Christmas fundraising series – Crowdfunding a festive feast
Third Sector speaks to organisations about their Christmas campaigns. How can collaborative fundraising help your organisation this Christmas. Read more here.
News
This is where we’ll post third sector news and important updates that are useful for your organisation.
Third Sector Digital Fundraising Forum
The Third Sector Digital Fundraising Forum, powered by Third Sector, is a free-to-attend, two, half-day exclusive event taking place on 15 & 16 December.
A Third Sector forum consists of two elements: Dedicated 1-2-1 meetings with suppliers and providers to create the contacts and gather the tools necessary to make your plan a reality and content sessions designed to inspire and encourage you to make the next step in your organisation’s growth and development.
We will deliver a packed programme of educational and motivational content sessions and networking opportunities with not only like-minded individuals, but potential avenues to expand your digital fundraising capabilities.
Register your interest here.
‘Upgrade’ charities minister to cover volunteering, Conservatives group urges
A group of influential Conservative parliamentarians has called for the minister for civil society to be “upgraded” to a new minister for volunteering, according to a new report on the lessons learned from the first national lockdown.
The report, called Connecting Communities, was undertaken by the One Nation Conservatives parliamentary group of about 100 current and former Tory MPs and peers, including Amber Rudd, the former home secretary, and Nicky Morgan, the former education secretary.
The report drew on evidence from constituency surveys, national data, and case studies to highlight what could be learned from the first Covid-19 restrictions between March and July this year.
Key findings included that 97 per cent of first-time volunteers would do so again, and the experience had a positive impact that made respondents feel more connected to their communities.
Read more here.
Charities invited to take part in £46m programme to support vulnerable people
Charities are being asked to express their interest in a new £46m scheme to help provide more effective and co-ordinated support for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
The Changing Futures programme was launched last week by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
It aims to deliver improvements at individual, service and system level.
For more information on this Third Sector article please click here.
Christmas fundraising series
How charities have difficult conversations and fundraise during difficult times. Read Third Sectors Christmas fundraising series here.
The Wire – Voice of the project
The Southchurch Project has now launched The Wire, a newsletter sharing updates on initiatives and news from the organisation. This newsletter will be published each season, with extra editions for specific events & issues affecting Southchurch.
Click here to read The Wire.
Tech Summit
Third Sector is taking Tech Summit online!
They will be bringing together senior leadership specialists to discuss how you can operate a successful modern charity by leveraging the power of technology.
To register your interest in the summit, click here.
Grant Funding Opportunity
As part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Essex County Council is reaching out to the
local community and voluntary sector with opportunities for grant funding. There are two funds
available: one-off small grants, which can be used for small organisations to offer support to their
own workforce; and larger one-off grants to target key groups identified as having additional
needs for wellbeing support.
Click here to read the full information.
More than one in five charities have less than a month’s financial reserves
More than 20 per cent of charities have less than a month’s worth of expenditure in reserve, new research has found.
A paper by David Clifford of the University of Southampton and John Mohan of the Third Sector Research Centre at the University of Birmingham says that of the approximately 12,700 charities in England and Wales studied, 21 per cent held less than one month’s spending in reserve.
About 10 per cent of charities in the sample held virtually no reserves, the paper says.
Read the full article here.
Wellbeing in the Third Sector Briefing
At Third Sector’s next briefing, industry leaders, HR and recruitment experts will present wellbeing initiatives that they have implemented in response to employees suddenly being forced to work from home.
Wellbeing in the third sector will be taking place on 10 December. Join us to learn how to best support your employees during this time of crisis.
Register for a free place.