🌈🌟It's Results Day! Read our End of Year Report & stay updated!

 

Diversity Role Models Newsletter August 2024 IT’S RESULTS DAY! Read our End Of Year Report 2023/24, and meet our NEW starters (and some returners) and new Trustees. Also we announce the Barry Snelgrove Memorial Award -  PLUS take the Pride In Leadership survey… Dear Jean-Francois As Results Day arrives, we’re excited to share our ‘End of Year School Report’ for the 2023-2024 school year.  The report illustrates the fantastic results our invaluable volunteers and facilitators have had in tackling bullying in classrooms across the UK. Our volunteer’s hard work and impactful results reinforce the vital role they play in creating more inclusive and accepting school environments. Find out more about the impact our volunteers have had, and get inspiration to volunteer yourself here…. Read More Results Here New Starters, Movers, and Shakers Diversity Role Models has recently introduced a brand-new position of ‘Head of Volunteering’ and we are delighted to welcome Ray Lau to the team. In other exciting news, Olivia Watts has returned to Diversity Role Models to take up the position of Strategic Projects Lead. Darius Gervinskas has also been promoted to Education Manager, Greater London & South East. You can find out more about our current team members here. As September approaches, we will also soon be welcoming our new Chief Operating Officer, and Education Officer for London and the South East. Look out for our future newsletters for more information. Get To Know Our New Head Of Volunteering Here New Trustees We're excited to announce the appointment of six exceptional individuals to our Board of Trustees. Each brings a wealth of experience, expertise, and diversity to Diversity Role Models. We welcome them in driving our mission to promote understanding and acceptance of individual differences and end LGBTQ+ bullying in schools. Read About Our New Trustees Here Barry Snelgrove Memorial Award We are saddened to announce that long-time friend and volunteer of Diversity Role Models, Barry Snelgrove, recently lost his battle with cancer. He was a huge supporter of our work and dedicated many hours as a volunteer. Following his passing, the Barry Snelgrove Memorial Award has been set up in his honour. Whoever volunteers the most in the year will win the award. A great legacy for a great man who gave so much to Diversity Role Models. Read Barry’s Obituary Here Pride In Leadership Survey Pride in Leadership is running a unique survey examining the barriers to career development experienced by LGBTQ+ people. Please complete and share this survey with all the LGBTQ+ people in your network. By participating, you are contributing to a vital resource that can drive change and pave the way for future generations of LGBTQ+ professionals. Keep In Touch You might notice this email looks a little different to the ones you’ve previously received from Diversity Role Models. That’s because we have a new Newsletter platform. Make sure you keep receiving our emails by adding us to your safe senders list and saving our email to your address book. Save Our Details You can also update your details in our new contact centre to ensure you receive the most tailored, relevant, and useful information straight to your inbox. If you’ve found this email useful, why not forward it to your friends and colleagues and suggest they sign up to our Newsletter? Thank you for your continued support for Diversity Role Models and all the work you do both inside and outside of the classroom. Best wishes, Building a world where everyone embraces diversity Forward  To A Friend Leave A Review Support Us When You Shop Make A Donation Copyright (C) 2024 Diversity Role Models. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website.

Tuesday 24th September Gay Professional Network with James Miller

 

Tuesday 24th September
Gay Professional Network

https://link.outsavvy.com/jamesmiller

Let's make meaningful social and professional contacts!

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ULTRA.VC Accelerator Opened Applications for its Fall_2024 Batch!

Check  https://ultra.vc/ 

ULTRA.VC is an early-stage investor with an in-house accelerator.

We have all you need when you are just starting a new company - funding, expertise, and emotional support from those who’ve been there, done that.

Our focus is on verticals where the synergy of technology and human potential can make a significant impact on people's quality of life:

Personal & Mental Wellbeing

Education and Lifelong Learning

Future of Work

New Governance

FinTech with Impact

Ethical use of AI

Thank you for coming on 23-07-2024

 Dear Participants, 

Thank you for coming yesterday evening,  it was lovely to meeting you. Your support is appreciated.

Steve Whiting gave us a very good speech about Behind London’s Queer Scene and how it is changing, continuously. 

I hope that you enjoyed the talk and the meeting, please give me your, 30 seconds, anonymous feedback here.

In a recent survey attendees told us that they benefited from an increased turnover between £4,000 and £24,000. 

Next month, we are taking a hiatus as this is the bank holiday weekend. But you are welcome to join us on the 8th August with The Network (not just the LGBTQ+ community) you can book for this here.

This week end is the Waltham Forest Gay Pride so if you are around Walthamstow Town Hall from 3 to 8 pm, I will be there with our stand promoting LGBTQ+ Gay Walthamstow and Gay Professional Network and afterparty at the Chequers till 2 am. get free tickets here

Other dates for your diary:

• Friday 16th August Gay Walthamstow 
  
• Friday 23rd August BBN - Cancelled (Bank Holiday weekend)
  
• Tuesday 27th August - Cancelled (Bank Holiday weekend)
  
• Saturday 7th September - Walking tour of the City 
  
• Friday 20th September   Gay Walthamstow 
  
• Tuesday 24th September Networking with James Miller 
  
• Friday 27th September Business Breakfast Networking (BBN)
  
• Friday 18th October   Gay Walthamstow 
  
• Monday 21st October Fundraising dinner for Stonewall Housing
  
• Tuesday 22nd October Networking with Ian Davidson
  

I very much look forward to seeing you again soon.

Best wishes, 

J-F.

Jean-François Dor
  Founder
Gay Professional Network
jf@gpn.one

www.gpn.one

NATO DIANA launches its 2024 challenges!

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Building on the success of its inaugural year, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) has launched five 2024 challenges to continue to attract the best and brightest innovators across the Alliance in support of its mission to build a peaceful and more resilient future. Innovators selected will receive funding to enable participation in the DIANA accelerator programme, which starts in January 2025, and they will embark upon a six-month intensive programme custom-designed for early-stage dual-use start-ups. They will have access to mentorship and testing facilities, as well as access to trusted investor and end-user networks to help them move from ideation to real-world adoption in defence and civilian markets. If you are an innovator with cutting-edge ideas on Energy & Power, Data & Information Security, Sensing & Surveillance, Human Health & Performance and Critical infrastructure & Logistics, we encourage you to apply by Friday 09 August.  Apply now! Energy and Power challenge Designed to build and expand on the success of the 2023 Energy Resilience challenge. This challenge focuses on enhancing energy and power resilience within—but not limited to–energy storage, smart grid technologies, nuclear micro-reactors, small modular reactors or novel reactors, cyber-physical security, data analytics and AI, vehicle energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, microgrid tech, energy recovery, materials science, systems engineering, or blockchain. Read the challenge statement Data and Information Security challenge DIANA is looking for technology solutions that facilitates data production, utilisation, distribution, and protection in multi-domain environments, be it quantum and post-quantum cryptography, data assurance, edge computing, blockchain technology, biometrics, zero-knowledge proofs, cyber deception technology, deepfake detection technology, and beyond. Read the challenge statement Sensing and Surveillance challenge Building on the success of the Sensing and Surveillance challenge in 2023. DIANA is seeking solutions that enable forecasting, indications and warning, situational awareness, post-action assessment, and understanding of behaviour drivers such as patterns-of-life analysis and sentiment including–but not limited to–advanced sensing technology, quantum materials, novel materials for sensing, drone surveillance, augmented reality, next gen wireless technology, secure sensor data transmission and storage systems, and intelligent resource allocation and planning systems. Read the challenge statement Human Health and Performance challenge This challenge is seeking solutions that improve the understanding and enhancement of human health and wellbeing, both physical and psychological through—but not limited to—next-gen wearable tech, personalised healthcare, bio-inspired tech, advanced exoskeletons and prosthetics, AI and autonomy enabled technologies; chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection and defence, materials science, and engineering. Read the challenge statement Critical Infrastructure and Logistics challenge Seeking technology focused on the secure and trustworthy operation of critical national and international infrastructure, and global supply chains across various domains. This includes—but is not limited to: IoT technology, component integration, advanced decentralised data-driven logistics, autonomy, underwater cable protection, climate change monitoring, data analysis and interpretation, material and manufacturing development, in-situ repair tech, alternate power supplies, effective communication, or modelling capabilities. Read the challenge statement Cross-cutting themes DIANA is also asking innovators to consider three cross-cutting themes across the five challenge topics: space, resilience and sustainability. Space represents an environment and domain with a vast and largely unexplored frontier with immense potential for scientific discovery and technological innovation.   Resilience emphasizes the need for solutions and technologies that can withstand and quickly recover from disruptions or threats.   Sustainability is an important element of responsible innovation, and emphasises the importance of developing and implementing environmentally friendly, disruptive technologies and practices that ensure long-term viability.  More Information LinkedIn Twitter YouTube

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Madame F special offer to GPN members.

Our latest business member, Iain Muggoch, who is looking forward to meet us all soon is offering  a very special Friends and Family discount for launch of the website www.madamef.com Voucher code FROGGY30 valid till the end of July

MADAME F is not just any wine brand. She is a celebration of individuality, a toast to authenticity, and a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community’s power and resilience. MADAME F is more than a bottle of wine; she is a bold statement, a work of art, and a movement in a glass.

London E-Business Support

 Delighted to be able to promote the LONDON E-business Support Programme to GPN's Members and Supporters.  

As the businesses in our network are from all over London – this link is the best one to use: LONDON E-Business Support Programme –  you can visit the generic Business for London site, find your nearest business support provider on the map – and then complete the providers’ online form.

It is FREE support and with their help GPN increased its membership by 40% and its revenues by 22%. in a few months. 

By the way did you know that members of GPN produced up to £13,000 of revenues per year just by attending the meetings?