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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.  

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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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!

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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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

 

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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.

 

 

 

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

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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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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.

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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.

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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
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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.

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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!

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Celebrate with your neighbours!

We are pleased to have secured funding from Doctor Edwards and Bishop King’s Fulham Charity and Hammersmith United Charities for this project.

We are offering small grants for local groups and organisations who want to organise picnics, street parties, lunches, sporting events, fun days and other activities with and for their neighbours. We particularly encourage people who want to use these events to develop new relationships across diverse faiths, ethnicities, ages and backgrounds. Our main aim is to give people an opportunity to make new connections and learn about one another through the process of organising a very local event – and then enjoying it.

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Here at Hammersmith & Fulham Council, we have a (proud) history of coming together to celebrate Pride. We’ve held movie screenings, heard from some fantastic speakers, got our rainbow laces on and walked with pride.

This year, we want to do something different. So we’ll be opening our doors and inviting the community to celebrate with us at an evening event on Tuesday 3 July.

The theme for Pride this year is #PrideMatters – and for our event we’ll be aiming to show how much pride matters in our borough. Join council staff, friends from local and partner organisations and members of the community to have a great time and celebrate Pride in our community.

Cllr Sue Fennimore, Deputy Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council, says: “I’m so pleased that this year we are coming together again to support Pride 2018 and show to everyone that we stand in solidarity with our LGBT+ community. I hope to see all our neighbours, friends, community groups and staff enjoying a drink together at our social event here at the town hall as we continue to promote unity in the borough.”

We’re also looking for volunteers to share their stories about how #PrideMatters at the event, so if you’re keen, let us know!

When: Tuesday 3 July from 6pm

Where: Nigel Playfair room, Hammersmith Town Hall, W6 9JU

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There are over 168,000 charities in the UK and each one is different. Whilst causes and beneficiaries vary, the way in which they operate has lots in common. Over the years, DSC have helped thousands of charity professionals with their training courses. Take a look at what’s coming up!

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This year’s Funders Fair will take place on Tuesday 3rd July at Kensington Town Hall in the Great Hall, Small Hall and Committee rooms 2, 3 and 4. This is an opportunity to meet with funders, pick up tips to improve your fundraising and learn about new ways to generate income! Sobus, One Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea Social Council look forward to seeing you there!

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9:30am REGISTRATION  
10:00am WELCOME

Angela Spence (KCSC) and Cllr Gerard Hargreaves (Kensington & Chelsea Council)

 
10:10am INTRODUCTION  
10:15am STALLS AND NETWORKING  
11:00am WORKSHOPS  
 A  Big Lottery Great Hall
 B  City Bridge: Meet the funders workshop Small Hall
 C  How to attract donors – Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation Committee Room 2
 D  John Lyons Charity Funding Committee Room 3
11:45am BREAK  
12:00pm WORKSHOPS  
 E  Trust for London Great Hall
 F  GDPR workshop – Russell Cooke Small Hall
 G  Online Fundraising –  Local Giving Committee Room 2
 H  Grant fundraising for beginners workshop – KCSC Committee Room 3
12:45pm RED CROSS PLENARY Great Hall
1:30pm LUNCH & NETWORKING  

 

Stalls will be located in the Great Hall foyer and open between 9:30am – 2pm.