Your organisation could receive one of TEN £500 funding pots! Many organisations in our network are already benefitting from easyfundraising – raising free funds every time their volunteers, supporters, trustees and staff shop online. This September there’s an even bigger funding opportunity on offer – when you and your volunteers, supporters, trustees and staff buy […]
Volunteers are pivotal to the work of many of our local organisations and volunteering is a powerful force for change on both a local and national level, but we know that sometimes it isn’t equally accessible for everyone. Over recent years we have seen many changes to the way in which people volunteer because of […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 29/08/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
We’re considering starting up a network for people working for Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCSFE) organisations in Cumbria. This would be for comms people who look after or manage day-to-day comms activity (on their own or as part of a team), and for those for who comms is part of their role. The […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 22/08/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
It’s been a busy and exciting few months for the Volunteering for Health project. At the end of June, we held our first South Cumbria Volunteer for Health Partnership Board Meeting. The Partnership Board, which consists of representatives from the Lancashire and Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Westmorland and Furness Council, local voluntary sector organisations and […]
I’m really excited to be working in partnership with Cumberland HDRC (Health Determinants Research Collaboration) on an important new recruitment campaign — bringing up to 16 Community Co-Researchers (CCRs) and a CCR Support Officer on board. All of these people will be employed by Cumbria CVS. The recruitment campaign is now live and closes on 5th September, so […]
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford Moyle Rosser, is back with a fascinating insight into the need for active travel routes, the challenges of turning ideas into reality, and the encouraging response of local residents. One aspect of the day in the life of a Development Officer is you never know what the day brings. Each […]
Results from a recent funding survey by Cumbria CVS of Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations has revealed that more that 80% of respondents listed covering core costs as a significant challenge. Our sector survey last year revealed that funding/money is the biggest challenge the VCFSE sector in Cumbria faces. Our follow-up survey […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for July ’25. This page will be updated regularly, so we are delighted you have landed here today and hope that you will keep coming back for updates during the month. To catch up on our News, Events & Opportunities from July 2025, click […]
