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 Bridging the access gap for people with disabilities A new initiative to encourage more voluntary groups, charities and volunteers to take up […]
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 Website Search Engine Optimization Checklist A useful in-depth article from Mailchimp about how to improve your website’s SEO, boost your search ranking, and increase […]
Cumbria CVS’s District Manager (North), Niall McNulty, takes a look at what we’re doing to embrace Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within our organisation, and shares some examples of good practice. We have been involved in some discussions in recent months about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (or as it is often abbreviated, ‘EDI’ – which in […]
More than 50 representatives, from over 30 organisations, came together earlier this month to look at local interest for developing a community groups network across Carlisle. The idea of a network has been in discussions for a while and Cumbria CVS, working with Carlisle City Council and Cumbria County Council, invited community groups to meet […]
Advantage! Barrow Raiders Community Foundation have received funding from Cumbria CVS, via Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group, to deliver of a number of activities, events and services in relation to the Winter Wellness programme 2022. Two major events at The Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium will take place; On Sunday 20th March a Family Festival Day […]
The recent work to coordinate support for the asylum seekers arriving in Cumbria has revealed that this is a very new area of work for some local VCS organisations (and some organisations from other sectors, too), and that they’d like to be able to access training and support to build their skills. If this is […]
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 Tackling gambling-related harm Beacon Counselling Trust offers free treatment and support to those affected by problematic gambling. Find out more about the […]
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 Which metrics should charities measure? Charity Digital explores the world of metrics and highlights which ones should matter the most to charities today. A […]
We are a delivery partner in the Transforming West Cumbria programme, which is funded by Sellafield Ltd and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and managed by Cumbria Community Foundation. Taking on West Cumbria’s most entrenched social and economic problems, Bedrock Basics aims to put local people in charge of their own futures by empowering neighbourhoods […]
Going through the woof trying to figure out how you can support the work of a charity helping animals? Having a cat-astrophic time finding local Cumbrian charities needing support? We can help! Join us on Zoom for our Virtual Volunteer Recruitment Session on Thursday 3 February – 12noon-1.30pm. This event brings together a range of […]
