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Step Forward: Staff changes and a busy month!

Project Manager for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment, Shelley Studholme, gives us an update on the programme’s activities and staff changes during another busy month: We’ve had a productive and rewarding month delivering the project, meeting the needs of clients and adding value where we can, whilst raising awareness of the project, encouraging referrals and […]

South Lakes Poverty Truth Commission: Planning for the future

South Lakes Poverty Truth Commission Coordinator, Lois Sparling, updates us on the project’s Working Groups, and how they’re starting to think ahead to what happens after this stage of the project concludes in October:   As we reach the mid-point of the year, we’re halfway through the lifespan of our Working Groups at South Lakes […]

Embracing Collaborative Practice: The Power of SOP Writeshops

Gabi Lipska, Cumbria CVS’ District Manager for Westmorland and Furness, explains what Standard Operating Procedure writeshops are, and how they help with referrals and collaboration, team-building and trust, co-creation of resources and so much more: Unlocking Knowledge, Building Community, and Enhancing Impact System improvement and encouraging partnership and collaboration are two of our key strategic […]