Welcome to the Barnet Together newsletter featuring news, grants, training opportunities and much more...
 
This week saw the anniversary of the first year since the national lockdown on 23 March 2020.  And I want to say a big Thank You for all you have done over this year.

So much has happened, and so many of you will have had to adjust, increase or suspend your services. A year on, and funders remain aware of the impact this will have had. The funders included here represent a small percentage of the many national organisations that are keen to support your work. Book in for a 1:1 to discuss your funding needs and/or operational issues.

Ellen Cheshire, Voluntary and Community Sector Support Lead ellen@inclusionbarnet.org.uk 

People's Postcode Lottery - Monthly deadlines

Between £500 - £20,000 available for smaller charities, and £500 - £2,000 for other community organisations, working in the following areas:

- Improving mental wellbeing
- Enabling community participation in the arts
- Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
- Supporting marginalised groups and promoting equality
- Improving biodiversity & green spaces
- Enabling participation in physical activity
- Responding to the climate emergency & promoting sustainability
- Increasing community access to outdoor space

Deadline: Monthly application windows, next one
1 - 15 April 2021, 5pm

£500 grants to help UK charities and local community groups at this time of crisis

From 1 March 2021, the Arnold Clark Community Fund will be open to all UK registered charities and local community groups who need financial assistance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

At the end of each month, 500 applications will be granted.

If your application is unsuccessful one month, they’ll keep you in the draw, which will roll over to the following month.

Charles Hayward Foundation - Funding up to £7,000 for projects for Older People

The Trust is interested in supporting programmes which show some creativity in improving the quality of life of older people: 

• Programmes aiming to alleviate isolation & depression in older people, including informal day care or social 

• Physical & recreational activities 

• Programmes which mainly use volunteers to give practical help, assistance and support for older people living in their own homes 

• Programmes addressing the emotional and practical needs of older carers 

• Programmes designed to meet the specific needs of people with dementia. 

Charles Hayward Foundation also provides main grants for projects related to justice, heritage, overseas work and older people. 

Ongoing application process with applications considered every two-three months. 

Great news for Churches, Christian and Jewish organisations

Barnet Together has recently taken out a subscription for Church Grants, an online search engine specifically for churches and Christian organisations and Jewish Grants, and online grant search engine with over 500 UK and US grant-making Trusts & Foundations who want to support Jewish charities, schools, NGOs and the wider Jewish community each year.

If you are a Church, Christian or Jewish organisation looking to fund a project, book in for a 1:1 and I can start looking for appropriate funders for you.

Email ellen@inclusionbarnet.org.uk

NEW: Disability Rights Forum

My colleagues at Inclusion Barnet are hosting the first meeting of their new Disability Rights Forum on 31 March at 6pm.  Guest speakers at this first meeting are Ella Abraham of the Disability Benefits Consortium and anti-poverty charity Z2K who'll talk about why the £20 uplift to Universal Credit should be extended to legacy benefits and how we can join the campaign.

Do let any disabled people (or their carer) living or working in Barnet know about this new forum and event.

Date: 31 March, 6pm
Book here.

Vacancy: Impact & Data Lead

Home-Start Barnet is recruiting an Impact & Data Lead to review how they collect data and measure impact. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data and knows how to make it work for charities in terms of planning, reporting and demonstrating impact. 

Salary: £31,557 pro rata (£18,934)

Hours: 21 hours per week

Closing date: 5 April 2021

For a job description and details for how to apply, please click HERE.

The definitive guide to free resources for learning and development for Charities

Limited budget for L&D? No problem! The Charity Learning Consortium has pulled together a guide to free, low cost and reduced price resources for learning practitioners working in the charity sector.

Need to pay for Training? No problem! If you are a Young Barnet Foundation member you can apply for a grant to pay for any Training or CPD via their Space2Grow #15 - Training and Development Micro Fund.

Did you know that Barnet Museum has survived a Nazi bomb, survived council cuts and is now surviving the pandemic?

Do take a read of Mike Noronha's History of Barnet Museum in the Barnet Post, and follow them online for information about their plans to commemorate the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet on the 14 April 2021. 

The Barnet Post is a new free, independent, community news publication covering the London Borough of Barnet. It is a not-for-profit publication, written by and for local people: giving readers the chance to learn more about what is going on in their area and to read (and write) stories about what matters to them.

DSC Zoom Talk: What have charities ever done for us?​

This FREE online roundtable asks the question ‘What have charities ever done for us’ and will give you the tools to fend off the brickbats thrown by sector cynics and the evidence to help you gain the support of funders and partners. 

Wednesday 15 April, 4pm 

Meridian Wellbeing's next Wellbeing Day is on Tuesday 30 March

The event is free and has a range of wellbeing activities to suit everyone. These include: Dance Exercise, Music For Wellbeing and Wellbeing Support Webinars. 

Do take time out for yourself and your wellbeing.

Sign up to Barnet’s voluntary sector Manifesto

Barnet Together is calling for community, voluntary and faith groups as well as statutory organisations and businesses operating in the borough of Barnet, to sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto.

The aim of the Manifesto is to create better understanding and deeper cross-sector collaboration between organisations working within Barnet. By signing up to the Manifesto, groups and service providers agree to adhere to the values within the document. 

If you are a representative of a group, service provider or business based in or serving Barnet, then you can sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Manifesto.

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Communities Together Network 

For more information about local events, national campaigns and updates from Barnet Council, drop Danusia an email and ask to be added to the Communities Together Network bulletin.
Danusia.Brzezicka@Barnet.gov.uk