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Nominations Open For 2019 Awards

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen’s coronation.

Any group doing volunteer work that provides a social, economic or environmental service to the local community can be nominated. Each group is assessed on the benefit it brings to the local community and its standing within that community. Take a look at the guidance notes for further conditions and general information. Unfortunately, you can’t nominate yourselves.

Nominations should be submitted by midnight on 14 September 2018 for the 2019 awards.

Click Here to read more and submit a nomination

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Small Charity Week 2018 – Information

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Small Charity Week (18th – 23rd June) is the biggest event in the small charity calendar providing free initiatives, competitions and support over six days for charities or local community organisation with an annual turnover under £1.5 million. Events include:

I Love Small Charities Day: Three social media competitions to win funds for your charity.

Big Advice Day: Free advice on any charity topic of your choosing from experts across the sector and business leaders.

Policy Day: Local and national events will be held to support engagement between small charities and policymakers and influencers.

Fundraising Day: Take part in free competitions and initiatives to raise vital funds for your small charity and join events to improve your knowledge on fundraising topics.

Small Charity Big Impact Day: Showcase your small charity and the fantastic impact it makes by applying for the FSI’s Small Charity Big Impact Awards.

Celebration Day: Get involved and run an event to help raise awareness of and celebrate your amazing work.

We are calling on all small charities to get involved and engage with the activities available. Check the website now as some deadlines are fast approaching. See www.smallcharityweek.com for more information and follow @SCWeek2018 for breaking news.

 

Fundraising Conference: Heavily Subsidised Fundraising Conference in London

The Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI) are hosting their annual heavily subsidised fundraising conference for small charities in London on 21st June (open to charities with a turnover up to £1.5 million).

The conference features experts in a range of different topics, including fundraising guru Adrian Sargeant in addition to the following line up:

  • Building Donor Loyalty – Professor Adrian Sargeant, University of Plymouth
  • Making Major Gifts Work in a Small Charity, Christine Harris, London School of Economics
  • Building Strategic Corporate Partnerships, Brendan Hanlon, Just a Drop
  • Online Fundraising – Theory into Practice, Rachel Earnshaw, The Big Give and Suzie Rees, East African Playgrounds
  • Future Proofing your Fundraising – Maximising Millennials, Morgan Kainth, Raise your Hands
  • Meet the Donor – A panel of Trust and Foundations

Places fill up fast, so book your place today to access this fantastic opportunity: https://bit.ly/2rSxv9J

 


Big Advice Day 2018: Free Expert Advice for Small Charities

Part of Small Charity Week, Big Advice Day 2018 involves a national London event and various regional events across the country where small and local charities and community groups (those with a turnover up to £1.5 million) can access free expert 1:1 advice on a variety of topics.

Have a question or an issue you need help with? Just sign yourself up for an advice clinic and you will be given an hour of dedicated time from an expert in that area. Advice is open in every charity related field including:

  • Fundraising – every fundraising topic available from digital to legacies
  • Marketing
  • GDPR
  • PR
  • HR
  • Law
  • Governance
  • Policy
  • IT
  • Finance

Places fill up fast, so book your place today to access this fantastic opportunity: https://bit.ly/1ihBhCK

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Have your say on health and care priorities for older people

Hammersmith and Fulham’s Integrated Care Programme is working to improve health and well-being outcomes for local people by integrating care around individuals’ needs. When we talk about integrating care, we mean that a group of existing, local organisations need to work more closely together to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in H&F. To achieve this, we need to:

  1. Look at what we know and what people have already told us, because improvements must be based on understanding what local people need.
  2. Work together to develop and achieve the results that really matter to local people and help them to lead healthy lives.

We would like to invite you to a workshop focusing specifically on health and well-being priorities for older people. We would be most grateful if you could circulate this invitation to relevant patient and public networks and/or friends. We are seeking attendees who are older people with lived experience of using NHS services, and/or their carers.

You can register for a free ticket via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-to-discuss-health-and-care-priorities-for-older-people-tickets-4360667003

Alternatively, to get more information about the event, confirm your attendance, or request assistance with getting to the workshop or at the workshop itself, please contact:

Pete Ellis (NHS Hammersmith and Fulham Project Manager): pete.ellis@nhs.net / 020 3350 4869.

Please ensure you include your full name, role / reason for attending, and organisation (if you have one). If you require any kind of assistance or reasonable adjustments, please could you contact us about this by Thursday 7 June.

Date of workshop: Thursday 21 June
Time of workshop: 09:30 – 12:30
Location of workshop: White City Community Centre, 7 India Way, Hammersmith, W12 7QT

Refreshments will be provided.

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Charity Technology Breakfast Briefing: How we procure in the changing world of IT

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book a place on the upcoming Charity Technology Breakfast Briefing run in association with the Charity IT leaders group. The event will take place on 26 June at CIWEM, London.

We have worked together with the Charity IT leaders group to identify a topic which will provide functionally relevant information to technology decision makers in the charity sector.

Our next Breakfast Briefing, how we procure in the changing world of IT, will explore the processes charity organisations should undertake before making investments in technology and how charities can get the most out of their partnership with suppliers.

Speakers on the day include:

  • Rosie Slater-Carr, chief information officer, British Red Cross
    • Case study: How building a strong partnership led to website success
  •  Ian Conner, director of global procurement, British Council
    • Steps to procuring technology for charities
  • Lee Odell, technology transformation officer, the Disabilities Trust and Nathan Baranowski, CEO, Ojo Solutions
    • Building strategic relationships with suppliers

To view the full programme, visit the webpage.

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Digital Training for Trustees

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Digital training for trustees is returning to London on the 19 June. Don’t miss out, book today!

Understand which digital trends are critical for good governance, how to manage risk and what every charity board should be doing to delegate digital effectively.

Click Here for more information

 

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Team London Awards 2018

team-london-logoThe annual Team London Awards celebrate the individuals, groups, charitable projects and corporate volunteers who are making outstanding contributions and helping to make London the best it can be.

Each day, tens of thousands of volunteers help charities to deliver their services. The Awards is one of the ways the Mayor recognises some of those volunteers who go above and beyond to create better local communities.

This year’s categories focus on the Mayor’s priority areas of social integration, social mobility and community engagement. The deadline for nominations is 25 July 2018, with the ceremony taking place on 15 October in the Chamber at City Hall. Find out more here and nominate!

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Integrated Care Partnerships

Hammersmith and Fulham’s ICP Programme is working to improve health and well-being outcomes for local people by integrating care around individuals’ needs. When we talk about integrating care, we mean that a group of existing, local organisations need to work more closely together to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in H&F.

Our work with the NHS “Integrated Care Partnerships” began with a series of workshops earlier in the year, which explored how the ICP could better engage with the local 3rd sector.  The workshops were well attended, with more than 30 organisations participating and contributing to the discussion and shaping the proposal for how the 3rd sector could be supported and involved in the ICP programme.   We are delighted that the ICP has agreed the proposal, which includes Sobus operating as the information hub for ICP, facilitating and inviting your input and contributions, and providing feedback through our website, newsletter and networks.

Older Adults ICP workstream
In order to improve health and wellbeing outcomes, we need to:

  1. Look at what we know and what people have already told us, because improvements must be based on understanding what local people need.
  2. Work together to develop and achieve the results that really matter to local people and help them to lead healthy lives.

EVENT: The NHS would like to invite you to a workshop focusing specifically on health and well-being priorities for older people on Thursday 21st June, 9.30-12.30 at the White City Community Centre.  We are seeking attendees who are older people with lived experience of using NHS services, and/or their carers.

You can register for a free ticket via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-to-discuss-health-and-care-priorities-for-older-people-tickets-46360667003
Alternatively, to get more information about the event, confirm your attendance, or request assistance with getting to the workshop or at the workshop itself, please contact:  Pete Ellis (NHS Hammersmith and Fulham Project Manager): pete.ellis@nhs.net / 020 3350 4869.

Please ensure you include your full name, role / reason for attending, and organisation (if you have one). If you require any kind of assistance or reasonable adjustments, please could you contact us about this by Thursday 7 June.

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Remembering Grenfell – One Year On

Please find below a list of community events to mark one year since the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy.

There will be a nationwide one minute silence at 12pm on the 14th June.

For more information visit the Kensington & Chelsea Social Council website.

Community Events

Places you can go to over the anniversary

What to do if you need NHS support

 

Community Events

St Clement’s Garden of Peace and Healing
Sunday 10th June, 10.30amFollowing the Parish Mass, the dedication of the new garden by the Bishop of London and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will be at 11.45 am.

Followed by refreshments in the Sirdar Road garden.

St Clement’s Church Evening Vigil
Monday 11th, 7.30pm

Find out more

St Clement’s Church 24 Hour Grenfell Vigil
From Wednesday 13th, 6pm

A 24 hour vigil will be held to mark the first anniversary of the Grenfell fire, from 6pm on the evening before the fire began. Prayers will be said at 1.30am. The vigil will continue throughout 14th June, concluding with a Eucharist at 5pm. Find out more.

Those who wish will then join the Silent March from nearby Notting Hill Methodist church on Lancaster Road, which will leave shortly after 6.00 pm.

Mass at St Francis of Assisi Church
Wednesday 13th, 7.30pm

St Helen’s Church Anniversary Memorial Service
Thursday 14th, 11am

Public unveiling of a community mosaic
Thursday 14th, Maxilla Gardens, 11.30am

Remembering Grenfell at St Philips Church
Thursday 14th, 12.30pm Eucharist

St. Philips Church will be open for prayer all day on the 14th June, and at 12.30pm, a Eurcharist will be offered in memory of those who died and with prayers for those affected by the fire.

Remembering Together at Kensington Memorial Park
Thursday 14th, 7pm

Special Prayers and Remembrance at Al Manaar Muslic Cultural Heritage Centre
Thursday 14th, 8.45pm

Community Together at Avondale Park
Saturday 16th, 12pm to 6pm

Grenfell Unity Fun Day at Kensington Memorial Park
Saturday 16th, 12pm to 6pm

Community Cream Team at Latymer Community Church
Saturday 16th, 3pm to 5pm

Places you can go to over the anniversary

There are a number of places open over the anniversary, where you can call in to spend time, be around other people, or have a chat over a cup of tea.

Clement James Centre, will be open as usual from 9.30am to 6pm on the 14th and 15th June.

The Samaritans will be based at the Clement James Centre, offering support on the 13th and 14th.

The Dalgarno Trust drop-in. A quiet and comfortable space to be around other residents. 9am to 5pm throughout the week.

The Curve will have quiet places available over the anniversary. Open 10am to 8pm on 14th and 15th June and 11am to 6pm on Saturday 16th June. The centre will have extended opening hours on the Thursday 13th June with Iftar from 8pm to 11pm.

 

What to do if you need NHS support

  1. Visit your GP. If you are not registered with a GP, you can do this in person at your nearest practice, do this online at www.nhs.uk, or speak to the NHS outreach team.
  2. For urgent emotional health and wellbeing support call 0800 0234 650. Lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  3. Contact the NHS outreach team – the outreach team is working locally and can visit you in your own home. To arrange a visit, ring 020 8962 4393.
  4. Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service – offers support to people if they feel traumatised, anxious, stressed, worried or are unable to sleep. You can self-refer online at www.grenfellwellbeing.com or ring 020 8637 6279, or email grenfell.wellbeingservice@nhs.net
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HF ArtsFest 2018

HF ArtsFest 2018 and Elgin Close Resource Centre present an exhibition of artwork by older local artists who attend the centre.

Click here for the event flyer

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Writing Better and Effective Funding Applications

Course title:  Writing Better and Effective Funding Applications
Date: 14 June 2018,
Registration: 9:30am
Start: 10:00am
Close: 16:30pm
Venue: 336 Brixton road, London SW9 7AA.

This training aims to increase refugee and migrant community organisations’ chances of making their funding applications more appealing through tried and tested in-classroom simulations followed by practical support for participants in completing funding applications.

Learning outcomes:

  • Improved ability to prepare and write good quality funding applications.
  • Increased knowledge of funders’ expectations and what they look for in a successful funding application.
  • Increased knowledge of why funding applications fails and how to avoid common mistakes.
  • Access to testimonies from other organisations through interactive sessions and networking.

To book your place please follow this link.

Ezechias Ngendahayo  MInstF (Dip)
Projects and Training Coordinator
Development team
Refugee Council
PO Box 68614
London
E15 9DQ

T: 020 7346 1163
F: 020 3070 0228
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/supportingrcos

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