Examples of Excellent CSR Relationships

Westminster City Council is producing a voluntary and community sector strategy and want to include best practise examples of where voluntary sector organisations have formed a strong relationship with a business partner, particularly where a business provides a regular service like pro bono advice/training, strategic advice on business planning/marketing/fundraising etc. Useful info would include:

  • How did the relationship come about? i e how did they get connected?
  • What the business is doing/has done for the VCS org i e it’s actual contribution
  • Successes and challenges

If anyone has any examples they’d like to share, please email  lminhas@westminster.gov.uk

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Manager of Learning & Employment Job Opportunity

The Cardinal Hume Centre is looking to recruit an experienced manager and learning practitioner who will develop the learning on offer to ensure it is integrated across all services in the Centre and ensure that the learning service supports the client journey into employment where possible.  The closing date for applications is 13 March, midnight. For job and application details click here.

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Crowdfunding Initiative to Tackle Poverty & Inequality in London

In collaboration with Crowdfunder and The Social Innovation Partnership, Trust for London and City Bridge Trust have launched a £100,000 fund available to organisations using crowdfunding to raise funds and deliver projects that will address inequality and lift people out of poverty in the capital.

Called Improving life for Londoners, this fund will provide up to 50% of the target (to a maximum of £10,000), with projects expected to raise at least the first 25% from the crowd. Check out the Crowdfunder page for details of eligibility and how to apply. If you want to find out more about crowdfunding and how to run a crowdfunding project, click here to register for a short Introduction to Crowdfunding webinar on Thursday, 23 March 2017 at 1.00pm.

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Your Opinions Needed on Extra Care Housing

The Tri-borough is keen to get your views on future plans for Extra Care Housing across the boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea to ensure that it gives people the best care experience possible. Extra Care Housing provides accommodation plus 24-hour care and support to predominantly older people.

The meetings are planned for 24th, 27th and 29th March. Refreshments will be provided and all venues are wheelchair accessible. Please RSVP by 5pm on 15 March 2017 by emailing Karen Joseph or call 020 8753 5129. Places are limited.

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Extension for Westminster Community Awards’ Nominations

Good news for those who haven’t been able to make the time yet to compose and send in their nominations for this year’s awards. The deadline has now been extended to 11.59pm on Wednesday, 22 March.

So get nominating now to give local heroes the recognition they deserve for their life-changing work. There are no fewer than seven awards, including the City for All Volunteer of the Year award, that recognise both people and organisations. Click here.

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Health: Can You Find The Information You Need?

Healthwatch Central West London will be talking with groups/ individuals in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to find out where you go for information, complaints and advice and how easy or difficult it is for you to find the help you need. The project will run until the end of March. To take the survey click here.

Contact us to run a focus group about signposting with your community group or for further information. Contact Eva: eva.psychrani@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org or 07734962255.

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Free Webinar: Dealing With Difficult People

 

Each month ACHIEVE offers one complimentary webinar. Everyone encounters difficult people on a regular basis and typically conversations with them leave people feeling frustrated, stressed, angry and tired. This webinar will analyze what is happening in those exchanges and demonstrate how people can adapt their strategies to bring about more productive conversations with those they find difficult.

WATCH NOW
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Ex FRSB Members Can Now Register With The Fundraising Regulator

We have now opened registration to ex-FRSB member organisations. Although we had obtained a list of contact details from the FRSB before it closed, we found some of these to be outdated or invalid, and have therefore not been able to contact all organisations to alert them that registration has opened. If you haven’t recieved an email from us and would like to register, please contact us at registration@fundraisingregulator.org.uk

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Healthy London Partnership’s Invitation to Tender

Healthy London Partnership are looking for one or more supplier(s) to host and moderate a wiki for resources on social prescribing and self-care, created by the programme team and a wide range of stakeholders. To view the tender details click here.

Further information, including the opportunity to arrange a time to direct questions to the project team, is available by contacting Charlotte Owen by emailing charlotte.owen6@nhs.net. Proposals should be submitted to Shaun Crowe, Personalisation and Self-Care Lead, Healthy London Partnership by emailing shaun.crowe@nhs.net by 2pm on 10 March 2017

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Advance: Female Social Care IDVA Job Opportunity H&F

The purpose of the Social Care IDVA role is to work closely with Social Services to support women who have had Social Services intervention due to domestic violence and to work closely with the project’s DVIP male practitioner who will work with the perpetrators of abuse to enable a whole family approach.

Female* Social Care IDVA
Contract: Fixed term to March 2018
Salary: NJC scale 29-31 £28,191 – 29,838 per annum inc. London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms
Work Location: Based in Social Care offices in Hammersmith & Fulham, and Advance office in Hammersmith

For full job and application details click here. Closing date: 16th March at 12pm.

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