Stuck in a rut trying to fundraise during the pandemic? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back! Funds Online Live! is a series of half day events brought to you in partnership with Funds Online beginning on Thursday 18 March. Each event aims to give you:

  • The latest best practices in fundraising
  • Demonstrations showing you how to get the best out of Funds Online
  • Research and trends to understand and navigate the current government and sector polices
  • Keynotes from members of the fundraising community
  • Guest funders speaking on current funding programmes and plans for the future.

We welcome everyone to attend Funds Online Live! with Funds Online subscribers going for free and a small fee for anyone else.

 

Learn how to motivate, coach and lead a team! Being able to manage a team effectively is critical in the current job market, where employee productivity and team outcomes are closely monitored. Enrolling on this government-funded level 2 qualification, with ongoing tutor support, is your first step towards becoming a great team leader. View Team Leader course

Free Courses in England we have access to over 50 fully funded level 2 courses that are designed to help you to learn and progress in your career. We want to support you in focusing on retraining or up-skilling, providing you with motivation, job satisfaction, and brand new qualifications. View our full list of FREE courses

Park Royal Business Group invites you to our first Breakfast Forum of 2021!

In this special edition of the Park Royal Breakfast Forum, on Thursday 11 February, WLB member Verlingue will bring you a workshop on Coronavirus Risk Management and Workplace Safety. As ever this will be followed by facilitated networking, so that you have the chance to meet other business leaders working on the Park Royal estate and further afield.

Book now

In the world of financial risk management, West London Business Member Smart Currency Business have released their quarterly report, now available to download.

Fresh uncertainties for the year ahead bring new challenges for economies and currencies too. As governments start the ‘race to recovery’ and face the challenge of vaccinating entire populations, the next three months will be crucial for GBP, EUR and USD. Download your copy of the Quarterly Forecast now!

Download your copy of the Quarterly Forecast

 

Broadcast live from Twickenham Stadium on Thursday 4 February, 6-9pm, the West London Business Awards 2021 will celebrate the very best of business in our area. You don’t have to be on the shortlist to enjoy an amazing night of virtual networking with West London’s most successful companies!

The eighth edition of the West London Business Awards ceremony is an established milestone in the annual calendar of the sub-region’s business community. Twenty seven awards will be presented showcasing business excellence in West London. Taking place virtually for the first time, you can log in to our live webcast from either your home or your office, or get together with colleagues (where COVID guidelines permit). The climax of the evening will see the announcement of West London Business of the Year 2021 – the prestigious title won last year by Wrapology.

Awards night is still an opportunity to dress to impress (black tie is optional!) and we will even be recreating the post presentation networking opportunities for which the WLB Awards are famous.

Book here

Shepherds Bush and Families Project and Children’s Centre are hosting their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 27th January 2021.

Click here to download their flyer and send a RSVP

 

Caramel Rock, a fashion education charity are looking for young people interested in fashion & design to get involved in their exciting learning program.

The students will learning; pattern cutting, sewing, understanding garment techniques, how to function on industrial machine. The unit is an overall well rounded sandwich of different elements of fashion techniques at a BTEC Level 1,2 and 3.

There is also a program to help those unemployed back into work.

There is no cost associated to this if the person is under 18 and if they are 19+ they must be currently unemployed (jobseeker).

Click here to view their courses and register.

 

The FSI are offering 2 days of free charity training interactive workshops.

Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund all FSI training until March will receive 100% of the training deposits refunded. So don’t miss out.

Choose from 9 interactive full and half day webinars the help you upskill and support the future of your charity at the comfort of your own desk.

The event will be delivered online on 9th & 10th February 2021.

Click here to find out more information and to book now click here.

When: Wednesday, 17th March 2021      Where: Royal National Hotel, London      Time:  08:30 – 16:00

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH: NEW NORMAL – SAME CRISIS

Our seventh national CPD accredited conference will assess how the crisis’ in children and young people’s mental health services have been compounded by COVID-19, identifying solutions and the transferable benefits provided by virtual platforms – such as streamlining access to clinicians, as well as benefits to CAMHS service providers, including strengthened multidisciplinary working as a result of more regular meetings between teams – that can be carried over to the post-COVID world; both for service users and professionals.

The programme will also equip delegates with knowledge of emerging trends in the interaction between online platforms for gaming, gambling and addiction in children and young people, as well as tackling issues with access to services, funding and legislating to support CAMHS and service users.

If you are interested but are not quite ready to book then why not ask us to hold you a place using the button below while the funding is approved. If you are good to go why not register your place(s) today to ensure that you do not miss out.

Register or view full event here

Hold a place here

 

Check out this free session from the awesome Charity Learning Consortium, and find out how St John’s Ambulance have implemented their apprenticeships programme, and what you can learn from their approach. The session is this Thursday, 21st January, 10.00-11.00 so book quickly to nab your place! Book here.

There are lots of moving parts involved in building a successful organisation. You can make sure you have everything in check by signing up for our brilliant six-part course starting in February.

Characteristics of a successful and sustainable organisation – Friday 26 February

Legal, governance and risk management – Monday 1 March

Creating an organisational strategy: practical, engaging and inspiring – Friday 5 March

Income diversification – Monday 8 March

Dynamic leadership approaches – Friday 12 March

Communications and branding – Monday 15 March

Find out more and sign up here.