“Charity sector organisations have expressed concerns about the potential impact of changes to leasehold property law, as the government laid out further plans this week…” Read more here.
“The third edition of the Funding Justice research has been published, looking at the work of funders in supporting projects that tackle injustice and strengthens the power of communities…” Learn more here.
New research by Fair Collective has found that small charity leaders have reached a crisis point, find out more here.
Members of the House of Lords have voted in favour of exempting smaller charities from the upcoming increase to employer national insurance contributions (NICs). Learn more here.
Martin O’Neil, Head of Marketing UK and Europe at Rosterfy, gives you some strategy tips around digital modernisation. Take a look here.
Ben Wittenberg, Director of Development and Delivery at DSC, looks at the use of AI in funding applications, listing some useful plus points as well as some things to watch out for. Take a look here.
Janine Booth, Founder of Red in the Spectrum, discusses how charity leaders can change their management style to cater for their neurodiverse staff. Take a look here.
If your charity is struggling to cope with the changes to employer NICs then it’s time to write to your funder. Take a look at Debra Allcock Tyler’s advice here.
Do you know how much the employer NI changes are costing you?
Ross Palmer from Sayer Vincent explains how the changes to employer NI impact charities. Take a look here.
We have urged the government to delay NICs increase for charities
In a submission as part of the government’s ongoing spending review, we have suggested the NICs rise could be delayed until 2026 to enable charities to secure income to pay the extra costs. Take a look here.
London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP) have produced an informational video about resilience structures in London, which helps to breakdown and explain how the various partnerships work. Please do share with your networks to help promote more understanding. You can find a link to the video here.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.