The Work and Pensions commission recently initiated an inquiry into the UK’s welfare safety net, asking for written submissions on the state of the system and its fitness for purpose in 2018 Britain. We gathered information from civil society and the public sector to help respond to these questions.
Do you know where to look for London based data? Download our practical datasets sources guide created in collaboration with the Greater London Authority (GLA) for civil society organisations to use when gathering data.
Thank you to our guest presenters Amanda Lamb (Team London), Farah Elahi (GLA), Kate White (Superhighways) and Karen Chillman (Croydon Volunteer Centre) for delivering such interesting presentations at our 2018 AGM. Download the resources mentioned at the event including the community life survey and useful data source resource.
Have you booked a spot to our annual AGM and networking event held at Toynbee hall? This will be a great opportunity to network with other volunteer centres, CVS’s and civil society organisations. There will also be presentations on how to make better use of data and intelligence and London Plus updates.
Welcome to our first ebulletin from the London Plus team. This month we introduce you to our new employment and skills policy lead Rayhan Haque. Did you know that datakind offer FREE advice sessions to civil society organisations? Additionally, for all aspiring or current female CEO’s take a look at the Jane Slowely memorial fund programme.