The Business Charity Awards, which recognise the work of people and teams behind corporate and charity partnerships, have opened to entries for 2021. Third Sector have reported that the awards will feature 25 categories, spanning sector partnerships and teams. Entries are also open for people to nominate either themselves or a colleague to sit on the 2021 awards judging panel. Find out more.
The Limit Lonliness project aims to help tackle the challenge of lonliness during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Find out More
We know this is a tough time for local business owners due to another COVID-19 lockdown. We’re here to continue to support local businesses like yours through this pandemic. Our Business Desk is still your first port of call for business support.
Certain businesses are now required to close during the new lockdown which began on Thursday 5 November. Find out if your business needs to close here. Staying closed and accessing the available business support will help save lives and keep H&F safe.
If you need support, please contact our Business Support Desk by emailing business-support@lbhf.gov.uk or calling 020 8753 5585. Together, we can help protect businesses and save lives in H&F. Stay safe.
Get the latest information on the financial support available for businesses during the pandemic here:
- Local Restrictions Support Grant
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension
- Find out more about other financial support for businesses here
Applications for the COVID-19 Recovery Grant will reopen next week. Apply here
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Harrow Club has received 30,000 donated disposable 3-ply face masks and will be offering the bulk of them for free for any Community Group or body doing activities locally, including to redistribute to their service users.
Interested parties should contact Liam Clipsham (M. 07888 652238/ E. liam@harrowclubw10.org) so we can get them ready. Ideally, pick-up should be from The Harrow Club, 187 Freston Road, each Thursday afternoon around 2pm, as the building is mainly closed for the next 4 weeks. We hope this free offer will be of some benefit.
Please see link to the currently running consultation about the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme in Hammersmith and Fulham – https://0to19healthychildprogramme.commonplace.is/
We are very keen to hear your views and gain your valuable insight, as professionals who support children, young people and families as well as the users themselves, about the current school nursing and health visiting service in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Please use this opportunity to have your say and promote amongst your networks, colleagues and the parents and young people you support.
In response to the latest national lockdown, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a month with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked and further economic support announced. Find out more.
We are delighted to be launching our Peer Leadership Development programme, as part of our commitment to develop 500 peer leaders by 2024.
Our innovative online personal development programme is for people with lived experience who are committed to working collaboratively with the NHS to help shape how health and care are delivered.
If you have any questions, or would like more information about the programme, email england.pldp@nhs.net
NHS Blood and Transport is opening a further 14 convalescent blood plasma donation centres to urgently collect plasma for coronavirus treatment trials and potential use in hospitals. They are encouraging you to come forward if you have had confirmed or suspected coronavirus.
Blood plasma is a liquid that makes up about half your blood volume. After a virus, your plasma contains antibodies that help fight infection. A transfusion of plasma from someone who has recovered from coronavirus may help people who are still ill.
It’s no surprise that our Directory of Grant Making Trusts consistently tops our best-sellers list. This is the key information source for fundraisers, saving you time on finding funding prospects, targeting the grant-makers most relevant to your charity and discovering funders you might not have known existed.There’s more than 2,000 funders with more than £50,000 each to give. In fact this little tome has more than £5 billion inside.
Whether it’s company giving, educational grants or grants for individuals in need; we have the tailored books that can take you directly to funders. Explore all our fundraising titles here.
Of course the quickest and most flexible way to find funders and keep track of your applications is our Funds Online database, which does the leg work of sifting through more than 8,000 funders offering more than £8 billion.Whether you are a new subscriber to Funds Online or a seasoned veteran, join our expert George Knight for a free 30 minute webinar exploring tips and tricks to help get you access to the funding you need – our next date is 16 November. Book here.
And you can always join our Maximising Support from Trusts and Foundations next Friday to learn how the funders think so you know exactly how to get money from them. You can check out all our fundraising courses here.
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.