is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week over Monday to Friday.
Vacancy: Social Media Coordinator
The new Third Sector Investment grants has been launched for grants from April 2025. This is the main grants programme from LB Hammersmith & Fulham for voluntary and community sector organisations who support borough residents.
For more details of the programme including the application process please see the following link here.
UK registered charities working to defend the human rights of marginalised and excluded people can apply for grants of up to £30,000 through the AB Charitable Trust’s Human Rights Framework. The funding aims to protect and promote human rights through campaigning, advocacy, and changing the conversation. To be eligible, charities must have an annual income between £150,000 and £1.5 million. The funding is available to support both the core running costs of organisations and specific projects. The closing date for applications is 25h October 2024. Funding for Projects that Defend Human Rights (UK)
Charitable organisations and care homes for the elderly can apply for grants of up to £250 for activities which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. Some of the charities that have received grants in the past include the Theatre Chipping Norton to help fund high-calibre music recitals in six Care Homes in the area and Sue Ryder Care, Lancashire, to fund access to music therapy workshops at Birchley Hall near Wigan and St Helen’s. The grants are made available through the charity Concertina, and the next application closing date is the 31st October 2024. Music Grants for Older People (England & Wales)
Following Mental Health Awareness Week in May, Unite (the trade union) has published findings that almost 70% of not-for-profit workers report anxiety related to work, with 68% reporting constant exhaustion and 66% sleeplessness. The relevant factors named by respondents include increasing workloads and the rising cost of living. More detail about the report is available on the Civil Society website.
For more information about workplace mental health for charity workers and volunteers, you can visit the NCVO or contact our team of employment law specialists to learn about how we can help.
Parliamentary email address for our newest MP for Fulham and Chelsea, Ben Coleman: ben.coleman.mp@parliament.uk
Applications are now open for Youth Futures Foundation’s Evidence into Action funding and training programme. The programme supports voluntary sector organisations in London, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire and the West Midlands to create vocational training programmes for young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) or at risk of becoming NEET, particularly those identifying as Black, Mixed Black, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, or Gypsy Roma Traveller. A maximum of ten Delivery Grants of up to £75,000 per year for up to three years will be awarded to support organisations in designing and delivering on and off-the-job training activities and evaluating their impact. Learning and development support will also be provided. Proposals should be submitted by the 9th September 2024. Funding for Voluntary Organisations to Develop Youth Employability Activities (London, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire & the West Midlands)
The Kiln have allocated £10 tickets for Peanut Butter & Blueberries, a love story between two practicing Muslims who like being Muslim.
A love story unlike any you’ve seen before:
Hafsah and Bilal are not looking for love. She has her faith, her books, her dreams. Bilal…well he’s just trying to get through uni. Studying in London, far from their hometowns of Bradford and Birmingham, they find common ground over a peanut butter and blueberry sandwich. Just as their connection is growing, the past and social realities become harder to ignore. Between opportunities, obligations and injustices, will they be able to choose each other? In her debut play, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan explores how to love when the weight of the world is on your shoulders.
The £10 tickets are for performances on the following dates: Thu 8, Fri 9, Sat 10, Mon 12 & Tue 13 August at 7pm.
You can also get £15 tickets for all performances dates: Wed 15 to Sat 31 August.
Please note that these tickets must be booked by Sunday 11 August.
To book tickets please call the Box Office on 0207 328 1000 or online and use promocode BID
Programme
- Assess government policy relating to SEND and dyslexia in schools and avenues for better identifying pupils with dyslexia and ensuring they can access support
- Learn about and assess how Labour’s plans for education might impact those in school with dyslexia
- Examine how training, screening and teaching for school pupils with dyslexia can be improved
- Learn about the latest techniques and approaches for supporting children and young people with dyslexia with their reading and literacy
- Improve understanding of the reasonable adjustments that education establishments should make for pupils with dyslexia
- Exchange best practice on working with children with dyslexia in schools to embrace their strengths and attributes, pursue their interests and develop their full potential
- Develop strategies for improving mental health support and interventions for pupils with dyslexia
To register for the briefing, click 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.