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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This session has been designed to help explain what insurance requirements community groups, small charities and not for profits should consider, how an insurance policy would work, what are the most important elements of covers needed and what kind of claims could be brought against them.
The presentation will also include practical tips on how groups can understand their risk, measure it and mitigate against it, linking to the recently developed risk assessment templates.
Learning outcomes – At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
Understand what charity insurance consists of
What considerations to make when purchasing an insurance policy
What claims could be brought against a charity of any size and the costs that may be faced without an insurance policy
Free online Asset Based Community Development training programme delivered by Nurture Development, it is aimed at people in the Uttlesford Community who want to start something in their communities in an exciting new way.
This programme is aimed at local volunteers, community leaders, people who are community-minded but don’t know where to begin and people who want to develop their knowledge in this area of Community development are encouraged to register for this training opportunity.