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Strategic planning: Processes and tools for direction and decision making – 6 December (1 day) | Book your place
Discover essential tools and processes for effective decision-making, helping organisations stay focused on key priorities and adapt to changing circumstances. Learn to clearly articulate your organisation’s purpose, improve strategic planning and ensure your strategy stays on track. You can also attend this course on 23 January.
Managing people in the charity sector – 6 and 12 December (2 days) | Book your place
Equipping managers in the voluntary sector with essential skills to effectively lead staff, covering key areas such as motivation, workload management, and handling challenging situations. You can also attend this course on 8 and 15 January.
Project management in the voluntary sector – 9 and 12 December (2 days) | Book your place
This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully. You can also attend this course on 14 and 17 January
Climate Change team at H&F Council and would love to share some information about the free training and support programme we’ve just launched – H&F Climate Champions!
It’s all about supporting people with a passion to make positive change happen locally, to bring their ideas to life.
The application process is a quick Microsoft form on our webpage: https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/environment/climate-and-ecological-emergency/hf-climate-champions
Schools and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £1,500 for projects and activities that help children across the UK have a stronger start in life. Priority is given to initiatives that provide food and support to young people. These grants assist schools and organisations in offering nutritious food, healthy activities that promote physical and mental wellbeing—such as breakfast clubs or snacks—and equipment for healthy pursuits. Every three months, three local good causes or projects are selected for the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with grants awarded based on the number of votes each project receives. The funding is being made available through the Tesco Stronger Starts Programme, which is managed by Groundwork across the UK and is working with greenspace scotland to support applicants in Scotland. Applications can be made at any time. Funding to Tackle Hunger Amongst Young People (UK)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to fund equipment and services to support disabled and disadvantaged children under 13 across the UK. The Toy Trust fund helps disadvantaged children and their families to alleviate suffering; support children through awful experiences; encourage achievement through adversity; purchase vital equipment; provide care; bolster existing initiatives; initiate brand new projects; and satisfy basic needs. Groups that have carried out some form of effective fundraising by themselves are particularly encouraged to apply. The next deadline to apply is mid-February 2025 for the March meeting of Trustees. Funding to Support Disabled & Disadvantaged Children (UK)
Registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations, and in exceptional circumstances Community Interest Companies can apply for grants for projects that support offenders and ex-offenders as well as into work and helping specific less popular groups within the criminal justice sector. The funding is being made available through the Weavers’ Company who are looking specifically to support projects helping offenders find work as well as projects that support marginalised groups. A secondary priority is given to projects aiding disadvantaged young people, including immigrants, in realising their potential and engaging in society. The Weavers’ Company has two funding streams: a Small Grants Programme offering up to £5,000, and a Main Grants Programme with no maximum limit. Funding covers both project and core costs. Applicants must demonstrate efforts to secure other funding and future sustainability. The next application deadline is the 13th March 2025. Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People and Offenders (UK)
Wednesday 27 November at 2pm – “Pension Credit & the Winter Fuel payment”
Friday 29 November at 2pm – “Energy, Claiming Pension Credit/Winter Fuel payments”
Thursday 19 December at 2pm – “Claiming Pension”
FUNDING: Innovate Now Round 3 with City Bridge Foundation
Innovate Now with City Bridge Foundation will provide 64 London-based Black-led charities and enterprises with £12,000 grant funding, bespoke support and £3,000 in compensated capacity building. We will help your organisation build financial resilience and operational readiness, increase your chances of raising social investment and create a sustainable future for your organisation.
Place-based: Greater London
Deadline: 4/12/2024
Find out more and apply – https://www.doitnownow.com/current-programmes
FUNDING: Make it Big Round 2 with Pathway Fund
Make It Big with Pathway Fund will provide eight selected charities and social enterprises with £25,000 in grant funding, along with tailored support and capacity-building resources. Our goal is to help your organisation strengthen its financial resilience and operational capacity, paving the way for future social investment.
Place-based: England
Deadline: 14/01/2025
Find out more and apply – https://www.doitnownow.com/current-programmes
FUNDING: Innovate Now Round 4 with Impact on Urban Health
This is a 24-month programme designed to empower Black-led food initiatives that are addressing urban health challenges in Lambeth and Southwark. We are committed to supporting 10 Black-led organisations that are actively contributing to equitable food access and promoting health in their communities. Each selected organisation will receive £20,000 in funding, inclusive of £3,000 for compensated capacity building, plus ongoing support tailored to their unique mission.
Place-based: Lambeth and Southwark borough in Greater London
Deadline: 14/01/2025
Find out more and apply – https://www.doitnownow.com/current-programmes
CAPACITY BUILDING: London Now Now
London Now Now is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to support and empower 30,000 Black-led community impact projects in London by 2030. The programme responds to the unique challenges faced by Black leaders of charities and social enterprises, many of whom work in underserved areas with limited resources and support.
Place-based: For this first stage, we are looking for Black leaders in Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest to help shape London Now Now. Join us in creating programmes that uplift and empower.
Our goal is to rebuild trust between these leaders and grant funders and ensure that Black-led organisations survive and thrive, providing critical services to their communities. Through this programme, we are committed to strengthening local leadership and enabling Black leaders to expand their impact and become community pillars.
How can you take part?
Express your interest. You will significantly shape London Now Now, ensuring we address the most pressing needs and opportunities for organisations like yours. Your insights are the key to creating a programme that genuinely supports the communities it serves.
👉 Your voice matters—fill in the survey: https://airtable.com/appWbv233vg3ItvB0/shrFRFZbtW4kLGS9q
Tuesday 14 January, 6 – 8pm
Association of Chairs is delighted to partner with Inclusion London for our January London peer session. Stephen Bunbury, Co-Chair for Inclusion London and Co-Chair of the BME Colleague Network at the University of Westminster will be joining us. In this session, we will be exploring the ‘skills gap’ often found on Disabled-led charity boards. It is often the case that attracting Disabled talent with the skill set for a charity board is increasingly difficult because of structural barriers that often disproportionally limit opportunities for Disabled individuals with lived experience of disability.
AoC runs monthly in-person peer sessions in London. These are two hour facilitated sessions, where you will be introduced to fellow Chairs, get to know each other and talk though issues with other Chairs who share similar challenges and experiences.
Find out more and book your place here:
https://www.associationofchairs.org.uk/events/peer-support-group-session-for-london-chairs-12/
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Peer support group session for London Chairs – Association of Chairs Are you keen to talk though issues with other Chairs who share similar challenges and can share experiences and ideas? Do you want to build a network of Chairs who you can chat to? We’re pleased to announce a new series of face-to-face peer sessions in London designed to offer you support and help you build a network of Chairs you can call on for ideas, and encouragement. |
Grants of up to £75,000 are available to special schools and colleges for children and young people with special educational needs. Grants are awarded towards capital costs such as new buildings, refurbishing existing buildings, and equipment. The funding is available for projects focused on helping pupils develop skills that would help them gain employment or live independently after leaving school or college. The grants are made through the Wolfson Foundation’s Special Schools and Colleges grants programme. There is a 2-stage application process. Stage 1 applications can be submitted between the 20th November 2024 and the 5th January 2025. The next stage 1 closing date is the 1st July 2024. Applications successful at this stage will have until the 1st March 2025 to complete the stage 2 application. Funding for Special Schools and Colleges (UK)
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.