A deeply poignant Service of Reflection for Black communities

Blog by Ezra Coming Together in Hope III  “Coming Together In Hope III” was a deeply poignant Service of Reflection for Black communities grappling with the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the New Testament Assembly in Tooting, London, the event served as a beacon of communal solidarity […]

Charity Digital Skills Report Survey

Complete the 2024 survey! Fill in the 2024 survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/charitydigitalskills2024 Attention Voluntary and Community Organisations! Does your organisation need support and funding for digital? Is your charity’s use of digital changing?Are you thinking about AI, or worried about digital’s impact on climate change?  Share your views in The Charity Digital Skills Report survey. Your […]

Service of Reflection – Saturday 23rd March

Don’t miss this! Join Rev. Sharon Thomas at the Service of Reflection which will be held at New Testament Assembly Church (Tooting) on March 23, 2024 at 7pm. Rev. Sharon Thomas has been a member of the New Testament Assembly Church (Tooting) since 1995. She was ordained in 2013 and is a member of the […]

Last Few Days to Pledge

Support Wolves Lane Centre! Show Some Love To Wolves Lane Centre. Watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/911698635 Pledge before 11am on 26th March. We need your support What we aim to achieve with your sponsorship Install accessible surfacing in the ground landscaping for those with strollers and using wheelchairs and walking sticks; Fitting out a classroom […]

Agbero 2100 Video Series Now Live

You can watch the YouTube videos online here. For more information about the Agbero 2100 programme, please visit: https://www.ubele.org/our-work/agbero2100 or email: Agbero2100@ubele.org 

A Place To Call Home 2.0 Report Launched

Watch the video presentation, here: https://youtu.be/APZ1kvIhqDc We call Agbero a ‘strategic intervention’ because it is designed to empower leaders to challenge systemic racial inequality by envisioning a future built on sustainable infrastructure, thriving community assets, robust intergenerational leadership, and flourishing local enterprises. Agbero is based on our own experiences of setting up and running cultural […]

Energy Efficiency Scheme Announced

The Government has launched a £25.5 million funding package to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in England improve their energy efficiency. Eligible organisations will be able to apply for 1) an independent energy assessment and 2) capital grants to install energy efficiency measures. Find out more about the Energy Efficiency Scheme and […]

March Events & Opportunities

Read the latest news via our monthly newsletter, here ⭐️ How to write a strong application – an event by Community Ownership Fund 14th March 2024 from 10am to 12pm Community Ownership Fund present: How to write a strong application – learning from a successful group https://locality.tfaforms.net/149?EventID=a2WPB000000S1HJ ⭐️ Agbero 2100 – Express Your Interest by […]

Black Women in Action – Celebrating Women

SBQ – Black Women In Action As part of a unique project, Yvonne Christie was asked to find some of the UK’s most inspirational (and often uncelebrated) Black women, aged 60 yrs and above. Once found, her next task was to connect with them in-person so that she could elicit and document their personal and […]

Inspiring Inclusion – #IWD2024

A message from our CEO and Founder, Yvonne Field OBE: A message from our CEO and Founder, Yvonne Field OBE: The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Inspire Inclusion’ the focus of which is to ‘encourage everyone to recognize the unique perspectives and contributions of women from all walks of life, including those […]

Jane Hatfield Award Announcement

Institute of Voluntary Action Research In 2023 The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) launched the first round of the Jane Hatfield Award, in partnership with The Ubele Initiative (‘Ubele’). We are excited to announce the return of the award in 2024 and to introduce our second round of young researchers and their projects. They receive an […]

2024 – State of The Sector Report Launched

The NPC launched the findings of their 2024 State of the Sector report, a robust, sampled survey of charity leaders that they have run every three years since 2017. This year, for the first time, they have asked a similar set of questions to the public and charity users, and the findings have a number of implications […]

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