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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.
Our December Focus on Funding newsletter is here! Focus on Funding is our monthly publication to support local organisations and keep you abreast of current and new funding opportunities. Find it at the link below, along with a wealth of other info and support.
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.
We’ve welcomed two new colleagues to our management team recently, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the organisation. We extend a warm welcome to Joanne Tyson – Office Manager and David Lockyear – Finance Manager.
Cumbria CVS Green blog No9 is here! In our tenth blog post, Sarah Pearce, Administration Officer (HR & Volunteering) at Cumbria CVS, provides some handy tips for reducing your environmental impact at work… without even leaving your desk. You’ll also find links to useful resources, information and news!
Our District Manager for Cumberland, Bridget Johns, gives us an update on a packed five months, with 200 organisations supported since April, the team helping organisations in South Copeland secure over £500,00 in funding, Phase 2 of the Bedrock Basics programme commencing, the end of the Community Connectors project and more!
Our AGM saw 100 people gather in Penrith for a powerful day of collaborative conversations. The event saw attendees to create the agenda, starting with the question “How might we work together and support one another, as people who care about Cumbria, to build on what’s good and create sustainable futures?” Read our report!
Check out our regularly updated selection of news, events and opportunities for November, curated by our Health & Wellbeing team.
We’ve rounded up the very latest events, training opportunities, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! Our Useful Information page is updated with new information as we receive it, and there’s a new page every week.
Tell us what your biggest challenge is! We want to ensure that we are providing you with the support and services that you need. Our survey will take less that 5mins to complete and we’ll analyse the results and let you know what the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector in Cumbria said.
Monday 13 January 2025, Barrow. This session aims to attract those that are feeling lonely, chronically isolated or anyone interested in finding out more about the Furness For You project and how it could help support you or someone you know.
