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Thoughts for the month: 1. Our team is growing and I'm looking forward to welcoming amazing newbies this Spring 🌺 If you fancy a challenging read, I highly recommend 'Rebel Ideas: The power of diverse thinking'. It's completely flipped my perspective on organisational diversity 💭 2. We've seen a 30% increase in referrals to our service this year with GPs and Social Prescribers joining our network to refer local women for support. Our first baking & wellbeing programme of the year is in full swing and it's been an absolute joy to be involved in the sessions. When women are presented with a safe, trauma-informed space to learn, grow and heal it's truly transformational. We'll be sharing more empowering stories in the coming months 💕 3. The fundraising hamster wheel continues to turn and we're in the thick of it 🐹 But what does it look like to think outside the box? We know the landscape is shifting and, as charity leaders, we can't afford to sit and wait for the clouds to part. In the coming months, we'll be working hard to look at alternative methods. Hint: it may or may not include delicious treats 🥖 4. I've found myself a charity female founder girl gang and it's really lifted my spirits 💪 a big thank you to Enjoolata Foundation whose networking event led to these incredible connections 👯 times are tough, find your people, stick with them like glue. 5. Is it just me or has this felt like the longest year ever? Flashback to a year ago (pic below) when I was buzzing with energy and felt unstoppable 🚀 Recently something has shifted. Holding tight to the things that bring me joy and counting down the days to recharge and recover 🪴 hey - maybe I'll find my mojo again? 🔍

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀! 📢 Feeling the pressure of constant deadlines, high targets, and the "always-on" mentality? Struggling to balance your passion for events with the toll it takes on your mental health? Wondering how to juggle increasing expectations from donors and stakeholders while maintaining a healthy work-life balance? You're not alone, and it’s time to put you first. This week, I'm excited to launch my pilot 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 — a 3-month virtual coaching group designed exclusively for events fundraisers in the charity sector. Open to fundraisers from all event disciplines—whether you're working on special events, challenge events, virtual, or conferences—this programme is for you. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁?💥 👉 Build resilience: Learn how to manage stress and bounce back from challenges. 👉 Shared experiences: Connect with fellow fundraisers who truly understand the pressures and joys of delivering events. 👉 Wellbeing first: Practical strategies for balancing your mental health while excelling in your role. 👉 Embrace failure: Redefine what failure means and turn it into your greatest strength. 👉 Supportive community: A safe space to share, grow, and celebrate your successes. 💡 This pilot is FREE, but I only have 6 spaces available, so register your interest now! In return, all I'm asking for is your feedback to help shape the future of this programme. ⏰ Programme dates: November to January, with virtual meet-ups twice a month. Want to be part of something unforgettable? Register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/ekUZb6GX or tag someone you know would be up for taking part below. Let’s build a stronger, more resilient community of event fundraisers, together. 💪✨🫶🏻

Quick Marketing tip Wednesday: Why being a part of a community is so important! Spending time with your community that you’re either apart of or planning to join, fosters connections, builds a sense of belonging, and promotes collaboration. Without a community and of course my family, I personally would not be the person I am today. Being a part of a community enables the exchange of ideas, diverse perspectives, team collaboration and collective efforts toward common goals, creating a stronger and more supportive social fabric. So join a community if you haven’t done so, it could be any community (i.e. Sports, Business, Non-Profit, etc..) #marketing #collaboration #community

We're only 38 days away from Hull and East Yorkshire Mind's Hullywood Gala taking place on 21st June! As a local charity, we rely on the support from local businesses. But why should local businesses attend our Hullywood Gala? What's in it for them? The answer is LOTS! 👐 Support your LOCAL community - Attending means you're helping us to support more local people, right here in Hull and East Yorkshire. ❣ Show your employees you care: Bring your team to our Gala for an experience away from the office. It's a chance for them to let their hair down for a good cause! ✅ Meet CSR objectives: Nobody likes a tick box exercise... Your customers, suppliers and future employees will view your company as having a good corporate social responsibility and will want to supply, buy or work for you. This is surely a win win right? 🏆 Improve your company reputation: Your presence at our gala shows your company's compassionate side, beyond just business and profits! It shows that you care about mental health and your community. 🤝 Inspire others: By attending our gala, someone you know could reach out and get the help they desperately need. Thats a very big deal and one that can't be overlooked. Want to learn more? Visit www.heymind.org.uk/gala or DM me for more information.. I hope to see you on the 21st June!

Did you know that today, the 13th June is Social Mobility Awareness Day? 🌟 As surprising as it may be, it has only been celebrated since 2022, when Making The Leap, an amazing social mobility charity started the initiative to help raise awareness on this salient issue, encouraging companies to share their social mobility stories. Being on the Fellow’s Board for MTL has meant that I have both gotten to experience, and witness the amazing impact the charity has had on so many lives. From the moment you join through the ACE program, MTL becomes your second family - your wins are their wins … your success is their success. I had the pleasure of attending a Social Mobility Day event organised by MTL to celebrate the work being done by the charity, and expose how much more improvement can still be achieved; ensuring access to opportunity isn’t the limiting factor to both professional and/or personal success is therefore key! 💪 The evening was both inspiring and insightful. Nothing compares to being surrounded by individuals who care as much as you do about such an amazing cause. Some key takeaways included: 🔹The importance of resilience, hard work, and the power of networking 🔹The amazing initiatives being carried out by Howard Kennedy LLP such as making what used to be free company coffee an easy way to donate 50p to the cause 😊 🔹2 simple but effective things that Tunde Banjoko OBE, the founder and CEO of MTL, that we could all apply in our own lives: 1. Be the employer you would like to have. This advice can honestly be applied to any type of relationship you have. Be the type of person you would like to have in your life. 2. Make sure you can look at yourself in the mirror and know that every turn you did your best and left nothing on the table. So are you celebrating Social Mobility Day? If so use #ShareMoments to both share what you’re doing during the day or/and your own social mobility story 🥰 #ShareMoments #SocialMobilityDay #EmpowerChange #ShareYourStory

Sharing Something Personal . . . Living an Integrated, Values Based Life COMMUNICATE | COLLABORATE | CELEBRATE That is the tagline of a the non-profit I founded a little over 4 years ago, Pulaski County Tribe. It's also the foundation on which I founded my business, Larkitect Solutions. You could say it's part of my ethos. The past several months a small group of PCT VOLUNTEERS has worked tirelessly to organize a free community event we're hosting this weekend, Art in the Park. Reflecting on this today, it reminds me of other components of my life that are in alignment across my personal, professional, and passion projects: - Who Not How - Experience Matters - Together We Rise Who Not How: For this event, we looked to community partners to aid in bringing it to life. Experience Matters: We value the experience of those who attend, but ourselves as well. Today we completed our tasks, including loading supplies, so we can roll into the event on Saturday with a sense of ease and enjoyment. Together We Rise: We work together not for individual, self-serving reasons, but rather to collectively contribute to our community. We understand our ability to contribute and attract ripples well beyond our organization, and into the local businesses and the quality of life of those who attend. I share this with you to highlight living an integrated life in alignment with your core values goes beyond your professional endeavors. Because I choose to live in alignment, fueled by MY WHY, I was able to prioritize this event this week, and my friends and family have been the support system I needed to make it happen. I'm sharing this to highlight it is possible to life an integrated life of personal, professional, and passion projects when your values are in alignment across each spectrum. This was not always the case for me. I wish I had pursued it earlier. Thanks for reading. If it resonates with just one person, my unabridged openness was worth it! #LarkinLifestyle #IntegratedLiving

We hope all care providers are having a fantastic #CreateWeek! Creativity is important for our wellbeing, and Create Charity launched this special week to celebrate all things artistic. How did you celebrate creativity in your care organisations this week?    If you are a care provider, there is one component that is a must-have to help you plan activities for users of care services. PredicAire understands the importance of creative pastimes, and our 'Activities' component helps care staff and activities coordinators plan person-centred activities. There is more. The component integrates with our digital diary to help manage and view appointments and visits on a unified calendar accessible by staff, which can be shared with family members to keep informed on their loved ones care. This enables coordinated care and better communication among all involved parties.   Get PredicAire® #innovation #responsibletechnology #caretech #agetech

May is #MentalHealthMonth, a perfect time for companies to enhance their wellness initiatives. Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) offers a unique plug-and-play program that promotes physical, mental, and social well-being. By organizing a company-wide 5k event, inviting family and friends, and setting up a corporate-matching fundraising goal, companies can foster community connections and support a critical cause. We've made it simple for you: 1. Organize a company-wide 5k wellness event for your employees 2. Ask them to invite family and friends to join 3. Set up a corporate-matching fundraising goal 4. Post fundraising messages on social media 5. Direct donors to our nonprofit payment platform HERE 5. ATII will supply donor prizes! Adopting ATII's wellness initiative not only benefits employee health but also contributes to the fight against human trafficking. Learn more and get involved here: https://lnkd.in/gJmZ-N-F #hr #corporategiving

Join us in Milton Keynes for corporate support for #OrganDonation drives – a step towards community wellness.🤝 ⠀ In the bustling business environment of Milton Keynes, companies have a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on #CommunityHealth. 🏢 By supporting organ donation drives, corporations are not just fulfilling a social responsibility; they are actively contributing to saving lives and enhancing the well-being of diverse communities.⚕️😊 ⠀ Corporate involvement in organ donation initiatives can raise much-needed awareness, encourage employee participation, and set a powerful example of civic engagement.🤗 - Let's work together in MK to create a culture of health and generosity within the corporate sector.👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ev7YBBsW ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #equalitycounciluk #nhsorgandonation #corporatedonationdrives #organdonationsupport #organdonation #nhsorgandonor #nhsbt #businessimpactonhealth #corporatehealthimpact

I AM ENOUGH YOU ARE ENOUGH WE ARE ENOUGH I am truly feeling these words/phrases after organizing and running my Second Annual YOU ARE ENOUGH 5K this past Sunday on May 5th. The work I have done and am doing around the YOU ARE ENOUGH movement is settling in. The 5K was a major success with the attendance doubling since last year. The community support was heartfelt and generous as far as funding and manpower goes. And, most importantly, I could not have scaled the event as much as I did without the grant I received from the LA County Department of Mental Health and for its #TakeActionLA initiative. Their scope of reach is amazing and their PR arm no doubt helped me with the increase in my number of 5K participants. I also am taking a little credit with my PR, fundraising, sales, and community relations skills I have acquired after all of these years! I learned a lot this second time around and with a bigger budget I also had more stress. However, it was good stress! I also learned about myself and how much I love running my non-profit, Giving Purpose Organization, and how the flagship campaign, YOU ARE ENOUGH, has the legs and heart it needs to grow and continue on to reach more people throughout the nation. My sponsors were also amazing with names like #murad #hammitt #skechers #kinecta #lacountydepartmentofmentalhealth #Kiwanis and more! With the help of these organizations I was able to put on a successful 5K, run pre-event wellness sessions that brought business/awareness to wellness practitioners, and planned co- mental health awareness days with multiple vendors. And, what I am most excited about is that with the grant I was able to get 10 billboards up in LA County, one of them being the first Spanish billboard! It is beautiful to see how people and communities are coming together to help people feel worthy, seen, and supported. The energy at the event was all about love, smiles and hugs. Thank you LinkedIn friends for supporting me on this journey as I try to figure out how I can run this full-time. I know I will make it work and I know I will reach more communities with these three powerful, supportive, and healing words! #youareenough💙 If you would like to check out photos of the event, you can check the link below. https://lnkd.in/gS8N5tBK For more information on what I am up to and how I would like to move forward with the non-profit and movement, please visit Giving Purpose Organization. #mentalhealthmatters #peacewithin #worthy #youarenotalone #community #5K #depressionisreal #purpose #causeandeffect #nonprofit