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We’re delighted to be publishing our 2024-25 Annual Review. Covering the period from April 2024 to March 2025, it features reports on a huge range of activity across the year. Our Chief Executive, Carolyn Otley, says in her report “Looking forwards, it’s certainly a challenging landscape for many voluntary and community sector organisations, as demands […]

Cumbria CVS’s Community Resilience Coordinator, Liam Ryan, reflects on our successful Community Resilience event in Rheged on the 8th of October, and as storm season begins, how communities across Cumbria are stepping up their resilience efforts. From local workshops to innovative flood response strategies, collaboration is key. Read how we’re supporting communities to prepare for […]

Are you a volunteer in Cumbria? Do you manage or work with volunteers across Cumbria? If so, we want to hear from you! Volunteers are pivotal to the work of many of our local organisations and volunteering is a powerful force for change on both a local and national level, but we know that currently […]

It’s been a busy few months for the Volunteering for Health Project. We are delighted that Sarah Coutts has joined us to support with the delivery of the programme, with a focus on the roll out of the survey and engagement process for the development of a Volunteering Strategy. The Volunteering Strategy work which was […]

Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford Moyle Rosser, is back with a piece about the benefits of younger trustees – for the organisations they support, but also for their own benefit and fulfilment. Unlocking Personal Growth and Making a Real Difference In my work with local charities one thing that has come up recently is the […]