We’ll be joined by a special guest speaker, sharing their story and expertise. This networking opportunity and space for local women to share their business services and products is free to attend.
📅 22 Dec, Manningham Mills Community Hub
Book your free place at 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976888232921
Did you join us for Tuesday's Grant Fundraising Workshop? In this session, we explored the fundraising environment, the income mix, why bids fail, and how to find grants.
It's been great to hear your feedback, we're glad to have helped so many of you to find, write, and apply for grants.
Bradford South Asian Festival takes place this weekend, with a true 'desi' takeover of Bradford Arts Centre on October 11th and 12th. 🌏
For more information, visit Bradford Arts Centre's website: bdartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/events
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Do you have an idea for supporting expectant families and families with children? Do you need advice and support to start, develop and lead a social enterprise, co-operative, community business or social project?
🎟️ Book your place: bit.ly/45MbK1d
📅 15-16 October
📍 Central Hall, Keighley
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Social Venture School is in Wakefield on 19 and 20 November, and it’s free to attend!
The two-day course will guide you through the Social Venture Toolkit, so you can leave with a basic business plan.
Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/erYjxfs4
Last week, 15 brilliant Year 6 pupils from Bradford schools stepped into the world of publishing. 📚 Our visit was all about career education.
Find out more about the Venturists and how your school or company can get involved at 👉 participateprojects.org.uk/enterprise-in-schools
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New Opportunity 💼 Marketing Executive
Part-Time or Freelance Position at Participate Projects
Participate Projects is looking for an experienced Marketing Executive to join our team. 🌟 Find out more information, including how to apply before 16th October, by following us on LinkedIn or Facebook.
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Social Venture School is a free 2-day course for individuals and groups in Bradford who have an idea for supporting expectant families and families with children aged 0-2.
🎟️ Book your free place at: http://bit.ly/45MbK1d
📅 Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 October
📍 Central Hall, Keighley, BD21 3JD
Last week, we were proud to attend the BBC Radio Leeds Make a Difference Awards. Our Venturists project with The Academy at St James, Allerton, received a Highly Commended Green Award for coming in the top four of its category (from a list of over 400 nominations!). 🏆
Our first Women’s Networking Event takes place this week at Manningham Mills. Join Fozia Naseem for this networking opportunity and space for local women to showcase their business services and products.
📅 Thursday, 25th September
🎟️ Book your free place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1729878566359
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Social Venture School is in Wakefield on 19 and 20 November, and it’s free to attend!
The two-day course will guide you through the Social Venture Toolkit, so you can leave with a basic business plan.
Sign up: bit.ly/WakefieldSVS25
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Social Venture School is in Bradford on 24th and 25th September, and it’s free to attend!
The two-day course will guide you through the Social Venture Toolkit, so you can leave with a basic business plan.
Sign up: bit.ly/BradfordSVS25
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Power Hour ⚡How to Engage Corporate Partners
Anne will shine a light on how Yorkshire Water is moving towards a social-value based approach to engaging communities.
Secure your place at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1547040141709
📅 Tuesday 16th September at 11am
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Power Hour ⚡The Best Year Ever: The Business Plan That Works
Andrew offers a workshop that gives you all of the essential elements to create not just a business plan that works, but one that results in your best year ever.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/1547211143179
📅 Wednesday 17th September at 2pm
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Power Hour ⚡How to Apply EDI Initiatives
Annette discusses how to embrace EDI principles, exploring the steps you can take to create inclusive environments and deliver diversity initiatives.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1547173771399
📅 Wednesday 17th September at 12pm
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Power Hour ⚡Budgeting and Forecasting Your Finances
In this session, Colin will provide you with the skills to create, implement and manage budgets and forecasts.
🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/1547575312419
📅 Wednesday 17th September
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Power Hour ⚡Exploring Co-Production
Claire and Jen from Nifty Sustainability CIC share what they’ve learnt about good practice in co-production through their own research and recent projects.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1547167261929
📅 Wednesday 17th September at 11am
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Participate Projects is the proud sponsor of the Social Enterprise of the Year category at the Keighley and Airedale Business Awards 2025. 🏆 This year's awards take place at Victoria Hall in Keighley on Friday the 26th September.
📰 Read more about it at keighleyairedalebusinessawards.co.uk
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Power Hour ⚡ Values-Based Leadership
Valentina Hynes explores how leaders and teams can prioritise their own wellbeing to support others. Participants will gain insights into values-driven leadership, emotional intelligence, and resilience.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1589633379229
📅 16 September
Power Hour ⚡ User-Centred Service Design
📅 16th September
Ewan Muirhead explores the tools that can help you find a way to sift and solidify your thinking, through the lens of what real people might want, and how you can create something that works for them.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/user-centr...
On Tuesday, Participate Projects attended npower Business Solutions Foundation's One Year of Impact event 🎉
Participate was lucky enough to receive some of their funding for the Venturists, our youth social action programme.
Thank you nBS Foundation, and well done 👏 👏
Participate are running these Sport for Good workshops
Fundraising and Income Generation (June 11)
: www.eventbrite.com/e/fundraisin...
How To Engage Local Businesses (June 20): www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-eng...
Unlocking New Revenue Streams (June 24): www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-unl...
Photo of a woman stretching with the text: Fresh topics and online training for sport organisations. Below this text a West Yorkshire logo says West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Tracy Brabin Mayor of West Yorkshire.
#SportforGood workshops are now online!
Sport For Good is providing high quality, expert advice to organisations who run sport or physical activities in West Yorkshire.
Join the growing network of organisations taking action and sign up for a workshop today: www.eventbrite.com/o/sport-for-...
Could you join a charity or social enterprise board and make a difference with your skills?
We are working with non-profit organisations in and around Bradford that are actively seeking to strengthen their boards.
Complete an trustee expression of interest here lnkd.in/evuaCjz2