Welcome to the Barnet Together (4 November 2021) newsletter featuring news, grants, training opportunities...

As those who applied for the Barnet Community Innovation Fund are on tenterhooks to find out if they are successful, a friendly reminder that this is only one of four funding pots Barnet Council run; and one of 1,000s of Government, Trusts or Foundation opportunities. A few are outlined below but do get in touch for more funding news or any other support.

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

London Local Action Poverty Fund for Small Community Groups, and Charities tackling poverty and inequality in outer London

The Small Charities Coalition, are working with Crowdfunder and Trust for London to get funding to organisations based in ten boroughs in outer London to do exactly this.  Barnet has been identified as one of the priority boroughs.

The Crowdfunder platform allows anyone to be able to set up a fundraising project. However, their partnership with Trust for London, means that charitable organisations who meet their criteria can apply to the Local Action Poverty Fund and their match funding of up to £10,000.

So, who can apply for the fund?

Projects will be raising funds to undertake charitable work that:

● Provides practical solutions to support people on low incomes
● Addresses local problems in creative ways
● Is led by the communities that will benefit from the work

Eligible organisations are:

● Located and working in outer London (see criteria)
● Undertaking charitable work to tackle poverty and inequality
● Actively involving people in their communities in the delivery of their work
● Raising funds from a minimum of 25 individuals.
● Having annual income of under £100,000

For more information

Lloyds Bank Foundation

Lloyds core grants programme is still open and will remain open for the rest of the year! They’ve already made two-year, £50,000 grants to some fantastic small charities! If you haven’t already head on over to their website to check your eligibility and apply!

Charities can check their eligibility for funding under their 11 complex social issues or their Racial Equity funding strand, where they're looking to support charities with more than half of their Trustee Board self-identifying as belonging to a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic community.

Untold Stories: grants by the Commission for Diversity in Public Realm

The Mayor of London is offering community-led organisations funding and support to make a change in our public spaces.  Whether this is creating something new, highlighting something missing or hidden, or presenting a different story to what already exists, they want to hear from you.

You can apply for grants from £1,000 to £25,000.  Deadline to apply is midday on Wednesday 12 January 2022

Priority will go to organisations or groups that are majority led by Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners, Deaf and disabled Londoners, LGBTQ+ Londoners, women or people from a lower social economic background (majority led means at least 50% of your management and staff).  
 

Read more about the funding and related programme of workshops and extra support to help you apply.

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund

Funding for charities which have been established to provide both research and project funding in the area of severe learning disabilities for both children and adults.

General grants from £10,000 upwards can cover capital projects and core costs to include staff costs, general running and office costs at charitable organisations, schools and centres. Deadline for the March meeting is Wednesday 1 December.

Applications under their Small Grants (up to £10,000) can be submitted at any time.

Showcase your charity at the Chelsea Flower Show

From smaller local charities to those on a national scale, Project Giving Back is providing a once in a lifetime opportunity for exposure at one of the UK's best loved events.

Project Giving Back want to offer a significant springboard to a wide range of charitable causes, by teaming designers, landscapers and nurseries with UK charities to help raise awareness of the diverse and varied way they support people, plants and the planet.

Applications for gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 are now open and the deadline for registering your interest is Monday 15 November.

Take Part in the Barnet Together State of the Sector Survey

Barnet Together want to understand the experiences and the needs of the VCFSE organisations in Barnet after a period of extreme change and as we enter recovery from the pandemic.

By completing this survey, you will help build a picture of the support required to meet the needs of our sector over the next two years and support recovery from the pandemic and enable local groups to establish their sustainability.

Deadline: Monday 6 December

Online Event: Integrated Care System - The Future Delivery of Healthcare Services in Barnet

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most significant challenges to health and social care services in history. As healthcare leaders look to the future it is important to reflect on how services are delivered and build on lessons learned to improve the health and wellbeing of Barnet residents.

Healthwatch Barnet, working in partnership with North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group, has organised an online event for those living and working in Barnet to learn about the development of the new Integrated Care System (ICS). The ICS is being introduced next year and will see a major change to how services are planned, organised and delivered.

Thursday 11 November, 6.30 - 8pm

For more information on this event and to book

Message from Saracens Sport Foundation...

We are reaching out to local disability groups across Hertfordshire and North London to make people aware of our ever-growing disABILITY sport programmes.

Our disABILITY programmes offer opportunities for individuals of all ages with a wide range of disabilities.

Our key aim is to support social and physical development using sport as a catalyst for change.

Head on over to our website for a  brief overview of all the activities we deliver. 

We're currently working on a programme called ‘Project Rugby’ and would like to offer your service users 4 weeks of FREE Project Rugby sessions. 

Do get in touch...

Ryan Eaton, Project Officer, Inclusion Saracens Foundation, StoneX Stadium
ryaneaton@saracens.net

Do you want a video made for your charity?

Smiley News is looking to create short charity videos, and would love to hear from charities who would like a 2-3 minute video of their work.

What does it involve?
- A short (10-minute) Zoom interview with their chief editor, Amy, talking about your charity, your mission, and how people can help

What do they need?
- Stock video footage that they can use to help create the video with the recorded Zoom interview. This needs to be video footage that illustrates the work the charity does, and at least a couple of minutes.
- Photos to illustrate the work the charity does

Here's an example video they create for Guide Dogs

Email Amy for more details

Win free digital marketing strategy training!

Thanks to support from Marketing Trust, The Media Trust are now offering charities the opportunity to win a free spot on one of their intensive one-day training sessions led by digital marketing expert, Andrew Davis.
 
To win your place, all you have to do is tell them:

• Why you believe digital marketing is an essential skill for charities (280 characters or less)
• What difference digital marketing strategy training would make to your charity (500 characters or less)

The London training day will be on  Thursday 3 February at WeWork Victoria on Buckingham Palace Road.

The competition closes at 5pm on Tuesday 17 December 2021.

Sign up to Barnet’s voluntary sector Manifesto

Barnet Together is calling for community, voluntary, social enterprise and faith (VCSEF) 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