Call Us: 01768 800350
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.
Eden Funding Fair – 22nd April, Penrith. An opportunity for small local voluntary and community groups to speak directly to Funders about their project to obtain funding. Find out which local and national funders are attending and network with other organisations. Its free to attend and you can book a morning or afternoon slot.
Volunteering surveys attracts over 220 respondents: Take a look at the results of our research from October to December last year on the state of volunteering in Cumbria. It was a really valuable piece of work and we were delighted that so many people engaged with us and gave their views.
Give a Day to Kendal 2026 aims to bring together the people with a passion for making a change with the volunteers who could make that difference. It might be to tidy up an unloved area, a local facility in need of support, or a DIY-SOS style makeover. Find out how to nominate a project!
Our Chief Exec takes a look the recent report from the Third Sector Trends study in her latest blog. Carolyn discusses declining interest in delivering public service contracts, appetite for a more collaborative approach + more.
The wonderful team at Children NE have designed a bespoke course for North Cumbria to help teams and organisations identify and alleviate poverty-related barriers to healthcare access. Join us online on Thursday 26th March.
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.
We have a range of email newsletters – receive the latest news, events & updates on: 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.
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, and there’s a new page every week.
