Are you thinking about contacting your local MP about an issue or cause? Here’s some information on how they can help and how you can reach them. Read it here.
The next VCS Health and Wellbeing Forum will be held on Tuesday 25th October. As October is Black History Month, we will be looking at health inequalities, and also marking National Menopause Day (18th October) we will be looking at how menopause is regarded in different communities, and the support that is available to women going through this transition. We hope to see you there!
Please find a pdf copy of the presentation slides here.
Also mentioned during the presentation were the following useful links:
For further support with funding, including advice and feedback on applications, please contact your local CVS:
If you have not already done so may I ask you to take a few moments to complete the session feedback form, this is extremely helpful in planning future sessions.
We look forward to seeing you at future Meet the Funder events.
Kind regards,
The KCSC Team.
In the current environment capacity building is ever more important – in fact critical! We need only need to survive inflation, we need to provide even more support to our communities which in turn is placing pressures on funders. Funders themselves may be facing depreciation in their investments –and this follows Covid. So in real terms money is very tight not just tight. Consequently, organisations will have to show what they can do and how they will remain sustainable even in the short term.
Capacity building is not just about the capacity of a nonprofit today — it’s about the nonprofit’s ability to deliver its mission effectively now, and in the future. Capacity building is an investment in the effectiveness and future sustainability of the organisation. Read on
There are a number of changes being introduced by the Charities Act 2022, which will amend the Charities Act 2011. The first changes are expected to come into force in autumn 2022.
Charity Fraud Awareness Week (17 – 21 October 2022) is a campaign run by a partnership of charities, regulators, law enforcers, representative and umbrella bodies, and other not-for-profit stakeholders from across the world. You can find more information on how to get involved here.
Good policies and procedures should empower staff and increase consistency and fairness across an organisation. These templates give you 36 of the most important policies and procedures for running your organisation effectively. Click here
We are hosting a Community Open Day alongside our partners CGL (Alcohol Service) and Advance (Women’s Service) on Friday 23rd September at Sands End Arts & Community Centre.
We will be starting at 1pm, there will be activities for young children, light refreshments and a free raffle to win a hamper packed with goodies!
The aim of the event is to showcase services in the local borough so that residents can be more informed on what’s on offer in their local community. There will be invaluable information on the cost of living provided by the local CAB. Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank, Green Doctor and SASH will be in attendance on the day to provide the local residents with information about their services and how to access.
Money4YOU is thrilled to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Dragons Den event and Special Awards Ceremony. To back the event, City Bridge Trust has awarded a grant of £100,000 to support BAMER-Led non-profit organisations whose work benefits Londoners.
The event connects the Grantmakers with BAMER-led organisations, showcase the great work of some outstanding non-profits and offers 7 grants to win of up to £20,000 and an exclusive talk on re-imagining funding with sector leaders.
Date: 20 October 2022
Venue: Bluefin Building, 110 Southwark St, London SE1 0SU
More information and tickets here
🆓We offer Free tickets for Black, Asian, Multi-Ethnic, and Refugee organisations.
💰Pitch to win one of these grants:
⭐The VIP experience
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