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New Community Network Meetings
New Community Network Meetings

Family Help Partnership – Community Network Meetings Connect | Collaborate | Make a Difference They’re back! Engage, connect and discover new partnerships Join us for a collaborative session where local […]
Your Role in Neighbourhood Health: a VCS Workshop
Your Role in Neighbourhood Health: a VCS Workshop

Neighbourhood Health is happening — with or without us. This is your chance to shape it and get involved. Sandwell’s health and care partnership is moving fast on developing Integrated […]
Taking on Machu Picchu to Support Ideal for All
Taking on Machu Picchu to Support Ideal for All

 Stepping up for Ideal for All: sponsor Jamie’s Machu Picchu adventure. Most people who know Jamie will tell you that voluntarily hiking up a mountain is not exactly Jamie’s idea […]
Making Core Costs Fundable: A Smarter Approach to Fundraising
Making Core Costs Fundable: A Smarter Approach to Fundraising

A recent article from Money Tree Fundraising, How to Make Core Costs Fundable: The Reframing Approach, highlights an important challenge facing many charities: securing funding for core costs such as […]
New DBS Rules to Expand Safeguarding Checks for Child-Focused Roles from September 2026
New DBS Rules to Expand Safeguarding Checks for Child-Focused Roles from September 2026

Organisations that work with children are being urged to prepare for significant changes to DBS eligibility rules coming into force on 1 September 2026. Under the new legislation, the current […]
Good News Story: The Mayor Who Came for Tea
Good News Story: The Mayor Who Came for Tea

Lee’s Memorial Sons of Rest in West Bromwich proudly welcomed Sandwell Council’s Mayor, Councillor Margaret Sutton, on Tuesday 21 July 2026, shining a spotlight on the vital role the club […]
Have your say: National Lottery Good Causes, Call for Evidence Open
Have your say: National Lottery Good Causes, Call for Evidence Open

The Government has launched a 12 week UK wide Call for Evidence on National Lottery Good Causes. It aims to check that this funding works well for the public, meets […]
Shelving Units Free to Good Home!
Shelving Units Free to Good Home!

Smethwick Library have five shelving units they are looking to rehome to a community group who are able to collect them. Dimensions 80cm wide, 70cm deep and 162cm high. You […]
New ICO Guidance: Getting “Soft Opt‑In” Right
New ICO Guidance: Getting “Soft Opt‑In” Right

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published updated guidance on direct electronic marketing, introducing clearer rules around the “charitable purposes soft opt‑in.” For charities, this presents both an opportunity—and a […]
The Two‑Step Fundraising System Every Charity Should Be Using
The Two‑Step Fundraising System Every Charity Should Be Using

Funding is tight and time is limited—especially for small charities. While AI tools promise quick results, the real advantage comes from using them in the right order. Step 1: Decide […]
Get the Basics Right: Why Minute Taking Matters
Get the Basics Right: Why Minute Taking Matters

In most charities, decisions are made in meetings—but it’s the minutes that prove they ever happened. Far from being a routine administrative task, effective minute taking is central to good […]
Don’t Let Funding Decide Your Strategy
Don’t Let Funding Decide Your Strategy

In a rapidly shifting funding landscape, it’s a question many organisations quietly wrestle with: are we driven by our purpose—or by the funding we can secure? Too often, the answer […]