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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.
Gareth Cavanagh, our Development Officer for Allerdale, is back with an update on support he’s been providing in the area, comfort-zone pushing public speaking, and events coming up.
We’ve rounded up the very latest events, training opportunities, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! Our Useful Information page is updated with new information as we receive it during the month too, and there’s a new page every month.
Our October 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.
Covenant to improve the relationship between civil society and government – 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.
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.
Powered by Communities – an AGM with a difference! 27 November in Penrith. We are curious to know what people really want to talk about, so we are doing things differently this year and inviting participants to create the agenda on the day. Find out more and book your place!
Gabriela Lipska, District Manager Westmorland and Furness, talks Open Space Technology in the second article in our Beyond the Edge – Inspiration and Innovation series. “We want to create a space where real learning and innovation can happen…”
Tuesday 11 February 2025 – This Student Volunteering Fair, hosted by the University of Cumbria in partnership with Cumbria CVS aims to attract students interested in finding out more about becoming a volunteer and local volunteering opportunities. We are inviting organisations to book on to this event to have a stall at the Volunteering Fair.
A new Local Government Organisation good practice guide sets out some simple, practical steps that councils can take to work with infrastructure organisations in order to strengthen and engage effectively with smaller VCSE organisations. The guide includes a case study focussing on the short notice opening of asylum accommodation in Barrow in early 2022.
Tell us what your biggest challenge is! We want to ensure that we are providing you with the support and services that you need. Our survey will take less that 5mins to complete and we’ll analyse the results and let you know what the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector in Cumbria said.
