4pm-5pm Uxbridge Road
The shortlist for The Charity Awards 2022 has just been announced, click here to check out who has made the list.
Max Wallace talks to workingwise.co.uk about his career ups and downs and how he is starting again with a new fitness and wellbeing business, aided by the Start-up School for Seniors.
Thinking about creating a TikTok account for your charity? In this article, Third Sector reporter Sam Wait’s shows examples of how charities are using TikTok to reach new audiences. Click here to read the full article on the Third Sector website.
Supporting 11-14-year-old girls to develop healthy relationships, skills and resources to maintain positive mental health.
Providing a safe space for young girls to boost their self-confidence, self-empowerment and discuss mental health.
• Engage in talking circles to express your thoughts and feelings.
• Work together in a group on a new social action project.
• Join a range of art and sports activities such as yoga, football, tie-dye, digital graphics
and much more.
• Get the chance to attend a 2 day residential and become a ‘Wellbeing Ambassador’ for
our organisation!
Good for Girls is helping youth clubs become mental health hubs to extend mental
health support for young women outside of school. Apply | Learn more
7 – 11 May 2022
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm
Discover the power of plants we eat and grow your own microgreens to take home with you. This workshop is led by Paulette Henry, master grower at Black Rootz, the UK’s first multigenerational black-led community growing project. Book at the welcome tent near Victoria Gate. Learn more
Black-led social impact organisations operate in an environment of structural inequalities and a brand new report by Do it Now Now’s initiative Centre Black explores the lived experience of management and staff at Black-led impact organisations within the UK’s voluntary sector. Early this year, Centre Black conducted a study to explore the lived experience of management and staff at Black-led impact organisations within the UK’s voluntary sector. Learn more
From news on the Charity Commissioner Chair to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, catch up with what’s been going on over April. Click here to give this NCVO article a read.
The Labyrinth Project, led by Solace Women’s Aid, has launched a programme of free workshops for women and training for professionals in the voluntary sector working with women, that we are eager to share with your network.
The range of free training and workshops seeks to strengthen the skills and knowledge of both women and organisations supporting them. All sessions take place online and existing knowledge is not necessary. The training and workshops are delivered by three expert organisations:
Working Chance
Working Chance provides training for professionals and volunteers, as well as group workshops for service users focused on employability. Topics covered include practical advice such as CV and interview techniques, disclosing criminal convictions, and workplace skills. Sign up here.
Surviving Economic Abuse
Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) delivers training and online workshops for professionals, volunteers and service users on debt, finances, and economic abuse along with online support guides. Additionally, SEA provides access to the Financial Support Line, which provides general money advice to those residing in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Sign up here.
Rights of Women
Rights of Women delivers training to professionals supporting women survivors of domestic abuse on a range of legal topics, including sexual harassment in the workplace, coercive control, and family law legal aid. Sign up here.
The next upcoming workshop will be next Tuesday 26th April and supports women to develop their interview skills: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/292472221287
The Centre for Ageing Better and Get Yourself Active have launched a publicly accessible collection of 300+ free photos depicting older and Disabled people getting active!
Ageing Better created the age-positive image library as a way of showing ‘positive and realistic’ images of people aged 50 and over. The library provides an alternative to commonly used pictures, which are often offensive and unrepresentative.
Ageing Better is urging the public to use these new photos to challenge negative stereotypes. Find out more.
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.