As many of you will be aware Sustainability is one of the four key themes in our new Strategic Plan – along with Our People, Working Together and Local Leadership. Sustainability can mean different things to different people/organisations, and to many in this current climate, it is often understandably financial. Naturally, Cumbria CVS aspires to be financially sustainable and has been working towards this goal over the past few years – but recently our sustainability focus has taken us down a more environmental route.
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As you are all aware, the new General Data Protection Regulations came into force last week
(25 May 2018) signalling important changes in data protection laws. As part of this organisations now need to let us know if you’d like to receive information from Cumbria CVS.
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Many organisations have already renewed their permissions, which is great, but if you have not yet done this, its still not too late – we would be happy to retain you on our database (mailing lists) but you do need to confirm this as soon as possible. Simply clink on the link and follow the instructions: http://eepurl.com/drWESr
As part of our work on the project, Cumbria CVS has produced a video on Business Continuity Planning which is available to view: https://youtu.be/GcntctjWo8A
We have also run a number of Business Continuity Planning sessions around the county which have been very well received:
“I found the course very interesting . Will be very useful as we do not have a Business Continuity Plan in place”.
Cumbria CVS New Strategic Plan
At their AGM last week, Cumbria CVS launched their new three year Strategic Plan (2018-2020) which will focus on four key themes.
Laura Cadman, CEO says “I am really proud of the process we went through to create this plan.”
You may recall that we recently advertised for a third sector representative to sit on Cumbria’s Public Health Alliance. The representative will join our existing representative (Sheila Gregory from Carlisle Mencap) who also chairs the Alliance.
I’m delighted to say we have received three very good applications, therefore we are asking third sector organisations operating in Cumbria to choose their preferred representative.
Please see applications from each candidate, to help you decide:
David Higham
Jane Gordon
Penny Pullinger
Cumbria CVS services:
- Payroll
- Accounts management
- Independent Examination
- (Bespoke) Training
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Monday 5 June 2017
9.30am – 4.30pm
Brathay Hall, Ambleside LA22 OHP
How do we sustain excellence in the voluntary and community sector in challenging times?
This one day event seeks to bring together practitioners, managers and leaders from across the network to consider the opportunities that change creates; share best practice for sustaining excellence in the sector and create an understanding of what “success” for the sector looks like.
Community Choices
This is a new scheme from Sellafield Ltd. It is aimed at offering not-for-profit organisations the chance to apply for grants for their charity/community group – with the public ultimately deciding who gets the money.
If you are planning a project that could have a real impact in the community then Community Choices may be able to help you.
Rebuilding Together
Training for Volunteers
Last Winter’s floods brought out the very best in people throughout Cumbria, with a huge volunteer response. If you or your team of volunteers were involved in flood recovery or think that you may like to help in the future, then our new training programme is for you. It will help volunteers respond confidently following an emergency situation.
FREE to all volunteers
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a £1 million package to help Cumbrian communities become more resilient. This comes in the wake of December’s devastating floods, and will help local people, communities and organisations to prepare for similar events in the future.
The ‘Rebuilding Together’ programme will take place over the next 3 years, led by Cumbria CVS and delivered in partnership with Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) and Action with Communities in Cumbria (ACT) – three local charities with a long history of working together to support Cumbrian communities and organisations. The programme started in October 2016.
