My 6 top tips for fundraising
Having now put together two fundraising titles for DSC (Fundraising Strategy and The Charity Fundraising Templates), Richard Sved has put together six top tips. Take a look here.
More fundraising tips from around the sector
From mirroring your language to pinpointing your constraints, these tips will empower you to connect with supporters, maximise donations, and create lasting impact. Take a look here.
CAST (a charity which helps UK charities use digital for social good) is running a sector-wide AI survey, in order to understand what has changed over the past year – and what’s needed right now. If you work for a charity or social impact organisation, please take 12 minutes to fill in the anonymous survey, and share not just how you feel about AI, but what you really need: what would make your work life easier; what support would be useful; what would you wish for in an ideal world?
Fill in the AI survey here – and please do share the link with colleagues and friends!
MPs have condemned the government’s choice to not exempt charities from increases in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) and are urging it to reconsider. Read more here.
A short webinar for professionals working in health and social care to hear more about how Royal Trinity Hospice’s inpatient, community, outpatient and loneliness services can support your patients and clients.
Join Isatta Sisay, Director of Patient Services, Moira O’Connell, Head of Therapies, Paul Sullivan, Head of Patient and Family Support and Emma Naef, Community Engagement Manager for this short webinar outlining:
There will be an opportunity to ask questions as well as hearing about recently launched and upcoming services including:
The Department for Education has announced that Schools in disadvantaged can apply for a 75% subsidy for breakfast club provision until July 2025. To be eligible to participate in the National School Breakfast Programme, schools will have 40% or more pupils in bands A-F of the income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI). This can include state-funded primary, secondary, special schools and alternative provision. The contract for the programme will be delivered through Family Action, who will source and deliver breakfast food products to participating schools. All breakfast products offered through the programme meet the school food standards. Schools will be able to choose and order the food products and quantities they need for their pupils. National School Breakfast Programme (England)
This year, we are offering deaf awareness and sign language workshops, in London, and surrounding areas. This might be of interest to your staff and volunteers, in their work with vulnerable service users, families, and colleagues. Our programs are delivered by Deaf tutors. We can come to you, or alternatively, we also offer remote learning via Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
Award-winning Signs4Life is leading efforts towards a society in which people with disabilities have full access and are working to raise the public and political awareness of disability provision. Our programs are delivered by Deaf tutors.
Learning Outcomes (Deaf Awareness)
The cost for our half-day workshops is £600 excl. VAT (£550 for schools/charities/NHS), for up to 18 people attending”
Additionally, due to the success of last year’s Deaf Awareness Week, we have launched a NEW accredited program (see attachment), which is a longer work-based BSL program.
We also run regular refresher programs through the year, free of charge, so that service providers can continue practising and using BSL, and maintain their skills and knowledge.
In this article from Charity Comms, Emma Bracegirdle from Holly Cuthbert offers five simple ways that teams can better their charity’s communications in 2025. Take a look here.
Ioan Marc Jones from Charity Digital has gathered together all of the social media trends set to define 2025. Take a look here.
SAY is working with ‘Click Start London’ to provide an amazing opportunity for young Londoners from 18 – 30 years old to secure employment or apprenticeships in the digital/tech sector. We would particularly like to encourage females and those from underrepresented groups to take part.
‘Click Start’ is a free 4-week Artificial Intelligence (AI) & digital skills course that has live opportunities with industry-leading companies, including Amazon, BT Group, Cisco, QA, and small and medium businesses across London.
The 4-week programme is in-person and will be delivered at University of East London (UEL) Docklands Campus, University Way, London E16 2RD from 10th February – 7th March 2025. The course provides training in the fundamentals of AI, digital marketing, social media management, business ownership, client-facing skills, and data analysis with certificates in Google Digital Garage and Excel. Candidates will also receive class-based and 1:1 sessions on improving CVs, cover letters, interview techniques and building confidence and professional work skills, and will get the opportunity to work collaboratively with real life tech companies to pitch ideas to boost their businesses.
For up to 6 months after the course, candidates will receive employability support to empower them towards an apprenticeship, job or other positive outcome. As well as this, throughout the programme and at future networking events, candidates will be supported to explore pathways into digital careers and apprenticeships with industry-leading companies, including Amazon, BT Group, Cisco, QA, and small and medium businesses across London.
To be eligible for the programme, candidates must be:
During the 4-week programme travel and lunch will be covered for candidates. If you are interested in taking part, or have any young people interested, please complete or ask them to complete the online registration form below. Places are limited and in high demand, so please register as soon as possible to secure a place – https://forms.office.com/e/prhRdjVEjL
In this article, Andrew Purkis, DSC’s Policy Trustee, writes about the Children’s Society’s public rejection of a donation by the outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury and how it raises questions. Read the full Civil Society article here.
