October Newsletter 2022
| Our priority over the coming months is to work with Voluntary Action Sheffield and Sheffield City Council to be part of a cross-sector response to the cost-of-living crisis. We will be sending additional mailshots to businesses outlining how you can support cross city initiatives helping to keep the most vulnerable in our city warm, fed and supplied with essential items. However, we appreciate the importance of other campaigns and organisations doing essential work in Sheffield and wanted to continue to highlight these in our bi-monthly newsletter. |
| Volunteers Wanted for Roundabouts Yorkshire Chocolate Festival Roundabout is South Yorkshire’s local youth housing charity providing shelter, support and life skills to 300 young people a day aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Roundabout are needing volunteers for their Chocolate festival taking at Magna Science and Adventure Centre on Saturday 15th October 2022. Alternatively, why not attend a festival full of live music, workshops and over 70 stalls featuring all things chocolate. By supporting the event, you’ll be helping to make an enormous difference in the lives of some of the region’s most vulnerable young people. Please complete the form below to apply for a volunteering role and we will get back to you as soon as we can: https://forms.gle/LrGf578fQU8PPDqU9 |
| Join the October South Yorkshire Sustainability Consortium This October Join the South Yorkshire Sustainability Consortium in order to better help your organisation join a network and become more environmentally conscious.The next event will be taking place on Wednesday 19th October and will focus on two key themes:Getting buy-in for actionCarbon measurementThey have a panel of knowledgeable speakers lined up who will be sharing their experiences, and best practices, and discussing both the benefits and challenges their businesses have faced when tackling the themes.Breakout sessions with each of the speakers will give an opportunity to discuss the topics in more detail and network with other businesses from the region.  8:00am  19 October 2022  Hallams Student’s Union If you would like to join the South Yorkshire Sustainability Consortium please book here 👉 bit.ly/3SSfGnI |
| Sheffield Chamber Presidents Reception If Sheffield is to achieve its full potential, our future is in the hands of the future generation. Why? Because if Sheffield is to be home to a more inclusive economy, we know we need to do more to invest in the potential of future generations from every community. Join Sheffield Chamber to network, hear inspiring stories of young achievement and to raise much needed funds for those charities battling to keep young people safe. Event Details: 6:00pm – 8:00pm on 20th October 2022 Sheffield Cathedral, Church Street, Sheffield, S1 1HA This event is free to attend but a voluntary donation of £20 towards the events chosen charities would be hugely appreciated. Book your place here 👉 The President’s Reception – Sheffield Chamber (scci.org.uk) |
| Newfield’s Mock interview days To prepare young people for the world of work Newfield school needs business volunteers to undertake mock interviews to provide their young people with an authentic interview experience. Questioning in a professional manner and treating students as you would in an actual interview. No interview experience is required as full support and guidance will be provided. We just need individuals with a passion for helping young people reach their full potential. This provides an excellent opportunity for professional development, providing volunteers with interviewing experience.  |
| Wellbeing services to support your team and the local community Mental health and wellbeing are crucial to the culture and success of your company. What does your organisation wellbeing strategy look like for 2023? At Cavendish Cancer Care, we have a range of wellbeing options for proactive support within your organisation. We focus on raising awareness with expertise and providing you with techniques for your long term personal wellbeing through:Let’s Talk About Training: 90 minute sessions on topics including Rest, Nutrition, Stress, Cancer Conversations, Caring for You, Supporting Others, Mindful Living and Grief.Mental Health First Aid: 2 day, 1 day and ½ day MHFA accredited training to build your internal support.Bespoke Online Platform: Video training and resources on bespoke company platformFocus Talks: 30-45minute sessions on wellbeing and self awareness with topics including Sleep, Overthinking, Eating well on a budget, Removing bias.Interactive Sessions: 30 minute sessions to get the team involved including mindful breathing, chair movement, reflexology, and laughter yoga. All of our training provides direct funding to Cavendish Cancer Care. Cavendish Cancer Care supports families in the local community living with cancer providing free-of-charge therapy. You can find out more about Cavendish here. You can find our flyer here. To find out more about our wellbeing services and discuss what would work best for your team contact Chloe Angus at c.angus@cavcare.org.uk.  |
| New Office Premises for Share Psychotherapy Share Psychotherapy is one of Sheffield’s major mental health charities and is seeking a new building or shared premises by March 2023 where our clients feel welcome and close to transport links in a central location. Established over 40 years ago, we offer medium to longer-term psychotherapy at nominal fees to low-income people. We have 9 staff and on average 40 volunteers who provide up to 4,000 therapy hours per year. We need approx. 1500 thousand to 2000 ft.² (not all open plan) for a minimum of 5 therapy rooms, reception (unless shared), 2 office rooms, kitchen and bathroom/toilet facilities. We also need some space for our library and ideally 2-3 car parking spaces. If you let or lease offices or know of available office premises do get in touch with office@sharepsychotherapy.org |
| Placements and Supported employment for The Autism CentreWe are a small Sheffield Charity that supports adults with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and learning disabilities into work. We rely on supportive, forward-thinking employers who can help enable our clients to grow and develop. We are currently looking for new employers who are able to offer our clients the first step on the employment ladder by a 3-month work placement. A work placement is for just one morning or afternoon per week, and one of our specialist job coaches works alongside our client initially until confident in working independently. We currently have a large number of clients on our waiting list, so would welcome any new opportunities and all different types of work. We don’t expect a placement to lead to paid work (if this does happen this is a bonus!), the placement is to facilitate individuals moving into the employment market. If you feel as though you can support please contact 👉 autism.centre@yahoo.co.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. |
| There is still time to donate to the Sheffield Foodbank Campaign Sheffield Foodbank Network Donated to the Sheffield Foodbank today and help 26 foodbanks around the city. Click here to donate quickly and easily right now 👉 bit.ly/3z7x7bQ |
