DSC Upcoming FREE Events

Insight Talk: Change for Better – Freshening Up Your Fundraising Approach – Tuesday 22 November

At our next Insight Talk, we’ll be joined by best-selling author and fundraising expert Bernard Ross, who will share his knowledge on using behavioural science as a tool for fundraising. Happening at 4:30pm on Tuesday 22 November, register for free here.

An Uncharitable Alliance: Mermaids v The Charity Commission and the LGB Alliance – Friday 11 November

This roundtable event will discuss the work of the LGB Alliance from feminist and children’s rights perspectives and consider the implications of its campaigning for children’s access to health care, as well as the impact of the Equality Act on women’s and trans rights. Register here.

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Tackling Homelessness Digital Conference – 25.10.23, 9am-1.35pm

The government recently reported the highest number of households living in private or social housing seeking homelessness assistance since data collections began*.

Working together towards the 2024 goal to end rough sleeping is still possible. Westminster Insight’s annual Tackling Homelessness Digital Conference will share guidance and evidence-based strategies that services can implement to improve outcomes for people sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness.

Hear from the Centre for Homelessness Impact on the tangible indicators, evidence, and practical implementations London Councilsare taking to tackle and prevent homelessness. We will review the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on those at risk of homelessness.  You will explore how to mitigate pressure on services and continue to provide life changing support for those at risk of homelessness.

Review the latest data to understand changing trends of people experiencing homelessness. Develop and plan support services that meet the needs of all vulnerable groups including women and young people.

Through a series of panel discussions and case studies, you will gain insights on collaborative approaches across housing, health, care and third sector. Join the conversation with members of the committee who produced the latest NICE guidelines on Integrated Health and Social Care for People Experiencing Homelessness.

Network with peers and share ideas to overcome common challenges to end homelessness in the UK including:

  • Effective commissioning
  • Learning from the voice of lived experience and embedding co-production
  • Creating strong and resilient peer support networks

Early Bird Discount – 20% off – available until Friday 25th November 2022  (Please enter the discount code EARLY3904in the payment section when you book online). Please email us for group bookingsof 3 or more – info@westminsterinsight.com

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Universal Credit & the Welfare State: Supporting the Most Vulnerable & Helping People Back into Work

Webinar on Thursday, November 3rd 2022: Event Details Website Register to Attend

Programme

  • Discuss the government’s introduction of Universal Credit since 2013 and understand the challenges that many claimants face
  • Understand new support shames being introduced to the government and how they can be directed towards those in need
  • Analyse changes to Universal Credit, particularly during the pandemic, and consider whether they could inform welfare decisions in the future
  • Examine how local authorities and front line organisations can help people get access to a variety of support schemes
  • Explore the economic fallout of the cost of living crisis and high energy costs and what the impact will be for local authorities, charities and front-line workers supporting their constituencies
  • Look at the future of the welfare state, including the impact an ageing population poses to the welfare state
  • Explore how online systems have been utilised during the pandemic to ensure financial support is quickly allocated to those in need and the lessons stakeholders should take for welfare management in the future
  • Learn also about IT challenges which have recently limited the ability to uplift legacy benefits – and how this can be avoided in future

To register for the briefing, please click here.


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Stand With Saharawis Free Event: The Future of UK-Western Sahara Solidarity

When: Saturday Oct 29

Time: 10am-3pm (lunch will be provided)

Where: Unite The Union | Head Office 128 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8TN United Kingdom

UK-Western Sahara solidarity organisations are hosting a conference on Saturday Oct 29 to inspire and mobilise new activists in support of the indigenous Saharawis of Western Sahara.

We invite you to join us for a series of insightful talks and presentations from Saharawi and British experts in the fields of human rights, conflict, climate change and creative education.

This free event will be a fantastic opportunity for students, academics, long-time activists, creatives and anyone else who’s interested in grassroots activism to learn more about this vastly underreported issue and how to get involved in supporting the Saharawi cause.

Learn more and register online: UK-Western Sahara solidarity organisations are hosting a conference on Saturday Oct 29 to inspire and mobilise new activists in support of the indigenous Saharawis of Western Sahara.

We invite you to join us for a series of insightful talks and presentations from Saharawi and British experts in the fields of human rights, conflict, climate change and creative education.

Topics will include:

– Human rights violations and the ongoing conflict in the Moroccan-Occupied Territories of Western Sahara;

– Creative education and arts projects for Saharawi refugees living in desert camps in SW Algeria;

– The effects of climate change on lives and livelihoods in the Saharawi refugee camps;

– The legal challenge against the UK in the exploitation of natural resources from Western Sahara

This free event will be a fantastic opportunity for students, academics, long-time activists, creatives and anyone else who’s interested in grassroots activism to learn more about this vastly underreported issue and how to get involved in supporting the Saharawi cause.

Learn more and register online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-with-saharawis-the-future-of-uk-solidarity-with-western-sahara-tickets-420657807827 

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Serious Violence Digital Conference: 27th September 2022, 09:00 – 13:30

The Serious Violence Duty has been introduced as part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, placing a statutory duty on local authorities and wider partners to collaborate and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence.

Westminster Insight’s Serious Violence Digital Conference focuses on how effective multi-agency partnerships can be formed to address serious violence at a local level. The event brings together local authorities, police, fire and rescue, health, education, youth custody and prisons.

Join us to explore partnership models to share data, intelligence, and knowledge, to generate evidence-based analysis of the local problem and develop a strategy to prevent and reduce serious violence.

Learn how to effectively collaborate with young people, learn from lived experience, and engage with communities most affected by serious violence.

Benefit from hearing how the long-running Scottish Violence Reduction Unit have assessed the effectiveness of their violence reduction programmes.  Gain insight on how to apply the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) toolkit to inform evidence-based interventions.

Join live online or watch on demand:

This practical event will be broadcast live via an interactive digital platform, where you can enjoy:

  • Content accessible on demand for 14 days after the event
  • Online networking – meet your colleagues from across the country 
  • Virtual polls
  • Live Q&A
  • Technical support throughout the event

Discounts available:

  • Please email us for group bookings of 3 or more – info@westminsterinsight.com
  • Pay online by credit card and receive 10% off (This will be automatically applied when you book online).

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Charity Accountants Conference – Last Chance to Get Early bird Tickets!

Get your tickets for the Charity Accountants’ Conference, as Early bird ticket sales will be closing on Thursday 30 June, so grab them whilst you can.

Click here to get your tickets for just £99 (charity rate).

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Health & Wellbeing Board Meeting

The next Health & Wellbeing Board meeting will be held online on Wednesday 29th June at 6pm. 

The main agenda items are: 

  1. An update on Monkey Pox
  2. An update on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for Hammersmith & Fulham.  The JSNA provides detailed information about the local population, and is extremely useful for providing evidence of local health needs for your funding bids and applications
  3. Production of the H&F Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, which evaluates the key health needs of the borough population and how these are being met by pharmaceutical services or could be improved. 

The full reports pack can be found here: Health and Wellbeing Board – Agenda papers, 29 June 2022 

The meeting will be held online via Zoom.  If you would like to attend, please follow the link below: 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81263966167

Meeting ID: 812 6396 6167
Passcode: 155914

As always, if you are unable to attend but would like to raise a particular point, query or comment, please contact Sobus and we would be pleased to do this on your behalf. 

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Frontline FREE Network Annual Conference 2022 – ‘Working Together’

Do you work with people experiencing homelessness? The Frontline Network is putting on a free conference just for you. Cathy Shimmin, DSC Senior Training Consultant, will be leading a workshop called It’s About Time; throughout this session, you’ll discover a range of techniques for achieving your goals through time management. Click here to learn more and register.

Date: 28 June 2022, 1:30 PM BST

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Community Connect Event 16.06.22

Find out about local services.

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Last Chance To Book FREE Event: The SME XPO


As seen in the Evening Standard… Join WLB at the SME XPO – a free to attend, two-day exhibition and conference

The Evening Standard’s first SME XPO, taking place on 25–26 May at Olympia London, invites SME business owners, entrepreneurs and business leaders to attend an action-packed two-day programme and exhibition.

Find out what’s on at the SME XPO

For more information, visit smexpo.co.uk

Secure your place at the SME XPO

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