Welcome to this new section, which will focus on topics aimed at trustees and volunteer directors. To start, we’re looking at what is a trustee and a volunteer director within the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VSFSE) sector. About charity trustees Trustees have overall control of a charity (this includes small community groups that […]
Cumbria CVS is recruiting and training a team of Fundraising Champions to place in charitable and community organisations around the County. The new initiative aims to increase the fundraising expertise of volunteers and staff to help create a more stable third sector in Cumbria. With many charities needing help to support their vital fundraising efforts, […]
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 How to Design a Website for Your Brand Designing your own website is a great way to make your organisation accessible, and get your message […]
A project which supports people who face multiple and complex barriers to move towards employment has been awarded a major funding extension. The Building Better Opportunities Getting Cumbria to Work (BBO GCtW) project has received an additional £724,487 of funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund. The two-year extension of […]
Our Living With and Beyond Cancer Service was delighted to be handed wig stands made by the members of The Border Wood Turners at their AGM, at Brampton Community Centre recently. During their meeting Ian Foster, president of the Border Wood Turners, said “It has been a pleasure to be able to make something for […]
When we launched Bedrock Basics in February 2021, one of the first activities we carried out was sending out a needs assessment survey to community groups across Allerdale and Copeland. Funding and fundraising was the single biggest support need identified by respondees from the not-for-profit groups and organisations. The issue Raising funds takes up a […]
We’re back with face-to-face Volunteering Fairs as part of Volunteers’ Week 2022! Come along and meet local organisations to find out about local volunteering opportunities at either of these events: Community – Volunteer Open Day Wednesday 1 June 2022 – 10am-12noon Shap Memorial Hall, Main Street Shap, Cumbria, CA10 3NL. Full details here West […]
A report into a pioneering service, which sees NHS health staff working with Referral Coordinators to link patients into third sector support across North Cumbria, had been praised in a report. Health and Society Knowledge Exchange (HASKE), at the University of Cumbria, was commissioned by Cumbria Council for Voluntary Services (Cumbria CVS) to evaluate their […]
(By Caroline Turner, Development Manager at Cumbria Action For Sustainability (CafS) and Niall McNulty, District Manager, Cumbria CVS) This year the Eden Funding Fair coincided with Earth Day, which had the theme to ‘Invest In Our Planet’. As part of this we worked with environmental charity CAfS to raise awareness about the climate crisis and […]
We hosted the Eden Funding Fair, supported by Eden District Council, in April, with the event bringing together a range of National and Local funders and invited community organisations to talk about the latest funding opportunities available. Funders attending included: National Lottery Community Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund, Francis C Scott Trust, Hadfield Trust, Cumbria Community […]
