Have your say on how government can work with and for civil society to tackle challenges and unlock opportunities to build a stronger society now and in the future. This consultation closes at 9am on 22 May 2018.
Link to consultation page for more info and documents: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/civil-society-strategy-have-your-say
We know that the leadership of our charities in the UK is not sufficiently ethnically diverse.
It’s confirmed again this year with ACEVO’s Pay and Equalities Survey 2018. Published at the beginning of February, it found that only 3% of charity chief executives who took part were from BAME backgrounds, and that this percentage has actually fallen over the last ten years.
It’s the case that “a shamefully small number of civil society CEOs are from a black and minority ethnic background”, according to Vicky Browning, Chief Executive of ACEVO. She calls on us to “collectively prioritise action to break down the barriers and bias that exist within the voluntary sector.”
And it’s not only CEOs. Senior management teams and trustee boards are not diverse enough also, with the 2017 edition of Third Sector’s Diversity Report finding that 10% of senior management teams and 10% of trustees of the 50 charities they surveyed were non-white.
Please see the Diversity Report here.
Join us at the first in our series of breakfast briefings exploring the opportunities and challenges facing charity IT leaders. These interactive seminars provide a unique forum for open debate and an opportunity to connect with your peers.
The first event will seek to answer the question ‘Is blockchain the future for charities?’
To understand a little more about that question and to help you decide if this briefing is for you, Click Here
This event is run in partnership with Charity IT Leaders.
This event is designed to provide space for charities to debate with other charities. As a result, there are no corporate spaces available and we will withdraw places booked by non-charity delegates. We will issue a refund minus an administration fee of 15%.
Click here for more information including; the programme, speakers, prices and venue.
Get your Charity Ready
There are a range of opportunities available on the Small Charity Week website for your small charity to take advantage of, with many more opportunities and activities to come.
Today we have launched our I Love Small Charities Day Competition information and our Celebration Day toolkit to give you enough time to gear up and prepare your charity and your supporters in advance.
Shared Lives is a community based service for adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs, or older people that runs across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. The scheme is being delivered by Grace Eyre, a charity whose name is taken from Grace Eyre Woodhead, who not only founded the organisation in 1898 but also formed the first Shared Lives scheme in the UK.
Our carers are regular people who want to make a difference and can share their home with someone who needs extra support – in return, they are paid, receive training and ongoing support, and become part of an active, supportive network of carers across the UK.
There are over 150 Shared Lives Schemes across the UK. The schemes are managed by experts in this field, funded by local authorities and regulated by the Care Quality Commission.
We are looking for more people to become carers. As one of our current carers says, “It’s a highly rewarding job and I’ve really benefitted too – I’ve made a firm friend!” – so why not get in touch to find out more?
If you would like to know more about this extraordinary paid role, maybe as a career change or back to work idea, or if you know someone who would be interested, contact us on sharedliveslondon@grace-eyre.org or 020 7924 0631.
As you may be aware, Ian Lawry has stepped down as Sobus CEO to pursue a new and exciting business opportunity closer to his home in Oxfordshire. Ian achieved a great deal at Sobus, including delivering two fantastic Hubs at Dawes Road and Freston Road, and his enthusiasm and professionalism will be very much missed.
However, we are delighted to report that Sue Spiller has been appointed as the new CEO and will be joining Sobus from early March. Many of you may remember Sue from her previous role as Head of Community Investment for LBHF, and she comes to Sobus with a wide range of experience and knowledge about the sector in the borough. Sue told us, “I’m really excited to be joining Sobus, an organisation that I have known and admired for many years, and the opportunity to work with voluntary and community organisations in the borough who do such fantastic work to support our local residents.”
If you would like to get in touch with Sue, please contact her at: sue.spiller@sobus.org.uk
Public says ‘involve us in Charing Cross Hospital future’
Concerns about the future of Charing Cross Hospital have been repeatedly raised to Healthwatch CWL by Hammersmith & Fulham residents.
To address this, we raised a series of questions to decision-makers in the local NHS. We also spoke to over 200 outpatients, to hear directly from people using Charing Cross Hospital.
We found that:
Christine Vigars, Chair of Healthwatch Central West London said:
“Healthwatch Central West London has compiled this report to support patients and people who use Charing Cross to get their voices heard. We are working to ensure that their views are listened to and acted on by those with the power to make decisions about future health provision locally.”
Click Here to read the full report and recommendations
The Good Finance UK website is full of useful information, tools and resources including…
…a quick profiler tool to help you work out if social investment is right for you
…a blog with loads of tips like these five for 2018
…a directory of investors and advisors
…upcoming events around the country
…guidance on how to measure your social impact
Chelsea FC have recently started a movement session as part of the St Andrew’s Health & Well Being Series which is running through until June 2018.
Click Here for details about the Activate Seniors Programme
Click Here for details about the Healthy Response Programme and Click Here for comments about the last series and directions to the venue.
Are you an ambitious organisation looking for support to make the next strategic step in your development?
Pilotlight is an award-winning charity that transforms the lives of disadvantaged people in the UK by offering charities and social enterprises access to the strategic business support they need to become bigger, better and more sustainable. We do this by harnessing and matching the talents of our members – we call them Pilotlighters – to charities through our programmes. All our programmes are project managed by experienced Pilotlight Project Managers who drive for the best outcomes for both our Charity Partners and our Pilotlighters.
We currently have a small number of places available for ambitious organisations that tackle social disadvantaged in the UK and are based in London to participate in our Pilotlight Programme. The programme offers 10 months of facilitated coaching from four volunteer senior business mentors (we call them Pilotlighters), supported by a dedicated Pilotlight Project Manager and is free of charge. Teams meet monthly in our central London office and each project is bespoke to the strategic challenges the organisation is facing.
Two years after their engagement with Pilotlight, our charity partners are on average:
Could this be your organisation?
For more information and to apply visit: Click Here
If you have any queries please contact Georges Lebreton on 020 7283 7022 or GLebreton@pilotlight.org.uk
