Building Social Impact services in BANES
Bath Social Impact Network (BSIN) brings together like-minded groups and individuals to improve and grow the social economy in Bath and North East Somerset. It’s run in partnership with Bath Spa University and 3SG. Bath Spa University and 3SG have set up the Bath Social Impact Network (BSIN) to fill a gap identified for businesses … Read more
Updates from Devon
It has been a time of change over the last month at Devon County Council. As many of you are aware, the Pinpoint website has now come to an end, but information for individual, self-employed care providers can be found here on the ‘PEN’ (‘Provider Engagement Network’) page in the meantime. These pages are due … Read more
Community Catalysts attend Dementia Gwynedd’s November Super Group Meeting
Dementia Gwynedd (working with Dementia Actif Gwynedd) have set up a Super Group, co-ordinated by Emma Quaeck and her dedicated team. This is a gathering of people and a forum for discussions around Dementia. The Super Group includes people living with Dementia, their family members, professionals from Cyngor Gwynedd, BCUHB, and third sector and private … Read more
Three Months’ Free Membership at Oru Intro
Don’t miss out on three months’ free membership at Sutton High Street’s very own co-working community of small businesses, freelancers and start-ups. Email rosie@oruspace.co with a short intro about you and your work. View their Facebook post here for more information. Read more
Health and Social Care in Worcestershire
Would you like to know more about how health and social care works in Worcestershire? The Integrated Care System is a partnership of NHS organisations, local authorities, the VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) Sector and others who take collective responsibility for planning services, improving health and reducing inequalities across the county. Click here for … Read more
New Councils in Place
The two new unitary councils of Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council began operating on April 1st. Cumberland Council replaces Allerdale Borough Council, Copeland Borough Council, Carlisle City Council, and Cumbria County Council. Westmorland and Furness Council replaces South Lakeland District Council, Eden District Council, Barrow Borough Council, and Cumbria County Council. You can … Read more
Food available for community groups through FareShare
FareShare saves good food from going to waste – fresh, tasty and in-date food from some of the UK’s top food companies. FareShare redistribute this surplus food to over 10,943 charities and community groups. If your organisation uses food to support people then you can sign up to receive food too. You might be running … Read more
Care Quality Commission Declare Your Care campaign: Case study recruitment
CQC would like to hear from you about your experiences of raising concerns about care. They are keen to show stories from a diverse range of people – including people working in health and social care settings. Background The new campaign focuses on why people have been prevented from voicing their concerns about care they … Read more
In Kind Direct – Supplies for charities, social enterprises and community groups at significantly reduced rates
Founded in 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales, In Kind Direct distributes consumer goods donated by companies to UK charities, social enterprises and community groups working in the UK and overseas. In Kind Direct work with not-for-profit organisations and companies to help ensure that everyone has access to life’s essentials and that no usable product … Read more
Pro bono legal support and advice available to qualifying social enterprises
Not for profit law firm and social finance consultancy Prime Advocates are running a programme called Social Finance Hot Desk, providing pro bono legal support and advice on non-time sensitive issues from top law firms to qualifying social enterprises. Examples of the support undertaken include: Corporate: updating constitutional documentation, corporate deal documents e.g. articles or mission … Read more