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Support from the Warm Homes Hub
If the current crisis is having an impact on your household, your Local Authority urges you to reach out, as support is available from the Warm Homes Hub. Nottingham City Council and Local Authorities across the County have joined forces to launch their new £4.3million Warm Homes Hub which will help residents struggling with their health, household income and energy costs during the Coronavirus…
Submit your ideas to Nottingham Consultancy Challenge
The deadline on this is tight - Monday 15 June 2020 - but could be just what you're looking for. Do you have a real-life business idea, project or problem that you don’t have the time or resources to work on? Through the Virtual Nottingham Consultancy Challenge, you could benefit from free business support from University of Nottingham students and graduates. The university is hoping to…
Nottingham charity receives Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
Nottingham-based charity We R Here has been named as one of 230 UK recipients of this year's Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. The prestigious award is considered the MBE for voluntary groups and recognises the exceptional service they make within their communities. The winners are announced every year on the 2 June which is the anniversary of the Queen's coronation. Last year a…
Nottingham food poverty programme launches
Nottingham's largest-ever food programme is being launched in response to the COVID-19 crisis to support those most in need in the city. The new initiative is being funded by Nottingham City Council and The Robin Hood Fund who are providing up to £29,000 in joint funding to support more than 40 food banks and social eating projects across Nottingham. The funding will enable food poverty charity…
Severn Trent Community Fund open for applications
The Severn Trent Community Fund re-opened for ordinary applications on 1 June, after focusing on the COVID-19 response. The Fund plans to give away £10million over the next five years. To be eligible for a grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund, your organisation must be a registered not for profit, and the project you would like funding for must benefit Severn Trent customers. The programme…
Say thank you to a #NottinghamStar this Volunteers' Week
Next week it's Volunteers Week 2020! To celebrate and recognise the efforts of Nottingham's volunteers, charities and community/voluntary groups in response to COVID-19, we've teamed up with Nottingham City Council to set-up the #NottinghamStar campaign. The campaign will shine a spotlight on the kindness and generosity which individuals and groups have shown to vulnerable people during the…
Study investigates wellbeing of UK workforce
A Wellbeing of the Workforce (WoW) study has been set up by Nottingham's universities to investigate how people's work and employment in the UK has changed because of COVID-19, the support they are receiving during this period, and how their wellbeing has been affected. The study is a joint project between The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University, and is being co-ordinated by…
Celebrate Nottingham's community response to COVID-19
This June, we're launching a three-week campaign, spanning Volunteers' Week and Small Charity Week, to celebrate Nottingham's community response to the pandemic. Now more than ever, we feel it's vital to shine a spotlight on the volunteers, charities and community/voluntary groups who are doing incredible work to support the city's most vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis. Ordinarily…
Nottingham launches Fancy A Cuppa campaign
A campaign to help tackle loneliness and social isolation in Nottingham has launched just in time for national Mental Health Awareness Week. Wilko, Nottingham Forest in the Community and Nottingham City Council have teamed up to run the Fancy A Cuppa campaign, which will see 12,000 teabags donated to isolated residents along with a postcard which encourages them to pick up the…
Four Steps to Improve Charity Finances during COVID-19
Across the country, charities are facing ongoing financial pressures due to the impact of COVID-19. With cash flow drying up but demand for services increasing, what can charities do to keep their finances afloat during the crisis? John O’Brien, CEO of Community Accounting (CA) Plus has come up with four steps charities can take to improve their financial health. With all the difficulties going…
