In July, Cumbria CVS was invited to be part of the recruitment exercise for the new CEO for Westmorland with Furness (WwF) Shadow Authority. This was a really interesting exercise on several counts: getting to meet prospective candidates and discuss their approach to partnership working and future interaction with the VCFSE sector; being involved in […]
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Check out our curated roundup of information and advice on all things digital. If you’ve seen something you think we should be sharing, let us know! Email us: info@cumbriacvs.org.uk Three ways to improve your fundraising Charity Digital explores ways that charities can improve their fundraising, from collecting better data to building lifelong connections with […]
Cumbria CVS staff and trustees welcomed Alan McViety, High Sheriff of Cumbria, to our Carlisle office recently, to talk about our work and how we can collaborate to support the sector. Alan’s key focus for his year as High Sheriff is to support “Youth Opportunities”. After a tour of the building and lunch, Alan received […]
The end of June marked Refugee Week, although it feels that the conversations around how we support refugees is an all year round one. The theme of this year’s week was around ‘healing’ with people and organisations coming together to celebrate care, community and new beginnings. Third Sector organisations have always come together around the […]
Events, charity news, surveys, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! If you’ve seen something you think we should be sharing, let us know! Email us: info@cumbriacvs.org.uk Inspiring Eden – Jobs Fair 1 July 2022 The Penrith Jobcentre team are seeking attendance from clients they are supporting but the […]
My Future participants attended an organised Alpaca and Llama Experience recently as part of a programme of activities. This was a confidence boosting activity for the participants, who had the opportunity to meet and greet alpacas, feed them, and go on an alpaca and llama trek. Project participants said that they thoroughly enjoyed learning about […]
We recently hosted a Trustee Network bringing together 25 trustees from across Cumbria. The aim of the network is to offer peer support between trustees and share best practice, ideas, challenges and to of course network! The topic for the recent meeting was Recruiting Trustees. Judith Smale highlighted some of the basic principles of using […]
Every Thursday and Friday lunchtime Judith Smale, our Volunteering Manager, will be on BBC Radio Cumbria promoting volunteering opportunities across the county. This will be a weekly slot promoting organisations that need volunteers. If you would like Judith to promote your opportunity please email a short paragraph including details of the name of your organisation, […]
Check out our curated roundup of information and advice on all things digital. If you’ve seen something you think we should be sharing, let us know! Email us: info@cumbriacvs.org.uk Video: Why even the smallest charity needs to be cyber secure This video from Charity Digital explores how all charities can look after their cyber […]
