Welcome to the Barnet Together (27 January 2022) newsletter.

"Thanks to all for a very helpful session", "Thanks for a very interesting and informative presentation" and "Thank you so much for hosting a terrific training session on Prospect Research"  this is just some of the lovely feedback we received yesterday on the first of our 8 sessions on Fundraising, there's still 7 sessions to go and as each one is a stand-alone topic do book (more info below). For many of you raising funds to carry out your great work is top of your list. And as this week's newslettter once again shows there are many organisations looking to give you their money!

If you'd like to book a 1:1 session to discuss any development needs you have, then do get in touch with me, or if you are working with Children and Young People with Debra Yardley at the Young Barnet Foundation.

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

Are you seeking funding to support an event or activity you are planning for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee?

A range of options are available. Read this blog on the funding from the National Lottery, Arts Council and Sports England.

The deadline for the Arts Council funding is 28 February 2022, the others are accepting applications until the funding pot is empty. So apply now!

If you are planning any events in Barnet and need guidance on road closures etc, or would like to be included in Barnet Council's round-up of events do email strategy@barnet.gov.uk.

£1million fund via Mayor of London's office to help older, disabled and low-income Londoners recover from the pandemic

• New fund to support community-led activities and projects for Londoners hit hardest by the pandemic
• The Community Grants Fund will help Londoners to lead and shape the recovery of their own communities 
• Community and civil society organisations are invited to apply for grants from £1,000 to £10,000 

For more information and to apply

Round one deadline: Monday 14 February

The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust primarily funds projects which support the Trust’s interests of education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development.

The Trust aims to support projects both in the UK and abroad, and supports charitable organisations situated in the UK and overseas.

Grants to charities will be on a matching funding basis only so check out their website for details on this.  They also require evidence of actively seeking funds from other sources.

Apply now for their next bi-annual meeting in March. More details here.

The Aviva Community Fund

This year, they’re looking for projects tackling climate action or promoting financial wellbeing – to help build a brighter, more sustainable future for our communities.

They are accepting applications from charities and causes all over the UK, and are open for applications until Tuesday 1 February 2022.

FREE Fundraising Training for Barnet's VCFSE from Barnet Together

If securing more funding is one of your objectives for 2022, then join us for one, some or all of our online training sessions, being held fortnightly from Wednesday 26 January through to 4 May 2022. The next one is Wednesday 9 February on writing a compeling Case for Support.

Each session is independent of the others, but by attending them all you will gain skills and insights into raising money through trusts and foundations, how to diversify your income and make better connections with funders and supporters.

For easy booking on all multiple sessions head on over to this Eventbrite page, or for more information on each session go here.

FREE Adult Safeguarding Training

Barnet Council's Adults and Health Directorate - Workforce Development / Quality in Practice are offering the following courses via Blue LMS eLearning for our Voluntary Sector Partners and their staff

• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Safeguarding Adults - Level 1
• Safeguarding Adults - Level 2

To register for the training:

Please click on the following link to ‘Self Register’, once activated you will receive an email with your login details and you will be able to access the online courses https://barnet.melearning.university/course_centre

Equivox is a new, peer-led campaign encouraging people to share their experiences and insights of being disabled with the wider community

Inclusion Barnet’s new campaign, Equivox, shines a light on the hidden experiences of being disabled (including mental health and chronic illness). Find out how you can join in here, and follow on Instagram: @equivox_campaign.

Do take part and share with your networks.

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. 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.

#WorkingTogether
#StrongerTogether
#BarnetTogether

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