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Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales has published its new strategy for the next five years. Included in the ‘Reaching Further’ strategy is:
- A pledge to boost its additional support for the charities that it funds, which will include an expansion of its mentoring scheme whereby members of Lloyds Bank plc volunteer their expertise to grant receiving charities.
- The Foundation mainly funds organisations with an income of less than £1m.
- An increase the size of its largest grants to £200,000 over their six-year duration
- A target of funding 700 charities at any one time until 2022
- A pledge to offer longer, unrestricted grants to more small charities together with six-year grants with a break clause after the third year
- The continuation of its advocacy work, with a particular focus on producing research and campaigning for policy changes on behalf of small charities.
The Foundation offers two grant programmes:
Invest grants – long-term funding for the day-to-day running of a charity (core costs), and/or the direct delivery of a charity’s work. Grants of a minimum of £30,000 to a maximum of £100,000, delivered across three years are available with the opportunity for continuation funding (up to six years in total). There are set annual rounds – details are available here. The next round opens on 27 August 2018 and closes on 5 October 2018
Enable grants: Enable grants are awarded to charities which have identified clear development needs with grants of up to a total of £15,000 across one or two years available to cover, for example, pilot initiatives, strengthening monitoring systems or creating stronger business plans and service development plans. This programme is temporarily closed and will reopen for applications under new guidelines on the 27th August 2018.
Charities can apply for either programme, but not both.
Useful Links:
https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy/
People across the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham now have the opportunity to find out more about dementia, thanks to a series of free workshops.
The local award-winning provider of personal care in the home, Bluebird Care Hammersmith and Fulham, has set itself the challenge of hosting Dementia Awareness Workshops in twenty-five different locations across the borough over the next 12 months.
Managing Director of Bluebird Hammersmith and Fulham, Soheila Amin, said:
“One in four people will be affected by dementia in their lifetimes, which is why it’s important to work with individuals and their families to try and make life much easier for those who have it.
A recent report made recommendations to the government about the need to continue to raise awareness of dementia, and the work that can be done to make our communities more dementia friendly.
With the specialist services we provide at Bluebird Care we are determined to do just that with these new Dementia Awareness Sessions.”
Set up by the Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Awareness Sessions have been running across the country for a number of years and focus on improving inclusion and quality of life for people living with dementia. By holding information workshops in towns, villages and cities across the UK, the society’s ambition is to work with people affected by dementia and key partners to develop dementia-friendly communities.
By doing so people will be aware of and understand more about dementia, people with dementia and their careers will be encouraged to seek help and support; and people with dementia will feel included in their community.
Soheila added: “The Bluebird Care team want to meet as many people as possible and make them aware of dementia, its affects and how we as a community can support those who are suffering from it.”
Are you part of a community group, work with a housing provider, school or social club, or an individual who just wants to find out more about dementia? Would you like Bluebird Care to host a Dementia Awareness Workshop for you? If so, get in touch.
For more information and to arrange a dementia awareness workshop contact Nathan Hartley, Bluebird Care Communications Officer, by emailing hartleypr@hotmail.co.uk
What do young people want from healthcare in a digital environment?
Following recent local and national developments in digital healthcare, Healthwatch Central West London will be focusing on identifying the healthcare needs and aspirations of young people aged 16-25.
Over the next few months, we will be engaging with young people and creating opportunities that will enable them to have a say on:
- a) how and if they want to access healthcare digitally?
- b) which of their healthcare needs (if any) could be covered by digital healthcare?
- c) what would a digital healthcare system for young people look like?
There are many ways that you can get involved in this project. To find out how, go to our website.
Click here to learn more on the HealthWatch CWL website
A new Business Support Apprentice (projects) position in RBKC has become available in Legal Services department.
Opportunity: Business Support Apprentice (projects)
Bi-Borough Legal Services is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated trainee to support its transformation and business improvement activities. Reporting to the Legal Services Transformation Manager and working with the Project Officer, the successful candidate will provide clerical and project co-ordination support as part of the business support function. The position is a training opportunity and as such will be delivered alongside work-based learning and study towards a recognised qualification such as an apprenticeship in Project Management or similar. It is a fixed term contract for the duration of the qualification (typically 1-2 Years)
Click Here for full details including how to apply
Closing date: 15/07/2018
Fatima Zaidi
Business Support Apprentice
Learning and Development
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Phone: 07849 077468
Email: Fatima.Zaidi@rbkc.gov.uk
Alicia Cantabella is a local architect focusing in working with communities to
enhance their environment including the following fields;
- Improvement
- Premises
- Play Areas
- Workshops
Click here for a pdf with more details
Contact
Alicia Cantabella
BSc(Hons) MSc PhD ARB RIBA
Architect and Urban Planner
Cantabella Architecture & Design
RIBA Incubator
76 Portland Place, W1B 1NT, London
mobile: 079 4263 2457
email: alicia@cantabella.com
web: www.cantabella.com
Advance is a well-respected, award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse and supporting women with custodial and community sentences to reduce offending. Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, to collaborate, innovate and be accountable. We have expanded our services significantly over the past 2 years, with annual income to over £3m and 75 staff, reaching over 3000 women and their children.
Current Opportunities
- Female* Independent Domestic Abuse Adviser (Multiple Roles) – Click Here for the link to the Job Advert
Closing date for this role: 18th July 2018 at 1pm
Click Here to go to the Advance Job website and to download the application form and Job Description for the above and other current roles.
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Round 2 of the Good Growth Fund, Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £70 million regeneration programme to support growth and community development in London, is now open. Working with the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), the fund supports innovative, best practice regeneration activities. The aim is to encourage active participation in local communities through the delivery of co-ordinated place-based strategies that support diverse and accessible local economies from high streets and town centres to industrial areas.
A broad range of public, private and third-sector organisations are eligible to apply including:
- London boroughs
- Sub-regional partnerships
- Town teams and business improvement districts
- Workspace providers
- Community groups, social enterprises and charities
- Small and medium-sized enterprises
Round 2 offers a further £20 million of funding for collaborative proposals that bring together a range of partners to focus resources and seize opportunities in a local area. No minimum or maximum grant levels are stated; in Round one the largest grant awarded was £2,957,505 and the smallest £90,000.
Deadline for stage one applications is 13 July 2018
The 27 projects funded in round one included:
- Battersea Arts Centre Community Garden, received £150,000 to help provide an edible, sustainable community garden with artistic interpretation on a newly reopened and greened Town Hall Road in Lavender Hill, Clapham
- Participatory City Foundation, received £850,000 towards a participatory programme centred on the development of a warehouse which will provide a range of facilities for local users, including a metal and wood workshop, industrial kitchen facilities, fabric workspace and teaching space
- Inclusive Growth in Finsbury Park received £1,030,000 to provide affordable studio and workspace for community groups where disadvantaged residents will be supported to set-up and grow their own businesses and receive business support and training.
Useful Links:
Click Here for more info
