More than 12 people a week take their own life in London. If someone was in crisis, would you know what to say?

Thrive LDN in partnership with the Zero Suicide Alliance have created a training program to help people to be able to identify warning signs and to feel comfortable having conversations about suicide. It only takes 20 minutes. But it could make all the difference to someone in need. Learn to save a life… take the training today.

Join leading life and business coach Rasheed Ogunlaru for this special online event to help you build your networking strategy and activities in person – and online during the times we’re in. Rasheed Ogunlaru is a leading life coach, motivational speaker and business / leadership coach. The author of Soul Trader – Putting the Heart Back into Your Business and is life and business coach partner to the British Library Business & IP Centre. This session is run in proud partnership with the British Library Business & IP Centre.

Working in partnership with corporate organisations can offer a huge amount of opportunity to charities and social enterprises. But how can you access the right people and ensure that yours is an organisation that they choose to work with? What makes a successful corporate partnership? How can you ensure that the relationship is balanced and that you both get something from it?

A panel of speakers and case studies will answer these questions and more. Working with Corporates will examine the different ways that you can get involved with corporates, from accessing support from CSR teams through to getting your organisation on a corporate supply chain.

Join the NCVO. If you are already a member join this event to explore the superb resources available from NCVO. This event is hosted by NCVO's interim chief executive, Sarah Vibert. We’ll talk you through the ways you can maximise your NCVO membership in the years ahead, allowing you to take advantage of our offer so you can focus on making a difference. You'll also have the chance to meet and network with other new members, the first of many opportunities to connect, collaborate and share with your NCVO peers. 

In this period of uncertainty, there are more questions than answers about future income generation for the voluntary and social enterprise sector (VCSE).

In these hour long bookings, we will share our insights into emerging funds and opportunities and aim to be a useful sounding board for your income generation strategic thinking and development.

How can we face the challenge of uncontained change - that which is simultaneously up close and personal, and continual and relentless?

In this Bayes Business School  Centre for Charity Effectiveness Charity Talk, Keith Leslie, current Chair of Samaritans and Mental Health at Work and former McKinsey and Deloitte partner, will share learnings from his cross-sector career and insight from Samaritans on the frontline of human distress.

As communities increasingly grapple with the impacts of climate change and related policies, what should funders and charities know about the links between social issues, health, and the environment? 

We will hear from NPC’s Liz Gadd, Principal of Effective Philanthropy and Leah Davis, Head of Policy and External Affairs on the intersection between health and the environment, alongside Hugh Mehta from Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). There will also be opportunity to discuss action at the intersection of social and environmental issues with other funders and charities.

There are charities in England delivering CQC regulated activities that will be affected by this legal requirement coming into force by 1 April 2022, subject to Parliamentary approval. Charities operating within the scope of this requirement will need to prepare and be clear about what this means for their staff and volunteers as well as their service delivery. This event will bring together professionals from different disciplines, including HR and legal, to discuss some of the practical implications and share steps that charities can take to prepare. 

Rosa’s Rise Fund provides funding for Black and minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations across the UK. This fund is offering two-year grants of up to £40,000 to Black and minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations in the UK which have been established for three years or more, and which have an average income of less than £100,000 per year.

The funding is for organisational development work relating to areas such as strategy, governance, leadership, alliances and partnerships, funding, demonstrating impact and systems and processes. This funding is available to specialist organisations led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls, working across Rosa's areas of work including leadership and representation, safety, health and wellbeing, economic justice.

Deadline 5pm 31 January 2022 

Funding to Empower Disadvantaged Young People where Foot Locker has a strong community presence: London (Brixton). Sportswear retailer Foot Locker, in partnership with Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, has launched a new initiative to support poorly serviced communities in Brixton and address gaps in health, wealth and opportunity, especially those driven by racial inequity. The Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program offers grants of between $20,000 and $100,000 to community based non profit organisations that offer a range of services for disadvantaged young people aged 6-24, including sports-based youth development, health and wellness, education and life skills support, mentoring, and workforce development. 

Deadline 5pm 17 January 2022 

Lambeth Wellbeing Fund is looking for projects led by residents and local organisations who are improving the health and wellbeing of people in the borough. Now in its sixth year, thanks to a continued partnership between NHS Lambeth, Lambeth Public Health Directorate and Lambeth Council, this fund contributes to the Lambeth Health and Wellbeing Strategy. 

In recognition of the significant impact the pandemic has had on the wellbeing of our communities, there is extra funding available this year and both residents and organisations (with an annual income of £100k or less) can apply so please consider making an application. Lambeth Council Public Health Funding up to £20,000 over 24 months and Project Smith Funding grants £2000 - £10,000 over 24 months

Bethnal Green Ventures provides early-stage social enterprise founders with investment, support and expertise to help them launch and grow a tech for good venture. It supports teams with new ideas to help build solutions to social and environmental issues through an intensive programme of support, including up to £30,000 in cash for 7% equity in their venture.

They are looking for scalable businesses that use technology in an innovative way to approach environmental and social problems. It supports ventures with the potential to have a direct impact on people and the planet, and that can reduce inequality. To be eligible, applicants must be an early-stage social business that has been trading for less than 24 months.

Deadline 9 January 2022

To recognise the vital role music plays in uniting communities and improving wellbeing, Music for All has opened a new round of Community Project Funding for projects and initiatives seeking to bring music to their community.

The funding is aimed at community groups and schools that need assistance to fulfil their potential in developing truly sustainable music programmes. This round will award musical instruments or grants of up to £2,000 for three different types of projects: electric guitars and/or ukuleles; analogue synthesisers; and projects to benefit those with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. 

A new £600,000 fund has been launched to support the restoration and protection of London’s natural spaces and to improve biodiversity. The fund is being made available through the Mayor of London Rewild London Fund. Owners and managers of London's Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, including local authorities, charities, social enterprises, and other not-for-profit businesses can apply for a maximum of two grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 for two stand-alone projects that enhance London’s green sites, create new habitats for wildlife, and provide long-term solutions to site management. The Rewild London Fund, administered by Groundwork London in partnership with London Wildlife Trust, will support around twenty-five projects starting in Spring 2022. 

IVAR worked with the Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST) to explore how small voluntary organisations (SVOs) responded to change and embraced tech through the upheaval and uncertainty of the pandemic.

They found that SVOs are embracing tech through experimentation and innovation. While ‘everything now includes a digital element ’, digital doesn’t yet include everyone.

 

Their report includes: