Barnet Community Innovation Fund - Round 2

You can still apply for small grants of up to £2,000 to run an innovative health projects aligns with one of their four priorities.

• Mental health and wellbeing support, focusing on pandemic-related crisis support.
• Projects that promote equality, diversity and inclusion, especially related to health.
• Sustainable green spaces for healthy leisure projects.
• Projects supporting families, children and young people, promoting family health.

More information & To apply

Your Station Your Community Improvement Fund

Over the next three years, Govia Thameslink Railway will be allocating up to £500,000 for initiatives taking place within 15 miles of stations on their network, that make a positive impact in one or more of their focus areas:

• Enhancing our stations to be a welcoming environment (which in Barnet includes: Cricklewood, Hendon, Mill Hill Broadway, High Barnet and Oakleigh Park)
• Positive Mental Health
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Employability and confidence building
  Environmental Sustainability

Drop-in Q&A sessions on the 7 & 14 July between 12.30 – 1.30pm
Book: 7 July webinar
Book: 14 July webinar

For more information and To Book

Closing date: Saturday 30 July 

Crowdfund Barnet re-opening in the Autumn 

Join Spacehive's online workshop on Wednesday 13 July at 1.30pm to hear about this programme, tips on crowdfunding and discuss your project ideas.

As part of Crowdfund Barnet you may be eligible for pledge of up to £5,000 (or up to 50% of your target) from Barnet Council.

Register your project via this short form with Crowdfund Barnet by Wednesday 28 September.

Mayor of London: Untold Stories Round Two

London’s diversity and rich heritage are one of its most valuable assets. Londoners from all nationalities, faiths and backgrounds call this city ‘home’ and have contributed to making it the greatest city in the world.

However, many of the histories, stories and experiences of Londoners from diverse backgrounds have gone untold and are not represented within our public realm.

The Mayor of London is offering funding and support for communities 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 – the Mayor wants to hear from you.

Funding up to £25,000

Closing date: Wednesday 5 October, 4pm

More information & to apply

Look out for information on a Barnet-based organisation that was successful in Round 1.

News: Census 2021 published

The population of England and Wales has increased by more than 3.5 million in the 10 years leading up to Census 2021. 

In 2021, Barnet ranked 17th for total population out of 309 local authority areas in England, moving up one place in a decade.  The population size in Barnet has increased by 9.2%, from around 356,400 in 2011 to 389,300 in 2021. This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew by nearly 3.5 million to 56,489,800.

You can read more about the demographics of Barnet from the 2021 Census here and here's Barnet Council's summary of the results.

Support: Donations for Ukraine

Weekly trucks going to Ukraine and surrounding areas bringing aid.
The following items urgently required:
Long life food
Toiletries
Medication
Baby care

Local drop off points:
St Mary’s Church, 26 Hendon Lane, London N3 1TR
Mon - Sat: 10am - 5pm
RCCT Romanian Food Hub, 102a Watling Avenue, Burnt Oak HA8 0LN
Tues 10am - 5pm
Thurs 9am - 4pm

For a full list of items needed visit www.airxfoundation.org

For more information on ways in which the voluntary sector can support Ukrainians in Barnet or en route, go to our blog. If you aware of any information that should be included, let us know. 

Training: Become a better presenter 

Public speaking is a necessary part of all of our work lives, yet most of us are terrified of it! No one is inherently a super presenter. Confidently speaking in front of an audience is a skill that, like anything else, can be learned. This course explores ways you can overcome your fear of public speaking and become a more confident presenter.

FREE online course. More details.

Talk: The Role of Charities in Sustainability

Join DSC and Neighbourly to discuss the role of charities in pushing for sustainability during the environmental crisis.

Discussion points:

• Introduction to sustainability
• The importance of sustainability
• What’s driving businesses and charities to think about it more
• What social impact is
• How does the environmental crisis impact charities?

Thursday 14 July, 12.30-1.30pm  (online)

More information and to book

Training: Good writing for the web

Websites, tweets, facebook posts and blogs: charities communicate through writing on the web all the time. This workshop will help you to make sure your writing is clear and meets the needs of your audiences.

Wednesday 6 July, 11.00am – 12.30pm (online)

More details & to book

Training: Free webinars coming up from NVCO

NVCO are pleased to be running a series of free webinars with their expert legal partners Withers LLP aimed at those who are new to the voluntary sector and looking to set up a charity, or simply for those who need a refresher on some common governance issues. 

Setting up a charity – Tuesday 12 July, 10.30 – midday: This webinar will cover the essential steps you need to follow to create and register a new charity.  

Choosing your legal structure – Tuesday 20 September, 10.30 – midday: This webinar will cover the four different legal charity structures and how to choose the best one for your organisation. 

Writing and amending your governing document – Wednesday 2 November, 10.30 – midday: This webinar will cover the basics of writing and amending your charity’s governing document. 

Training: Debt training session

Barnet Citizens Advice are running an debt overview session for colleagues in the voluntary sector, which they hope will benefit your clients/ service users as we are sadly likely to see an increase in the need for debt advice over the coming months.

The following will be covered:

• How we approach debt advice 
• Give an overview of the services/support available 
• Give an overview of what a client can expect from us/ what we expect from them
• Anything else you may be interested in with regards to debt advice - this is only a short session but we are keen to make this as worthwhile for you as possible

The session will be around 40 - 45 mins with a chance for questions. If you or any of your team would like to attend please complete this form to sign up.

Wednesday 27 July, 2pm (online)

Training: Ad hoc and Micro Volunteering

Flexibility in volunteering allows for more freedom with tasks and opportunities. That can change depending on availability, skills and circumstances; flexible volunteering moves away from fixed roles and time commitments. It helps to make volunteering more accessible for people to drop into and fit around their existing commitments

In this training session, we will look at how organisations can build more flexibility into their role offering, and engage with volunteers who might be put off by a more structured approach to volunteering.

Tuesday 5 July 1:30 - 2:30pm (online)

For more information and to book

Training: Jewish Volunteering Network

Upcoming Events

Thursday 7^th July: Making Change Happen with Rob Jackson

Sunday 10^th July: Jewish Community Trustees Conference with Lead

Thursday 15^th September – Thursday 19^th January: Good Practice in Volunteer Management – Four-part session

Sunday 30^th October: How to Find Your Perfect Role

JVN Inspiring Volunteering Impact Report: View or download the latest JVN Impact Report here

www.jvn.org.uk

Event: 1 Sunday Morning, 4 Films: Doing Good In Finchley

1 Sunday Morning, 4 Films: doing good in Finchley reveals the hidden parallel universe of volunteering. Every weekend, residents gather to improve our home, right on our doorsteps, but out of sight. Our films tell the stories of four local charities and their diverse missions:

• Stephens House - public access to secret gardens
• GoodGym Barnet - combining good deeds with good health
• Finchley Way Open Space - improving our green space
• The Ismaili Community - global community, local volunteering

This 'unique experiment in community filmmaking' celebrates Finchley and its residents: Local filmmakers, veteran mentors, community volunteers and The Phoenix Cinema.

Come along to the Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley for the World Premiere of these and other locally-crafted films! 

Tickets £6 with all proceeds go to the charities involved.

Sunday 10 July, 11am - 1pm

More information and to book

Event: Eco Show and Tell Sustainability Fair

This event is organised together with NW7Hub  and is being held in Mill Hill Broadway Town Square, NW7 3LH.

With 11 stalls, including a recycled arts & crafts station, we hope everyone can find something new to learn about, do or exchange ideas. We can't wait to come to Mill Hill Broadway and talk about ways to boost biodiversity, fight climate change, reduce waste and more.

Sunday 3 July, 2pm-4pm

Event: East Barnet Festival 

Celebrating its 25th year!

Head on over to Oak Hill Park for live music (on all three days) as well as Paws in the Park and Cars in the Park.

Plus there will be lots of craft stalls, exciting food choices, a licensed bar and lots of activities. 

Friday 1 July from 5pm to 10pm

Saturday 2 July from 12pm to 9pm 

Sunday 3 July from 12pm to 9pm

More information

Job: Freelance role with BeLifted

BeLifted is a non profit organisation that works with women and girls. We operate in the area of Barnet and Camden. In September we will be running a girls group at a pupil referral unit in Barnet and we are looking for a reliable person - who is passionate about making a difference in young people's lives. The sessions will be run weekly during term time and will last one hour, but there will be at least four hours of additional work needed each month to help find speakers and prepare for each session.

The role will involve: 

• co-managing the weekly hourly girls group meeting 
• helping with the weekly programme and assisting with finding interesting and innovative speakers 
• helping to capture the impact data 
• managing a small budget for the meetings. 

Ideally you will be CBT and RBT trained, easily commutable to Barnet or Camden and either have or be prepared to have DBS. 

Freelance rate £30 per hour, paid monthly in arrears on receipt of invoice. 

For more information contact Jenny at BeLifted.

Job: Freelance role with Skills Exchange Project

Skills Exchange Project CIC is a non profit organisation that helps young people and adults in the area of employability. We operate in the area of Barnet and Camden. We will be starting some additional employability sessions in Barnet from September and are looking for an Employability Coach to work as a contractor to help us deliver our sessions on CV and cover letter writing, effective job search and application form filling, as well as helping attendees with interview skills. The work will involve running weekly sessions and collecting attendance and reporting data. All training and materials will be provided.

Ideally you will have training and delivered employability workshops before or has employability skills.

DBS, a requirement. 

Flexible working hours.  Rate of pay: £30/hr (minimum 2hrs per session)

Contact info@seproject.co.uk for more information

Awards: The London Faith & Belief Community Awards 

These awards celebrate the creative, generous and vital work of London’s faith and belief communities by bringing together local heroes and shining a light on their inspirational work.

Each year they give out 40 awards of £500 to enhance the work of these inspirational projects.

Deadline: Monday 25 July

For more information and to make your nomination

Young Barnet Foundation is currently seeking new staff who are excited to improve the lives of children and young people across Barnet by joining our expanding team.

Offering staff flexibility hours, hybrid working and personal development plans.  

Senior Marketing & Communications Manager (12 month FTC*, 21 hrs per week)  

Data & Impact Officer  (24 month FTC*, 21 or 28 hrs per week)

Community, Corporate & Events Fundraiser (24 month FTC*, 21 hrs per week) 

Ukrainian Support Officer (Six month FTC*, 35 hrs per week) 

* Extensions subject to funding

Closing Date for all roles: Friday 15 July, 5pm

More information & to apply​

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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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