Due to popular demand our free digital marketing workshops have returned! With the Covid-19 national lockdown requiring many businesses to close, Hammersmith & Fulham Council is helping local businesses to boost their online presence asas the nation emerges from the latest Covid-19 lockdown. The virtual workshops will be delivered by Samer Bata from the Knowledge Acedemy to give business owners the essential digital skills they need to promote their business online.

Who can attend?

The training is open to all businesses in H&F and local residents looking to start a new business.

What will I learn in the workshops?

The workshops will focus on –

Building simple and effective marketing strategies
Mobile marketing platforms
Social Media
Email Marketing
Search Engine Marketing
When will the workshops begin?

There are five separate course dates to choose from with each course consisting of two sessions (each session lasts three hours and will take place via Zoom). Each course is open to 30 people. The time and dates are:

Course 1 : 26 and 27 April 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Course 2 : 3 and 4 May 2021 , 6pm to 9pm

Course 3: 10 and 11 May 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Course 4 : 17 and 18 May 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Course 5 : 24 and 25 May 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Please note, the content for each course is the same so please do not sign up for more than one course. For more information, please contact Sam Ridley at sam.ridley@lbhf.gov.uk.

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Young Women In Business – The ClementJames Centre

‘Young Women in Business’ event at The ClementJames centre on Friday 3rd August from 2-4pm

The event gives young women aged 16-23 the opportunity to come together and listen to inspiring speakers from different departments at Johnson and Johnson, an internationally recognised company. The women all have very varied experiences and are keen to share these with the group. There will be chance for the young women to network with the speakers and light refreshments will be provided.

Places are limited so we would need the young women to confirm their attendance by calling the ClementJames centre on 02077929189 or emailing bobby@clementjames.org.

Click Here for the Event flyer

Contact

Bobby Juniper
Community Development Worker
The ClementJames Centre

95 Sirdar Road
London
W11 4EQ

phone: 0207 221 8810

www.clementjames.org | @ClementJames

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Gigglebyte biz-comedy festival LAUNCH invitation

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Gigglebyte – the UK’s first comedy festival for the business technology sector – is coming to White City

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It’s being hosted by Upstream, a partnership between Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Imperial College London designed to support innovation, collaboration and business growth in H&F.

All the events are free.

“We are determined to make H&F the best place to work, live and socialise in the UK,” said Cllr Andrew Jones, H&F Cabinet Member for the Economy and the Arts.

Gigglebyte’s launch party includes a panel with Paul Coleman – the BAFTA winning writer of Car Share, featuring Peter Kay – as well as Steven North, comedy chief at UKTV. They will discuss how, why and when humour has made a positive difference to entrepreneurs, startups and businesses.

The Gigglebyte comedy-tech festival also includes:

Tuesday 24 July
Gigglebyte launch party, panel and networking drinks
How to use humour as an engine of growth. This talk brings together a curated panel, each with unique perspectives on how, why and when humour has made a positive difference to entrepreneurs, startups and businesses. Join Sarah Archer (storytelling and business coach), Paul Coleman (BAFTA award-winning writer of Car Share), Steve North (general manager, UKTV Comedy & Entertainment including Dave) and Dr Steven Cross (comedian and communications coach).
At WestWorks, Wood Lane, W12. Click here to sign up.

Wednesday 25 July
Stand Up & Pitch workshop
Nine female entrepreneurs will hone their stand up (and stand out!) skills to pitch their business in a workshop, with comedian and business coach Sarah Archer. Join the audience in the evening to watch and learn as they pitch to a panel including Kate Newhouse, CEO of venture builders Blenheim Chalcot, Chris Corbishley of Forward Partners; Nick Howe of Natwest and Peony Li of Founders Factory for a cash and mentoring prize.
At Huckletree West, Wood Lane, W12. Sign up here to check out the pitching and enjoy some drinks and networking.

Friday 27 July
Improv Your Business, brought to you by Hoopla business
The final part of the Gigglebyte festival will teach you how to use the secrets of the world’s best improvisers to supercharge your communication skills and make you a better storyteller. Learn how to be an amazing listener and an inspiring leader – all in one action-packed lunchtime session! It would also make a great team bonding exercise.
At Bush Theatre in Uxbridge Road, W12. Click here to sign up.

Upstream info
Email: hello@move-upstream.org.uk or call: 020 7594 5155

Click Here for the Upstream website

 

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Does your Youth group want a free creative science workshop?

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Read this if your youth group would like to get involved with the BioMedia Meltdown competition next year! It is a KS3 competition where science and art collide!

Last year we had 1000+ young people take part, 140 came to central London for the celebration evening and lots of great prizes were awarded to the winners and finalists. As part of the competition trained DBS checked Linnean Learning facilitators will bring creative science workshops to your youth group for free – just tell us when you would like us to come!

More Info? Click Here

 

Contact

Elisa Jones
Education Project Manager
The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7434 4479 EXT 226 | www.linnean.org | Charity Reference No. 220509

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The H&F Brilliant Business Awards 2018 are now open for entries

Wednesday 18 July 2018
H&F Brilliant Business Awards

The H&F Brilliant Business Awards 2018 are now open for entries

Shine a light on your business

Enter Now »

Enter the H&F Brilliant Business Awards

Simple and free to enter, the prestigious Brilliant Business Awards are the highlight of the business year in Hammersmith & Fulham. They not only acknowledge business success and achievement – shortlisted and winning businesses also say they help attract customers and help you grow your business.

They’ve been described by past winners as ‘an inspiration to other parts of London to recognise hard work and entrepreneurship’.

The awards are open to all businesses and organisations in Hammersmith & Fulham and we’re looking for potential Oscar-winning businesses, organisations, entrepreneurs and social enterprises – and that could be you.

The benefits
Space City Productions win Best Local Employer at the 2017 H&F Brill Bizz Awards

Last year, Space City Productions was named the Best Local Employer at the H&F Brill Bizz Awards.

“It was a great honour and surprise to be named best Local Employer especially considering the other great companies in the running,” said Amii van Dunn, CEO of Space City Productions (pictured above, right).

“We are a small team of 14 people and the awards are a great way to showcase and support the smaller businesses in H&F. We’re looking forward to entering again this year.”

The UK’s most productive advertising production company-per-head has been delivering TV, online and radio commercials since 1992, from its offices in Blythe Road, Hammersmith.

It has produced adverts for companies including Nestlé, Asda, Moonpig, GoCompare, Wowcher and MoneySupermarket.

Judges’ Prize

Enter your business into up to two of the categories here and increase your chances of winning an award.

  • Best Creative Business
  • Best Creative/Media Start-Up – NEW
  • Best Cultural or Arts Business
  • Best Customer Service
  • The Green Business Award – NEW
  • Best Independent High Street Business – NEW
  • Best New Business
  • Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year – NEW
  • Best Place to Drink
  • Best Place to Eat
  • Best Small Business (employing 10 people or less)
  • Best Social Enterprise
  • Best Technology Start-Up – NEW

An expert panel of judges will then draw up a shortlist and decide who earns the glittering gong at the awards ceremony on 7 November.

Entries close on Thursday 4 October.

Enter Judges’ Prize »

Public Vote

Get residents, shoppers and workers in the borough to nominate you as their favourite business in Fulham, Hammersmith, West Kensington and Shepherds Bush.

There is no application process – just encourage your customers to say you’re the best! Promote the awards in store and online and ask people to nominate you at the awards website. Each nomination counts as a vote.

Closing date for public nominations is Sunday 21 October.

  • Best Fulham Business
  • Best Hammersmith Business
  • Best Shepherds Bush Business

The five businesses with the most votes in each category are invited to the ceremony on 7 November, with the winner being the one who gets the most – it’s that simple.

?Public Vote »?

Save the date and encourage people to vote!

Shortlisted businesses and those with the most public votes will be invited to the awards night at Hammersmith Town Hall on Wednesday 7 November.

Help encourage people to nominate their favourite business and get some free publicity for your business.

We will be encouraging people to nominate their favourite business by giving them a chance to win a prize draw.

To get people voting, please consider offering a prize for the draw.

A bottle of wine, lunch, an item from your shop or a free service from a haircut to a dry cleaning voucher… Please offer anything that you think will help us promote the awards.

We will publicise all prize contributors and their business on the awards website.

To offer a prize, please email Nicki.Burgess@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 5695.

Gigglebyte – the UK’s first comedy festival for the business technology sector – is coming to White City
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It’s being hosted by Upstream, a partnership between Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Imperial College London, designed to make the borough a leading destination for the biotech, digital and creative industries.

All the events are free.

It kicks off on Tuesday 24 July at WestWorks in Wood Lane with a workshop looking at using humour as an engine for growth with BAFTA award-winning writer Paul Coleman and UKTV general manager Steve North.

For more information visit the Upstream website.

More information »

Any questions?

Email Nicki.Burgess@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 5695. Good luck!

H&F Brilliant Business Awards website »

Hammersmith & Fulham Council, Town Hall, King Street, London W6 9JU

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons – 30 July

UN LogoHuman trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. The International Labour Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims of forced labour globally. This estimate also includes victims of human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation. While it is not known how many of these victims were trafficked, the estimate implies that currently, there are millions of trafficking in persons victims in the world.

‘Act to Protect and Assist Trafficked Persons’

This year the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has chosen ‘act to protect and assist trafficked persons’ as the focus of the World Day. This topic highlights one of the most pressing issues of our time — the large mixed migration movements of refugees and migrants. The theme puts the spotlight on the significant impact of conflict and natural disasters, as well as the resultant, multiple risks of human trafficking that many people face. It addresses the key issue concerning trafficking responses: that most people are never identified aWorld Day Against Trafficking in Persons Logos trafficking victims and therefore cannot access most of the assistance or protection provided.

 

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RICHMOND RIVERSIDE SPONSORED WALK 2018 | Christian Aid

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Christian Aid focus their work around partnership for change, annually, they hold sponsored walks uniting a wide range of people in faith and community togetherness in support of our global work to tackle poverty and injustice.

We are holding a sponsored walk in Richmond on 29th September 2018 9.30-3.00pm

This is a fun-filled, adventurous, family event

A fantastic opportunity to relax, unwind, explore some of Richmond’s finest conservation areas.

Click Here for the event poster

Click Here for more information

 

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Sobus and the Funders Fair!

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This years Funders Fair was held at the Kensington and Chelsea Town hall together with One Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Social Council and what a success!  And with that I wish to give a special thanks to all involved whether you were a funder, a speaker, a stall holder or one of the teams organising the event.

From the outset it was well attended and people continued to arrive throughout the day. There were workshops delivered by Young Hammersmith and Fulham Foundation talking about attracting donors and raising monies and Localgiving on raising funds online. Additionally Trust for London, John Lyon’s Charity, Big Lottery and City Bridge Trust discussing their grants and what they can do for you.

As you can see from the photos below, along with the workshops there were a range of stalls, such as Hammersmith United Charities, for people to browse and ask questions and these stalls were both funders and useful groups such the Charity Bank or Volunteer Centres.

It was so good to see so many people there and so many people that we have got to know on a personal level over the time they have been registered at Sobus. Even if you have regular contact with Sobus to find grants through our database, or to use us as a sounding board for your proposal or even critique your final proposal it is always good to meet actual funders. Simply putting a face to a name or talking with a funder is highly beneficial giving people that little insight which cannot come from anywhere else.

I hope everyone enjoyed the day but if you would like to see something done differently in the future then drop me an email nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk

Thank you everyone.

Nigel Jacques

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NCVO – break out sessions for the 2018 Trustee Conference

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Book now | Early bird discount | breakout sessions

 

NCVO/BWB Trustee Conference 2018

5 November (9.30 – 16.45)
The Brewery, London

This year’s Trustee Conference will explore the key principles of good governance. Using the Charity Governance Code as a framework, we will give you practical tips and advice on how to support your charity.

As well as three keynote plenaries, you can choose from 12 breakout sessions. These are designed to help you get to grips with best practice in governance and to encourage development in your role as a trustee.

Our expert-led breakout sessions will

…explore how board diversity can make your organisation stronger and how you can act to make this happen

…. equip you with skills to successfully secure and maintain a robust safeguarding culture within your organisation

… motivate you to get the best out of your board, encouraging a culture of healthy board behaviours and of learning

… provide you with the knowledge to effectively respond to the ever-changing needs and expectations of your digital users

…and much more.

BOOK NOW | FULL PROGRAMME | BREAKOUT SESSIONS | KEYNOTES

I look forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes,

Sarah Hansen
NCVO events

 
Co-sponsor:
Drinks sponsors:
Digital partner:
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Society Building, 8 All Saints Street
London, N1 9RL
Website: www.ncvo.org.uk
Twitter: @NCVO
Registered Charity No. 225922
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The Great British High Street Awards 2018

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Click the image to go to the Awards main page

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has launched the 2018 Great British High Street Awards.   The Awards recognise and celebrate local achievements on Britain’s high streets and support the communities in which they live and work.

High streets are eligible to win up to £10,000 for their local community, plus the opportunity for their local businesses and consumers to participate in a Visa GBHS Spend & Win Competition, which rewards the people that make our high streets so special.

Winners will be named in each of the four UK nations across two categories:

The Champion High Street category will recognise the nation’s best high streets.

The Rising Star High Street category will recognise the nation’s most ambitious high streets, which are taking the lead and working together to revive, adapt and diversify.

An overall High Street of the Year in Great Britain and Northern Ireland will also be named.

The awards are open to:

  • Business Improvement District
  • Local Authority
  • Parish Council
  • Town Team
  • Coastal Community Team
  • Town Centre Partnership
  • Community Interest Company
  • Chambers of Commerce
  • Trading Association

Entries close at 23.59 on the 22nd August 2018.

Useful Links:

The Great British High Street Awards 2018 (Video)

Click here to register your interest

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Small Charity Week 2018 comes to a close, but you can still get involved!

 

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What Small Charity Week delivered
Small Charity Week 2018 has officially come to an end – we would like to thank everyone for taking part and helping to create the following highlights:

  • 1,888 messages of support for small charities on social media in the #ILoveSmallCharities Day competition 
  • 2,104,337 total reach in our Thunderclap
  • #SmallCharityWeek trended on Twitter for over 10 hours!
  • Over 650 hours of expert pro bono advice was provided on Big Advice Day
  • A successful roundtable on ‘Collaboration within International Development’ was hosted by Baroness Pitkeathley in the House of Lords on Policy Day. 
  • Over 80 small charities, civil servants and influencers attended our Policy Day Reception, hosted by the Office for Civil Society and Innovation and held in the heart of Westminster.
  • 25 small charities collectively won £4000 through the Localgiving Small Charity Week Challenge this Fundraising Day!
  • 4 small charities received all Give at Checkout slots from eBay for Charity and PayPal
  • 362 small charities entered this year’s Small Charity Big Impact Awards with 5 winners and 10 runners up/highly commended announced on the day.

 

Big Advice Day Video
In total over 456 hours of advice were provided at the FSI’s event in central London.
We livestreamed three of our workshops on the day:

  • Making Facebook work for your Non Profit
  • Is your strategy driving you in the right direction?
  • Using your impact to tell your story.

The workshops, along with links to their respective slideshows, are now saved to our Facebook video page if you’d like to check them out.  

 

 

 

Small Charity Week Moments
We’ve prepared a Twitter Moment that helps highlight some of the best moments of a fantastic week.

 

 

 

Winners of the Small Charity Big Impact Awards
Once again, another huge congratulations to all the winners of the second annual Small Charity Big Impact Awards. Each winner has received a short film about their organisation.
For the first time this year, we have also given out awards to one runner up and one highly commended charity per category. You can read about them in our Award Winners book.

 

 

The Small Charity Big Impact Awards are sponsored by:
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whatCharity – Your chance to win £300
whatCharity are offering charities and their teams a chance to win a £300 reward to contribute towards their own deserved recreational activities.
All you have to do is claim your charity and complete the impact page on your WhatCharity profile which helps you to secure the resources you need. You have until 10th July to enter!

 

 

 

FSI Fundraising Qualifications Bursary
Inspired by our Fundraising Conference? The FSI are pleased to announce that we are re-opening applications for our bursaries towards our accredited Introduction to Fundraising Practice qualification!
The bursary is open to small, local charities with a turnover of up to £100,000 and 80% of the cost is funded by the FSI and DCMS.

 

 

 

Lloyds Bank Foundation Research Launched: The Value of Small
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales kicked off Small Charity Week by launching their independent research report: The Value of Small; examining the distinctive social and economic value of small and local charities in local communities.

 

 

 

Small Charity Week’s Media Partner is
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Winners of the I Love Small Charities Competition
It’s taken us over 3 days to count and verify the 1,888 messages of support for small charities, but we are excited to announce the winners of the I Love Small Charities Hashtag competition! 

Congratulations to the winner of the I Love Small Charities Twitter competition:
Porridge and Pens Ghana

Congratulations to the winner of the I Love Small Charities Facebook competition:
Eastleigh Youth Counselling Services

Congratulations to the winner of the I Love Small Charities Instagram competition:
Donnie’s Fund

 

I Love Small Charities Day is sponsored by:
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eBay’s Give at Checkout  
We’d like to say another well done to the 4 lucky winners of the eBay Give at Checkout competition. For the first time, eBay for Charity and PayPal Giving Fund have reserved all Give at Checkout slots for small charities over two weeks to help each winning charity raise more.
The winners are:

  • SurvivorsUK
  • Advantage Africa
  • Mind Out
  • Musical Keys

 

 

Feedback on Small Charity Week 2018
As always, we want your input on Small Charity Week so we can continue to improve it each year. If you participated in any of the Small Charity Week initiatives, please feedback through the link below.

 

 

 

ICYMI: Collaboration between small and local charities and community groups
The FSI’s research has shown that collaborating more effectively can not only help to solve social problems but can also facilitate efficiency, growth and sustainability.

You can have a read of the research here.

We also have a vlog from our CEO, Pauline Broomhead CBE, discussing collaboration.

You can watch it here.

 

 

Coming up next from the FSI 
If you need more support, check out the Foundation for Social Improvement, the small charity behind Small Charity Week!

Upcoming workshops: 

  • Bournemouth – 4th July
  • High Wycombe – 11th July
  • Reading – 12th July
  • West London – 26th September

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Upcoming webinars:

Thursday, 5th July

  • Strategy & Business Planning
  • Develop Your Fundraising Strategy 
  • Demonstrating Your Impact

Wednesday, 11th July

  • Fundraising from Trusts & Foundations
  • Developing Corporate Relationships
  • Developing Your Case for Support

Tuesday, 17th July

  • Supporting & Managing Volunteers 
  • Major Donor Fundraising 
  • Community & Events Fundraising

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