December Newsletter

Hi Everyone I hope you are all well. As we enter the season of goodwill, there has never been a time when our charities and communities need your help more. Below are some opportunities to support and we have also included links to the cost of living crisis guidance produced by Sheffield council which signposts to sources of help and information for you and your people. Thank you so much for your continued support, we are better and can achieve much more when we come together.

Support Available to People During the Cost of Living Crisis Our partners at Voluntary Action Sheffield have developed a map which highlights places individuals can gain support access during the cost-of-living crisis. We urge you to share this within your organisations. Cost-of-living map. Sheffield City Council has also produced a number of resources to help organisations and individuals during the cost of living crisis. This includes access to warm spaces, food banks, business support and more. This can be found here. Cost of living support | Sheffield City Council

Aviva Cost of Living Funding The rising cost of living is putting extra strain on individuals, communities and the causes that support them. The need is greater than ever, and funding isn’t stretching as far. Avia’s Community Boost has set up a £2 Million Cost of Living Fund to help support causes who will need it the most. You can apply today. Applications for the Cost of Living Boost are now open. 1. Projects need to be entered into the Financial Wellbeing category to qualify for fund matching: i.e. “Helping people take control of their wellbeing by giving them the tools to be more financially independent and ready for anything.”2. Organisations with core missions aligned to the Financial well-being funding area can also apply to cover their usual operational costs.Apply here: Aviva Cost of Living Boost | Aviva Community Fund

Mental Health Support Hub  The Sheffield Support Hub offers free mental health support in a welcoming, comfortable, non-judgmental, and non-clinical environment.Their experienced staff team is available to provide emotional, social and practical support if you are in crisis or feel you are heading toward a crisis situation.You can go just for a chat, or to access one-to-one emotional support from our experienced staff team. They also offer help in creating staying well and crisis plans, and support visitors to access other services and organisations that may be useful to them.This will support people from the age of 16 and the walk incafé will be open Mon-Fri 6pm-midnight and Sat/Sun 2pm-midnight, 7 days per week/365 days per year. It will be located at 44 Bank Street, Sheffield, S1.  More information can be found here: Sheffield Support Hub | Mental Health Matters (mhm.org.uk)

Identifying Domestic Violence and Supporting Victims in the Workplace Sheffield City Council’s Domestic Abuse and Employees Policy was updated in September 2020 – it outlines for managers how to identify DA, its impact on staff and how to respond as an employer.Sheffield City Council are happy for other employers to use this policy as a template for their own. Employer Initiative Against Domestic Abuse (https://www.eida.org.uk/) has partnered with Business in the Community and Public Health England to produce an extremely helpful toolkit for employers. https://www.eida.org.uk/resources/employer-toolkitLocally, support services and info can be found here https://sheffielddact.org.uk/domestic-abuse/ which has a page about employees that will be updated when the Sheffield City Council policy changes etc. https://sheffielddact.org.uk/domestic-abuse/domestic-and-sexual-abuse-and-employees/

Employer Masterclass: Unlocking the Labour Market Crisis   In support of older workers week, w/c 21st November. Age Friendly Sheffield, Business in the Community (BITC), Sheffield Business Together (SBT) and the South Yorkshire Chambers hosted a free masterclass for employers – unlocking the labour market crisis – talent across the generations.   Angela Watson, Age Project Manager at Business in the Community alongside guest speaker Mary Bright, Government Business Champion for Older Workers shared why employers should become age friendly and the steps your business can take in five key action areas. The event was recorded if you missed it you can catch up here https://youtu.be/Qp0rnRtuqko

Trustees Wanted for Boys and Girls Clubs South Yorkshire   This year sees the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Yorkshire celebrate 80 years of service to young people in South Yorkshire. They are looking to recruit trustees who want to help young people achieve their potential by taking the work of the charity forward. They want to widen the diversity of the board of trustees as they are very conscious that currently, it is three trustees who are all older white males. We would like to recruit trustees who may:Have influence that will assist the charity in achieving its aimsHave knowledge of youth work and the challenges that young people faceHave empathy with the aims of the charityBring greater diversity to the board and be prepared to share their views and experiences. To express an interest or to learn more please contact either the Chair, Bob Dyson, by email in the first instance at rdyson20@hotmail.com or the general manager, Mark Brine, at mark@bgcsy.co.uk.

Charitable Charging Scheme  Charge Ur Vehicle are passionate about providing the right electrical charger for their customers, giving them knowledge and understanding about the product and its benefits. They install electric vehicle charging points for homes and workplaces across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Their installation process is simple and smooth, having qualified OZEV technicians who are experienced to deliver excellent service, which will mean a full consultation.  Charitable initiative: Charge Ur Vehicle provide “Pay to Use”  Electrical Vehicle Charger installations to SMEs and larger companies. This will give the business an income stream each month. An agreement between the business and charity will enable a percentage of the income stream to be donated to their local charitable cause. If you would like to hear more please contact me on 07510675709 or email info@chargeurvehcle.co.uk

Charities

ADIRA Self-care Hub  Adria is a mental health organisation helping people of African-Caribbean heritage in the communities of Sheffield with mental health and well-being support, through innovative projects, collaboration, education, training and partnership work. They have set up a self-care hub to support their community based on the Wicker for those who cannot afford self-care products. More information is below.  We are proud to say that Sheffield Business Together supported Adira in setting up the self-care hub. We would like to say a huge thank you to Henry Boot who donated time and resources to establish the hub.

Free Excel Consultancy for CharitiesIn order to support our charities with progression and growth, we have a high-level skills expert in Excel who is offering free Excel constantly. With over 1500 Excel projects completed, our expert is passionate about using his skills and knowledge to support charities/not-for-profits to optimise their resources and free up time to concentrate on service delivery. So why not take the opportunity to discuss your specific Excel challenges and learn how to use Excel in order to optimise efficiency within your charity? Areas of focus include:Get help with making a few formulas work without spending hours yourselfCreate a spreadsheet to quickly enter clients’ details to record and analyse interactionsCreate formulas and pivot tables to track and analyse income & expenditures per month/quarter/year/categoryCreate formulas to extract data from multiple sheets in the same fileAutomatically send emails to clients to remind them of appointments based on data in your file If you feel as though you could benefit from this offer, please email info@sheffieldbusinesstogether.org.uk.

Business

Reconnected: Support a Child Who Has Been Excluded Excluded young people are the most vulnerable in society. Just 1 in 2 progress to sustained destinations at age 16; young people in gangs are six times more likely to have been excluded compared to other young people assessed by children’s services; and one in two adult prisoners have been excluded from school. From Autumn 2022 ReconnectEd and Brigantia will work together to recruit and upskill local people as coaches to understand the issues facing young people and build trusted relationships with them and their families/carers. The coaches will go to Yewlands Academy and Mansel Primary School every day for three years to help the targeted young people have better self-regulation and well-being.  They are also looking for in-kind gifts which the coaches can use with the young people and their families to build rapport. This could be in the form of vouchers for a meal out, discounts for items that the young people can use i.e. to buy a bicycle. As a small team they are also interested in pro-bono expertise, particularly in the area of PR/marketing would be appreciated. If you feel as though this is something you can support please email: ah@reconnecteducation.co.uk

Green Prescribing in Gardens  Who are SOAR SOAR is a community regeneration charity in North Sheffield that provides a range of services to improve a person’s health, wellbeing and employability. As part of our Green Prescribing work, they are creating two pocket gardens outside GP surgeries in Foxhill and Grenoside to provide opportunities for clients to get active outdoors and connect with nature for their wellbeing.   What do they need? They have received funding for the main bulk of the builds, and are employing a local builder for this, but we would be very grateful if any businesses are able to donate the following materials:  Topsoil: 5 tonneMOT type 1 subbase: around 300kgStone surfacing for wheelchair accessible paths around 2 raised beds165 – 450x450mm concrete slabs, like these: Marshalls BSS Pressed Concrete Slab Natural – 450mm x 450mm x 50mm | Travis PerkinsVeg / fruit plantsFor more information please contact: info@sheffieldbusinesstogether.org.uk

Sheffield Chamber of Commerce: Business Success Bootcamp – Become more successful, faster This FREE event will help ambitious, innovative businesses understand how they can become more successful, faster. Join the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce to discover key ways to boost the profitability and value of your business as well as the typical methods of selling it.Topics covered will be:Why having good management information regarding the performance of your business is essential – and how you can obtain this valuable information.How HMRC backed tax reliefs that reward innovative businesses can reduce your tax bills or produce tax repayments.How intellectual property can protect and boost the performance, brand and value of your business.The various options available when looking to sell your business – Employee Ownership Trusts, trade sales and Management Buyouts.Agenda9:00 AM – Registration and networking9.30 AM – Presentations10:30 AM – Q&A and networking12:00 PM – CloseDate & Time: 9:00 – 12:00pm, 24th January 2023 Venue: AMP Technology Centre, Advanced Manufacturing Park, Burnel Way, Rotherham, S60 5WG Book your place here: Business Success Bootcamp: Become more successful, faster. – Sheffield Chamber.

Help Needed to Fund Breakfast Club for Disadvantaged Students at Newfield School Newfield would love help from local businesses to fund their breakfast club. Serving their local community which includes the Gleadless Valley. Over 400 students at Newfield are disadvantaged financially, meaning that the current cost of living crisis is having a hugely detrimental impact on our students as parents struggle to put food on the table. They would love for all of our children from families who are struggling to be able to access a healthy breakfast at school each morning. We agree with their thinking that this a basic right – it will help them to be set up in the right way for a day of learning.  Due to financial barriers, they require support to achieve this. They will require a substantial donation to allow us to do this for a year. We are seeking donations to help us reach our £5,000 target. Please contact dlee@newfield.sheffield.sch.uk to contribute. Thank you from all our disadvantaged students.

Volunteers with Place2Be at Young Voices 2023