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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.
Introduction to Canva for non-profits – Monday 15th December, online. Struggling to create eye-catching content for your organisation’s social media, newsletters, or presentations? Join our free online session for a beginner-friendly walkthrough of Canva, the powerful design platform that helps you create stunning visuals with ease.
🌿 Want to make your organisation more sustainable? Join us for a free Environmental & Sustainability Policy Training, Friday 8th December, 10–12:30 (online). ✨ Hear from Futureproof Cumbria and get practical tools to write and improve your policy.
Come and join our lively and informative Action for Health event on 2nd December, online. These events are an opportunity to meet with other people from third sector organisations who have an interest in all things health and care in North Cumbria. They are also a space to hear about the latest developments.
Our free Safeguarding Basics workshop, delivered in collaboration with Adult Learning Westmorland and Furness council, is designed to raise awareness of the key issues relating to safeguarding for volunteers and staff working with children and vulnerable adults. Tuesday, 2nd, December in Kendal.
Understanding the National Lottery Community Fund: Priorities, Funding, and Application Tips – Wednesday 19th November, online. Join us for this one-hour online session led by a National Lottery Community Fund officer to learn more about Fund, the difference it aims to make, and the opportunities available to community groups and voluntary organisations.
Exploring a New Angle: Social Media Strategy Training at Keswick Museum. Emily Wilson, our South Lakes & Furness Development Officer, reports on a recent training session she delivered on Social Media that helped the team reflect on their values, understand their audience, and explore how social media can support the museum’s mission.
More online shopping is done in November than any other month of the year thanks to Black Friday and if your organisation isn’t registered with easyfundraising yet, you’ll miss out on free funding when your supporters shop. Let’s turn Black Friday into GIVE BACK Friday!
We’re hosting a Volunteer Trustee Recruitment Session online on Thursday 6th November to support organisations in Cumbria looking to recruit new trustees. Potential new trustees will find out more about what a trustee and board member is, the roles and responsibilities, skills and qualities needed, the range of opportunities available + more!
Using Data to Increase Your Fundraising Success – Thursday 4th and Thursday 11th December, online. The course will help you to incorporate freely available data into your funding applications to help you evidence and demonstrate the need for your work to funders.
We’re delighted to be publishing our 2024-25 Annual Review. In a year that saw us pass the significant milestone of 500 members, you’ll find reports from our projects, news of our new leadership team, details of how we’re connecting and supporting the sector, volunteering and health and wellbeing reports, statistic + more.
