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Mayor of London call for applications: micro grants for supporting outreach work with European Londoners

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The Mayor of London is committed to supporting European Londoners in the light of the UK leaving the EU.  As part of this work, we will be supporting civil society to engage with European Londoners about the Government’s proposed Settlement Scheme and reach out to those groups most at risk of marginalisation. We have now launched our pilot micro grant scheme to support this important work.

City Hall will provide micro-grant funding of up to £2,000 to community groups and small civil society organisations with demonstrable expertise and reach to deliver outreach activity on the settled status scheme, providing information and advice to vulnerable European Londoners.

You can find the link to read more and to apply here –  https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/business-and-economy/apply-european-londoners-outreach-funding

The deadline is 20th August 2018 5pm. If you have any questions about this microgrant scheme feel free to get in touch with me at Bella.Kosmala@london.gov.uk or Hannah Boylan Hannah.Boylan@london.gov.uk

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YHFF Shout Out

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Funding News

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Building Connections Fund

Supporting projects that are able to prevent or reduce loneliness
Funding size – £30,000 to £100,000
Deadline – Fri 24th August 12noon

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Global Giving Crowdfunding training

GlobalGiving is the largest global crowdfunding community connecting non-profits, donors and companies around the world. Apply now for September Accelerator training programme.

Charities will receive free online training in digital fundraising and have access to GlobalGiving’s fundraising tools and resources. You’ll then be entered in to a 3-week crowdfunding campaign in September to raise at least £4,000 for your chosen project. There will be match funding opportunities, bonus prizes and graduates will receive permanent GlobalGiving partnership.
Deadline: 1st August

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Training Events

Women Into Literature Development & Empowerment

Health Workshop – “Taking care of our Mental Health”

Thurs 26th July
5.30-7.30pm

More details contact here

 

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Building More Integrated Communities: New Funding Announced

The aim of the Integrated Communities Innovation Fund is to support a range of projects, both in size and in scale, that are bold and innovative in approach and that encourage integration in a wide range of contexts. Of particular interest are projects that can, in time, be scaled up to reach a minimum of 300. Overall, projects supported will:

  • Be innovative in the way they tackle integration challenges
  • Explain how they will achieve positive integration and offer evidence to support this
  • Clearly understand how outcomes will be measured and evaluated
  • Demonstrate how partners and the local community will buy-in to the proposed activity
  • Show potential for growth both in numbers of participants and effectiveness
  • Demonstrate clear deliverability, value for money and financial stability
  • Be led by organisations willing to share their experiences honestly and wisely.

The Fund is open to applications from legally constituted organisations or those with statutory powers working with beneficiaries in England.

There are no minimum or maximum grant levels set and funding is only available for 2018/19 and 2019/20. Further terms and conditions are set out in the Fund Prospectus

Submit an expression of interest as Stage One of Two by 23:45 on Monday 20th August.

Useful Links:

Assessment criteria

Expression of interest form

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/integrated-communities-innovation-fund

 

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Operation Cup of Tea is Back!

Do you remember Operation Cup of Tea, responding to the London Riots in 2012?

In just one day, volunteers, local charities and community groups served over 1000 cups of tea to local residents and visitors whilst providing a positive space for people to drop by and for the community to come together.

In the summer of 2017 following the Grenfell Tower Fire, Operation Cup of Tea created a regular hub in Tavistock Square to provide a friendly face, local information and a heart-warming cuppa to anyone who’d like it.

We are relaunching Operation Cup of Tea starting from Friday 20th July 2018 at Tavistock Square.

The stall will provide local residents the opportunity to drop by, enjoy a free cup of tea and act as an informal space for people to talk. Information regarding local services and summer activities for families will also be on hand for organisations to distribute on the day.

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Want to get involved? Organisations and groups are invited to participate in Operation Cup of Tea, to share information with the local community on what support is on offer. We will be in Tavistock Square every Friday 10am-3pm until the end of September.

We would love to host your project! Come along to share your work with the public. To book a space contact Nadia at nadia.nail@vckc.org.uk by Wednesday 24th July 2018.

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Young Women In Business – The ClementJames Centre

‘Young Women in Business’ event at The ClementJames centre on Friday 3rd August from 2-4pm

The event gives young women aged 16-23 the opportunity to come together and listen to inspiring speakers from different departments at Johnson and Johnson, an internationally recognised company. The women all have very varied experiences and are keen to share these with the group. There will be chance for the young women to network with the speakers and light refreshments will be provided.

Places are limited so we would need the young women to confirm their attendance by calling the ClementJames centre on 02077929189 or emailing bobby@clementjames.org.

Click Here for the Event flyer

Contact

Bobby Juniper
Community Development Worker
The ClementJames Centre

95 Sirdar Road
London
W11 4EQ

phone: 0207 221 8810

www.clementjames.org | @ClementJames

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Gigglebyte biz-comedy festival LAUNCH invitation

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Gigglebyte – the UK’s first comedy festival for the business technology sector – is coming to White City

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It’s being hosted by Upstream, a partnership between Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Imperial College London designed to support innovation, collaboration and business growth in H&F.

All the events are free.

“We are determined to make H&F the best place to work, live and socialise in the UK,” said Cllr Andrew Jones, H&F Cabinet Member for the Economy and the Arts.

Gigglebyte’s launch party includes a panel with Paul Coleman – the BAFTA winning writer of Car Share, featuring Peter Kay – as well as Steven North, comedy chief at UKTV. They will discuss how, why and when humour has made a positive difference to entrepreneurs, startups and businesses.

The Gigglebyte comedy-tech festival also includes:

Tuesday 24 July
Gigglebyte launch party, panel and networking drinks
How to use humour as an engine of growth. This talk brings together a curated panel, each with unique perspectives on how, why and when humour has made a positive difference to entrepreneurs, startups and businesses. Join Sarah Archer (storytelling and business coach), Paul Coleman (BAFTA award-winning writer of Car Share), Steve North (general manager, UKTV Comedy & Entertainment including Dave) and Dr Steven Cross (comedian and communications coach).
At WestWorks, Wood Lane, W12. Click here to sign up.

Wednesday 25 July
Stand Up & Pitch workshop
Nine female entrepreneurs will hone their stand up (and stand out!) skills to pitch their business in a workshop, with comedian and business coach Sarah Archer. Join the audience in the evening to watch and learn as they pitch to a panel including Kate Newhouse, CEO of venture builders Blenheim Chalcot, Chris Corbishley of Forward Partners; Nick Howe of Natwest and Peony Li of Founders Factory for a cash and mentoring prize.
At Huckletree West, Wood Lane, W12. Sign up here to check out the pitching and enjoy some drinks and networking.

Friday 27 July
Improv Your Business, brought to you by Hoopla business
The final part of the Gigglebyte festival will teach you how to use the secrets of the world’s best improvisers to supercharge your communication skills and make you a better storyteller. Learn how to be an amazing listener and an inspiring leader – all in one action-packed lunchtime session! It would also make a great team bonding exercise.
At Bush Theatre in Uxbridge Road, W12. Click here to sign up.

Upstream info
Email: hello@move-upstream.org.uk or call: 020 7594 5155

Click Here for the Upstream website

 

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Does your Youth group want a free creative science workshop?

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Read this if your youth group would like to get involved with the BioMedia Meltdown competition next year! It is a KS3 competition where science and art collide!

Last year we had 1000+ young people take part, 140 came to central London for the celebration evening and lots of great prizes were awarded to the winners and finalists. As part of the competition trained DBS checked Linnean Learning facilitators will bring creative science workshops to your youth group for free – just tell us when you would like us to come!

More Info? Click Here

 

Contact

Elisa Jones
Education Project Manager
The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7434 4479 EXT 226 | www.linnean.org | Charity Reference No. 220509

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The H&F Brilliant Business Awards 2018 are now open for entries

Wednesday 18 July 2018
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The H&F Brilliant Business Awards 2018 are now open for entries

Shine a light on your business

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Enter the H&F Brilliant Business Awards

Simple and free to enter, the prestigious Brilliant Business Awards are the highlight of the business year in Hammersmith & Fulham. They not only acknowledge business success and achievement – shortlisted and winning businesses also say they help attract customers and help you grow your business.

They’ve been described by past winners as ‘an inspiration to other parts of London to recognise hard work and entrepreneurship’.

The awards are open to all businesses and organisations in Hammersmith & Fulham and we’re looking for potential Oscar-winning businesses, organisations, entrepreneurs and social enterprises – and that could be you.

The benefits
Space City Productions win Best Local Employer at the 2017 H&F Brill Bizz Awards

Last year, Space City Productions was named the Best Local Employer at the H&F Brill Bizz Awards.

“It was a great honour and surprise to be named best Local Employer especially considering the other great companies in the running,” said Amii van Dunn, CEO of Space City Productions (pictured above, right).

“We are a small team of 14 people and the awards are a great way to showcase and support the smaller businesses in H&F. We’re looking forward to entering again this year.”

The UK’s most productive advertising production company-per-head has been delivering TV, online and radio commercials since 1992, from its offices in Blythe Road, Hammersmith.

It has produced adverts for companies including Nestlé, Asda, Moonpig, GoCompare, Wowcher and MoneySupermarket.

Judges’ Prize

Enter your business into up to two of the categories here and increase your chances of winning an award.

  • Best Creative Business
  • Best Creative/Media Start-Up – NEW
  • Best Cultural or Arts Business
  • Best Customer Service
  • The Green Business Award – NEW
  • Best Independent High Street Business – NEW
  • Best New Business
  • Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year – NEW
  • Best Place to Drink
  • Best Place to Eat
  • Best Small Business (employing 10 people or less)
  • Best Social Enterprise
  • Best Technology Start-Up – NEW

An expert panel of judges will then draw up a shortlist and decide who earns the glittering gong at the awards ceremony on 7 November.

Entries close on Thursday 4 October.

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Public Vote

Get residents, shoppers and workers in the borough to nominate you as their favourite business in Fulham, Hammersmith, West Kensington and Shepherds Bush.

There is no application process – just encourage your customers to say you’re the best! Promote the awards in store and online and ask people to nominate you at the awards website. Each nomination counts as a vote.

Closing date for public nominations is Sunday 21 October.

  • Best Fulham Business
  • Best Hammersmith Business
  • Best Shepherds Bush Business

The five businesses with the most votes in each category are invited to the ceremony on 7 November, with the winner being the one who gets the most – it’s that simple.

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Save the date and encourage people to vote!

Shortlisted businesses and those with the most public votes will be invited to the awards night at Hammersmith Town Hall on Wednesday 7 November.

Help encourage people to nominate their favourite business and get some free publicity for your business.

We will be encouraging people to nominate their favourite business by giving them a chance to win a prize draw.

To get people voting, please consider offering a prize for the draw.

A bottle of wine, lunch, an item from your shop or a free service from a haircut to a dry cleaning voucher… Please offer anything that you think will help us promote the awards.

We will publicise all prize contributors and their business on the awards website.

To offer a prize, please email Nicki.Burgess@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 5695.

Gigglebyte – the UK’s first comedy festival for the business technology sector – is coming to White City
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It’s being hosted by Upstream, a partnership between Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Imperial College London, designed to make the borough a leading destination for the biotech, digital and creative industries.

All the events are free.

It kicks off on Tuesday 24 July at WestWorks in Wood Lane with a workshop looking at using humour as an engine for growth with BAFTA award-winning writer Paul Coleman and UKTV general manager Steve North.

For more information visit the Upstream website.

More information »

Any questions?

Email Nicki.Burgess@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 5695. Good luck!

H&F Brilliant Business Awards website »

Hammersmith & Fulham Council, Town Hall, King Street, London W6 9JU

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Become a Trustee of Sands End Arts and Community Centre

The Sands End Arts and Community Centre is a new charity and looking for trustees to help run the organisation and the community centre.

Application deadline: Monday 10th September 2018

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons – 30 July

UN LogoHuman trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. The International Labour Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims of forced labour globally. This estimate also includes victims of human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation. While it is not known how many of these victims were trafficked, the estimate implies that currently, there are millions of trafficking in persons victims in the world.

‘Act to Protect and Assist Trafficked Persons’

This year the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has chosen ‘act to protect and assist trafficked persons’ as the focus of the World Day. This topic highlights one of the most pressing issues of our time — the large mixed migration movements of refugees and migrants. The theme puts the spotlight on the significant impact of conflict and natural disasters, as well as the resultant, multiple risks of human trafficking that many people face. It addresses the key issue concerning trafficking responses: that most people are never identified aWorld Day Against Trafficking in Persons Logos trafficking victims and therefore cannot access most of the assistance or protection provided.

 

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