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London Now Now: Opportunities for Black & Global Majority Led Organisations

FUNDING: Innovate Now Round 3 with City Bridge Foundation

Innovate Now with City Bridge Foundation will provide 64 London-based Black-led charities and enterprises with £12,000 grant funding, bespoke support and £3,000 in compensated capacity building. We will help your organisation build financial resilience and operational readiness, increase your chances of raising social investment and create a sustainable future for your organisation.

Place-based: Greater London

Deadline: 4/12/2024

Find out more and apply – https://www.doitnownow.com/current-programmes

 

FUNDING: Make it Big Round 2 with Pathway Fund

Make It Big with Pathway Fund will provide eight selected charities and social enterprises with £25,000 in grant funding, along with tailored support and capacity-building resources. Our goal is to help your organisation strengthen its financial resilience and operational capacity, paving the way for future social investment.

Place-based: England

Deadline: 14/01/2025

Find out more and apply – https://www.doitnownow.com/current-programmes

 

FUNDING: Innovate Now Round 4 with Impact on Urban Health

This is a 24-month programme designed to empower Black-led food initiatives that are addressing urban health challenges in Lambeth and Southwark. We are committed to supporting 10 Black-led organisations that are actively contributing to equitable food access and promoting health in their communities. Each selected organisation will receive £20,000 in funding, inclusive of £3,000 for compensated capacity building, plus ongoing support tailored to their unique mission.

Place-based: Lambeth and Southwark borough in Greater London

Deadline: 14/01/2025

Find out more and apply – https://www.doitnownow.com/current-programmes

 

CAPACITY BUILDING: London Now Now

London Now Now is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to support and empower 30,000 Black-led community impact projects in London by 2030. The programme responds to the unique challenges faced by Black leaders of charities and social enterprises, many of whom work in underserved areas with limited resources and support.

Place-based: For this first stage, we are looking for Black leaders in Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest to help shape London Now Now. Join us in creating programmes that uplift and empower.

Our goal is to rebuild trust between these leaders and grant funders and ensure that Black-led organisations survive and thrive, providing critical services to their communities. Through this programme, we are committed to strengthening local leadership and enabling Black leaders to expand their impact and become community pillars.

How can you take part? 

Express your interest. You will significantly shape London Now Now, ensuring we address the most pressing needs and opportunities for organisations like yours. Your insights are the key to creating a programme that genuinely supports the communities it serves.

👉 Your voice matters—fill in the survey: https://airtable.com/appWbv233vg3ItvB0/shrFRFZbtW4kLGS9q

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Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) Need your Input

The Local News Commission created by PINF is tasked with generating fresh ideas to sustain independent local news and make sure everyone in the UK can benefit from journalism that speaks to them, for them and with them. To support this work, they’ve put together a short survey to hear what people think about local news in relation to their sector or community. You can complete the survey here.

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Fundraising Regulator Opens Consultation on New Draft Code

The Fundraising Regulator has launched a consultation and is inviting charities to feed back on the new revised Code of Fundraising Practice. This consultation is open until Friday 1 November, find out more here.

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The Charity Governance Code Consultation

Take part in the Charity Governance Code consultation, which closes on Sunday 11 August. Published in 2020, the Steering Group want to take a look at the content of the Code and want to know what you think. Learn more here.

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H&F Residents Survey on the Local Voluntary & Community Sector

Hammersmith & Fulham Council recently launched an online survey to capture people’s insights and experiences regarding the local voluntary and community sector. Our borough has a vibrant array of these groups which support local residents. Many were instrumental in the community response to the Covid-19 pandemic and more recently the cost-of-living crisis.

We are determined to help maintain a strong and capable third sector that can support our changing communities. We want to build stronger, active, and more connected communities. To do this, we need your help. Please share your feedback for a chance to win a £50 Love2Shop gift card.

The survey can be found by clicking here and will close on 16 June.

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Charities Invited to Give Feedback on Charity Governance Code

The Charity Governance Code has launched a public consultation in an effort to refresh it for the first time in four years, including a question on whether charities would be willing to pay for it. Read more here.

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Have you Completed VCSE Barometer Survey Wave 6 Yet?

Tell the VCSE Observatory and Pro Bono Economics what’s happening right now in your VCSE volunteering organisation so you can influence key decision-makers. Click here to answer the survey.

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Help NCVO Support Small Charities This Year

NCVO is currently planning their schedule for Small Charity Week, and they’d like to know what support you’d find most valuable. Fill in the survey here.

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VCSE Barometer Survey Wave Five

The next wave of the VCSE Data & Insights National Barometer Survey is out now – please complete before Wednesday 7 February. Data gathered in this survey has made a tangible benefit to our sector to influence govt policy, including £100m cost of living funding launched last year. Complete the survey here.

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Local Maternity Services Views

As your local health and social care champion, we are looking to understand how women access maternity services in the borough, what their experiences are, and identify areas that require improvement. 

Who can participate? Anyone who has given birth in the last three years would like to share their experience with maternity services in Hammersmith and Fulham. 

How to participate? Click on this link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Z4VETF/ to take the questionnaire.

If you prefer to complete the questionnaire over the phone or receive a paper copy at your home, please call Healthwatch H&F. We will arrange a time to call you back and assist you in completing the questionnaire. 

Alternatively, contact us for further support, such as if you need the questionnaire in another language or an easy-to-read version: Telephone: 0203 886 0386; WhatsApp: Send us a message on 07944387895; Email: info@healthwatchhf.co.uk 

Deadline: 1 February

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