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If you are mulling over #tlevels industry placements, you will already know you will need to take colleagues on the journey with you, this webinar can really help you pull together the relevant business case justifications to support your internal conversations.

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*** 2024 GRANT FUNDING NOW OPEN *** Cornwall Women's Fund is now accepting applications for our 2024 grant funding! We aim to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly supporting women’s mental health. For this round of funding projects with a focus on perinatal mental health will be given preferential consideration. In 2021, a team from Oxford University undertook in-depth research into the needs of women and girls across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. They considered existing research where it was available and interviewed charity and community leaders, and women from across the county to get a true picture of what really mattered to them and which areas it was difficult to find funding for. (Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3QLpgdv) One of the 4 key areas in their report “Understanding what matters to women and girls in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly” was women and girls mental health, identifying a particular lack of support for those accessing perinatal mental health services. Our Members have voted the area of Women and Girls Mental Health for our 2024 grant funding and we are now accepting applications. Grants range from £500 to a maximum of £1,000 Our grants are administered by Cornwall Community Foundation and you can find more information and details of how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/gY3Ryzy

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I think one of the reasons I enjoy working in housing is that, over time, you can see tangible signs of progress. Like how in #Cornwall, the efforts of Coastline Housing and others meant that the proportion of social housing actually increased (from 12% to 12.8%) from 2011 to 2021. But sometimes your optimism gets knocked when you realise how badly we've all been let down by decades of having no national housing strategy. With the result that the proportion of social homes across England dropped (from 17.1% to 16.5%) between 2011 and 2021, and the staggering fact that 90% of what we now spend on housing is on benefits, a huge chunk of which goes to subsidise expensive, insecure, poor quality private rent. We can, and must, do better. #planforhousing

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*** 2024 GRANT FUNDING NOW OPEN *** Cornwall Women's Fund is now accepting applications for our 2024 grant funding! We aim to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly supporting women’s mental health. For this round of funding projects with a focus on perinatal mental health will be given preferential consideration. In 2021, we worked with a team from Oxford University that undertook in-depth research into the needs of women and girls across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. They considered existing research where it was available and interviewed charity and community leaders, and women from across the county to get a true picture of what really mattered to them and which areas it was difficult to find funding for. One of the 4 key areas in their report “Understanding what matters to women and girls in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly” was women and girls mental health, identifying a particular lack of support for those accessing perinatal mental health services. Our Members have voted the area of Women and Girls Mental Health for our 2024 grant funding and we are now accepting applications. Grants range from £500 to a maximum of £1,000 Our grants are administered by Cornwall Community Foundation and you can find more information and details of how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/e_ECFKh4 #funding #grant #cornwall #womenandgirls #mentalhealth #givingcircle

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Whatever the outcome of the General Election, supporting this exciting set of proposals to bring a new cadre of new leaders in to the sector ought to be an early priority for the new government to start addressing the challenges of #SocialCare

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Jane is spot on with this: the measures in Budget create big challenges for charities and social enterprises as well as business. It is a tough Budget for YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) and the hostelling sector, at a time when we are still dealing with the aftermath of Covid, high inflation, the cost of living, and energy crises, and while we await news from Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the future of current funded youth and access programmes such as NCS - National Citizen Service Trust and #GenerationGreen after the end of this year

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Like many Charity CEO's my Monday morning thoughts tend to be preoccupied with funding and where we find the money to keep making a difference to the lives of those we exist to serve; in my case, those affected by sexual violence and abuse.. Last week the Budget proposed some fantastic measures and after chronic underfunding, investment in the public services that keep us alive, well, and flourishing is most definitely welcome. However the Budget does create big challenges for charities and social enterprises. At Savana funding is increasingly difficult to secure and we are faced with a triple threat of higher costs, reduced income and increasing demand. We are still dealing with the aftermath of Covid, high inflation, the cost of living and energy crises, and we await news from Ministry of Justice UK on the future of the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund (RASASF) to determine whether we will be able to offer some of our core services beyond the end of March. The proposed changes to National Insurance and minimum wage rates will cost us an additional £23,000 a year. This is money we just don't have and we can not continue to do more with even less. It is therefore essential that the Government consider making Charities exempt from the proposed changes, in the same way that they have for public services. The Prime Minister has stated that he is making it a priority to reset the relationship with civil society and build a new partnership that can harness our full potential to rebuild our country. He said that he wants a "relationship that recognises all that civil society does for us - at home and abroad - and aims to realise the enormous potential that exists in organisations like our charities and community groups". That recognition must start by acknowledging (and relieving) the burden that the proposed changes will place on small charities like Savana, limiting our impact and making it harder for us to 'Break the Silence' around Sexual Violence and create the change needed in order to meet the governments own objectives to reduce Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) by 50% within 10 years.

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The landscape is a little busy at the moment if you're looking for help in starting up a social enterprise or purpose-led business 🔎🔍 Junction Point CIC have events almost twice a week running up until Christmas so it's well worth checking out this little blog to help you navigate the support available. Please do have a read through and share so people know about all the amazing stuff they can freely access at this time. There are events, training programmes, support to accessing startup funds, seed funding, coaching and more! This support is for people who maybe have the seed of an idea all the way through to people needing help to get registered & get going. Don't worry, the next blog is all about established organisations 😘 #SocialEnterprise #NorthEast #ChangeMaker #PurposeLedBusiness #PreStartSupport

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Confirmation that the General Election will be held on 4th July is welcome - as we all know, political uncertainty hinders confidence, investment planning and decision-making for businesses. Regardless of who is in power, we’re clear in the East Midlands of the policy reform that we need to see to enable business growth. For too long our region has been overlooked when it comes to investment, despite the fantastic businesses we have here and our status as a Centre of Trading Excellence – making, moving and innovating the goods and services that make our country tick. Earlier this year we went to Westminster to present our asks directly to the government in our Manifesto for Growth 2024. The Manifesto is the direct result of what businesses have been telling us they need from the next UK Government and provides a clear blueprint for the things that would support our growth and success. The document details specific policy asks across four key areas – People and Skills, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Planning, Taxation and Regulation. For the Chamber's full reaction, see https://lnkd.in/erZHj3DJ.

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‘No one left behind’, a new report from Public Health Wales examines some of the potential impacts of future trends on our social connectedness and community networks. The report considers trends like our aging population, changing family compositions, the expansion of online communities, and the future of work, to assess how these could affect our health and wellbeing. Together, we can make a change! X-PERT Health offers interactive, visual self-management education for preventing and managing type 2 diabetes and obesity. Gain the motivation, knowledge, and confidence to make lasting lifestyle changes for better health and wellbeing. Let's improve our lives, one step at a time! Link to article: https://lnkd.in/eNykmAFh

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The role of #charities in creating #partnerships, driving #innovation, and funding #research within the #NHS is often overlooked and undervalued. A new report, entitled 'Collaborate to Innovate' has been published by the NHS Confederation this week. It describes the opportunities at hand to foster greater collaboration between the NHS, universities, industry and charities, and sets out practical steps to make it happen. There are case studies featuring Diabetes UK, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Asthma + Lung UK. Contributors included NHS England, NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research), Novartis UK, AbbVie, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hywel Dda University Health Board, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), and the Association of Medical Research Charities. And me (and others)! It's an important read for anyone who cares about putting patients and communities at the heart of research, innovation and collaboration. https://lnkd.in/eyYB5XHJ

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🚨 New report alert! Edge Foundation releases "Flex Without Compromise" - a critical look at the proposed Growth and Skills Levy. Key points: 🔹 Concerns over funding squeeze for apprenticeships 🔹 Potential impact on Youth Guarantee & Growth Mission 🔹 Suggestions to boost apprenticeship opportunities CEO Alice Gardner: "We need solutions now to incentivize apprenticeship growth, especially for young people." Report proposes: ✅ Better SME support ✅ Full funding for under-22 apprentices ✅ Improved application process ✅ Modular apprenticeship model Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ejvpKfra #Apprenticeships #SkillsLevy #YouthEmployment

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Let’s claw this back 💪. The level of junk food advertising in the 🇬🇧 gives the impression that it’s ok to eat ultra-processed foods (UPFs) all the time. In fact, that’s exactly what’s happened. Junk food advertisers have done such a good job of dominating our food system (even kids think that eating veggies is “weird”) that approx 60% of our diets now come from UPFs. It’s higher among kids and teens. Unlike many other countries, we haven’t even released a position statement on the consumption of UPFs. I wish we’d at least do that so we’re clear. And stop delaying. Had we not delayed the initial junk food ad ban, we’d be almost 2 years in now. We’ve lost so much time already - and money - that’s clear; money which could have been put towards building a better, fairer food system and foundation of health for all. Food advertising is powerful. Powerful enough to dictate a country’s food system. Powerful enough to dictate health. And our health is on its knees. Let’s claw this back. We have to if we want to be well. #foodadvertising #foodsystemtransformation #health

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The Skills England report published last month illustrates the difficulty that officials and their advisors have with reconciling early 20th Century Fabian/Haldane planning mindsets with the 21st Century pace of change and the need to harness the full diversity of human talent, not just traditional filtering for memory and logic - "which any properly programmed computer can handle". The challenges of educating for an AI-driven world were identified over 40 years ago. See "Learning for Change", put on-line for me by the Oxford Internet Institute in 2010. Albeit we used the terms "Intelligent systems" and "Machine Learning" and the "systems" often needed air-conditioned mainframes to drive them. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Better Hiring Institute (BHI) TechSkills.org Skills England Labour Digital WCIT Financial Services Technology Panel Real Time Club Digital Policy Alliance Digital Leaders https://lnkd.in/efSqwmEZ

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Please take a look at the article and find out more about how we can support your business deliver impact in #Shropshire. For more information about Community Resource how we support communities and collaborate for change, you can visit our website, link in the comments. #Shropshire #Partnership #CommunitySupport

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Around 8 months ago, I was invited to become an advisor to government as part of the SME business council. Here’s what I've picked up: 1) The UK Government mean to do well by SMEs 2) There is a realistic opportunity to improve the health of society, with only some BASIC changes in health regulation 3) There is too much red tape, making it easy for inactive people to hide behind 4) Meetings taking place in seriously big rooms Watch this space… What changes do you think would make life easier for small businesses?

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Day 6 Update: Tributes: to one of my early work Mum's, EN, who passed away after a long battle with breast cancer. To my pal F, who told me recently that he has aggressive prostate cancer and has been given a prognosis of 2 - 3 years. To my friend, E, who has successfully fought off prostate cancer. You all inspire me. Cancer Fact: Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the world. But survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to improvements in cancer screening, treatment and prevention. Symptoms Signs and symptoms caused by cancer will vary depending on what part of the body is affected. Some general signs and symptoms associated with, but not specific to, cancer, include: Fatigue Lump or area of thickening that can be felt under the skin Weight changes, including unintended loss or gain Skin changes, such as yellowing, darkening or redness of the skin, sores that won't heal, or changes to existing moles Changes in bowel or bladder habits Persistent cough or trouble breathing Difficulty swallowing Hoarseness Persistent indigestion or discomfort after eating Persistent, unexplained muscle or joint pain Persistent, unexplained fevers or night sweats Unexplained bleeding or bruising When to see a doctor Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any persistent signs or symptoms that concern you. (courtesy: mayoclinic.com) Thank You to everyone who has donated. Page is open for the next 24 days: https://lnkd.in/eMM4MNhc. #Cancer #health #wellbeing #prostatecancer #breastcancer #cervicalcancer #lungcancer #cancerresearch #healthinequalities #healthydiet

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