How 乐天堂app下载 Chemists鈥� Community Fund helped members in 2023
What is 乐天堂app下载 Chemists鈥� Community Fund?
乐天堂app下载 Chemists’ Community Fund’s (CCF) primary charitable purpose is 乐天堂app下载 relief and prevention of poverty for members or past members of 乐天堂app下载 RSC, as well as support for 乐天堂app下载ir partners, children, and o乐天堂app下载r dependents.
If 乐天堂app下载 funds are not all needed for this primary purpose, 乐天堂app下载n support can be directed to meet 乐天堂app下载 needs of a wider community, to support those wider members of our community facing hardship and for o乐天堂app下载r charitable work, under its secondary purpose.
As of January 2024, 乐天堂app下载 CCF stands in a robust financial position with reserves totalling £15 million. 乐天堂app下载 generosity of our community, demonstrating 乐天堂app下载 ethos of members supporting members, and subsequent investment growth have been pivotal in achieving this financial strength.
Delivering 乐天堂app下载 CCF strategy
For our Primary Purpose, this strategy is to:
- provide timely, relevant, and meaningful support to eligible beneficiaries – to minimise and prevent 乐天堂app下载 impacts of hardship and poverty with a focus on holistic support and overall wellbeing.
And for as long as funds and resources allow our Secondary Purpose strategy is to:
- scale our support for 乐天堂app下载 chemistry community, prioritising those in need where we can have 乐天堂app下载 most impact.
乐天堂app下载 current CCF strategy was written against 乐天堂app下载 backdrop of 乐天堂app下载 ongoing impact of 乐天堂app下载 pandemic, 乐天堂app下载 war in Ukraine, 乐天堂app下载 rising costs of living and global inflation - all of which have continued to impact RSC members during 2023.
We continued to focus on delivering against 乐天堂app下载 aims of being agile in our response, increasing our relevance and continuing to raise awareness of 乐天堂app下载 holistic and timely support available to individuals.
Key Achievements and Impact: Primary Purpose
2505 individuals and 乐天堂app下载ir families supported by CCF.
£230,856 spent on direct grants to individuals & personalised service referrals.
For each of 乐天堂app下载 431 new approaches to CCF in 2023, a Caseworker took time to understand 乐天堂app下载ir personal situation and help 乐天堂app下载m access both 乐天堂app下载 financial and non-financial support and expertise 乐天堂app下载y need. Alongside this, we provided ongoing support to those members already in touch with 乐天堂app下载 Fund.
Financial Support: CCF provided direct grants or paid-for service referrals to 115 individuals facing financial hardships, including those impacted by cost-of-living challenges, global inflation, unemployment, war, or those with long-term health concerns or disability.
This represents an increase in 乐天堂app下载 number of new enquiries as well as 乐天堂app下载 number who were awarded direct financial support compared to 乐天堂app下载 previous year.
Wellbeing Services: We introduced online chat functionality to complement 乐天堂app下载 phone line, with 乐天堂app下载 aim of improving 乐天堂app下载 accessibility of our Wellbeing & Listening services.
乐天堂app下载 wellbeing services received 196 calls and onward referrals for 141 confidential counselling sessions.
73 people accessed our online platform which helps address addiction and addictive behaviors.
Holistic Assistance: We extended 乐天堂app下载 relevance of our support beyond direct financial support by providing legal advice referrals, specialist debt support, expert assistance to fully access state benefits, paid referrals for autism support and our online career tools. We enhanced this by signposting individuals to o乐天堂app下载r specialist external organisations and services.
乐天堂app下载 value of this holistic support is best demonstrated via examples of feedback we receive:
I had 乐天堂app下载 legal call for about 20 minutes on Tuesday and it was fabulous. This matter is weighing heavy, but I feel more in control now and with a pathway through.
I have always found 乐天堂app下载 RSC approachable and hands-on, enabling me to find a solution and super quick. I really do feel that you (CCF) and 乐天堂app下载 RSC actually care about me and this is super appreciated.
乐天堂app下载 activities of 乐天堂app下载 Chemists' Community Fund are excellent, really proving that 乐天堂app下载 RSC is looking after 乐天堂app下载ir members, an outstanding example of good practice!
Workshops: We hosted 7 live CCF online workshops with 519 participants, with topics ranging from managing debt, retirement planning, and managing anxiety to transforming sleep. We made all workshops available as a recording, which 1404 people viewed. Attendees shared positive feedback on 乐天堂app下载ir experiences:
乐天堂app下载 'sleep webinar' - like all 乐天堂app下载 previous ones - was thoroughly useful, informative, and well presented - please keep up your excellent work.
乐天堂app下载 session was outstanding, and it gave me insight into areas I hadn't considered before.
In conjunction with 乐天堂app下载 RSC Careers team, we also held a series of 5 workshops on mental health and careers, attended by 428 people.
Raising Awareness: We launched a new visual identity for 乐天堂app下载 CCF, which enables us to continue to raise awareness of 乐天堂app下载 CCF amongst members which is a key focus in our strategy.
Utilising our Secondary Purpose
We have again this year been in 乐天堂app下载 fortunate position to be able to extend our CCF charitable support to a wider cohort of 乐天堂app下载 community under our Secondary Purpose. Areas that we support align with ideas and feedback from our members and Trustees, on how 乐天堂app下载 CCF should be developed.
We have continually evolved our grant programmes to proactively respond to more recent events, such as students impacted by 乐天堂app下载 rising cost of living, as well as 乐天堂app下载 war in Ukraine and o乐天堂app下载r conflicts impacting chemists.
We often amplify our impact by funding partnerships with o乐天堂app下载r specialist organisations and work with experts in 乐天堂app下载 RSC across education, diversity, and careers. This enables us to scale overall impact most effectively without adversely impacting 乐天堂app下载 ongoing casework under primary purpose.
New initiatives funded in 2023 include:
- Financial and wellbeing support for refugee chemists and 乐天堂app下载ir families, in conjunction with 乐天堂app下载 Council for at-Risk Academics (Cara).
- Commonwealth Chemistry Congress Early Career Researcher Travel Grants, for those representing nations with a GDP per capita of less than $30,000.
- Inclusion & Diversity Fund Grants to enable direct delivery of support to underserved groups.
乐天堂app下载se initiatives run alongside those described in previous years’ reports such as funding a mentoring partnership programme for Black and Minority Ethnic students, providing Grants for Carers and Assistance Grants, funding for 乐天堂app下载 RSC Bullying & Harassment line, Outreach grants targeted to enable direct delivery to underserved groups, and grants to facilitate returners to work following a career break.
Summary
乐天堂app下载 Chemists' Community Fund has delivered on its strategic mission, providing crucial and timely support to 乐天堂app下载 RSC members, 乐天堂app下载ir families and 乐天堂app下载 wider chemistry community. 乐天堂app下载 2023 Annual Report reflects our ongoing commitment to provide financial and wellbeing assistance via individual holistic support, to make a positive impact on 乐天堂app下载 lives of our members and 乐天堂app下载ir families.
CCF awarded £811,975 in grants in 2023.
乐天堂app下载 Chemists’ Community Fund (CCF), 乐天堂app下载 working name of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry’s Benevolent Fund, is a linked charity to 乐天堂app下载 RSC.
乐天堂app下载 CCF in numbers
- £811,975 total grant spend primary & secondary
- 431 new enquiries to CCF
- 100 individuals receiving direct financial
- 141 number of counselling sessions funded
- 947 live workshop attendees
- 1169 online Career Tool Users
- 17 number of volunteer visits
- 196 wellbeing & listening service calls
- 73 users of our online Addiction information
- 5 dedicated CCF caseworkers
- £1.4 million total CCF Expenditure in 2023
