Working hours: four days (0.8 FTE), 30 hours per week. There is flexibility around working pattern and some home working with the possibility of making it a full-time role (37.5 hours per week).
Salary: £42,000 per annum pro rata (£33,600 for 30 hours), potential for uplift depending on experience.
Location: Isleworth
Contract Type: Permanent
The Mulberry Centre intends to grow and diversify their income, particularly from unrestricted sources, to sustain and develop their work. The Fundraising and Communications Manager role is a new senior management post, working closely with the Executive Director and sitting on the Fundraising Committee with currently two trustees.
They are looking for an experienced and talented Fundraising and Communications Manager who can develop and execute an integrated and effective strategy to deliver income growth and to raise our profile in the community. You will have specific role/portfolio responsibility for relationships with trusts and foundations, HNWIs, corporates, community supporters and volunteer fundraisers.
You will line manage a part-time Direct Marketing and Communications Officer who is responsible for developing and executing the direct marketing fundraising activity, such as cash, regular and digital individual giving, legacy and in memory promotion, donor fulfilment and stewardship of individual supporters; as well as developing and executing an integrated communications plan for the Centre (covering newsletters, website, direct marketing, media, digital, PR, events), and the delivery of Centre-run events (as opposed to volunteer-led events).
You will have the proven line management experience, as well as the ability to research and develop winning fundraising applications, negotiate sponsorship deals and develop and maintain positive relationships with donors. A natural multi-tasker, you will have the flexibility to manage a varied workload, juggling responsibility for meeting bid deadlines, reporting to funders and managing key corporate, HNWI, community and key fundraising volunteer accounts. With attention to detail and excellent written and verbal presentation, you will also have the negotiation and project management skills to co-ordinate the production of complex bids and budgets.
For the Job Description click here JD Fundraising and Communications Manager
For the Job Information pack click here Job Information Pack – Fundraising and Communications Manager
Direct Access to Good Quality Office Furniture for Charities
Community Cooking Sessions
Trustee Role at Inspire Hounslow
Social Prescribing Funding Questionnaire
The National Lottery Community Fund has funded The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) over the past two years to support
the development of social prescribing from a VCSE perspective. This short questionnaire will add to the discussion on longer term funding of the VCSE to deliver programmes that are supportive of social prescribing.
- It only takes 5 minutes to fill in these questions (there are three main sections).
- The information you provide will be presented anonymously in a report which will be available in April 2020. All information will be held in compliance with GDPR.
- Please pass this survey link to any of your to colleagues or expert contacts in the field.
Please note: this is a neutral fact-finding exercise exploring peoples views as the new social prescribing environment continues to develop. The information gathered will not necessarily lead to any direct actions or changes, but is being carried out by an independent group of researchers to support decision making in the near and medium term.
Very many thanks for your help in gathering this important information.
This survey will close on 21.2.20
For more information click here
Free Membership to the Small Charities Coalition
The Small Charities Coalition exists to make life easier for small charities. Founded in 2008, we currently have over 10,000 UK-wide members and have made it our mission to provide them with relevant support and make their voices heard.
There are 168,000 registered charities in the UK and countless micro charities that dont qualify to register. 97% of these have less than 1 million annual income, sharing less than 20% of the money that goes to the charity sector.
So what do we actually do? We look to make small charities, and ultimately the sector, stronger. We do this by providing
– information,
– low cost training,
– a mentorship scheme,
– a helpline
– opportunities for promotion and profile raising
At the Small Charities Coalition, we believe that small charities should be recognised, fairly rewarded and respected, so we campaign on your behalf and talk to funders, government and other key stakeholders.
As a small charity ourselves we understand that finding the time, resources and the right people can be a challenge. We want to minimise that stress, so you can continue to do amazing work.
Our membership is free and by signing up you will be able to access discounted training, our weekly newsletter (with lots of useful information!), free promotion and lots more!
We believe in the invaluable work that small charities deliver and with support from us, and one another, we can strive to do even better.
Click here for the membership form.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch via info@smallcharities.org.uk or give us a call on our helpline 0207 358 6490.
Sporting Champions funding for individual athletes
Everyone Active is urging aspiring sports stars to apply for funding and support as part of its Everyone Active Sporting Champions scheme. Online applications will be open from Monday 27 January to Friday 28 February.
The scheme, which is now entering its fifth year, has helped over 1,000 local athletes to achieve their sporting potential by offering them access to high-quality training facilities, financial support and expert advice. All athletes are provided with free access to Everyone Actives centres across the country, and those on the higher tiers of the programme can also receive a sponsorship grant of up to £5,000 to help towards their training, equipment and competition costs.
Athletes on the scheme are also given exclusive opportunities to join mentoring sessions led by some of Britains most influential sports stars including Olympic silver medallist Colin Jackson CBE. In 2019, the scheme hosted several sessions across the country which included talks from industry experts alongside Olympic and Paralympic athletes who shared their personal experiences and advice with upcoming athletes. Everyone Active currently supports a number of sports men and women in the area including parasport swimmer Alice Tai.
Applicants should visit www.easportingchampions.com/apply-now/ and fill out the online application form, which will be available from the 27th January 2020.
For more information about Everyone Actives Sporting Champions scheme please visit www.easportingchampions.com
London Youth #REDJanuary2020 competition deadline is this Friday
The #REDJanuary2020 competition London Youth are running for youth organisations is now into it’s final week. To be in with a chance of winning £1000.00, entries must be submitted by Friday 31st January 2020 at 23.59pm to john.jones@londonyouth.org .
?You can still get involved this week and back-date sessions completed during the month. Further information can be found at https://londonyouth.org/red-january-2020-competition/
It’s simple to enter, just follow these three simple steps:
- Quickly sign-up to the campaign here
- Complete and submit our Red January Register showcasing how many young people and how many hours theyve been active for at your organisation during January 2020
- Submit a photo and a 100-word caption that demonstrates the impact of the RED January Competition at your organisation
Any questions, please get in-touch on john.jones@londonyouth.org / 07736 619 595.



