March Newsletter
| We have some opportunities coming up which we think might be of interest to you and your organisation. We are teaming up with the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce to start a new series called masterclass Monday. We are currently working up a schedule for these FREE masterclasses which will primarily take place at lunchtime on Mondays. They will cover a wide range of topics from business support to recruitment to securing funding. So keep an eye out over the next year as we roll these out. |
| FREE Cost-of-living Crisis WorkshopSupporting your organisation and employees through the energy and cost of living crisis on Monday 20th March 2023 The first event will be around the cost-of-living crisis and will be delivered by Professional Energy Purchasing, Business Sheffield, Sheffield Business Together and Sheffield Chamber Latest insights show that rising energy costs continue to be a growing concern for organisations. This workshop will help small organisations learn how to identify and implement opportunities to reduce energy costs, as well as highlight the various opportunities available to support you and your employees in this area. Book here 👉 bit.ly/3xByQpD  |
| Support on Domestic Violence: Cost-of-Living, Employers and More With the aftermath of COVID-19 and the continued crisis of the cost-of-living, there has been an increase in domestic violence in the UK with a reported 2.3 million victims a year. Our partners at BITC have developed a toolkit to help your organisation support your employees and contribute to tackling domestic abuse. Toolkit 👉 Domestic Abuse: a toolkit for employers – Guide For Employers (bitc.org.uk) Employer action to take on domestic violence 👉 Domestic Abuse, Employers and the Cost-of-Living Crisis – Business in the Community (bitc.org.uk) |
| Host Summer Internship for £1000The University of Sheffield is delighted to let you know that the SME summer internship programme for 2023 is now open! SMEs and charities based within Sheffield and the surrounding area can apply for a funded student internship and we have 30 x £1,000 grants available! All internships will be at least 70 hours. There is no maximum duration so organisations can partially fund longer internships if they wish to. The university will advertise the roles to students before organisations shortlist and appoint candidates. The employer information pack contains everything you need to know about this year’s programme, including eligibility information and the application form. The programme aims to offer opportunities of high developmental value to students that are under-represented in graduate roles. We are particularly interested in working with the following types of organisations:In sectors where unpaid work experience is the norm In sectors hardest hit by the pandemic Organisations in the sustainability sectorCommunity-based organisations The application deadline is Wednesday 5th April 2023. If you have any questions, please get in touch. Apply here 👉 https://bit.ly/3YSlsIx  |
| Cutting Costs, Carbon and ConsumptionEnergy has been a hot topic over the last few years as prices have risen to unprecedented levels impacted by the ongoing war in Russia. There’s also the global climate agenda and a target for the UK to become Net Zero by 2050 for us all to consider.So how do businesses take some control over these seemingly uncontrollable factors?Peter Levesley from Professional Energy Purchasing will provide advice and tips to help businesses consider ways of reducing long-term energy and carbon emissions. 📍ARUP, S1 2JE ⏰ 8:00 – 10:00 📅 Thu 23 Mar Book here 👉 Cutting Costs, Carbon and Consumption Tickets, Thu 23 Mar 2023 at 08:00 | Eventbrite |
| Plastic Game Changer: How to Reduce Plastic in your OrganisationThe only way to stem the flow of plastic pollution in oceans is to stop plastic pollution at its source. This means saying goodbye to single-use plastic and significantly reducing all other plastic usages.But how do we wean ourselves off this material that has infiltrated every corner of our lives? At this event you’ll hear from author and environmentalist of over 20 years, Amanda Keetley, who will provide you with an inspirational, practical guide to transform plastic usage in your organisation, giving you the power to make a game-changing difference to this vast issue. The time to act is now! 📍The Old Junior School, South View Road, S7 1DB ⏰ 17:30 – 19:00 📅 Thu 13 April Book here 👉 Plastic Game Changer: How to Reduce Plastic in your Organisation Tickets, Thu 13 Apr 2023 at 17:30 | Eventbrite |
| Charities Henry Boot is donating four printers Henry Boot has four working surplus printers that they would like to donate to a charity or several charities that are in need of them. They have the following: HP Laserjet Pro m402dnHP Laserjet Pro m402nHP Laserjet Pro m402dneHP Laser 107w Pick up location is: Callywhite Lane | Dronfield | Derbyshire | S18 2XN If you would like a printer please email info@sheffieldbusinesstogether.org.uk. |
| 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. |
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| Give a Child an Easter Egg Yorkshire Children’s Charity is calling for South Yorkshire businesses to support its annual Easter Egg campaign, by donating their time to help deliver more than 3,000 eggs to school children in South Yorkshire, who might otherwise go without. Over the past month, Yorkshire Children’s Charity’s Easter Egg Campaign has already seen Yorkshire businesses donate more than 5,000 chocolate Easter eggs for children across the region who may not otherwise receive a chocolate treat next month. Holidays such as Easter can put an additional strain on families, especially in current times, with living costs steadily increasing. They will be delivering over half of the donated Easter eggs to schools in Sheffield with the highest levels of deprivation. Charlotte Farrington, CEO at Yorkshire Children’s Charity, said: ‘A chocolate Easter Egg may not seem like a huge treat to many of us, but that isn’t the case for lots of Yorkshire’s school children – hundreds of which have never received a chocolate egg. We are calling for any business – big or small – who would like to get involved to help us deliver the eggs to schools in Sheffield. It will make a huge difference to the children we support and help put a smile on their face this Easter.” If you or your business would like to support the campaign by donating or delivering, please contact hello@yorkshirechildrenscharity.org.  |
