Subject: šBack to School refresh, šøFunding opportunities, šØSCN Job Alerts
Published on September 13, 2024 by Aneesa
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Hey there,
We hope youāve had a restful summer! Itās back to school season and a great time to re-organise and take a look at your Open Collective pages to see if everything is up to date by checking the following.š
- Updating your expenses policy - make sure your expense policy is in line with the values and activities of your group! If you need help/inspiration updating this, click here to see our guidance
- Update your page admins - make sure the people who have admin rights on your page are the people you want to have admin rights
š¹Funding Opportunity
- Community Energy Projects (South West) - grants of up to Ā£40 000 offered for Stage 1 (Feasibility) and up to Ā£100 000 for Stage 2 (Full Business Planning). The next funding round will open on the 10th September until the 4th November 2024.
- Funding to Tackle Loneliness & Isolation Among Blind & Partially Sighted People (UK) - They fund research that increases understanding of what it means to be blind or vision impaired in the UK todayā for example, experiences of loneliness and isolation, employment, being a survivor or victim of domestic abuse.Ā
Ā āļø Highlighting Summer Campaign
- York Disability Rights Forum - Meet York Disability Rights Forum, one of the 500+ groups fiscally hosted by The Social Change Nest.
- Sewing for Justice - One of the groups we support via our fiscal hosting service is Grenfell Memorial Quilt, a community craftivism project who are sewing for justice for the 72 lives lost in the Grenfell tragedy. Take a look at their great work and donate!
ā”Itās hiring season!
Here are some of the jobs weāre hiring for at The Social Change Nest.Ā
Programme and Community Development Lead We are looking for a community organiser with a strong project management background, or a project manager who has trained as a community organiser to help us grow a new project, The Help Desk, while overseeing our Open Collective service.
Senior Account Manager We are looking for an organised and proactive person who will lead the delivery team for our Grant Management portfolio and Process Hosting services. This involves āaccount managementā, which means supporting groups as they scale, as well as oversight of the services.
Feel free to share within your networks!
Warm wishes,Ā
The SCN Team
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Ruth Cheesley
Posted on September 13, 2024