UK charities team up with young people to tackle society's biggest issues
Some of the UK’s largest charities have teamed up with young people as part of a youth movement designed to tackle some of society’s biggest issues.
The movement, A Million Hands, is a social impact project launched by the Scouts, designed to allow more young people to make decisions affecting society and to take part in community activities.
Stress in charities on the rise, survey finds
Over half of charity leaders (51 per cent) feel stress in the charity sector has become an issue over the past year, new findings show.
The concerns increased in line with the size of the charity, with 57 per cent of medium-sized charities and 61 per cent of large charities admitting that it was a growing problem.
Craig Beeston: I was a judge at the Charity Times Awards – this is what I learned
"The serious efforts, which charities seem to be making to measure their impact, qualitatively, quantitatively and longitudinally, came through strongly in the submissions. Another pleasing thread that trickled through the shortlisted submissions was the preparedness of some charities to exhibit a little bit of boldness."
The UK’s leading organisation for new music is looking for an exceptional candidate to join our dynamic Board of Trustees. We seek candidates passionate about contemporary culture and willing to provide support and challenge to the Chair and Chief Executive to ensure that Sound and Music achieves its ambitions in encouraging creativity, cohesion, innovation and new ideas through new music and sound. In particular you will support us in shaping Sound and Music’s strategy for 2022 and beyond.
Manchester Pride, the charity which exists to help celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT+) life across Greater Manchester, is looking for new Trustees to join its Board
The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF) believes that the law plays an essential part in supporting civil society, economic development and democracy. Our vision is of a society where everyone understands the role and value of the law and has the capability and opportunity to use it to ensure their rights, and to fulfil the obligations that accompany these rights.
Camphill Village Trust is a leading, long established and progressive UK charity supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism, mental health problems and other complex support needs.
The Trust has been through significant changes in recent years and we are seeking a new Trustee to join our progressive Board and help us further strengthen our governance and deliver our recently refreshed strategy.
Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to share your expertise? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, you may be just the person we are looking for.
Newground Together, a Charity based in the North of England, is seeking to recruit for three voluntary posts. There are vacancies for two Trustees to join The Charity Board and also for a non-executive Board Member for its wholly owned Community Interest Company (Newground CIC).
Showroom Workstation is a charity consisting of a four-screen independent cinema, creative industries managed workspace centre and a café/bar. The Showroom cinema shows a wide range of films including independent, foreign-language, archive and documentaries.
30,500
Haywards Heath, UK
Permanent
This is an exciting time to be joining Sightsavers and as Content Producer, you will play a crucial role in raising the profile and awareness of Sightsavers’ eye health and disability and wider social inclusion policy as well as programmatic work and research to a diverse range of audiences. You will support the development of on and offline communication products while engaging with a range of teams and disciplines across the organisation.
45,000
Ara Head Office, Bristol
We are seeking an exceptional person to become our Chief Operations Officer, a new exciting position in the Charity.
Our plan is to increase our financial performance, geographical expansion and ensure we achieve our purpose of “Making life better because we passionately believe that people can change and recover”.
Starfish Asia is a British based charity, with an annual turnover of £500k. We are looking for a Chief Operating Officer, with a view to becoming the CEO, to take the charity forward. The charity's aim is primarily to support schools in poor Christian communities in Pakistan, working in conjunction with local partners.
Gloucester
35 hours a week, Monday to Friday
As the head of its staff team, to represent the Trust to key stakeholders and beneficiaries, develop and implement the Board’s strategy, and lead and manage the Trust’s staff.
40,000 (pro rata) (£20,000 p.a.)
Part time 17.5 hours per week
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust provides hardship grants to mature students of proven academic merit and in financial need studying in the UK. The Trustees are seeking a part-time administrator to take over responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Trust. Previous experience, ideally in the charity and/or education sectors, and a good understanding of charity regulations and finance is essential.
Raeburn Place Foundation is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation charged with two charitable objectives:
• The advancement of public participation in sport; and
• The advancement of heritage
Ben Uri is a registered charity and operates within the art museum sector. It focuses on the following core areas: 1] BURU – Ben Uri Research Unit recording the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900. 2] Exhibitions on site, online and touring 3] The Ben Uri Collection 4] BUAD – Ben Uri Arts and Dementia Institute which is charged with
developing fully researched, accredited art interventions for the elderly living at risk of, or with, dementia.
Bond launches apprenticeship to increase diversity in international charities
UK NGO Network, Bond, has launched a new apprenticeship scheme to encourage greater diversity across international development charities.
The scheme, which has been developed in partnership with tech start-up WhiteHat, will allow NGOs to run apprenticeships and will have a dual focus on increasing diversity across the charity sector at entry-level and upskilling existing employees.
New movement launches to double number of young charity trustees by 2024
A new movement to encourage more young people into charity trustee roles has been launched with the aim of doubling the number of young trustees by 2024.
IoF announces action plan for tackling climate emergency in fundraising sector
The Institute of Fundraising (IoF) has announced an eight-point action plan to help tackle the climate emergency within the fundraising sector.
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