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Cumbria CVS is a registered charity and membership organisation. We help community/voluntary/not-for-profit groups and organisations to develop and improve by providing training and services that can be 1:1 support, funding advice, bespoke training, or through our regular training courses. We help place volunteers, and work with groups that involve volunteers to follow best practice.
Check out our regularly updated selection of news, events and opportunities for December, curated by our Health & Wellbeing team.
🛫🌍🌞Holiday companies will donate unrestricted funding to your organisation. Just one person booking a family holiday could raise an average £50 for you. Find out how!
Introduction to Employment Best Practice Training, Thursday 19th February, Whitehaven. An introduction and overview of a range of HR essentials for your non-profit organisation – free for trustees/management committee or/and staff with management of staff and/or HR as a part of their duties and responsibilities, delivering services in west Cumbria.
The Furness For You website is dedicated to helping community members stay engaged and connected with everything available in Furness neighbourhoods. We have more going on locally than you might imagine! Find support through local community groups and organisations, enjoy their weekly activities and special events or connect to your community through volunteering.
Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Training – 18th February, Whitehaven. Free training for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and / or HR as a part of their duties and responsibilities with non-profit organisations delivering services in west Cumbria.
QA x Bedrock Basics: Introduction to AI & Prompting for Non-Profits – Monday 9th February 2026, online. This session is designed exclusively for those working or volunteering in the non-profit sector. No prior technical experience is required – just curiosity and a willingness to explore how AI can support your organisation’s mission.
South Copeland Volunteer Open Day – Tuesday 24th February, Millom. You’re invited to book a place to promote your organisation and volunteering opportunities. This event aims to attract the general public to come along and to meet local groups, charities or organisations to find out about local opportunities and how they can register.
We’re working with easyfundraising to help the organisations in our network receive extra funding. Through easyfundraising everyday items bought from over 8,000 online retailers raises money. Over a year, just one person could raise £362 for their chosen good cause! Find out how to get your organisation involved.
We have a range of email newsletters – receive the latest news, events & updates on: General sector info for your area; Volunteering; Our Action for Health & Mental Health Provider Forum networks; Trustee network; + more, Sign up for individual newsletters and manage your subscriptions to our mailings, all in one place!
We can help you share your latest news & events! If you’ve got something you want us to share, send it in and we’ll add it to our weekly Useful Information post, getting what you’re up to in front of the VCFSE sector across Cumbria.
