Bid Writing: The Basics

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Who are the winners and losers in grant funding. How to identify the weaknesses in your project. What questions will funders will ask themselves about your bid. Common reasons for applications being rejected. The key terms in bid writing explained with examples of each. Make your application short but effective. 

Start telling funders the things they really want to hear. How to build greater credibility in the eyes of funders. Demonstrating that the beneficiaries of your project are involved. The importance of getting your numbers and totals right. What to do with all your supporting documents. Make your proofreading foolproof.

Bid Writing: Advanced

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Are you applying to the right trusts ? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places ? Are you applying to enough trusts ? Are you applying in the right ways ? Are your projects the most fundable projects ? How do you compare with your competitors for funding ?

Are you carrying out trust fundraising in a professional way ? Do you understand what trusts are looking for ? Do you know how to turn your competitors into your ambassadors ? Is the rest of your fundraising hampering your bids to trusts ?

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Carers Network has partnered with Rethink Mental Illness to provide a new Carers Support Group in Hammersmith and Fulham.

This group will:

  • provide support to people who care for others with a mental illness
  • offer a range of workshops, which provide supportive tools and information
  • Have public speakers who can offer advice and guidance on issues affecting carers and mental health

The first meeting will be held Tuesday 9th January. To register please email events@carers-network.org.uk or call 020 8960 3033.

The rules and regulations on data protection are changing and the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will effect all organisations big and small. This workshop will help ensure your organisation has an understanding of GDPR and what you need to do next. Places are limited and to book your place click here

Daisy Coles is a Sixth Form student who wanted to do more for older people in Hammersmith. For a year and a half, every week at lunchtime she had been visiting the residents of a local care home when she read an article about the science behind how people with Dementia who take part in creative activities reduce their stress levels and  experience greater feelings of well-being. So it was only natural that Daisy, who has 52 hours of volunteer time required to satisfy her Gold Duke of Edinburgh award , wanted to find a way to make it easy to access artistic stimulation such as painting and drawing.  After attending a training seminar put on by the charity Arts 4 Dementia with Dementia Pathfinders, Daisy started organising small art workshops in neighbourhoods where there were few, if any, visual art activities available.  She set about vetting venues, interviewing art facilitators, getting friends to join her and meeting an LBHF Councillor to discuss how the council services could support her idea to increase the provision of art for people with Early-Stage Dementia who live independently. To find out more click here.

The next series of workshops starts on Saturday, 13 January 2018 inside the Hammersmith & Fulham Town Hall.

Do you want to improve the quality and delivery of the services you provide?

Join this session to gain expertise and professional advice about:
–  the traits and skills of a competent project manager,
– five processes for a successful single phase project,
–  a selection of basic tools and techniques to plan and successfully manage projects

Workshop Facilitator: Eddie Lang is a senior vice president in the strategic operations group based in the Munich office. Eddie is charged with overseeing European strategic projects within the London and Munich offices. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2005, he was a manager in the strategy and business architecture group at Accenture, focusing on banking and capital markets. He has 14 years of business management experience and holds an MBA from Saint Mary’s College Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree from California State University, Sacramento.

When: July 27th, 2017 2:00 PM   through   4:00 PM

Location: PIMCO, 11 Baker Street, London, W1U 3AH, United Kingdom

BOOK YOUR PLACE 

A chance to meet with funders, pick up tips to improve your fundraising and learn about new ways to generate income – Book Online

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As you are already aware, we are seeking to improve our patients’ experience of patient transport across North West London. Following on from last year’s workshop we are holding another event for patients and service users to discuss how they will be assessed for patient transport services across North West London in the future.

We are inviting patient transport service users to join us on Thursday 29 June, 10.30am – 1.30pm at St  Paul’s Centre, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, W6 9JP. 

If you wish to take part, please register by Friday 16 June, via email Travel@nw.london.nhs.uk, phone: 0800 1777 990 or write to: FREEPOST: HEALTHIER NORTH WEST LONDON letting us know your full name, address, contact number, and email address. If you currently use patient transport, please let us know which hospital(s) you use. If you have any access or dietary requirements please let us know.
We will cover travel costs, or if you require patient transport due to your medical access needs this can be arranged for you.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Further details

Campaigning is about improving the world around you. Combining passion and energy with strategic thinking and focus, you can create effective campaigns that make great strides towards achieving your charitable aims. This one-day course aims to introduce key strategy decisions that are essential for planning successful campaigns.

Who should attend?

The course is aimed at those who have responsibility for developing campaign strategies and plans within their organisation.

Whether you’re new to campaigning or looking to refresh your thinking and create a bigger impact, this course will help you combine your passion with strategic thinking to plan and deliver more successful campaigns

When: 19 May, 09.30-16.30
Where: NCVO Conference Suite, London

 

The Women’s Association for Networking and Development WAND UK invites you to the next-

Happy Healthy Family Club
Wednesday 31 of May  10:00 – 14:00 
At the Small Chapel,
St. Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing,
Exmoor Street,
London W10 6DZ

***Lunch Provided**

Activities include:
Self defense class by Royal Borough Kensington & Chelsea Leisure Department

  • Sister Size – Bra Measure – Breast Awareness
  • Mindfulness by Sheila Ravindran, Cognitive Behavioural Therapis

For further information please contact WAND UK on
Tel: 02089624132 or 07813485607 (KiKi)
Email:
 info@wanduk.org

Poster

Please see posters for some inspiring and engaging activities related to online banking that Open Age is running at the Second Half Centre, St Charles Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, London W10 (nearest tube: Ladbrooke Grove). The activities will take place on Thursday 27 April.  Please encourage your users to come along!

Please find the new activity programme for Hammersmith & Fulham for the spring term-

Hammersmith & Fulham Activity Programme April – June 2017
Debate with Santander Bank
Drama Workshop
Tea, cake & a chat…