The Forecast - #3 July 2023
"Welcome to another edition of The Forecast, our monthly digest on all things small charity sector.
This month we’re wrapping up another funding round and will soon be announcing our latest cohort of charities – stay tuned, as we’ll be posting all about it over on?LinkedIn?and?Twitter.
Last month we celebrated small charity week – I was delighted to join a panel of other funders to talk about how we can better support small charities.?I also wrote a piece in defence of small charities, debunking the ‘inefficiency myth’ that surrounds them – more on that below.
Finally, our events calendar has been extremely full this month – from networking dinners for our portfolio charities to seminars and panels, it’s been great to hear from charity leaders and advocates alike. And July is no different, so read on to find out what we have lined up this month."
Founder and CEO
Mary Rose Gunn
The Inefficiency Myth: Debunking a damaging small charity stereotype
It is a common misconception that small charities are inefficient - that they replicate services and make poor use of resources.?But these accusations, heard from?business, government and even some charity sector figures?alike, are damaging misconceptions that strangle innovation and hurt a sector already struggling.?In our latest blog, founder and CEO Mary Rose Gunn debunks the ‘inefficiency myth’ and outlines the reasons why we must all dig a bit deeper to understand where the real issues lie in the small charity sector.
Question Time with The Fore?
As our next funding round opens, we’re hosting an online Q&A. Our?Chief Executive, Mary Rose Gunn, and Poonam Sakarsudha?will be discussing our processes and answering your questions. Poonam is one of our?Strategic Applicant Consultants, who help our charities write their applications and present a case to funding panels on their behalf.?Don’t miss this opportunity to hear more from The Fore team and if you're a small charity leader, to pose your own questions before you register for funding.?
Community building amongst small charity leaders
We know that it can be tough and sometimes lonely running a small charity.?That’s why we set up our peer-to-peer network to give the small charities we fund a sense of community. Throughout the year, we’re running dinners for our grantees in Cambridge, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds.
Last month we brought together our Cambridge charity cohort for a dinner -?it was great to see these inspirational leaders get together to share advice, challenges and make useful connections for peer support and learning.
?“It was such a lovely thing to do and I shared and learned so much!”
“So many interesting learnings and encounters.”
“It was a really fun evening and great to talk to people. We would be up for meeting on a regular basis to share ideas, advice and experience. So useful, loved it!”
At the Forefront: Grow Cardiff on Sustainability?
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FRIDAY 14TH JULY, 1PM?
In the second of our online interviews 'At the Forefront',?we are delighted to welcome Isla Horton, CEO of Grow Cardiff, to discuss all things sustainability.
Grow Cardiff is an award- winning charity that started in 2015, when a group of locals came together to make a lasting difference to the health and wellbeing of their neighbours and friends, through community gardening. The group seized an opportunity to challenge local inequalities, by transforming uninspiring urban plots into buzzing hubs that bring people closer to nature.?
We’ll be sitting down with Isla to talk about the impact Grow Cardiff has had on the community, how she started the organisation and what we can all do to help sustain inspirational green spaces in our areas.?
Volunteer opportunities
This month's skilled volunteer opportunities from our funded charities.
Trustee for charity empowering young people to design and build community spaces
?Build Up’s purpose is to empower young people to shape where they live, and make decisions about London’s built environment representative of its communities. They're looking for three new trustees??- could you be one of them?
Charity saving goods from landfill needs IT support?
Goods for Good work with over 80 major manufacturers and retailers. Together they save overstocked and flawed goods from being landfilled or incinerated. Can you support them to more effectively use Teams?
Music therapy charity needs graphic designer
Ace Music Therapy CIC provides music therapy services across Essex, London and Hertfordshire. They work with education and healthcare settings as well as charities and individual clients to provide high quality, affordable music therapy provisions. Could you help them redesign their logo?
Have you worked with one of our partner charities after seeing an opportunity on this mailing list? Do you have a volunteering story you'd like to share? Get in touch on [email protected] to be featured, or with general feedback on this newsletter.