Full of life
The Young Foundation and Age UK Lambeth have teamed up to provide innovative self-help, peer-support groups for people 65 years and over in Lambeth.
The ‘Full of Life’ project aims to enhance important life skills and increase the wellbeing of older residents so that they feel more able to deal with day to day challenges in [...]
Making a Difference – To Be or Not To Be a School Governor?
Making a Difference – To Be or Not To Be a School Governor?
Monday, 7 November 2011
Baker Tilly, Hartwell House, 55-61 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6AD
School governors are one of the country’s largest voluntary groups with around 300,000 individuals contributing to strategic development and raising standards of achievement at more than 30,000 schools nationwide. You probably [...]
Free trusteeship webinar
Register now for your place on our free webinar on routes to becoming a non-executive director through trusteeship. Reach’s Chief Executive Director, Sarah King, is one of three expert speakers. It’s on 27 October and we’re working with our partners ICAEW. Click here to find out more and book a place: http://www.icaew.com/en/events/2011/october/msweb-trusteeship-becoming-ned-111027
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Marketing roles of the week: 10 October
In our recent survey, over 55% of charities told us they were seeking volunteers with marketing experience. We have selected 3 roles this week where there is a demand for marketing expertise.
Pragma is a charity that helps people to acquire the skills and to sustain and improve the quality of life from mid- life onwards.
They are looking [...]
Free November trustee events in the North East
Whether you are new to trusteeship, considering taking on a role, wanting to brush up your governance skills or are responsible for leading a board, Reach’s free events in the North East will help you along your trusteeship journey. Timed to coincide with national Trustees’ Week, our workshops focus on trustee management in tough times [...]
One month to go to Trustees’ Week
4 October 2011
One month to go to Trustees’ Week
- focus on potential of young people as trustees
With only one month to go to this year’s national Trustees’ Week, Monday 31st October – 6th November, Trustees’ Week partners are encouraging local charities and organisations to hold their own events to celebrate the work of their trustees [...]
Free guides for October’s Trustees’ Week
Find all the information you need to plan for Trustees’ Week in the autumn and build a great charity board at www.trusteeworks.org.uk. The handy guides build into an essential library of everything you need to know about trusteeship. There’s a quick introduction to recruiting charity trustees, how to promote your vacancy and all about inductions [...]
26 September: roles of the week
In the run-up to Trustees’ Week, we’ve highlighted three great trustee roles this week:
Become a trustee for Brentwood Mind, providing a drop-in centre which gives people a safe environment to socialise and benefit from peer support: http://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/215597/trustee
Volunteer as Chair for National Family Mediation and help ease families through painful break-ups: http://www.charityjob.co.uk/seekers/jobdetails.aspx?jobid=215598
Become Treasurer for a UK neurological charity: http://www.charityjob.co.uk/seekers/jobdetails.aspx?jobid=215613
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My role as a career development coach
I was a performance management director in my last role. As a Careers Development Group (CDG) career development coach, I coached jobseekers, passing on my experience and mentoring them towards employment.
CDG’s personal advisors refer jobseekers to me and I see them for about an hour at a time, although the length of time varies depending on their needs. I [...]
Reach supports annual event for UK trustees
Reach is proud to be partners of the second national Trustees’ Week. The week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.
Watch this space as we announce events we are running and supporting during this week. [...]