We’re asking local businesses about Brexit.

We want to make Hammersmith & Fulham the best place to do business in Europe and we’re already working with many local businesses to achieve this.

Our next step is to find out more about the impact of Brexit on you and our local economy and we’re keen to know what you think with our Brexit survey.

Answer our ‘Brexit and your Business’ survey below. Read more about the survey here.

Take our survey »

08/11/2018/by Sobus

News, Opportunities

Lets Unite For Autism – Project Unite

Click the image above to go to the Project Website

To see all children and young people on the autism spectrum meet their full potential with an emphasis on accepting the child for who they are and helping them understand and cope with the world.

07/11/2018/by Sobus

Opportunities, Volunteering

#YouMadeItHappen

When we ask the public what they want to hear from charities, one thing comes through loud and clear.

They want to know about the difference their support has made.

They want to know how their donations, their volunteer hours, have helped.

We know thousands of charities around the country make a real difference every day. And we know that between us the impact we have on the country and the world is massive.

We want to remind people of everything that’s great about charities, and show them we’re very grateful for their support.

To do this, we’re asking every charity to use the hashtag #YouMadeItHappen on social media on Monday 19 November.

It’s an opportunity to thank your own supporters, and after a time when some charities have had media attention for negative reasons, for all of us to show the difference we make together.

Join us by thinking of the messages you want to highlight and using the hashtag on Monday 19 November.

For example:

This year, we helped over 300 homeless people in Manchester find permanent accommodation. We couldn’t have done it without your support #YouMadeItHappen
Thanks to your support, we re-planted 200 acres of forest last year #YouMadeItHappen
Eve’s village now has access to safe drinking water because of your donations #YouMadeItHappen

And of course you’ll probably want to add images to show people your work.

We hope you’ll be able to join us – NCVO, CharityComms, Small Charities Coalition, FSI, the Institute of Fundrasing and Acevo – and charities across the country in doing this.

Aidan Warner
External Relations, NCVO

PS – Don’t forget it’s Giving Tuesday the following week. #YouMadeItHappen is a great chance to say thank you to supporters and volunteers and show the difference you’ve made together ahead of Giving Tuesday.

07/11/2018/by Sobus

Jobs, Opportunities

UPG recruiting for the Masbro Youth Club

Job Opportunities

Youth Worker in Charge

Urban Partnership Group is seeking a Youth Worker in Charge for the Masbro Youth Club. Masbro Youth Club is a popular youth club in the Shepherds Bush area of London funded by Hammersmith and Fulham Local Authority. The youth club is open to young people aged 11 – 19 years of age (up to 25 for those with disabilities) living in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Click the links below for

Youth Worker in Charge advert
Youth Worker in Charge JD and Person Specification
Youth Worker in Charge application form
Equal Opps Monitoring Form

Youth Workers

Urban Partnership Group is seeking three Youth Workers for the Masbro Youth Club. Masbro Youth Club is a popular youth club in the Shepherds Bush area of London funded by Hammersmith and Fulham Local Authority. The youth club is open to young people aged 11 – 19 years of age (up to 25 for those with disabilities) living in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Click the links below for

Youth Worker advert
Youth Worker JD and Person Specification
Youth Worker application form
Equal Opps Monitoring Form

For all posts

Completed applications to be sent to eamonn@upg.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 19th November 2018
Interviews: 29th and 30th November 2018

About Masbro Youth Club

Masbro Youth Club is a popular youth club in the Shepherds Bush area of London funded by Hammersmith and Fulham Local Authority. The youth club is open to young people aged 11 – 19 years of age (up to 25 for those with disabilities) living in Hammersmith and Fulham.

At the Masbro Youth Club we believe that we have a huge social responsibility to help each young person discover what they can become good at, to nurture them to achieve and to encourage them to take the risk and try something new. We provide a safe environment in which young people can develop positive relationships with others, express themselves, have fun and contribute positively to the communities in which they live.

The Masbro Youth Club runs 3 club sessions per week over 48 weeks per year. The club opens each week on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening 6-9pm for face to face contact, additional holiday provision is provided subject to funding.

The youth club seeks to engage with over 250 young people between 11-19 years of age each year and is currently looking to further develop provision.

Urban Partnership Group (UPG)

The Urban Partnership Group enterprise aims to improve the health, wealth and wellbeing of the local community of Hammersmith and Fulham.

UPG offers a total community service from early years to older people – with arts and cultural events, sports and fitness classes, adult learning, help with gaining employment, volunteering, youth services, children’s centres and parenting programmes. We strive to

To enhance and promote the health, leisure, social welfare and community environment of people in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and surrounding areas.
Reduce inequalities and remove discrimination and other cause of social exclusion in disadvantaged groups and communities in order to ensure that Hammersmith & Fulham is a place where everyone has the opportunity to live healthy and prosperously in tolerant, caring communities.
Rebuild communities and improve opportunities for disadvantaged people to participate in work and other aspects of community life.
Continually improve the delivery of services and implement innovative solutions to meet changing local needs and community aspirations.
UPG provides a holistic programme of activities from the Masbro Centre including childcare, play, youth and adult learning, volunteering and regeneration activities. The Centre has been designated as a Children’s Centre and works in partnership with the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

For more information please see our website Here

06/11/2018/by Sobus

Jobs, Opportunities

Advance Job Opportunities

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* Group Work Domestic Abuse Worker
Click Here for the link to the Job Advert and information
Female* Outreach Worker – Multiple Support
Click Here for the link to the Job Advert and information

Closing date for the above positions: Monday, 12^th November 2018 12.00 pm

Female* Social Care IDVA Worker
Click Here for the link to the Job Advert and information

Closing date for the above position: Monday, 19^th November 2018 12.00 am

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.

This post is open to *female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

06/11/2018/by Sobus

News, Opportunities

Coming soon at the Freston Road Hub: Maisanda Growth Club

Is your business ready to grow?

Are you looking for support and information on how to sustainably develop your company?

The Maisanda Growth Club at Freston Road Hub is here to help. Join our 8 week programme where you will receive expert training, resources and advice, and join a network of like-minded businesses and entrepreneurs.

The Maisanda Growth Club is suitable for all business types, and is suitable for companies with less than 5 employees, or a turnover of less than £1,000,000 per year.

For further information, please contact Ily of Maisanda and Co

06/11/2018/by Sobus

News, Opportunities

Meeting Room available to hire – Mayyar Charity

Looking for meeting room space in the Shepherd’s Bush area?

Click the image to view / download the information flyer

06/11/2018/by Sobus

Jobs, Opportunities

Administration Manager – Job Opportunity

Administration Manager

Salary: 25 – 30k per annum, pro-rata equivalent for two days a week

This long-established grant giving charity has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative person who would oversee all aspects of its general administration, in the continuation and development of the excellent work being done to help those in need, in Fulham.

The Charity has endowment and reserve funds of over £8million. Our challenge is to ensure that the funds are used effectively to meet local needs, and we need a sound administrative base to underpin those activities.

Applicants will be required to have a good understanding of office management systems, preferably (but not exclusively) in relation to charities, and have good communication and IT skills. Excel skills are particularly important. We are looking for the right individual, and we do not hold a restrictive view of what constitutes appropriate experience. Similarly, we can be flexible about working times.

For an information pack, please visit our website or else contact;

The Company Secretary, Dr Edwards & Bishop King’s Fulham Charity,
Percy Barton House, 33-35 Dawes Road, Fulham, London, SW6 7DT

Telephone: 020 7386 9387
Email: jonathan@debk.org.uk
Website: www.debk.org.uk

For an informal discussion please contact the Company Secretary at the address above.

The closing date for applications is 30^th November 2018.

01/11/2018/by Sobus

Funding, Opportunities

Grow Wild – Funding Opportunity from Royal Botanic Gardens

Grow Wild is awarding grants of £2,000 or £4,000 to groups across the UK to deliver projects in their community focused on UK native wildflowers, plants and fungi.

Grants are being made to group and projects in the UK that are working toward a number of objectives including (but not limited to) working with young people; communities in urban areas and focussing on UK native flora.

Click Here to go to the Grow Wild funding webpage

Click Here for the main Grow Wild website

01/11/2018/by Sobus

Funding, Opportunities

Big Lottery Digital Fund

On 11 October Big Lottery announced details of their new £15m Digital Fund, which is to run for the next two years.

The fund is designed to help voluntary sector organisations use digital tools to support communities across the UK.

Check out more about the announcement on Funding Central and see if you are eligible for either strand of funding; ‘Digital Pioneers’ or ‘Digital Natives’;

‘Digital Pioneers’ (strand one) is aimed at established charities with a minimum income of more than £500,000 that want to use digital to take a major leap forward. Grants of up to £500,000 and a tailored support package will be provided.
‘Digital Natives’ (strand two) is aimed at more recently established organisations that are successfully using digital but now need help scaling this up. Grants of up to £500,000 will be made available.

The grants for both strands will last from one to four years

Click Here to go to the Big Lottery Digital Fund website

01/11/2018/by Sobus