Following the Labour Party leadership election Rachel Maskell MP has been appointed Shadow Charities Minister, and she says she will be doing weekly surgeries for the Voluntary and Community Sector starting today! What better time to tell her about your experience of the current crisis, and what support your charity needs to continue to provide critical services for people? Do the government’s existing schemes work for you, and what more do you need? What policy changes might help most? Find out more and how to book your slot here.
The Skills Toolkit is made up of free online courses, tools and resources to help you improve your digital and numeracy skills. The Department for Education has consulted some of the country’s leading educational experts and employers to make up a collection of high quality resources to suit a range of interests and skill levels. Link
Connection Coalition key part of UK Government’s major effort to tackle loneliness and social isolation during the coronavirus outbreak The group will explore ways to bring people together to build strong community spirit, with a focus on groups at particular risk of loneliness. Why now? Since the start of Covid-19, many people have reached out and are supporting their neighbours and communities in creative and inspiring ways. For many people this is nothing new, but for some this is a new and deep experience of community connectedness. More than ever we are seeing that reciprocal relationships build solidarity, belonging and the belief that we have more in common than that which divides us. Britain will be a changed country as a result of Covid-19, but it will have changed for the better if people are ready to build and strengthen the connections within society that bind us together. Link
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For the last 5 weeks DSC have been desperately campaigning for adequate support for charities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Working with others across the sector, we’ve been pushing government relentlessly for a £4.3bn stabilisation fund to ensure the millions of people whose lives are enriched, made easier, and saved by charities, are still around to help them when this crisis abates. Many of you wrote to your MPs and shared your stories. Tonight, whilst the eyes of the nation are fixed on Big Night In, we want you to share and showcase the difference your charity makes to your beneficiaries and communities, share pictures and stories across social media using the hashtag #NeverMoreNeeded and help us to show the world the difference that you’re making. Find out more.
Where: Kensington & Chelsea / Hammersmith and Fulham / Westminster Role tiltle: Social media Volunteer Commitment: 3- 4 hours a week Women Association for Networking & Development is a small charity based in the Greenfield area and is actively working in a number of London boroughs, currently running regular activities and supporting over 400 vulnerable women, disadvantaged young girls and families in Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster. Our aims are to empower women to become agents for their own change, increase visibility for disadvantaged young girls, and raise awareness of their struggle for equality in our communities in London. Read more
Free, expert advice and support is available over the phone. Crosslight is a specialist debt and money advice charity that has been supporting the local community in Hammersmith & Fulham for 18 years. We are open, and our experienced debt advisers are ready to provide you with support and advice over the phone. Website Flyer
The Childhood Trust is launching its £2.5m Champions for Children fund to support vulnerable children and young people across London affected by Coronavirus. Charities can now sign up for this match-funding campaign to raise unrestricted funds. Charities recruit pledgers from their own network, and then raise funds during an online campaign taking place between 23 and 30 June. Their pledgers and The Childhood Trust will then match what’s raised; so if a charity raises £30,000, they will receive a further £30,000 (£15,000 from their pledgers; £15,000 from The Childhood Trust) at the end of campaign. For further details on how the campaign will work and to sign up, click here.
For NCVO members, Smartdesc offers free IT advice and guidance to talk you through any questions or challenges you currently have with your IT at this challenging time. Email NCVO@smartdesc.co.uk to arrange a time to speak to a Charity IT Specialist. Smartdesc also run regular online Charity IT clinics. Read more