What is Employer Supported Volunteering? We sat down with Lisa to find out how being given time by her employer to volunteer – through Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) – has helped her. Lisa explains how ESV has helped her to develop communication skills, customer relationship skills, make friends and connections, and benefitted her mental health. […]
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Cumbria CVS is delighted to announce that we have successfully recruited to all of our 16 North Cumbria Integrated Care Community (ICC) Third Sector Representative roles. The Representatives commenced their roles from April and will be in post until the end of May 2025. In North Cumbria ICCs are led by a Collaborative Leadership Team […]
How to diversify your charity’s board At Getting on Board, they envision a thriving charity sector that is equipped by its diverse boards to meet current and future challenges. Their mission is to change the face of trusteeship, by opening it up to all sectors of society, particularly those who are currently under-represented on charity […]
Carolyn Otley, Community Resilience Coordinator at Cumbria CVS, takes a look at the new local government structure in Cumbria and how we’re championing the VCFSE sector in the county. 1st April saw the reorganisation of local government in Cumbria; after nearly 50 years of Cumbria County Council and six District Councils, we have now […]
Hello. I’m Lee and I’m an Employment Liaison Officer for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment. I just wanted to talk a little and share my story in the hope some of what I say may resonate with both employers open to investing in people for the benefit of both parties, and individuals on their […]
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 May. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 24/05/23) You can view last month’s Useful Information here to catch up on new information added during April […]
Children and their families gathered at The Forum, Barrow, in March for the Inspiring Barrow Kickstart programme year 8 awards. Our Inspiring Barrow Kickstart programme works with children who have been identified by schools as needing assistance in improving self-confidence, communication skills, self-efficacy, self-esteem and team work. Children from 6 Secondary schools took part […]
Shelley Studholme is Project Manager for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment, which provides tailored support for people in North Cumbria who are facing challenges from Severe Mental Health Experiences. We are now in the month of April; the sun is bursting through the clouds and the birds are singing and we feel grateful for […]
Applications are open for Become Green Together, a programme supporting the VCSE sector across Cumbria to become environmentally sustainable, from the 1st of April to the 31st May. Become Green Together is a unique programme offering twelve months of support to VCSE organisations of all sizes and areas of activity to face the challenges of […]
Poverty Truth Commission Co-ordinator, Lois Sparling, updates us on progress with the programme: After seven months of network and relationship building across South Lakeland – with partners, funders and stakeholders, community groups and charities across South Lakeland – a group of potential South Lakes PTC ‘Community Commissioners’ came together for the first time at the […]
