News, Funding, Training Opportunities etc for Barnet's VCFSE organisations
Welcome to the Barnet Together Community Organisation Support Newsletter from Inclusion Barnet (22 February 2023).
Here's another edition of our Barnet Together newsletter, curated for community groups and non-profits organisations in Barnet. This week's newsletter has lots of training and events to take part in, from International Women's Day celebrations, to active bystander and women's safety training.
Can't find what you're looking for? Contact Ellen Cheshire, Community Organisation Support Lead, Inclusion Barnet ellen@inclusionbarnet.org.uk
For VCFSEs looking for focused support, funding, news and events for their work with Children, Young People and Families, contact Young Barnet Foundation.
Latest Funding News
Funding for Events linked to International Women's Day and London Festival of Architecture
If you are wanting to put on event in March for women and girls linked to International Women's Day or an event celebrating Barnet's built and natural environment for the London Festival of Architecture in June, then Barnet Council has funding available.
Barnet Council Funding Opportunities
Closing Next Tuesday, 28 February
Mayor’s Community Weekend
On the weekend of Friday 23 June to Sunday 25 June 2023, the Mayor’s Community Weekend comes to London for the first time.
This is a chance for communities and groups to come together to celebrate London's resilience and diversity. The Mayor’s Community Weekend encourages people to engage with their local communities, bringing different groups together, strengthening connections and making new ones.
For groups who'd like to run events or activities that weekend, apply for a grant of up to £1,500.
Closing Next Wednesday, 1 March
London Marathon Trust - Active Spaces Fund
Funding from £5,000 to £50,000 for projects that will improve and activate spaces, places and facilities in London that will help the least active children and young people and marginalised groups and communities to lead active and healthy lives.
Deadline: Friday 10 March 2023
Crowdfund Barnet
Do you have an idea for a community project? Whether it be by enhancing high streets, neighbourhoods, or parks; or supporting vulnerable people and bringing communities together, Crowdfund Barnet offers a creative and collaborative way to turn your idea for a local project into a reality.
Through Crowdfund Barnet, everyone can create their own crowdfunding campaigns.
Pledges of up to £5,000 available from Barnet Council.
Deadline: Wednesday 29 March
Funding tender for local not-for-profits
The North Central London Training Hub is inviting charities and non-proift organisations to tender for funding to support North Central London residents.
The aim will be to support residents in pre-employment training, with the end goal of gaining entry level roles in primary care and other health and social care settings.
North Central London health care employment funding
Proposal deadline: Friday 31 March, 5pm
Barnet Together 2023 Fundraising Programme
Our 2023 Fundraising Programme is underway. Join us for sessions on Measuring your Impact, Raising your profile, Budgeting for Funding Applications and Barnet Insights.
These fortnightly online sessions on Wednesday mornings will bring you expert advice on how to make the most of fundraising opportunities. You can attend as many or as few sessions as you like, but we recommend signing up for all of them to get an overview of all the vital aspects of fundraising. If you miss a session, don't worry, we're recording them.
Training & Events
New Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Policy in Barnet
Barnet Council are asking for your feedback on their new Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion policy.
They want to hear from local organisations and community groups about how the policy could be more inclusive and representative of people in Barnet.
Come along to a session we're hosting where you'll have a chance to hear more and add your thoughts.
Monday 13 March, 11am - 1pm, Online.
Hub Connections: Community Cancer Awareness
The next Hub Connections event will focus on community cancer awareness, providing information about different types of cancer and the importance of early screening.
Taking place on Thursday 2nd March, 10am - 12:30pm.
At the Meritage Centre, Church End, London NW4 4JT.
Lunch and refreshments provided.
International Women's Day in Barnet
Come along to the StoneX Stadium for a celebration of Women in Barnet this International Women's Day.
The event will shout about and hear from the amazing contributions Barnet's women and girls are making to our community.
The event is completely free and hosted by Barnet Council.
Wednesday 8 March, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Preventing Vicarious Trauma and Burnout training
This training is for frontline local authority and non-profit organisations supporting Afghan, Syrian and Ukrainian clients.
Delivered by Dzmitry Karpuk, a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist who has worked with refugees and asylum seekers for 11 years.
The workshop will teach how to prevent and manage burnout and trauma in the refugee and asylum seeker population.
The workshops are taking place across five dates and are capped at 18 participants so do apply soon!
If you are brand new to volunteer management or would just like a refresher, why not come along to a free two-hour session covering best practice when coordinating volunteers?
This session will go into detail on various aspects of volunteer management, including:
- How to provide a great volunteer experience
- Recruitment
- How to reward your volunteers appropriately
- What to do when things go wrong and how to end volunteer relationships
This training will take place remotely over Zoom and will be delivered by Volunteering Barnet.
Tuesday 14th March, 1pm-3pm.
Get active, give it a go!
To celebrate International Women's Day, Fit and Active Barnet are hosting FREE physical activity sessions and a wellbeing talk for women and girls.
A great opportunity for women and girls aged 12+ in Barnet
Wednesday 8 March, 10am - 1pm at Burnt Oak Leisure Centre
Women's Night Safety and Bystander training
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust and L’Oréal Paris joined together to provide thier "Stand Up Against Street Harassment" training programme to UK audiences.
The programme is an hour long and drives awareness of harassment, and empowers participants to be an active bystander in settings such as public transport, educational institutions, festivals, public spaces, and workplaces.
Thursday 16 March, 1:30pm - 3pm
Jewish Care is hosting a World Social Work Day webinar about the relationship between recovery, reform and reflection.
For anyone working or volunteering in health and social care!
Hear from speakers from Care England, NHS Foundation Trust and Jewish Care.
Thursday 30 March, 10am - 12:30pm
Free Excel training from Santander
Looking to improve your Excel skills?
Apply for one of 5,000 places on Santander Scholarships Skills | Excel for All, a FREE, flexible, online programme delivered by Udemy.
You can choose either Complete or Advanced Excel – which, once completed, will help you to become more confident in one of the most widely used professional tools.
Applications close 16 May 2023, apply today!
News & Opportunities
£29.5m redevelopment of Colindale tube station
TfL has some exciting plans to redevelop Colindale tube station, including making it step-free and building a new atrium, with £29.5 from the Levelling Up Fund.
This change will improve access to Colindale town centre, meaning local Colindale residents as well as visitors to get around more easily.
Our colleagues at Inclusion Barnet are glad to have supported the bid by writing letters of support and sharing the campaign with our networks to rally more support for the redevelopment.
Free TVs, Radios & Tablets
WaveLength supports organisations who help people who are lonely and isolated, by giving free TVs, tablets and radios to clients.
They anticipate that this technology would be used in communal spaces or as part of specific projects.
United for Warmer Homes Campaign
The United for Warmer Homes campaign is calling for support for people who can't afford to heat their homes and asking the government to roll out a programme of insulation and other energy saving measures in homes across the country.
Your community group can sign up to get involved by taking action online or in your area.
The Barnet Safeguarding Adults Board wants to find out barriers to recognising and reporting safeguarding risks.
They are particularly interested in Barnet's diverse communities and any extra barriers that they may face.
Deadline: Wednesday 15 March
Fair Play Barnet accessible playground consultation
Barnet Council would like to know what you think of the equipment and layout proposed for a new inclusive playground planned in Victoria Recreation Ground.
The design includes sensory equipment, including Braille, sign language and communication play panels, multi games unit, a quiet hang out space, wheelchair accessible equipment and more.
Take a look at the plans on the council's website and have your say.
The consultation closes on 5 March 2023.
Saracens mass foodbank donation
Saracens are asking anyone who is attending their match against the Newcastle Falcons this Saturday 25 February to bring along an item to donate to the Barnet Food Hub, a Barnet Togetger partnership initiative.
If you or anyone you know is going along, then why not take an item and take part in the mass foodbank donation that will support other Barnet residents.
This is a great opportunity to say thank you to the brilliant groups and leaders who are making a change in Barnet.
With Make a Difference celebrations taking place across England this September, now is the chance to nominate people for various awards, such as Volunteer Award, Community Group Award and the Great Neighbour Award.
Nominations close Sunday 5 March at 11pm.
Free and easy fundraising for your organisation
With the news that AmazonSmile has now closed, we want to remind you that easyfundraising is a very good alternative.
With easyfundraising, your organisation receives free donations from more than 7,000 online retailers instead, including eBay, Tesco, Argos, Sainsbury’s, John Lewis, M&S and Trainline.
It’s free to set up and use and is already trusted by lots of organisations around the UK.
Recruitment
Join us! We're recuiting
Inclusion Barnet holds the contract for Healthwatch Barnet and we are currently recruiting for Healthwatch Manager.
This is a full-time role, with salary range from £37,500 – £39,000.
Closing date: Thursday 2 March
Upshot Business Development and Account Manager
Upshot, a monitoring and evaluation system to improve organisations' insights and data, are hiring a Business Development and Account Manager, to lead an exciting project to roll out the Upshot system to VCFSE sector in Barnet.
£24,000 - £28,000 per annum
Closing date: Monday 6 March
More from Barnet Together
Cost of Living Crisis
We now have a dedicated Cost of Living Crisis page on our website where we're compiling both local and national information, resources and guidance linked to the Cost of Living Crisis, and the impact on Voluntary Sector organisations.
Do let us know if you have any activities and support that needs to be added.
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- Barnet Council's Together newsletter, email.
Sign up to Barnet’s voluntary sector Manifesto
Barnet Together is calling for community, voluntary, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) 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.
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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