Still time to complete the annual VCSE Survey! We are extending the deadline for completion of the annual VCSE Survey to 11 September. This is a great opportunity to tell us about your organisation, your work, challenges, successes and how you feel about your engagement with local government and partners. It’s a vital source of information and will help shape the support we commission for the sector as well as our new Thriving Communities Strategy.  We would really appreciate your support by taking 20 – 30 minutes to fill it in. You stand a chance to win one of five £50 gift vouchers if you do. You can take the survey by clicking here. If you have any questions or need help completing the survey please contact community.development@hounslow.gov.uk

ThereÂ’s still time to sign up to Ascent’s FREE September events below:

Sustainability Training: Introduction to Measuring Outcomes

19 September, 10am-12:30pm on Zoom

This training is for organisations new to measuring outcomes or those who want to refresh their skills in the area. This training session supports organisations to better evidence and demonstrate the impact of their services.

Sign up here

Special Event: Addressing The Women’s Sector Recruitment and Retention Challenges

29 September, 11am-2pm on Zoom

Join Ascent as we discuss the impact of the current recruitment and retention challenges being experienced by our sector and explore the different ways we can work collectively to address them.

The event will include presentations of the main trends emerging from the sector regarding the current recruitment and retention experiences

There will also be space for sector members to contribute to the sectorÂ’s response to the challenge

Sign up here

Ascent training is FREE for all organisations or projects based in London working with those affected by sexual and domestic violence.

Find out more about our training and the Ascent project at https://www.wrc.org.uk/ascent

North West London ICS and Rethink Mental Illness are pleased to inform you we have another round of community grants on offer. 

We are allocating grants to applications illustrating:

• a social response to suicide prevention
• co-production with people with lived experience
• innovation  

The panel will be meeting consecutively for 3 months allocating grants at every panel from mid-October to mid-December 2023.  We suggest you send in your applications as soon as you can to allow for any support around your application, the closing date is 24^th November 2023.

We welcome collaborations,  multi-borough applications as well as smaller neighbourhood-based initiatives. Please use the following link Community Grants if you are interested in applying for funding.

For the application form and guidance click here ncl_community_grants_2023

We particularly encourage applications from smaller voluntary sector groups and organisations in both Ealing and Hounslow. 

Heathrow Community Trust are seeking an individual with a passion for their community to join our board of trustees.

Our board is diverse and includes community leaders, Heathrow employees and charity professionals. Each trustee brings personal and professional expertise to their role and all trustees are motivated to support communities surrounding the airport. We are looking for an enthusiastic person with an interest in the future of the communities surrounding Heathrow Airport to take on the important role of Trustee to Heathrow Community Trust. We are particularly seeking to recruit a trustee with experience of working with young people, either directly with young people in community based or educational roles, or significant experience within organisations supporting young people.

How to Apply
Further details are provided in the role description which can be found here HCT trustee role description EXTERNAL 2023 – FINAL.

If you have any questions or would like an informal conversation about any of the roles, please email me at ceo@hcommunitytrust.org.uk.

To apply, please send a CV & covering letter to ceo@hcommunitytrust.org.uk, explaining why you would like to apply for the role and how you meet the areas set out in the role description.

The closing date for applications is Monday 2 October at 12pm. Interviews will be held in October, with successful applicants asked to provide two references.