Education & learning
Free Charity Social Media Toolkit
This was recently launched, and looks really useful for community and charity crowdfunders: http://landing.skillsplatform.org/charitysocialmediatoolkit/
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Find out about local libraries and where your nearest one is Local Libraries
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Meet the Funders Fair – Download presentations from the day
If you couldn’t make it to our recent Meet the Funders Fair, we’ve compiled all of the presentation and workshop content here, available for you to download. Workshops An introduction to social financing Blending it: different finance models Getting investment-re
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Turn2Us training – Helping people in financial need
Turn2us runs FREE* workshops across the UK to help front-line workers and volunteers understand how to use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and website to help people in financial need. The workshops are for staff and volunteers from charities …
View moreAchieving successful and sustainable partnerships
Alison Gilchrist, one of this years William Plowden Fellows, shines new light on the interplay between formal and informal ways of working, and the importance of using a mixture of both to achieve successful and sustainable partnerships between communities and …
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How to research your area’s history
If you’ve found yourself wondering about your area’s history, or want to preserve the heritage of your local area, this resource from the BBC can help you start your research. You can find out how to get started and how …
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Find education & learning projects with Project Dirt
The Project pages featured on Project Dirt show diversity and a number of education and learning projects that are active on the site. So why not get involved? Project Dirt is a great website where community focused folks can get together …
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Get the most from Locality’s Knowledge Hub
Did you know that communities can manage, or help to manage, their local library? Locality have put together some advice for community groups wishing to take action and run their own library services. Locality’s Libraries Knowledge Hub brings expert guidance …
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Could you run a work club?
The Department for Work and Pensions have written some guidance to help those who are interested in setting up a work club for their community. Work clubs are a great way of helping out those who are currently out of …
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UK Public Libraries
If you want to find out more about your local library, you can find a list of all public libraries on the web in the UK on this website. Libraries can provide great venues for literacy or cultural events, or …
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