The Forecast - September 2024
Welcome to The Forecast - our monthly newsletter spotlighting exciting skilled volunteer opportunities and small charity insights.
Do you have 2-3 days a month??Would you like to share your strategic skills with some of the UK's most exciting small charity leaders and social entrepreneurs? Join us as a freelance Strategic Applicant Consultant.
Consultants are at the frontline of our?assessment process, helping to identify and coach the best charities that qualify support from The Fore.
Our consultants typically have?over ten?years of experience in strategic leadership positions. Time commitment required is 8-10 days?of remote work over 12 weeks. We?offer full training and?a low-bono model where consultants are paid per application assessed.
Curious to know more before applying? Join our info session on 11th September to hear more.
Joining us will be Jane Rich,?Founder of Cambridge Community Arts,?a charity we backed in 2022. Jane will be explaining from personal experience how our Strategic Applicant Consultants have massive impact on small charities with lots of potential.
The long-term impact of short-term volunteering
Lydia Ricca , a member of our Pro Bono Network, recently helped?Youth Leads UK?to bolster partnerships and fuel the organisation's growth.
Lydia is a Social Impact Associate at BlackRock, a partner of The Fore since 2017. Over six conversations, she helped Youth Leads UK create crucial marketing materials for developing new partnerships.
“Lydia took the time to understand us and our work and translated our passion into the marketing materials which we use on a daily basis” – Saeed Atcha MBE DL, CEO, Youth Leads UK.
If you have a few hours to spare (or even longer), why not explore how you can get involved? Join our Pro Bono Network to?empower small charities with your unique skills.
Meet the leader inspiring the next generation to act on climate change?
Join us on Friday 13th September at 1-1:45pm for a lunchtime talk with Rhianna Davies-Smith, Director of Wicked Weather Watch (WWW) and The Fore's Mary Rose Gunn.?
Arctic temperatures have increased 4x faster than the rest of the world in the past decade because of human-caused factors.
WWW transforms eco-anxiety into empowerment. Through conversations in classrooms with polar explorers, they are turning education into meaningful carbon-cutting action. WWW?also give teachers the tools to integrate climate change into the curriculum.
Rhianna will tell us more about the impact WWW is having and their recent experience recruiting new board members to catalyse growth.?
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Trustee roles?with small?charities backed by The Fore
To access our full range of pre-vetted?skilled volunteering roles, please apply?to?join?our?Pro Bono Network of experienced professionals?looking to share skills.
London charity founded by 3 sisters empowering the next generation of women seeks board secretary
BelEve?based in Lewisham are redefining what it means to be a female leader. Their mentor programs, workshops and initiatives?guide girls on a journey to self-discovery and aspiration. They are seeking a board secretary with strong organisation and communication skills, and a passion for empowering young women.?
Email [email protected] to get involved!
Bold charity building power and community with working-class young people seeking 3 trustees?
Manchester based?RECLAIM?is creating a society where a working-class background no longer presents barriers to achievement, success, or influence. They train young people on how to run campaigns and consult businesses on creating a fairer workplace. RECLAIM is looking for trustees with all skillsets but specifically one person with finance expertise.?
Email [email protected] to get involved!
International charity devoted to people with facial disfigurements seeking marketing and finance trustee
Face Equality International?combats injustices and violations facially different people experience, from hate crimes to infanticide. Inspiring CEO Phyllida Swift is?seeking?trustees to join their board with specific expertise in finance and marketing.?
What we are reading, watching, and listening to this month... ?
1.?Mission Give: The potential of better philanthropy advicePro Bono Economics finds only 8% of wealthy people receive advice on charitable giving.?
2. Getting on Board:?Festival of Trusteeship November 2024Super early bird tickets for a weekly pass?available for just ￡15!?
3.?Charity trustee induction and refresher - 25th and 26th?SeptemberOnline course with NCVO?to give trustees an overview of charity governance, regulation and best practice.?
Does your company want to engage and develop staff?Let’s explore partnering to facilitate bespoke matchmaking for skilled volunteering?opportunities?via?[email protected]