Your weekly VCS round up in Kensington and Chelsea - KCSC E-bulletin

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This week you can hear from the Kensington and Chelsea Foundation, who will be sharing details on their Closing the Education Gap fund at our Meet the Funder event. Other opportunities highlighted include a NHS job fair, joining the online Start Up School for Seniors or planning a day a Kew Gardens during Community Open Week.

KCSC Events and Training

Monitoring and Evaluation: Basics of Impact Training

Discover how to evidence impact which is at the heart of monitoring and evaluation. This session will explore the basics, introducing the subject and giving you enough practical insight to start well.

Online
1 May, 10am

RBKC Safer Neighbourhood Board Public Meeting & AGM

The meeting will focus on youth violence and how residents and organisations
can engage collaboratively in tackling this. This meeting will include the AGM.

In person

12 May, 6pm

Health and Wellbeing Forum

This forum for all voluntary sector health and wellbeing professionals in Kensington and Chelsea will focus on collaborative working and co-location.

In person
13 May, 10am

Strategic Grant Fundraising

This introductory session will look at the essentials of grant fundraising considering this new world of grants we find ourselves in. Follow up support will also be available.

Online
14 May, 1pm

Sector News

Meet The Funder: K+C Foundation: Closing the Education Gap

Find out about the fund which opened on 28 April and will prioritise projects which address educational inequalities in the borough, supporting young people struggling at school and at risk of exclusion to achieve their full potential.

Online
30 April, 11am

Health and Wellbeing

Tri Borough Post Covid Community Service

Central London Community Healthcare (CHCL) NHS Trust offers rehabilitation support to help manage Post-Covid symptoms to help improve quality of life.

Upcoming dates for Grenfell Enhanced Health Checks

Half hour appointments with a dedicated clinician for North Kensington residents living and working in the area, who have been affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, available at different community venues around North Kensington during May and June.

Announcements

Start Up School for Seniors

An eight-week online course, designed for people aged 50+ who are ready to start their own businesses.

Starting 1 May

Invitation to Submit Quotation - Safer Neighbourhood Board Secretariat Administration

RBKC Council is inviting organisations to submit quotations for the administration function of the Safer Neighbourhood Board.

Deadline: 9 May, 5pm

Funding

Sports England - Movement Fund

This fund aims to get more people active and increase sports participation across England. It is intended for local not-for-profit groups and organisations whose projects promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sporting activities.

Rolling deadline

WCIT Grant

Grants are available to registered charities and other non-profit organisations for projects that make use of information technology (IT) in the areas of education, inclusion, IT for charities, and public understanding of IT. Innovative projects are more likely to be successful.

Deadline: May 7, 2025, 5pm

Other Events and Resources

NHS and Social Care Job Fair and Career Insight Day

Join thousands of others at the NHS job fair, where you can speak to more than 30 NHS Trusts who are showcasing the range of live roles available.

In person
7 May, 10am to 3pm

Kew Gardens Community Open Week 2025

A free 5-day event for people who may face barriers to accessing Kew. Explore the Gardens and learn about the exciting science and conservation work going on.

In person
14 - 18 May

All Events and Training

Job Vacancies

Information and Advice Advisor: Age UK Westminster

Deadline: 30 April

Head of Programmes: Dalgarno Trust

Deadline: 9 May

Adult Learning Tutor (ESOL): Westway Trust

Deadline: Rolling

All Job Vacancies

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