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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.
Making Marketing Manageable Workshops – 15th & 29th April, online. Struggling to keep marketing on the to-do list? You’re not alone. Join this two-part, practical workshop series designed specifically for third-sector teams who don’t necessarily have dedicated marketing staff but still need to raise awareness, shift perceptions, and reach more people.
We’re recruiting for a South Copeland Development Officer! Part-time (15hrs/week), £27,507 – £29,190 FTE. Hybrid working, with office base in Millom. You’ll support voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations across South Copeland to develop, build skills, and increase their resilience and sustainability.
What does “Volunteering” actually mean? Friday 8th May, Barrow. Come along, share your ideas, and help us rethink what ‘helping out’ looks like in your community. In our friendly session we want to hear from you on what works really well in your community and what does not.
‘Passion, connection and community: How to get person-centred neighbourhood health right’ – A celebration of social prescribing and link working in North Cumbria. Join us to mark the launch of an exciting report which showcases the power of community-based, holistic, link-worker based health and wellbeing support. Thursday 7th May in Carlisle.
Want to know more about Social Prescribing? Explore our NEW Social Prescribing web pages, including info about what social prescribing is, who does it in North Cumbria and all about the work of the Social Prescribing Steering Group. Plus, exciting news about a forthcoming report and launch event!
Welcome to Kate, who is our new Development Officer for Mid Copeland! Kate covers the area of Gosforth Electoral Ward, which includes Gosforth, Seascale, Beckermet, Calderbridge, Haile, Thornhill, Nethertown and Braystones.
If your organisation is looking to recruit volunteers in Copeland you are invited to book onto the Copeland Volunteering Fair, taking place during Volunteers’ Week 2026, on Thursday 4th June.
Monday 20th April, 12:30pm, online. An opportunity for members of VCFSE organisations to meet Westmorland & Furness Council’s new Chief Executive, Miranda Connor. Miranda will be introducing herself, talking about her reflections so far, looking ahead in terms of priorities, and talking about how the council works with VCFSE organisations.
The Furness For You website is dedicated to helping community members stay engaged and connected with everything available in Furness neighbourhoods. We have more going on locally than you might imagine! Find support through local community groups and organisations, enjoy their weekly activities and special events or connect to your community through volunteering.
We’re working with easyfundraising to help the organisations in our network receive extra funding. Through easyfundraising everyday items bought from over 8,000 online retailers raises money. Over a year, just one person could raise £362 for their chosen good cause! Find out how to get your organisation involved.
