Whilst the national restrictions are in place, we will introduce a number of additional online activities so grab your plate and join us for our weekly IBU Lunch & Learn each Friday at 1PM.
Who, What, How – Developing Your Advisory Board, in a Nutshell
Your board of advisors (trustee board/committee members) can be a massive help – or a real hindrance… You want to make the most of the people involved at the most senior level, and they want to make the most of being involved with your board. Take away some top tips to help you recruit the right people, set up your board to suit your needs, and set a strong board culture.
This session is ideal for:
– Anyone who runs/helps to run a non-profit looking to develop an effective board of advisors
Reetu is a freelance consultant, coach, facilitator, trainer and grants assessor, bringing more than 15 years’ experience working with charities, social enterprises, and commercial start-ups. She brings expertise in funding, governance/trusteeship, strategy and business development, impact measurement, and accelerator programme design.
Reetu was on the founding team of two social enterprises; she’s also been a trustee at Merton and Lambeth CAB, The Food Chain and Impact Hub Brixton, and chaired the board of trustees at Stand Alone from 2013-2016. Reetu completed her MSc Management at Birkbeck University, in 2018. She’s now studying for a PhD in entrepreneurial networks.
Friday Lunch is open to all our members, including Connect. Replays are available for those who are unable to make the live sessions.
Join our Connect Membership here.
Members, please check your emails for the links to connect to the learning streams.
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
Whilst the national restrictions are in place, we will introduce a number of additional online activities so grab your plate and join us for our weekly IBU Lunch & Learn each Friday at 1PM.
An overview of how habits are formed within the brain and ways you can create and implement positive habits into your daily life.
We frequently have desires to change the way we want to think or act to be a better version of ourselves, but this change if often short-lived and we quickly find ourselves back at the start repeating our old behaviours. This session will look at the key areas of the brain that play a role in why we think and act the way we do, understanding the key stages of a habit in action, looking at the role of our mindset, and how you can implement strategies to build more positive habits and break negative ones.
This session is ideal for:
– This is for anyone who is trying to build better habits in both their work and personal lives.
Angela is a Business & Personal Coach, Trainer and Facilitator and is a member of the International Coaching Federation. Much of her work focuses on supporting clients and participants in understanding the power of their words, mindset and habits to improve their daily life and future.
Angela’s background is predominantly within the third sector working in areas of youth homelessness, youth empowerment and international development, conflict resolution and domestic violence support. She has a Joint European Masters degree in Human Rights & Genocide from Kingston University & University of Siena and is currently completing a Post Graduate Certificate in Business & Personal Coaching.
Friday Lunch is open to all our members, including Connect. Replays are available for those who are unable to make the live sessions.
Join our Connect Membership here.
Members, please check your emails for the links to connect to the “Office Hours” and learning streams.
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
Whilst the national restrictions are in place, we will introduce a number of additional online activities so grab your plate and join us for our weekly IBU Lunch & Learn each Friday at 1PM.
A way to build positive emotions, increase your mental and social functioning and lead a flourishing life.
Looking after our mental health and wellbeing has been recognised as paramount to maintaining good physical health, building resilience and strengthening our immune system. How can we maximise the pleasant experiences in life and get the most from them?
In this taster session (pun intended, although it’s not really about food per se) we can start to understand Savouring as a concept, it’s links with Mindfulness and the part it plays in reducing stress and anxiety whilst increasing meaning and purpose in our lives.
This session is ideal for:
– This is for anyone who would like to know more about building positive emotions and positive affect.
Carole is a Positive Psychologist, Coach and Mindfulness (MBCT/SR) Facilitator with over 25 years experience in the field of Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing. With a background in fine Arts (MA RCA) and Psychology (MSc MAPP), she has combined her specialisms to enable individuals, groups, communities and organisations to flourish.
She has worked with the public, voluntary and private sector including Mind, SLAM and various borough Public Health and Health Trust departments. This includes two years in the NHS, developing a Health Coaching Pilot and Service within GP surgeries and Medical Centres. She currently runs a private coaching practice and works as a Wellbeing Consultant.
Friday Lunch is open to all our members, including Connect. Replays are available for those who are unable to make the live sessions.
Join our Connect Membership here.
Members, please check your emails for the links to connect to the “Office Hours” and learning streams.
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
In this session, Selina Charmaine will give an introduction to chatbots and their usefulness in business automation.
This session will help you:
to understand what Chatbots are and what they are used for;
to explore the types of Chatbots available;
understand what Chatbots can do and how to go about building your own.
This session is ideal:
– for entrepreneurs who are keen to understand how customer engagement technologies and tools could transform their business;
– for professionals, entrepreneurs and small business owners who are looking to discover creative tips and techniques to support their online and digital marketing.
Whether you decide to outsource your marketing, you will find that understanding the key steps will help to transform your approach and understanding.
Catch the replay below:
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
Whilst the national restrictions are in place, we will introduce a number of additional online activities so grab your plate and join us for our weekly IBU Lunch & Learn each Friday at 1PM.
During this session, you will learn how to perform a proper health check on your existing website.
We’ll cover the basics of:
– Search engine optimisation
– Responsive design testing
– Keyword analysis
– Content analysis
– Image optimisation
– Video optimisation
– Use of social media
This session is ideal for:
– Freelancers, startups, anyone with a business-focused website.
Guess Design House is a small team of passionate designers based here in Impact Brixton. We love to create gorgeous websites and build beautiful, bold and brave brand identities for our clients.
Friday Lunch is open to all our members, including Connect. Replays are available for those who are unable to make the live sessions.
Join our Connect Membership here.
Members, please check your emails for the links to connect to the “Office Hours” and learning streams.
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
Whilst the national restrictions are in place, we will introduce a number of additional online activities so grab your plate and join us for our weekly IBU Lunch & Learn each Friday at 1PM.
A presentation for businesses worrying about their financial future.
Most businesses do not fail from having a bad idea or bad management although those factors do contribute to that. What usually kills businesses is cashflow!
They say that cash is king but many businesses ignore the obvious signs that indicate they are not going to get paid and that their businesses will fail.
We will discuss these issues as well as highlighting why financing is a good short-term fix but can become addictive in the long-term. We will then close off with some strategies to help you minimise the risk of Late Payment in your business.
This session is ideal for:
– For those who have an established business or start-ups businesses with no current Late Payment processes in place.
– Finance professionals, Finance Directors, Directors of Limited Companies and Sole Traders are also encouraged to attend.
Clayton M Coke FRSA is the Founder & Managing Director of PRMS Ltd a Late Payment Management company based in the City of London. Clayton trained as a Legal Executive and Mediator and has worked in Private practice Local Authority, Central Government as well as an in-house Lawyer.
Clayton is also the host of the Mr Coke’s Casebook video series, highlighting historical cases and the lessons learned and The Cashflow Show podcast where we talk to a business owner or entrepreneur and hear the tales of the origins of their business, their successes & failures and their future in the business world.
Friday Lunch is open to all our members, including Connect. Replays are available for those who are unable to make the live sessions.
Join our Connect Membership here.
Members, please check your emails for the links to connect to the “Office Hours” and learning streams.
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
Designed to ensure non-profits and social enterprises have the answers to mitigate risks and to keep their organisations up and running.
Are you confident that your organisation meets all legal requirements?
Are you concerned that there may be legal challenges posed by Covid-19 that you are not aware of?
An introduction to TrustLaw and a presentation of our newest resource ‘Covid-19 Legal Health Check’ this resource covers a range of legal topics, including governance and risk management, contracts, employees and volunteers, data protection, insurance and real estate. The webinar will give you the opportunity to learn how to spot legal issues, assess the legal health of your organisation and access free legal advice from pro bono lawyers through TrustLaw.
This session is ideal for:
– Non-profit organisations or social enterprises that require legal support or assistance in identifying their legal needs.
Catch the replay below:
Resources:
TrustLaw: http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/coronavirus/
TrustLaw Brochure: http://www.trust.org/documents/trf-2020.pdf
Apply To Join: http://apply.trust.org/
Eligibility Criteria: http://cms.trust.org/contentAsset/raw-data/e7f4586a-2e65-4e91-ba3f-31edbefc14e6/file
Useful Research Guides:
Campaigning Guide: Right to Protest: http://www.trust.org/publications/i/?id=81c91661-599c-475a-a6c3-3902963376b3
Data Protection: A Guide for Charities and Non-governmental Organisations: http://www.trust.org/publications/i/?id=84a0385b-b259-4569-9505-2ab52898d270
Social Ventures: Which legal structure should I choose?: http://www.trust.org/publications/i/?id=fb362caf-6795-4f23-aa20-212b9654e877
Covid-19 Response
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have launched a series of new initiatives to support NGOs and social enterprises all over the world:
A COVID-19 Resource Hub gathering global legal resources produced by our members: http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/coronavirus/
A series of webinars kindly co-hosted by our legal members and partners on the legal implications of COVID-19: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7046206
A COVID-19 Legal Checklist which has been created to help organisations identify what legal advice may be needed during these unprecedented times: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5584545/TrustLaw-COVID-19-Legal-Checklist
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
Making friends becomes harder over the years, due to changes in your direct social circle and having fewer opportunities to meet new people. Sometimes, everyone around you seems busy and unavailable, but there are ways and mindsets that can help break down these barriers. Take advice from a woman who cannot have enough friends and is always looking for new ways to make more.
This session is ideal:
Catch the replay below:
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
In this session, Andry will share a mini-guide to the 5 areas you can tap into to build resilience: from resilient wellbeing to collaborative resilience.
This session will cover:
Catch the replay below:
Connect:
Website: https://thelearningmoment.org
Twitter: @_learningmoment
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team
Whilst the national restrictions are in place, we will introduce a number of additional online activities so grab your plate and join us for our weekly IBU Lunch & Learn each Friday at 1PM.
In this session, Selina Charmaine will give an introduction to chatbots and their usefulness in business automation.
This session will help you:
This session is ideal:
– for entrepreneurs who are keen to understand how customer engagement technologies and tools could transform their business;
– for professionals, entrepreneurs and small business owners who are looking to discover creative tips and techniques to support their online and digital marketing.
Whether you decide to outsource your marketing, you will find that understanding the key steps will help to transform your approach and understanding.
Selina Charmaine is a mother, visionary, and serial entrepreneur – and has a passion for all things creative, tech and business!
She’s a tech geek and loves sharing tech solutions with her clients, that saves them both time and money. She is all about inspiring and supporting women entrepreneurs (and a few men) to vanquish their limitations, so they can share their passions with the world while creating an income to live the life of their dreams.
She lives this out as a Business, Brand & Website Architect at Charma Communications; a boutique marketing and communications agency, which supports both ambitious and aspiring entrepreneurs. She also is founder of the Idea To Launch Academy which supports entrepreneurs on their journey.
Friday Lunch is open to all our members, including Connect. Replays are available for those who are unable to make the live sessions.
Join our Connect Membership here.
Members, please check your emails for the links to connect to the “Office Hours” and learning streams.
If you’d like to be part of our programme of activities by running a 30-45 minute workshop/ talk to the Impact Brixton community please contact us at marketing@impactbrixton.com and also let us know what topics you’d like to see us run and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requests.
Impact Brixton Team