Rebecca Guy, Third Sector Referral Coordinator (TSRC), discovered that colleagues are often having to explain what The Third Sector means to those receiving the team’s support… and to NHS and Adult Social Care staff too. Not sure yourself? Let Rebecca explain… Over here in the Third Sector Referral Coordinator (TSRC) team, we have recently […]
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford Moyle Rosser, discusses Safeguarding in his latest blog, with a handy list of key things to consider: I really do not know where the time goes. January is over. Christmas a distant memory and we are virtually in the middle of February! Safeguarding is a hot topic at the moment […]
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Should we be on X? We would like your view on whether we should continue posting on X (formerly Twitter). You’re probably aware of the decline of social media platform X, and concerns about it becoming an increasingly toxic & abusive space, amplifying disinformation and other discriminatory content, and failing to take adequate action against […]
Gabriela Lipska, District Manager Westmorland and Furness, talks to Dickie Felton (Communications Manager) and Amy Stretch Parker (Programme Producer) at Barrow-based Full of Noises, as part of our Beyond the Edge – Inspiration and Innovation interview series: GL: Hello and welcome to our Beyond the Edge series that looks at all the amazing, inspiring work […]
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: 05/02/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
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: 28/01/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
A survey of Cumbrian voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations has revealed that money is currently their biggest challenge. Respondents were asked to rank a list of possible challenges affecting their organisation: People, Money, Policy, Partnerships or Planning? Senior representatives from more than 60 organisations responded, with issues relating to Money (including funding, […]
Please find below details of Team Barrow – Social Impact Fund Year 1, which we are sharing on behalf of Nat Wealleans-Turner, Team Barrow Community & Social Impact Workstream Lead at Westmorland and Furness Council: Dear Barrow Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE ) Sector Leaders, I am delighted to email you about […]
Our Powered By Communities event, held at our AGM In November, saw 100 people come together for a powerful day of collaborative conversations. We will again be facilitating an online space where the group can catch-up, listen, share their wisdom and knowledge, and make recommendations as to what we should all be doing next. Using […]
