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2024 Applications for IofC Trustbuilding Awards are OPEN! "Promote and celebrate valuable trust-building work in the world." The IofC Trustbuilding Awards aim to recognize, encourage and raise the profile of the outstanding individuals/ organizations, promote youth efforts in building trust and thus raise the standards of 'trustbuilders' around the world. https://lnkd.in/dXmAtK-b Initiatives of Change #trust #change #communities #personalchange #societalchange

Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) ensures good governance in community schemes, but it only works effectively if you know how to engage with it. Here are some essential tips to help you get the most out of the CSOS: Explore the CSOS Website: Visit www.csos.org.za for a wealth of information, from adjudication orders to how-to videos on lodging disputes and submitting governance documents. Know the Management Team: Contact the CSOS to get details of relevant managers and executives. This can be crucial if you need to escalate issues for a timely response. Understand Section 39 of the CSOS Act: This section outlines the issues on which you can lodge a dispute. Align your application and the relief you seek with these guidelines to ensure it's considered. Attend CSOS Training and Roadshows: Participate in CSOS seminars and roadshows in your area to stay informed and build connections with CSOS representatives. Following these steps will help you leverage the CSOS effectively, ensuring empowered and well-governed community schemes. For more details, check out the full article on our website. 🏡✨ #EstateLiving #CSOS #CommunitySchemes #GoodGovernance #DisputeResolution #HomeownersAssociations #HOA #BodyCorporate #SouthAfrica

🚄 Transforming Communities: Balfour Beatty Vinci's HS2 Impact in Birmingham 🌟 At Balfour Beatty Vinci, we're proud to be building more than just a railway with HS2—we're creating opportunities and shaping futures in Birmingham and beyond. ✅ Jobs & Skills: Thousands of local jobs, apprenticeships, and training programs, helping residents build careers in construction and infrastructure. ✅ Economic Growth: Supporting local businesses and boosting connectivity to attract investment and drive development. ✅ Community Benefits: Engaging with local residents, funding community initiatives, and enhancing green spaces for a sustainable future. ✅ Long-Term Impact: Faster travel, urban regeneration, and a stronger, more connected region. We're not just delivering a rail project; we're building a legacy for generations to come. #Infrastructure #HS2 #CommunityImpact #Birmingham

July 30, 2024  2:00 p.m. Eastern | 11:00 a.m. Pacific CRA & Community Development: What Counts & What Doesn't Understanding which loans, investments, and services count as community development for CRA is critical. With hundreds of pages of regulation, Q&As, and other guidance, it can be hard to know exactly which activities are considered CRA-qualified and which aren't. During this two-hour webinar, we'll discuss regulatory guidance and expectations for identifying and tracking CRA-qualified community development activities, including: How "community development" is defined under CRA Which types of activities qualify for CRA credit How to identify and document a community development loan Best practices for documenting qualified investments Strategies for reviewing CRA-qualified donations and grants Requirements to ensure employee volunteer service is CRA-eligible Interagency guidance regarding community development activites Ask your questions to our CRA subject matter experts https://lnkd.in/efgpH68M

Did you know that in 1995 Washington state enacted a law that banned affirmative action in any state funded contracts? The result has been decades of underrepresentation and lack of diversity in contracting statewide. I had no idea - but I learned so today and City of Seattle’s Regional Contracting Forum. The event has been a huge learning opportunity for me — meeting organizations doing essential equity work, connecting with folks I admire at organizations like the GSBA, and collecting info on the dozens of potential certifications we could be exploring in order to stand out for these kind of contracts. My big takeaway? These events are awesome but behind these scenes there is a huge need for better technology, more community outreach, simplified RFPs, and streamlined certifications so more small businesses know about and have the ability to access these big and business changing contracts. Curious to know from my fellow founders, what business certifications do you have and how have they been beneficial to your company? Rachel Pereyra Luisa Alberto Trystan Reese Joanna Lovering, MA Maureen Dykinga Tricia M. Taitt Cate Luzio Heather Lovato Martha Shaughnessy (she/her) Carol Cho, CLU®, ChFC®, BFA™ #smallbusiness #equity #certification #dei #community #impact #femalefounders #businessgrowth #learning

Love this post Madeline Reeves! I was just remarking to someone that I questioned the relevance of my MWBE certification or even WBENC for a business like mine. The RFPs for fractional CFO opportunities are few and far between. Now, if the agencies thought broader, services like ours would be beneficial to the SMBs the governments agencies seek to serve. We can help SMBs with capital readiness and financial readiness to work with government entities rather than just teach a class. Aside from this, the biggest complaint from our clients working with government or corporate contracts is not getting paid in a timely fashion or having to put out $ before gettin paid. This leaves many SMBs in the cashflow lurch and defeats the purpose and mission of these certifications. There should be some RULING that makes governments and corporations, pay SMB contractors a 50% deposit OR pay within a max of 60 days. Cash is KING! Credit is QUEEN! What say you all? Should that be a ruling? Like, Comment, Repost! ✊

Our policy team advocate for marginalised communities and the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations that support them by: ➡ Breaking down the elements that make up an inclusive economy and explain how VCFSE organisations have an impact on building an economy that works for all ➡ Demystifying policy in a way that enables VCFSE organisations to understand how they can contribute to the development of strategy and policy in Greater Manchester ➡ Enabling the voices of low income and marginalised communities to be heard by policy makers and publish evidence to support these voices ➡ Working to ensure that the role of the VCFSE sector in Greater Manchester is understood, recognised, and valued by policy makers, sharing best practice and impact that is being delivered in the city region Find out how this looks in practice ➡

In my view this review should be in the top five risks being discussed my RP board's and executive teams.

Board Surveys is joining forces with the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) to launch an affordable new tool to help NFPs benchmark their governance. Learn More 👉 https://lnkd.in/grqh3b8x Try a FREE Board Effective Survey 👉 https://lnkd.in/g3PYcPTC #boardsurveys #boardgovernance #boardeffectiveness #notforprofitgovernance #nfp #governance

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