Dominic Gordon, Senior Third Sector Referral Coordinator at Cumbria CVS, looks at how we overcome constant change. ‘If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…’ This advice is as relevant today as it was in 1909 when Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem ‘If’ to his twelve-year-old son, John. “Ahh, great […]
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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 April. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 24/04/23) You can view last month’s Useful Information here to catch up on new information added during March […]
Our Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment team, which provides tailored support for people in North Cumbria who are facing challenges from Severe Mental Health Experiences, discuss the importance of looking after your employees. As human beings we know we perform and behave better when our needs are met; it therefore goes without saying that […]
An award of £10k is helping Cumbria CVS and Cumbria Deaf Association to provide additional support for those struggling with the cost of living. The funding, from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) was awarded to enable us to continue our work around financial […]
A project, which supports people aged 18 years and over who face multiple and complex barriers move towards and into employment, has helped over 500 people across Barrow and South Lakeland gain employment, access training and search for jobs. The Building Better Opportunities My Future project, funded by the European Social Fund and The National […]
The latest in our run of Funding Fairs across Cumbria took place recently in Barrow. According to our District Manager (South) Ali Greenhalgh: “The Barrow Funding Fair was held on Thursday 16 February at the Forum and was absolutely great. A really good vibe with over 30 organisations/60 individuals attending face to face meetings with […]
Did you know, 30 March is World Bipolar Day? It’s also the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, whom himself was diagnosed with bipolar. Other famous names who live/lived with Bipolar to name a few, include Buzz Aldrin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Frank Sinatra, Stephen Fry, Carrie Fisher, Demi Lavato, and Winston Churchill. But why are we talking […]
For many in the not-for-profit sector in Cumbria the last 10 years have been difficult conditions to navigate through. The financial crisis left many issues in its wake not least of which was funding cuts to organisations, services, and communities. By the start of this decade there was the onset of the global pandemic, the […]
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 March. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 27/03/23) You can view last month’s Useful Information here to catch up on new information added during February […]
An award of £148k will help South Copeland voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations to become more sustainable and resilient. The award, to Cumbria CVS, will pay for a new Development Officer for the next three years, with the role providing support to organisations to help them develop and deliver quality services, access funding […]
