Yippee, its National Volunteers Week and with a lot of pride our ground-breaking ASPIRE programme is now well and truly underway. Having recently announced our first ever cohort, the Aspiree’s have since completed their first Bootcamp training session and are gearing up for their second one next week. So, as part of National Volunteers Week, we asked them to share how they felt about ASPIRE so far?

"Regardless of our various professional backgrounds we all have overlapping strengths, weaknesses, goals and concerns which bond us all together as a tight group! The lessons I’m learning, and the skill set I contribute are all invaluable & transferable into different facets of my life! This amazing pilot group and training is life changing!” Anette Hughes

Don't let fear stop you from applying to become a Trustee - even the most outwardly confident people harbour feelings of 'imposter syndrome'.  Organisations will value you as much as the next person. Suzanne Rolt, CEO Quartet Foundation

You can follow ASPIRES ongoing adventures in inclusive leadership visit www.beonboard.co.uk/aspire or #AspireBeOnBoard.

This weekend on June 11th, BeOnBoard is proud to be part of the Big Tent Ideas Festival, a space dedicated for non-partisan conversations about big policy issues and to giving a voice to places and people left behind. BeOnBoard CEO Kalpna Woolf will be speaking at the event and keeping Politicians and Policy makers like Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees, Equalities Minister Anneliese Dodds, Leader of the Liberal party Sir Ed Davey, and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire on their toes. Tickets are still available, so, if you’re heading down there come and find us for a friendly chat about making radical change happen in Bristol’s Boardrooms. We look forward to seeing you there!

We are delighted to share that the brilliant, multi award-winning Nancy Medina has been appointed Bristol Old Vic's new Artistic Director from Spring 2023!

"It will be a great honour to listen, reflect, and engage with the people of Bristol and together imagine what the future of theatre and the arts can be in this shining city of the South West.”

Read on to hear more from Nancy and a good friend of BeOnBoard Sado Jirde who is Vice-Chair at Bristol Old Vic and Director of Black South West Network (BSWN).

The Independent Film Trust work includes film and visual arts training, participatory creative media production, professional mentoring for creative producers and industry research and advocacy for a more representative film and media sector.

They are now looking to appoint a Financial Trustee to sit on the Board of Trustees. 

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Join the Board of Trustees

Would you like to give back to your local community and help Citizens Advice Bristol to support Bristolians? We are looking for new Trustees who can commit to help with the strategic development of the organisation at a crucial period of change... could you be one of them?

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Leading Lights Education and Wellbeing want to bring love to children and families’ services. We don’t think it’s enough to care a bit, you have to care a lot if you want to transform outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to become a trustee for a brave, imaginative and ambitious children’s mental health charity.

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Open Up Music are looking for a new Chair to lead and support the Board to continue with their ambitious plans. This is a really exciting opportunity to support a wonderful organisation at an important stage of its development.

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Changes Bristol is a mental health charity that provides support for people who suffer mental health difficulties in Bristol and the surrounding area.

An opportunity has arisen for a voluntary role as Chair on the Board of Trustees to help move the charity through their new phase of development. The position can be held by a single person or can be shared as a Co-Chaired position to spread the work load.

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National Volunteers' Week is an annual celebration of the incredible contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering,. This includes all the marvellous Trustees doing amazing work running the country's charities. In fact, did you know that there are over 100,000 Trustee vacancies a year? Well with it being National Volunteers Week, there’s no better time to volunteer your time as Trustee and give back to society whilst enriching your skills and networks. If you would like to step up and become a Trustee and are not yet registered with us, why not sign up to become a BeOnBoard Candidate today?  (Link needed)flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia.

In 1969 the Stonewall riots and protests in New York became the focal point for the conversations about homophobia and LGBTQ+ rights not just in the US but around the world. Fast forward to 2022 and with every June being Pride Month, this year it marks the 50th anniversary of the first celebrations here in the UK! All throughout June and across Bristol there will be fabulous events celebrating LGBTQ+ culture, icons, fashion, music, and the LGBTQ+ contributions to politics, sport and more.

Recognised by the United Nations, Sunday 19th June is World Sickle Cell Day. Most common in African, Mediterranean and people of Asian descent, did you know that Sickle Cell & Thalassemia disease affects millions of people worldwide? So, on Saturday June 18th come along to the Sickle Cell & Thalassemia Awareness Day. At this family friendly event you can enjoy great food, entertainment and learn more about the disease. Speakers include Torkwase Holmes (NHS Blood and Transplant Bristol) Paulette Palmer (Friends of Cymru Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia).

In 1948 the arrival of the SS Windrush marked the first wave of over half a million people from the Caribbean who were invited here to help rebuild post-war Britain. To mark this, National Windrush Day celebrates and recognises the indelible contribution that the Caribbean community has made to all aspects of British life. So, with Bristol being home to one of the UK’s largest Caribbean communities you can expect a carnival of cultural pride across Bristol. Checkout what our good friend Deputy Mayor Asher Craig feels about the day.

Do you want to keep more of your income amid the cost-of-living crisis?

Do you want to learn more about investment planning?

Are you interested in finding funding for your side hustle?

Then from 7pm on June 23rd the Black Professional Network are hosting an in-person networking event with an expert panel who will provide practical advice on these topics followed by a Q&A session. Get your tickets now!