One of our Community Co-researchers, Andrew, discusses his background and motivation, and explains his research topic – understanding unpaid carers and their digital inclusion needs. Background and Motivation My background is in youth and community work, health development and social care, where I have coordinated and delivered projects focused on areas around social inclusion, […]
Welcome to Focus on Funding – your monthly resource to keep you abreast of current and new funding opportunities, and the latest funding news and events. As well as Focus on Funding, you can access our support, including dedicated funding assistance, identifying funding sources, offering advice on strong applications, application reviews, communication with funders, application development […]
I am the Cumbria CVS Bedrock Basics Project Development Officer. For those who have not heard of Bedrock Basics Project we work with non-profit organisations and community groups delivering services in west Cumberland. Bedrock Basics is part of the Transforming West Cumbria Programme funded by Sellafield Limited and through support from Cumbria Community Foundation. Thanks […]
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: 30/07/26 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
More than 8,000 retailers, including some of the biggest high street names, will donate to your organisation if you join easyfundraising. The likes of John Lewis, Tesco and Argos have all donated thousands to community and voluntary led organisations across the country – and yours can get a share of future funding too. There’s no […]
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: 22/07/26 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
My name is Kat Hercberg, and I am the new South Copeland Development Officer with Cumbria CVS. I support communities across the area from Thwaites to Drigg, including Millom, Bootle, Corney, Eskdale, and the Duddon Valley. I bring a strong commercial background within the charity sector and have experience both as a volunteer and in […]
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: 17/07/26 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! In our twenty-ninth blog post, Kate Grove, our Mid Copeland Development Officer, takes a deep dive into initiatives, activities and projects voluntary and community groups can get involved with to protect and improve the environment. If you have any suggestions about what you’d like to see in our regular […]
Cumbria CVS and the Freemasons of Cumberland & Westmorland are working in partnership to provide vital support to small charities and community organisations across Cumberland and Westmorland. The year long initiative, Freemasons and Communities: Building Stronger Together, aims to strengthen the skills, confidence and long term sustainability of voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) […]
