Entries by Carita Magnani

Charityworks Kickstart Programme

The Charityworks Kickstart Programme provides fantastic paid employment opportunities for young people looking to take their first steps into a career in the social change sector. As part of the government’s Kickstart scheme, the roles are available to anyone aged 16-24 and in receipt of Universal Credit. Find out more here.

Check Out In Kind Direct

Our friends at In Kind Direct helps thousands of UK charities and community groups access essential items like toiletries, household cleaning and laundry items, clothing and activity supplies, and benefit from huge savings on office supplies such as stationery, photocopiers and hot drinks. Join In Kind Direct to help you spend more of your money […]

Proposed Changes to Charities Bill

The Charities Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech on 11 May 2021, proposes several technical, but important, changes to charity law. What are the key changes? Here are 5 of the key proposed changes for charities and their trustees: charities and trustees will be able to amend their governing documents or Royal Charters more easily […]

Refugee Week 14th – 20th June 2021

With Refugee Week taking place in June, a few facts and figures about refugees feels timely.  The following information has been provided by the Refugee Council, and much more can be found on their website: (https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/) The truth about asylum The same old myths and scare stories about refugees and people seeking asylum are peddled […]

Queen Honours 241 UK Organisations with Awards for Voluntary Service

Civil Society have reported that the recipients of the 2021 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service have been announced, with 241 organisations honoured across the UK. This year’s winners include Bradford Immigration and Asylum Support and Advice Network (BIASAN) and Asylum Link Merseyside, which both provide support for asylum seekers. Read the article here.

Equalities, Inclusiveness, Diversity and Organisations

Equalities, diversity and inclusiveness has gained prominence over the last year with the Black Lives Matter agenda.  There is also much talk of community focused, inclusive, bottom up, co-production, and person centred approaches in service design and delivery, whether in the statutory or voluntary sector. This issue also applies to how organisations are run and […]

Chief Executive Vacancy: Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank

Location: Based at St Matthew’s Church, Wandsworth Bridge Road, London, SW6 2TX, with visits to Foodbank centres Job type: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week with occasional evening and Saturday work Term:  Permanent Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience Benefits: 33 days annual leave, the afternoon off work on your birthday […]