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: 11/09/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
As September begins, we move into meteorological autumn. Like lots of other’s I’m doing my best to fend off the moment when the heating gets turned on for the first time, the winter woollies come out of hiding and I start to wistfully think about planning next summer’s holidays 😊 For much of our health […]
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: 01/09/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
Your organisation could receive one of TEN £500 funding pots! Many organisations in our network are already benefitting from easyfundraising – raising free funds every time their volunteers, supporters, trustees and staff shop online. This September there’s an even bigger funding opportunity on offer – when you and your volunteers, supporters, trustees and staff buy […]
Volunteers are pivotal to the work of many of our local organisations and volunteering is a powerful force for change on both a local and national level, but we know that sometimes it isn’t equally accessible for everyone. Over recent years we have seen many changes to the way in which people volunteer because of […]
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 […]
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: 29/08/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
We’re considering starting up a network for people working for Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCSFE) organisations in Cumbria. This would be for comms people who look after or manage day-to-day comms activity (on their own or as part of a team), and for those for who comms is part of their role. 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 the week. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 22/08/25 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health […]
It’s been a busy and exciting few months for the Volunteering for Health project. At the end of June, we held our first South Cumbria Volunteer for Health Partnership Board Meeting. The Partnership Board, which consists of representatives from the Lancashire and Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Westmorland and Furness Council, local voluntary sector organisations and […]
