Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our twenty-fourth blog post, Emily Wilson, South Lakes and Furness Development Officer, shares a round-up of her Ørsted funded environmental work over the last year, celebrating the real difference made by groups who embraced sustainability at their own pace, in their own way. If you have any suggestions […]
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Thank you to everyone who took part in our Volunteering for Health project 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 really pleased that so many people engaged with us and gave their views. 148 volunteers and 80 […]
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 the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 12/02/26 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
People in Kendal are being asked what they’re “bothered about” – and what could be done to address these issues. Give a Day to Kendal 2026 aims to bring together the people with a passion for making a change with the volunteers who could get involved to make that difference. It might be to tidy […]
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 the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 05/02/26 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Are grants making a comeback? Those of us who’ve been around the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector for a while will remember a time when most of our funding came from grants… before the era of encouraging VCFSE organisations to bid for public sector contracts became all the rage! Contracts work well […]
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I’m really excited to share that the Cumberland Community Co Researcher (CCR) project has officially got underway. After months of planning behind the scenes, it’s fantastic to finally see this work come to life. This project is a joint initiative between Cumberland HDRC (Health Determinants Research Collaboration) and Cumbria CVS, funded by National Institute of […]
During 2025, community groups and voluntary organisations using easyfundraising benefitted from over £700,000 in completely free, unrestricted funding. Not through events, or grant applications, in fact with no additional effort at all. We want you to get your share in 2026 If your organisation was part of the success in 2025, a huge well done […]
