Efficiency North

📢 We're thrilled to announce that EN:Communities' new Community Foundation Fund is open for applications! 📢

Please share the news so the funding reaches those who need it most.

The fund has a total pot of £250,000 to give to charities and groups that are reducing poverty and/or supporting healthy living in their local communities.

Charities and groups can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to purchase equipment and items.

Projects with greater need and larger impact may be eligible for higher levels of funding. Trustees will also consider a small number of grants up to the value of £25,000.

The funding pot has been gifted to our charity from our specialist procurement arm EN:Procure to celebrate EN:Communities 10th anniversary.

More information about the fund 👇
https://www.efficiencynorth.org/community-foundation-fund/

Thanks to support from , we now have a defibrillator located in reception at Collaboration Works to help protect our team and visitors, and people in close proximity, in case of a life-threatening emergency.

We sincerely hope it never has to be used but we’re reassured that, in case of emergency, we have the defibrillator and a whole team trained in how to use it and give CPR, thanks to the fantastic First Aid at Work trainer Moorwood.

According to the Heart Foundation there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK each year. Less than 1 in 10 people survive. Without immediate intervention with a defibrillator, most cardiac arrests are fatal. The chance of survival decreases by 10% per minute after a cardiac arrest. With effective and speedy delivery of treatment, survival chances can be raised to 70%, with the use of CPR and a defibrillator.

London Hearts is the leading heart defibrillator charity in the UK dedicated to helping and supporting communities through the provision of life saving heart defibrillators to ensure no one is ever further than 100 metres away from a defibrillator to save more lives. More information in comments.

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💧 Small changes, big difference

EN:Able Communities Damp, Condensation and Mould Workshops are helping residents understand what causes damp and mould — and what they can do to stop it.

This chart shows how much people’s knowledge improved after the sessions. Nearly half said they now feel very confident about spotting and preventing problems in their homes.

It’s great to see how a bit of shared learning can make homes healthier and life a little easier.