Co-op Local Community Fund. Launched 10 Apr 24. Ten Co-op members each month will win £500 worth of prizes for them and £5,000 for their selected local community cause. Non-members can sign up for £1 via the Co-op App. They've allocated £500k to this.  coop.co.uk/communities

Our friends at the HR Livery Company are back with their 2024 webinar series, starting on Friday 26 Apr, 1pm to 2pm, with “Recruitment in a Tough Market – a Masterclass” Book your place now! hrprofessionals.org.uk/event/mastercl…

Before you pop out to lunch, the Spar Community Cashback Scheme today - £100,000 in various grants to local charities.  Spar shoppers can apply for a grant by sharing the exceptional contribution that a local organisation has made. Deadline 22 May. spar.co.uk/community/comm…

Water Restoration Fund. £11 million for local projects in regions where fines have been issued between April 2022 and October 2023. Two grants: Development and Delivery. Deadline 7 Jun.   defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/09/wat…

The Charity Digital Skills Report needs your voice! A pivotal survey for UK charities, offering insights into digital capabilities and trends, open until 26 Apr - 5 organisations have a chance to win £500 each in unrestricted funding. surveymonkey.com/r/CDSRex

📢 Our April seminar will be hosted by Ian McLintock founder of the Charity Excellence Framework

💬Discover how the platform connects you with funding opportunities, AI tools, resources, and a bunny feature for grant applications.

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Please complete the #CharityExcellence Make Your Voice Heard survey 2024 to help the sector better understand the growing impact of the crisis on our people. open to all staff and volunteers, including trustees/directors, of any non profit of any size. surveymonkey.com/r/9GYLMBP

The Charity Commission 2022 data shows total charity sector income of £90.3bn, up 8.5%, with expenditure increasing by a similar amount. However, for charities with income under £500,000 there was a 3.24% increase in income but cost rose by 11.6%.  civilsociety.co.uk/news/charity-s…

We and AI charity are conducting research on how nonprofits and grassroots organisations perceive and use AI. They need a small number to take a 20 min survey. You'll be influential in your organisation's AI strategy and available before 9 Apr. Contact [email protected]

Good point. 👍. Dr Dinger the very first #CharityExcellence tech bunny lived to be 12.

Big Society Capital and 30+ others have written to the Financial Times calling for next government to take 4 steps to unlock private investment to drive growth & reduce poverty. ft.com/content/56472e…

Some jobs will go but AI will create new ones and change most. The UK has struggled to upskill its workforce for years and the stakes will soon be much higher. If we continue fail to get this right, we’ll pay a heavy price, as other countries surge ahead. zdnet.com/article/tech-g…

City Bridge Foundation - Making London More Liveable. To reduce isolation and increase community connection among those most at risk of suicide in Greater London.  Priority to those with income under £500k pa.  Up to 5 years. Deadline 5pm on 31 May.  citybridgefoundation.org.uk/making-london-…

Writing a good donation thank you letter really matters but it doesn’t have to be long and it’s easy when you know how. Here’s everything you need, plus a simple template and a ChatGPT prompt to get AI to do it for you.  charityexcellence.co.uk/sample-donor-t…

Writing a good donation thank you letter really matters but it doesn’t have to be long and it’s easy when you know how. Here’s everything you need, plus a simple template and a ChatGPT prompt to get AI to do it for you.  charityexcellence.co.uk/sample-donor-t…

Advanced AI expertise is concentrated in countries like the US and there’s concern that the basic jobs that AI will replace may hit the global south (and women) harder. I don’t know if that’s true but this could be an example of this. apple.news/A-CjZ5t11QIuBb…

Launched today. Youth Endowment Fund - Psychological Therapies.  Projects in England/ Wales, to treat psychological/emotional problems for children and young people. Plan for 2-3 projects and with spend up to £3.5m. Deadline 5pm, 24 May.  youthendowmentfund.org.uk/grants/psychol…

UK registered charities, income of under £2m, children, young people and people experiencing poverty and inequality: prioritising education, employability, social mobility, homelessness and mental health.  Grants £5,000 to £30,000. Deadline 5pm, 22 Apr.  barrattfoundation.org.uk

We put forward our ideas on how to respond to the crisis in our £1bn Funding Cuts report and now, Gordon Brown has added his own much bolder ones. There is much we could do but it would require sector bodies, regulators and Government to act decisively.  theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Aldi are paying £24,180 pa. I don’t know whether to be gutted because that’s more than I get for routinely working a 70 hour week on #CharityExcellence or happy that people in lower paid jobs are being paid at least a bit more than previously. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-l…