The Henry Smith Charity funding

There is funding of up to £60,000 available for various charities who are looking to improve the lives of the people they support.

Funding lasts between 1-3 years and is available to charities with an organisation size between £50,000 - £3m.

Read more about The Henry Smith Charity grants

McCarthy Stone Foundation

The McCarthy Stone Foundation is offering grants of up to £5,000 for charities that are championing the health and wellbeing of older people.

If your organisation has an annual income below £500,000, you may be eligible to apply today to get support for a project that aims to improve the lives of older people.

Deadline: Sunday 31 July

More information about McCarthy Stone Foundation grants

Active Communities funding

People's Health Trust has launched an Active Communities funding programme that offers grants between £5,000 and £40,000.

If you want to fund a project that will make your community a better place to live, do consider applying.

The grants are for community groups or non-profit organisations based in Ealing, Barnet, Brent, Croydon, Harrow and Hillingdon with an income of less that £350,000 per year.

Deadline: Wednesday 10 August, 1pm

Read more about Active Communities funding

Alzheimers Research UK Inspire Fund

The Inspire Fund provides funding for projects that engage the public with the topic of dementia and the life-changing research going on into the condition.

Grants between £5,000 and £25,000 are being offered to anyone who has an interesting project in mind. 

Deadline: Thursday 4 August, 5pm (expression of interest)

Read more about the Inspire Fund

Berkeley Foundation's Resilience Fund

The Resilience Fund is working with community groups and charities that are supporting mental health and wellbeing of young people from Black and minoritised communities.

If that's you, The Berkeley Foundation wants to help you build a better future for the young people you support.

Deadline: Monday 31 October

Read more about the Resilience Fund

Digital Marketing Strategy Workshop by the Media Trust

Here's your chance to take your digital communications to the next level. 

With expert knowledge on all the latest digital trends, this online workshop will give you with tips and real life examples of how charities can use digital media to reach more people. 

When: Tuesday 25 Oct and Thursday 27 Oct, 10am-12:30pm

Places book up fast, so be sure to sign up today! 

Media Trust Digital Marketing Strategy Workshop

Fuel Poverty and Energy Advice Workshop series

Community Energy London is hosting a series of workshops for community groups and voluntary organisations that want to host an energy advice project in their local area. 

You'll hear from specialists, meet others in the voluntary sector and come away with useful tips about how to support local residents. 

This is the third workshop in the series and will focus on identifying the right project for your group.

When: Friday 26 August, 12:30-13:30, online

Sign up for the Fuel Poverty and Energy Advice workshop

100 Years of Burnt Oak Celebration

Burnt Oak is celebrating the town centre's rich history with a video showing in August. 

When: Thursday 4th August, 1:30 - 2pm

Where: Annunciation R C Church, Thirleby Road, Edgweare

The event is hosted by Mill Hill and Burnt Oak Good Neighbours Scheme, Burnt Oak Library, and Barnet Council.

Free films about the work you do

Various media companies are happy to create promotional films about the brilliant work local charities are doing. 

Big Picture Charity Films uses fundraising activities and donations to create impactful videos for large and small, local and international charities.

Helpfilm began as a  way to allow small charities to create effective, high quality videos, helping you with fundraising throughout the process and taking no cut for themselves.

SmileyMovement is a positive news organisation that tells stories about charities, community groups and individuals doing spectacular things.

Cranfield Trust charity support

Cranfield Trust is offering management consultancy, mentoring and peer-to-peer exchange for charities and non-profits.

They also often run live webinars and provide free resources that are helpful for organisations looking to grow and improve.

Read more about support for charities from Cranfield Trust

Cost of Living survey

As we all are, The London Community Foundation is deeply concerned about he rising cost of living and the impacts this will have on marginalised Londoners.

They're asking organisations to take 10 minutes of their time to fill in this short survey about how the cost of living is affecting you. 

They will use the information they gather to make our concerns heard and encourage donors to support the sector more.

Cost of living survey

Muslim Giving launches crowdfunding

Muslim Giving is now onboarding charities to start their crowdfunding journey. 

By joining the platform, you will have access to campaign and fundraising pages, and the option for supporters to donate regularly.

Any organisation with a charitable registration number can join Muslim Giving.

Read more about Muslim Giving

Transition into Adulthood survey

Barnet Council is running a survey to gather people's experiences of transitioning into adulthood. 

They hope to use the results to improve services across the borough to make it less challenging for people to transition into looking after themselves and having more responsibilities.

Survey for young people

Easy read survey for young people

Survey for parents and carers

Deadline: Sunday 21 August

Inclusion Barnet is hiring for a new Manager for their Healthwatch Barnet team!

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with lived experience of disability (which could include a long term condition or mental health issue) to lead a small team in the delivery of Barnet’s statutory Healthwatch function.

Job Title: Manager, Healthwatch Barnet (peer role)

Full-time: Permanent

Location: our Colindale office, meetings across Barnet, extensive opportunities for home working.

Salary: £35,750 per year

Closing date: Tuesday 16 August 2022

More information about the Healthwatch Manager position

Health Ambassadors in Barnet

Groundwork London and Barnet Together are looking for local residents who want to contribute to our borough by becoming Health Ambassadors.

Their main aim will be to build trust in communities where Covid-19 vaccination rates are low, levelling out health inequalities in Barnet.

• Hours: flexible
• Salary: £25k (pro-rata)

Closing date: Friday 22 July

Read more about Groundwork Health Ambassador Roles

Head of User Voice (peer role)

Would you like a role where you can work towards a fairer society for disabled people? 

If you have an ability to engage with people as equals, an unerring instinct how a message will land, a collaborative and encouraging management style and would love the chance to campaign for a fair deal for disabled people, we want to hear from you. 

This is a senior role in a thriving and innovative Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation, and a real opportunity for a talented disabled person to make a difference. 

Salary £43,000. Full Time role. 
 

Deadline: Saturday 13 August 

Read more about the Head of User Voice role at Inclusion Barnet

Duty Manager at Phoenix East Finchley Cinema

The Phoenix in East Finchley is recruiting for a new Duty Manager, responsible for front of house staff and projectionists.

Salary: £11.32 per hour

Closing Date: 11/08/2022

Read more about the Duty Manager role at Phoenix East Finchley

Cost of Living Frontline Workers event

Networking is not just for CEOs! If you, or someone you know, is a front-line worker in the borough of Barnet and you’d like to network with others in the field, join our Community Sector Event on Tuesday 2 August 2022 at 2pm to 3.30pm.

Our Touchpoint and Benefits staff are bringing workers together from right across the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector in Barnet to identify common issues, support one another and find creative solutions to help us better support the people we all serve in the community.

Sign up for our Cost of Living event

Volunteer Managers Coffee Morning

Volunteering Barnet is hosting a coffee morning for volunteers on Wednesday 3 August to allow you to get to know other charities working in Barnet. 

Have a chat to find out how you can work together or support and learn from each other. 

This will be a two-hour event, with tea, coffee and biscuits for all. 

When: Wednesday 3 August

Where: Young Barnet Foundation, EN4 8S6

Register for the Volunteer Managers Coffee Morning

Sign up to Barnet Together Alliance partners' Newsletters...

• Food Banks/Food Poverty support, email Barnet Food Hub.
• Children, Young People and Families join the Young Barnet Foundation.
• Local Environmental news & initiatives, sign up here.
• For Volunteer recruitment/ management support, sign-up. 
• Barnet Council's Communities Together Network bulletin, 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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