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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.
Environmental & Sustainability Policy Training workshop – Tuesday 12th August, online. This workshop will cover the importance of having an environmental & sustainability policy, how to write one, and how to implement effective action plans.
Let’s celebrate! We’re delighted to welcome Threlkeld Village Hall CIO, a charitable incorporated organisation dedicated to managing and maintaining the village hall in Threlkeld, near Keswick, as our milestone 500th member.
Business Planning for Community Organisations – 14th July, Calderbridge. The session will teach you how to craft a business plan for your charity or social enterprise. Attendees will learn how to structure their business plan with all of the essential components, tailoring it to their organisation.
In our sixteenth blog post Emily returns with some simple, sensible, and mostly free ideas for making your workplace more environmentally friendly. From office supplies and cleaning products to keeping it local and Green challenges, there’s something for everyone to try! You’ll also find links to useful resources, information and news!
We offer free access to the Open 4 Community funding portal, which helps groups find grants for their projects. If you’ve already signed up, you should have received a link to a short survey asking if you have found the tool useful. We want to keep this service going, so your feedback would be really helpful!
Data protection basics for community organisations – Tuesday 15th July, online. This training session will teach community organisations in Cumbria the basics of data protection, including key legislation, both nationally and internationally. The session will also explain what impact leaving the EU has had on the UK’s data protections laws.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us to recruit our fantastic new team of Integrated Care Community (ICC) Third Sector Representatives in North Cumbria. They will be the voice of the third sector in their nominated ICC and will be representing the full range of services and organisations within our sector.
Check out our regularly updated selection of news, events and opportunities for June, curated by our Health & Wellbeing team.
Join us for a session packed with tips, tools and resources to support the smooth running of your volunteer recruitment processes and the steps you can take as a Volunteer Lead to ensure your organisation is effective in attracting more volunteers to your organisation.
If you work with volunteers, sign up for our online Best Practice in Volunteer Management sessions. Join us for a session packed with tips, tools and resources to support with planning for volunteers as well as the steps you can take to ensure a more inclusive approach to volunteering within your organisation.
