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Community Programme Coordinator

Community Programme Coordinator – DanceWest is seeking an enthusiastic and committed coordinator to support the delivery of our programmes for West London communities. Supported by the WestWay Trust this entry-level post is open to people aged 21-30 years living or working in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster or Brent.

Salary: Freelance rate of £120 per day.
Hours of work: Based on two days per week.
Length of contract: January to April 2018/ April to July 2018.
Office base: DanceWest, Lyric Hammersmith, King Street W6 0QL.  The role will require some travel to other sites and venues throughout West London.
Responsible to: Artistic Director.
Key Relationships (External): Public, arts organisations, companies, funders, participants, technicians and collaborators.
Purpose of the post : To coordinate and support the delivery of community dance programmes in West London.

http://www.dancewest.co.uk/network/

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The Wilde Foundation is looking for a Volunteer

The WILDE Foundation is looking for a Volunteer. And this would be a tremendous opportunity for someone to enhance their skill set and engage is something totally inspiring.

The WILDE Foundation was established for the training and personal coaching of vulnerable women and girls in the UK, Caribbean and Africa. With a strong focus on work in London and the UK, our mission is to educate women and girls globally to embrace economic empowerment through creativity. We know from our experience and research that women who are in charge of their own finances tend not to linger in abusive relationships. The volunteer role would be in Marketing and Social Networking.

The regular tasks are:

  • To compile monthly e-Newsletter using MailChimp;
  • Regular postings on 3 twitter accounts, WILDETalk, Protect the Girl Child Campaign and WILDE Int.
  • Network;
  • Have an input/share ideas about the contents on the WILDE website;
  • Assist with planning creative &empowerment events

We would like a volunteer who has their own laptop/tablet as they will work from home, be savvy using MailChimp and Powerpoint, and attend monthly meetings when requested. We would also love someone creative who can rise to a challenge, team spirited, friendly with the ability to laugh & still work smart. Please contact: wilde2000@btopenworld.com

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Affordable Training Courses for Charities, Schools, Associations & Social Enterprises

Bid Writing: The Basics

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Who are the winners and losers in grant funding. How to identify the weaknesses in your project. What questions will funders will ask themselves about your bid. Common reasons for applications being rejected. The key terms in bid writing explained with examples of each. Make your application short but effective. 

Start telling funders the things they really want to hear. How to build greater credibility in the eyes of funders. Demonstrating that the beneficiaries of your project are involved. The importance of getting your numbers and totals right. What to do with all your supporting documents. Make your proofreading foolproof.

Bid Writing: Advanced

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Are you applying to the right trusts ? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places ? Are you applying to enough trusts ? Are you applying in the right ways ? Are your projects the most fundable projects ? How do you compare with your competitors for funding ?

Are you carrying out trust fundraising in a professional way ? Do you understand what trusts are looking for ? Do you know how to turn your competitors into your ambassadors ? Is the rest of your fundraising hampering your bids to trusts ?

Click Here for more Info, dates, costs and booking details

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Grow Wild – Royal Botanic Garens Kew and Lemos & Crane Team up

The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have teamed up with Lemos & Crane to help community groups around the country transform their local spaces into beautiful, inspiring and colourful wild flower havens.

Apply for £2,000 – £4,000 funding before January 15th 2018

Click Here to find out more

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Fulham Good Neighbours – Sunday Afternoon Tea Co-ordinator

About Fulham Good Neighbours: Established in 1966 Fulham Good Neighbours support mainly older people, including those with dementia, with practical tasks at home such as basic DIY, gardening, and decorating. We do what any good neighbour would: collect medication, escort to appointments, accompany shopping and take care of pets to name just a few of our free services delivered by over 50 volunteers. We also run a dedicated befriending scheme and a range of social clubs to help beat isolation and loneliness. We also offer our hall to other local small groups supporting older people for regular or one-off meetings.

In 2016 we were declared the Best Charity in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; in 2017 we achieved the London Healthy Workplace Award.

 About the post of Fulham Sunday Afternoon Tea Co-ordinator: This new post will provide all organisational and operational support to the Fulham Sunday Afternoon Tea. The post holder will run the club every first and third Sunday of the month and ensure the success of the club, including the welfare of older people and volunteers attending it. The post holder will ensure that the event caters to older housebound people not taking part in other activities during the week.

Click Here for the Fulham Sunday Afternoon Tea Co-ordinator Advert and Click Here for the Job Description and Person Specification

Tel. 020 7385 8850

Email: chrismikata@fulhamgoodneighbours.org

Web: www.fulhamgoodneighbours.org

Twitter @FulGdNeighbours

Facebook: @FulhamGoodNeighbours

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The Henry Smith Chairty – Holiday Grants

Overview

The Holiday Grants programme provides grants for recreational trips and holidays for groups of children aged 13 and under in the UK who are disabled or disadvantaged.

 

Key Grant Details

Grant size: £500 – £2,500
Length: One-off short grants
Decision timescale: 6 weeks
Deadlines: Submission dates vary depending when trips or holidays take place

Qualifying criteria

Please only apply for this grant if you meet the following criteria:Location: UK-wide, with priority to the 20% most deprived areas
Funding covers: Short holidays and recreational trips
Organisation type: Schools, small charities and not-for-profit organisations

Click here for more information

Contact us

Please contact us if you have a question.
Call: 020 7264 4970

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Carers Network – Professionals Survey

Carers Network offers a variety of support services to carers across Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and the City of London. In order to support local professionals working with carers in these areas, we would like to ask you to complete the following short survey so that we can understand what information would be the most helpful to you and how we can improve and develop in the future.

Please click here to complete the survey

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Freston Road Hub is Now Open for Business!

Sobus opened our new Freston Road Hub on 11th December. We are open for business from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

The hub offers; 40+ workspaces for enterprises, charities and social businesses, hot desks, meeting rooms, mailing addresses and reception services. Click here to learn more.

Address: 196 Freston Road
North Kensington
W10 6TT (click here for map)

Phone: 020 7952 2610

Email: reception@frestonroadhub.org.uk (for room booking, mailing address and general enquiries)

or sue.spiller@sobus.org.uk (for office space enquiries)

 

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Restorative Service Coordinator Opportunity

Calm Mediation is a registered charity which has been providing a restorative justice (RJ) service to victims and offenders since 2005 with the support of the Big Lottery. We achieved the Restorative Service Quality Mark in 2016, and provide accredited practitioner training.

We are seeking a dynamic, resourceful Restorative Service Coordinator to continue to build on this reputation for excellence, working with a variety of organisations in the criminal justice sector.

Post: Restorative Service Coordinator, 22 hours per week (37 FTE). (With potential for this role to expand to additional days)
Pay: £16,054-£17,8387 according to experience (£27-30,000 FTE).
Location: Shepherds Bush London W14
Responsible to: Director
Probation period: 6 months.
Fixed term period: 30th November 2019 (With potential to extend if continued funding is secured)
Benefits: Pension scheme with company contributions. Interest free loan for season travel ticket.
To request an application pack: please email info@calmmediation.org

Click Here for more information

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One Week until Local Charities Day

Taking place on 15th December 2017, Local Charities Day provides a platform to celebrate the work of small local charities and community groups across the UK. You can find out more about the campaign and get involved by downloading this digital toolkit.

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