Joanna Holcombe’s Post

Recently, our Marketing Team had the pleasure of visiting Loui's Kitchen, a family-run café in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, for a catch-up over a delicious lunch! 🌟 Set up by Loui's family, the café aims to provide job opportunities for young people like Loui, who has autism and additional needs. "Looking for work has been really difficult for Loui. He struggles to read and write, but he’s able to work - he just needs some initial one-to-one support so that he can get used to the routine and gain in confidence. Since working at the café, Loui has become so much more confident and has learnt new skills. But, there needs to be more funding put in place to support people like Loui by more businesses, and for workplaces to be more inclusive." - Emily, Loui's Mum #CaudwellChildren #JoinTheChange #Charity #ShapingFutures #EmployabilitySkills #Neurodivergent #InclusiveOpportunities #Disabled #Disability #Autism #Autistic #Employability #EmployabilityTraining #EmployabilitySupport #NextSteps #EmploymentOpportunities #FutureReadySkills #CareerSupport #LifeSkills #ReasonableAdjustments

Some of those we have coached in the past have never held a job before, and confidence was low in terms of holding a job. Depending on the individual, we might refer them to volunteering roles. This will give them necessary skills and a boost to their confidence in any future jobs, whilst also helping charitable organisations and giving the coachee a feeling of satisfaction, knowing they’re helping. #Coaching #Volunteering #Employment

Some of those we have coached in the past have never held a job before, and confidence was low in terms of holding a job. Depending on the individual, we might refer them to volunteering roles. This will give them necessary skills and a boost to their confidence in any future jobs, whilst also helping charitable organisations and giving the coachee a feeling of satisfaction, knowing they’re helping. #Coaching #Volunteering #Employment

Farrer & Co are the latest law firm to partner with Neighbourly for volunteering with their programme launching today! Farrer were struggling to source local volunteering opportunities for its employees (legal and operational) - they are not alone - this is the single biggest challenge faced by businesses when trying to run a successful volunteer programme. Today they have launched their volunteering programme with Neighbourly, making it really easy for employees to find good causes to support through our network of 33,000+ local good causes (schools, charities, CICs etc.) They will mostly be using their skills (legal and operational) to support local good causes but also offer a variety of opportunities for employees to get involved in that align with their passions. Let me know if want to hear more! #probono #volunteering #lawfirm #legalsector #ESG

Interesting , but is this really true? I thought charities would be happy to get the best talent and potential for growth and having the talent who have empathy, why is that not happening in recruitment? Is this becoming another clique of people who have shopped at the same educational establishments and now shopping in the same stores. Get the best talent potential regardless and that should be it, I am Troubled by the thoughts that we are still expecting objective measures of potential when this is such a difficult thing to assess and we have been trying for so long in higher education that maybe someone needs to learn on how it should be done. Having difficulty reconciling this. #hiringtherightway #charities #potential #objectiveassessment #opportunity

If trusteeship has been on your wish list, but haven’t quite worked out the best way to make a contribution, this could be just the catalyst you’re looking for.

Since it is International Volunteer Day, we want to take the chance to thank all of the volunteers that give their time and skills to make their communities a better place. It is that volunteerism that allows so many organizations to do the critical work they do. #internationalvolunteerday #volunteerday #thankavolunteer #IVD #volunteering #volunteerism #nonprofit

📢 ATTENTION CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS! 📢 ✨ Exciting News! ✨ We have just opened up our 2025 calendar for Community BBQ bookings 📅 Our Friday BBQs have been massively popular among corporate groups, and the remainder of 2024 is now fully booked. Our Friday BBQs offer more than just a chance to grill and chill—they are a powerful team-bonding experience and a profound way to engage with the realities of homelessness. These events not only strengthen team dynamics but also provide a meaningful social experience that encourages reflection and empathy. 5 fast facts about our Community BBQs: ✅ Suitable for teams of 8 people. ✅From induction to clean-up and debrief, the duration is around 4 hours. ✅No food prep skills are required! Our kitchen staff will supervise your team to prepare, cook and serve a delicious spread of salads and BBQ treats. ✅We are located in the heart of Fitzroy - easily accessible by public transport. ✅Surrounded by some of Melbourne's finest cafes, pubs and restaurants, we are ideally located if your team wants to enjoy a meal together afterwards and celebrate their impact. To ensure your team doesn't miss out, reach out today to book your spot and make 2025 one to remember! Email fundraising@smhow.org.au #corporatevolunteer #volunteering #csr #corporatevolunteering #teambuilding #notforprofit #charity #homelessness #givingback #corporatesocialresponsibility #communityimpact #makeadifference

If you’re in a bit of a slump, done working on other people’s vanity projects or on a career break or have just stopped studying something or just want to do something meaningful, volunteering is an excellent way to force you to step out of your comfort zone and jump onboard new challenges – these challenges could be social, creative or techy challenges, all helpful if looking for a new job or starting your own business. And.. if you’re feeling lost and unsure about what you want to do in life (a very common feeling..), volunteering is a brilliant way to boost your self-esteem and feel good about yourself. Essentially, you’re giving back to society and what could be more selfless and grounding than this. You’ll get the chance to meet lots of new people who, like you, want to help make a positive difference to a fantastic cause and push themselves to learn new things and get out there and change the world. Here at our local Camden campaigning group we have the freedom to promote FOE’s fantastic campaigns however we want, so there’s lots of leeway to be super creative with planning and executing events to promote what’s happening behind the scenes at FOE. If you want to learn more about FOE’s ground-breaking campaigns and what the charity is doing check out Friends of the Earth - https://lnkd.in/eySueYN9 All our current voluntary vacancies can be found at the UK's largest job website for the charity sector CharityJob here - https://lnkd.in/eJ_AcY-f Friends of the Earth is the UK's biggest grassroots network dedicated to protecting people and the planet. We are an environmental campaigning community dedicated to the wellbeing and protection of the natural world and everyone in it.  #volunteering #campaigning #charity #environment #Camden #localevents #community #careergoals

Have you ever considered volunteering your skills? Skills based volunteering is not so widely advertised, but many businesses collaborate with charities in this way to give back on a more strategic level. It's a form of volunteering where people use professional skills such as HR, marketing, or finance on a voluntary basis to help a non profit organisation. This might be working through organisational challenges, mentoring, coaching, and even becoming trustees to share professional skills and networks. This new report by the Lloyds Bank Foundation does a great job of highlighting the benefits of this approach to volunteering ➡ https://lnkd.in/eGtGqY6Z As a skills based volunteer you gain: >> 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - developing new and existing skills ✍ >> 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - valuing skills you might take for granted, after experiencing how valuable they are to other organisations💡 >> 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 - helping to solve challenges in society as a team 🤝 If your organisation has a set of skills you think would help Action Tutoring tackle educational inequality, it would be great to see how we could collaborate! Drop me a message to explore opportunities.😊 #Volunteering #SkillsBasedVolunteering #VolunteersWeek2024