Charity Resilience Index
CAF have released the latest version of their charity resilience index. It makes for some tough reading.
The relentless financial pressure on charities is continuing. Many are unsure how they will survive from month-to-month. Tens of thousands of charities are at full capacity, and sadly this means many are having to turn people away, people who desperately need their support.
We can’t afford to have charities facing such uncertainty. The Chancellor recognised their critical work in the March Budget, but now a longer-term plan is required to build the fantastic, hardworking charity sector back up.
The reasons we give vs the reasons we live by
Another great piece from ArtsManaged Field Notes exploring the gaps between the reasons we give and the reasons we live by.
New social media guidance: Key things you need to know
A useful summary of the updated social media guidance released by the Charity Commission in September.
Open call: Deaf and disabled writers’ commissions for the 2024 Deptford Literature Festival
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Spread the Word is pleased to announce that applications are now open for London-based deaf and disabled writers to apply for the 2024 Deptford Literature Festival Deaf and Disabled Writers’ Commissions. The deadline for applications is: Tuesday 7 November at 1pm.
Black Atlantic
The Black Atlantic exhibition at the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge is stunning (in both senses of the word).
All That Lives (Leeds 2023)
If you are in Leeds at the end of the month do join a Day of the Dead celebration and wake to the Grief Series. The events run from the 27th October – 4th November. Dawn will be there on the 4th if you want to say hello.
Colourful, playful and contemplative, All That Lives will be a space of connection with radical gentleness at its heart. From Leeds to Mexico, from silence to conversation. No Elephants in the room, no skeletons in the closet.