As I’m writing this, I’ve officially been in the Cumbria CVS Chief Executive role for nearly two months, and despite many thing being very familiar (I’ve worked for the organisation for over 20 years), it’s still felt like a bit of a whirlwind…… The role of a local infrastructure organisation like Cumbria CVS is very […]
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: 24/02/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
The latest editions of two of our valuable volunteering newsletters are out! For Volunteer Managers This month, we’re spotlighting forthcoming free events and training, including: Volunteering for Skills and Confidence Roadshow This is Us Workshops on Preparing a Fundraising Budget with a Spreadsheet, Creating Targeted Supporter Profiles for Effective Marketing and Writing stories with a […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for January ’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 January 2024, click […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our twelfth blog post, Sarah Penn, Health Partnership Support Officer at Cumbria CVS, looks at why nature is the best medicine, ahead of Social Prescribing Day on 19 March. If you have any suggestions about what you’d like to see in our regular updates, let us know! Contact […]
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: 20/02/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
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 […]
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: 14/02/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
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 […]