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 November. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 29/10/24 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health and […]
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) are working closely with national government and ACEVO (the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations) to develop a Civil Society Covenant. The Covenant is a new agreement to improve the relationship between civil society and government. Following the development of a Voluntary Sector Manifesto earlier this year, […]
Employment and Volunteering Officer and Admin officer for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment, Maria Bezuszko, shares her personal health story – from being told she wasn’t fit for work, to moving up to 26 hours a week: I’m ready to Step Forward and go it alone. I was told I was not fit for […]
Gabriela Lipska, District Manager Westmorland and Furness, talks Open Space Technology in the second article in our Beyond the Edge – Inspiration and Innovation series: As you sign up for our AGM, you’ll notice our intention to do things differently this year. We want to create a space where real learning and innovation can happen, […]
A new Local Government Organisation good practice guide has been published, which sets out some simple, practical steps that councils can take to work with infrastructure organisations (such as Cumbria CVS) in order to strengthen and engage effectively with smaller Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. This good practice guide is based on a large […]
We want to ensure that we are providing you with the support and services that you need. To help us understand what those needs are, we’ve put together a very quick survey, that will take less than five minutes to complete. It aims to discover what the biggest challenges are currently affecting your organisation: People, […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for September ’24. 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 September 2024, click […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our eighth blog post, Ludger Barthelmes, Consultant Surgeon at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT, introduces us to his colleagues, volunteers and others involved in an initiative to combine sustainability and waste reduction with improved communication with patients and among staff. Read on for links to useful resources, […]
Bridget Johns, District Manager (Cumberland) gives an update on our Community Connectors project: In August 2022 we launched our Community Connectors project with the aim of connecting communities who seldom have their voices heard with decision-making that directly impacts them. This two-year project, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, is finishing on 31st October […]
Project Manager for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment, Shelley Studholme, gives us an update on the programme’s activities during another busy month: We’ve been busy as Summer entered the beautiful Season of Autumn. We left the end of Summer high on the happiness of attending the wonderful Social Prescribing Wellbeing Festival at Whitehaven Rugby Club, […]
