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Carers Network launch exciting new Crowdfunding Campaign. How you can help!

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Dear Colleagues,

This is to let you know that Carers Network has just launched an exciting new crowdfunding campaign to provide information and tools to improve the health of local carers!

Three in five of us will become a carer at some point in our lives – looking after a family member or close friend. Every year more than two million people in the UK become a carer. This can happen very suddenly and radically change their lifestyle, which may lead to worse mental and physical health.

The project will give 100 carers the tools needed to improve their health while still attending to their caring duties. It will also give them the opportunity to meet other people in the same circumstances – which will help them battle the isolation that being a full-time carer can lead to.

Could You Help?

The goal is to raise a total of at least £5,000. It is ambitious, but this cause deserves an ambitious goal. And with your help, we can make this happen!

Are you able to help us? If you are able to make a donation to our project it would make a great difference to the people we strive to help. It would also be helpful if you could share our campaign with your friends and family, on your social media or with anyone you feel may be interested.

For social media, a possible Tweet could be:

Click the image above to go straight to Twitter

Copy the text below to create your own tweet;
Please support @Carersnetwork ‘s @GlobalGivingUK #crowdfunding campaign to help carers live a healthier life! Donate here: https://bit.ly/2tMgRet

The more people we are able to reach, the more people we are able to help.

You can find out more about the project and donate here: https://bit.ly/2tMgRet

Thank you for your time.

Best wishes,

02/07/2018/by Sobus

Funding, News, Opportunities

Access over 100 new funders at once

You no longer need to keep a keen eye out for new grant-makers giving money away to charities like yours. Our research team has put together all the latest funding available in The Guide to New Trusts 2018/19.

This annual guide saves you time and resources by including over 100 new funders, registered with the Charity Commission or the Scottish Charity Regulator in 2017/18, whose giving criteria are broad enough to be relevant to a large number of charities.

At a glance you can find the details of each new grant-maker, their aims and objectives, the types of projects they fund and their application process. This new edition includes two new indexes (an index of causes and geographical index), making it even easier to find funding for your charity.

‘The Guide to New Trusts was indispensable to our trust fundraising programme. It’s been an excellent resource for finding new trusts by quickly assessing whether or not we match their criteria.’

Adele Kaupaityte, Trust Fundraising Officer,

The Honeypot Children’s Charity

Get your copy here

Interesting New Trusts fact

This edition saw a rise in grant-makers supporting social welfare, with an increase of 18% in the number of grant-makers supporting people with disabilities, and a 28% rise in funders supporting older people (when compared to the previous edition).

Download the Research Brief here

Are you looking for funding?

DSC is an independent charity offering training, policy & research, publications, events and funding sources for the charity and voluntary sectors.

Visit us at 352 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA | Call us on 020 7697 4200 | Email us

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28/06/2018/by Sobus

News, Opportunities

Social Change Awards: Nominations now open

Click the image above to go to the Social Change Awards website

An exclusive and fun event with inspiring speakers, celebrating great stories.

What are the Social Change Awards?

DSC Social Change Awards celebrate the passionate individuals and organisations committed to making a positive impact in society.

You don’t have to be a charity to apply. Whether you’re applying as an individual, an informal group, a company, a public body or a charity; If you are passionate about social change then there is a category for you.

The nomination period is open until 31 August 2018.

Click Here to go to the Social Change Awards website

28/06/2018/by Sobus

News, Opportunities, Training

Applications are now open for support from Pilotlight.

Could your organisation be more effective, efficient and sustainable?

We’re looking for ambitious charities and social enterprises based in England and Wales who need support to get to the next step in their development.

By working with us, organisations have:

increased the number of service users they reached
increased and diversified their income
improved their leadership and governance
learnt to articulate their vision and mission
understood their impact
raised their profiles by developing better marketing

Could this be your organisation?

Pilotlight is an award-winning charity that connects the charity and business worlds to create positive social change. Our programmes enable organisations and their leaders to develop the strategic business skills needed to become more effective and sustainable. Our programmes are free of charge.

For more information and to apply visit our website.

Apply by 3^rd August to begin working with us from September 2018.

If you have any queries please contact Georges Lebreton at glebreton@pilotlight.org.uk or on 020 7283 7022

28/06/2018/by Sobus

New Free Digital Marketing Course For Local Businesses, News, Opportunities

Small Charity Week 2018 comes to a close, but you can still get involved!

What Small Charity Week delivered
Small Charity Week 2018 has officially come to an end – we would like to thank everyone for taking part and helping to create the following highlights:

1,888 messages of support for small charities on social media in the #ILoveSmallCharities Day competition
2,104,337 total reach in our Thunderclap
#SmallCharityWeek trended on Twitter for over 10 hours!
Over 650 hours of expert pro bono advice was provided on Big Advice Day
A successful roundtable on ‘Collaboration within International Development’ was hosted by Baroness Pitkeathley in the House of Lords on Policy Day.
Over 80 small charities, civil servants and influencers attended our Policy Day Reception, hosted by the Office for Civil Society and Innovation and held in the heart of Westminster.
25 small charities collectively won £4000 through the Localgiving Small Charity Week Challenge this Fundraising Day!
4 small charities received all Give at Checkout slots from eBay for Charity and PayPal
362 small charities entered this year’s Small Charity Big Impact Awards with 5 winners and 10 runners up/highly commended announced on the day.

Big Advice Day Video
In total over 456 hours of advice were provided at the FSI’s event in central London.
We livestreamed three of our workshops on the day:

Making Facebook work for your Non Profit
Is your strategy driving you in the right direction?
Using your impact to tell your story.

The workshops, along with links to their respective slideshows, are now saved to our Facebook video page if you’d like to check them out.

Follow this link to watch the workshops

Small Charity Week Moments
We’ve prepared a Twitter Moment that helps highlight some of the best moments of a fantastic week.

Follow this link to Twitter

Winners of the Small Charity Big Impact Awards
Once again, another huge congratulations to all the winners of the second annual Small Charity Big Impact Awards. Each winner has received a short film about their organisation.
For the first time this year, we have also given out awards to one runner up and one highly commended charity per category. You can read about them in our Award Winners book.

Follow this link to view the winners’ videos and read their stories

The Small Charity Big Impact Awards are sponsored by:

and are supported by
The Leathersellers Company

whatCharity – Your chance to win £300
whatCharity are offering charities and their teams a chance to win a £300 reward to contribute towards their own deserved recreational activities.
All you have to do is claim your charity and complete the impact page on your WhatCharity profile which helps you to secure the resources you need. You have until 10th July to enter!

Follow this link to find out more about how to enter the competition

FSI Fundraising Qualifications Bursary
Inspired by our Fundraising Conference? The FSI are pleased to announce that we are re-opening applications for our bursaries towards our accredited Introduction to Fundraising Practice qualification!
The bursary is open to small, local charities with a turnover of up to £100,000 and 80% of the cost is funded by the FSI and DCMS.

Follow this link to apply

Lloyds Bank Foundation Research Launched: The Value of Small
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales kicked off Small Charity Week by launching their independent research report: The Value of Small; examining the distinctive social and economic value of small and local charities in local communities.

Follow this link to read a handy blog summary of the research

Small Charity Week’s Media Partner is

Winners of the I Love Small Charities Competition
It’s taken us over 3 days to count and verify the 1,888 messages of support for small charities, but we are excited to announce the winners of the I Love Small Charities Hashtag competition!

Congratulations to the winner of the I Love Small Charities Twitter competition:
Porridge and Pens Ghana

Congratulations to the winner of the I Love Small Charities Facebook competition:
Eastleigh Youth Counselling Services

Congratulations to the winner of the I Love Small Charities Instagram competition:
Donnie’s Fund

I Love Small Charities Day is sponsored by:

eBay’s Give at Checkout
We’d like to say another well done to the 4 lucky winners of the eBay Give at Checkout competition. For the first time, eBay for Charity and PayPal Giving Fund have reserved all Give at Checkout slots for small charities over two weeks to help each winning charity raise more.
The winners are:

SurvivorsUK
Advantage Africa
Mind Out
Musical Keys

Feedback on Small Charity Week 2018
As always, we want your input on Small Charity Week so we can continue to improve it each year. If you participated in any of the Small Charity Week initiatives, please feedback through the link below.

Follow this link to give us feedback

ICYMI: Collaboration between small and local charities and community groups
The FSI’s research has shown that collaborating more effectively can not only help to solve social problems but can also facilitate efficiency, growth and sustainability.

You can have a read of the research here.

We also have a vlog from our CEO, Pauline Broomhead CBE, discussing collaboration.

You can watch it here.

Coming up next from the FSI
If you need more support, check out the Foundation for Social Improvement, the small charity behind Small Charity Week!

Upcoming workshops:

Bournemouth – 4th July
High Wycombe – 11th July
Reading – 12th July
West London – 26th September

Upcoming webinars:

Thursday, 5th July

Strategy & Business Planning
Develop Your Fundraising Strategy
Demonstrating Your Impact

Wednesday, 11th July

Fundraising from Trusts & Foundations
Developing Corporate Relationships
Developing Your Case for Support

Tuesday, 17th July

Supporting & Managing Volunteers
Major Donor Fundraising
Community & Events Fundraising

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28/06/2018/by Sobus

News, Training

First aid supplies and training are key to your health and safety planning

The British Healthcare Trade Association (BHTA) which St John Ambulance is a member of has determined the appropriate first aid kits and their contents for workplaces. Ensure your workplace has the appropriate British Standards Institution (BSI) kit(s)

Keeping products past their expiry date can be unsafe. Products will start to deteriorate and may not be effective. When was the last time you checked the products in your first aid kit?

St John Ambulance is the first aid and health and safety trainer of choice for hundreds of thousands of companies, local authorities, and members of the public.

First aid and health and safety training courses for the workplace

With thousands of training courses across the country, including a full suite of first aid, risk assessment, fire marshal, and moving and handling courses, we enable hundreds of thousands of people to be the difference in their workplace – and outside of work – to protect their colleagues, family, friends, and members of the community.

28/06/2018/by Sobus

Funding, News, Opportunities

Why choosing the right lender is critical for voluntary organisations

It is understandable that many voluntary organisations feel some trepidation at the idea of taking out a loan at a time when the sector seems to be facing such financial uncertainty. Loans are not always right for every situation and so careful consideration of the financial commitment involved is important.

In the right circumstances however, loans can be a valuable tool for an organisation to further its mission and have greater control over its future.

In their latest blog post, ethical bank and our Trusted Supplier Charity Bank explain why choosing the right lender is critical for voluntary organisations.

27/06/2018/by Sobus

Jobs, News, Opportunities

Community Engagement | White City | The Invention Rooms – Job Opportunities

We are recruiting for three new posts in the community engagement team, based at The Invention Rooms in White City.

Feel free to get in touch with Tom on t.pearson@imperial.ac.uk if you have any queries or questions about the roles.

Venue and Operations Manager

£35,850 – £44,220 plus benefits

We are looking for an outstanding Venue and Operations Manager to oversee the launch and operation of a brand new public engagement space in our pioneering community innovation facility called The Invention Rooms at our White City Campus. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the development of a pioneering visitor space following an extensive building project. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of a dynamic public venue for events, workshops and engagement activities designed to engage and inspire the public.

For more information and to apply, click here.

LinkedIn entry here.

Communications and Marketing Associate

£35,850 – £44,220 plus benefits

We are recruiting for a creative Communications and Marketing Associate who can help us promote Imperial College London’s pioneering community engagement programme at our new White City Campus, centred on our unique community innovation space called The Invention Rooms. A key member of our White City community engagement team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing an online and print communications strategy to promote our activities, events and initiatives within the local community.

For more information and to apply, click here.

LinkedIn entry here.

Projects and Partnerships Officer

£35,850 – £44,220 plus benefits

We are searching for a talented Projects and Partnerships Officer to help implement a 5-year business plan for an innovative and sustainable model of community engagement and collaboration in White City. The project is being led by the Community Engagement Team of Imperial College London, in partnership with The Rayne Foundation, a charity that aims to build bridges between people and communities by developing creative ways of tackling entrenched social issues through the arts, health, wellbeing, and education.

For more information and to apply, click here.

LinkedIn entry here.

The deadline for applications for the above posts is midnight on Thursday 4 July.

These are great opportunities to get involved in a pioneering programme of engagement

Priya Pallan
Community Engagement Officer (White City)
Office of the Associate Provost (Academic Partnerships)
Imperial College London
The Invention Rooms
White City Campus
W12 7TA
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 1103
Mobile: +44 (0)7566 950 968

27/06/2018/by Sobus

News, Opportunities, Volunteering

Value You – The Volunteer Recognition Scheme

ValueYou Is a charitable volunteer discount scheme available to charity and NHS volunteers who have done 100 hours or more of volunteering in the past year. The card is currently available to volunteers in 15 London Boroughs and Portsmouth.

It’s a free and simple way to recognise and thank your volunteers. The discount card offers 10% or more off at small independent businesses and there are more than 60 of them taking part in Ealing, for example, and over 500 across London.

Businesses such as cafes, shops, florists, dry cleaners and hairdressers are taking part. Each volunteer also gets to choose one free gift. To apply volunteers or volunteer managers can download and complete the form relevant to their borough/area from this link.

Get in touch if you have any questions at coordinator@valueyou.org or 07926 164 827.

26/06/2018/by Sobus

New Free Digital Marketing Course For Local Businesses, News, Opportunities, Workshop

Health & Wellbeing Fair

LBH&F and St. Mungo's Logos

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30 health and wellbeing stalls with information, health screenings and interactive sessions on a range of physical health, mental health, substance use and wellbeing services!

Click here for the event flyer

Click Here or on the Health Banner at the top of this post to book your tickets

25/06/2018/by Sobus