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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.
Many of you may have worked with our Volunteering Manager, Judith Smale, over the last 23 years. Judith has now reduced her hours and to support the transition a new part-time Volunteering Manager role has been created, with Caroline Burden starting her new role as of April 2025.
We recently asked for your views on whether we should continue posting on X (formerly Twitter). The response was clear – stop. We’re now posting to our new account on BlueSky.
Our April Focus on Funding newsletter is here! Focus on Funding is our monthly publication to support local organisations and keep you abreast of current and new funding opportunities. Find it at the link below, along with a wealth of other info and support.
We’re delighted to announce that we are now in the delivery phase of the Volunteering for Health Partnership for Lancashire and South Cumbria. The three-year Volunteering for Health programme is part of NHS England’s response to the NHS Volunteering Taskforce, which brought together health charities, volunteers, clinicians, civil servants and policy makers.
Cumbria CVS Green blog No14 is here! This time we’ve got a double-header, as Cumbria CVS’ Communications Manager, Peter Grenville, and Third Sector Referral Coordinator, Danny Smith, discuss a thought-provoking ‘Climate Fresk’ session held recently. You’ll also find links to useful resources, information and news!
Volunteering in Cumbria Portal – Training for Organisations, Weds 14 May. Our Portal is a powerful tool, enabling organisations to advertise their volunteer opportunities to a wide audience, reach potential applicants, & use a range of other features to strengthen volunteering.
If your community organisation needs additional funds, come along to our free online session find out how your organisation can receive free unrestricted funding via funding platform easyfundraising.
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.
We have a range of email newsletters – receive the latest news, events & updates on: Funding; General sector info for your area; Volunteering; Our Action for Health & Mental Health Provider Forum networks; Trustee network; + more, Sign up for individual newsletters and manage your subscriptions to our mailings, all in one place!
We can help you share your latest news & events! If you’ve got something you want us to share, send it in and we’ll add it to our weekly Useful Information post, getting what you’re up to in front of the VCFSE sector across Cumbria.
