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Live Citizens Advice traffic and searches tracking
Published 03/04/2020
This advice tracker logs the number of people on the citizens advice website, what they're searching for and what resources are trending. A fantastic resource to support our understanding of what the needs is now.
Developments in the News
Published 04/09/2019
Follow the developments in the news addressing access to justice issues.
Vacancy: Welfare Benefits Caseworker Supervisor
Published 07/07/2020
Nottingham Trent University are seeking a Welfare Benefits Casework Supervisor to join their Legal Advice Centre. Salary: £28,331 - £32,817 p.a. Deadline: 24th July 2020.
Digital Skills Training for the Third Sector
Published 03/07/2020
The Curve by the Third Sector Lab, is a series of free, 90-minute workshops for third sector organisations. These online workshops aim to build knowledge around best digital practices, raise awareness of digital tools and ultimately help increase impact with digital. See the upcoming training below -
Online Event: Use of Remote hearings to maintain justice during the coronavirus outbreak
Published 03/07/2020
On the 15th July, HMCTS are hosting an online event to outline 'Use of Remote hearings to maintain justice during the coronavirus outbreak'. Register today
Funding Opportunity: Covid-19 Addiction and Recovery Response Fund
Published 03/07/2020
This response fund will provide emergency funding to grassroots treatment and recovery voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations delivering vital services at the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic response. Funding will be distributed by Collective Voice and will be exclusively available to organisations with turn overs of less than £2m.
Online Course: Building a successful organisation
Published 03/07/2020
In this online course, over a collection of 6 half days through July and August, Directory of Social Change (DCS) will cover governance, marketing, strategy, income diversification and leadership. You can book the entire course, or alternatively book onto each course separately - see here for a breakdown of each course:
Introduction to Trust for London’s Poverty Profile
Published 03/07/2020
On Monday 13th July (10:00-11:30am) Datawise are hosting a free introduction to Trust for London's relaunched Poverty Profile to gain evidence & insight into poverty & inequality in London.
Data cohort expression of interest June 2020
Published 03/07/2020
Datawise London are piloting a new approach to improve organisational use of data leading to better shaped services to meet the needs of Londoners. Eight organisations will benchmark their organisational data maturity, identify key data goals and attend monthly sessions over an eight month period starting in September. If your organisation is interested in participating please submit an expression of interest by 5pm today.
eBay training programme for online charity retail
Published 03/07/2020
eBay is launching a training programme to help charity retailers make the most of e-commerce opportunities during Covid-19.
Coronavirus and the family justice system
Published 03/07/2020
In this update, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, share data and evidence relating to children and families and those working within the family justice system.
Online Rough Sleeping Conference 2020
Published 03/07/2020
Homeless Link are hosting a two-day online conference on Rough Sleeping from the 8th - 9th July. Following the hit of the Covid-19 pandemic, the conference aims to showcase existing good practice on supporting those who are currently or are at risk of sleeping rough and will consider how the sector can move forward in light of the changes brought by Covid-19.
Online Event: ‘MEAM Substance Misuse Learning Hub’
Published 03/07/2020
MEAM (Making Every Adult Matter) are hosting a free substance misuse and multiple disadvantage learning hub on the 16th July from 1:30 - 4:30pm. The hub will explore best practice, commissioning, policy and adaptations related to Covid. Register today.
Covid-19 Response
Published 01/07/2020
The original plans for the working group and subgroups, which are supported by the LIP Network, were disrupted due to the changing priorities Covid presented. Our response to these changing needs was to commission a response exercise to understand how sector needs, experiences, issues, and solutions around innovation had changed. The following represents a summary of our findings.
New Resource: Step by step digital safeguarding
Published 01/07/2020
This new resource by Catalyst provides a step by step guide to best practice digital safeguarding.
The Charity Digital Code of Practice Zoom webinars
Published 01/07/2020
Charity Digital in collaboration with Catalyst are hosting a series of 'what next' digital webinars to get charity trustees and leaders up to speed with digital and planning for a post-covid world.
Charity Digital #BeMoreDigital
Published 01/07/2020
In this podcast by Charity Digital, the panel discuss how they put #BeMoreDigital into action, sharing their varied experiences with implementing digital in their charities.
Blog: What got us here won’t get us there
Published 29/06/2020
In this blog post, Chris Knight, a partner in the charities team at VWV argues that charities' strategic thinking must evolve to prepare for a post-Covid world.
Trust for London Covid-19 Resources
Published 29/06/2020
Trust for London have collated a selection of resources from their grantees, the wider sector, and other related sources to support organisations working through the COVID-19 crisis.
Free Resources to help with Impact and Evaluation
Published 29/06/2020
Inspiring Impact have collated a selection of free resources to help charities with impact and evaluation during Covid-19.
