Cumbria CVS (Council for Voluntary Service)
@cumbriacvs.bsky.social
We have a membership of over 500 Voluntary, Community, Faith & Social Enterprise organisations and work with over 1,000 other third sector organisations – supporting, listening, developing, representing, & responding to their needs. www.cumbriacvs.org.uk
Our Useful Information website page has the latest events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place, updated throughout the week!
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January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Our Useful Information website page has the latest events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place, updated throughout the week!
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/useful-...
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/useful-...
Missed our January newsletter?
This month: Understanding Devolution; Check In On Your Services; Travel companies offer unrestricted funding; Driving Net Zero projects; Furness For You website; Good Bye & Thank You + our latest training opportunities & events.
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This month: Understanding Devolution; Check In On Your Services; Travel companies offer unrestricted funding; Driving Net Zero projects; Furness For You website; Good Bye & Thank You + our latest training opportunities & events.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/mail...
January 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Missed our January newsletter?
This month: Understanding Devolution; Check In On Your Services; Travel companies offer unrestricted funding; Driving Net Zero projects; Furness For You website; Good Bye & Thank You + our latest training opportunities & events.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/mail...
This month: Understanding Devolution; Check In On Your Services; Travel companies offer unrestricted funding; Driving Net Zero projects; Furness For You website; Good Bye & Thank You + our latest training opportunities & events.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/mail...
Charities have New Year Resolutions too!
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
January 17, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Charities have New Year Resolutions too!
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
Check out our regularly updated selection of news, events and opportunities for January, curated by our Health & Wellbeing team.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Check out our regularly updated selection of news, events and opportunities for January, curated by our Health & Wellbeing team.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
Find out about the work we've been doing around supporting organisations with good practice in volunteer management and recruiting #volunteers with Northern Fells Group.
Read our case study here: cumbriacvs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read our case study here: cumbriacvs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Find out about the work we've been doing around supporting organisations with good practice in volunteer management and recruiting #volunteers with Northern Fells Group.
Read our case study here: cumbriacvs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read our case study here: cumbriacvs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
January's Cumbria CVS Green blog is here!
In our 23rd blog post, Rachel, Volunteering Support Officer for our This Is Us project, explores Green Volunteering; Including different roles you can do that support the environment, reduce waste, how you can make volunteering greener in other ways + more!
In our 23rd blog post, Rachel, Volunteering Support Officer for our This Is Us project, explores Green Volunteering; Including different roles you can do that support the environment, reduce waste, how you can make volunteering greener in other ways + more!
January 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM
January's Cumbria CVS Green blog is here!
In our 23rd blog post, Rachel, Volunteering Support Officer for our This Is Us project, explores Green Volunteering; Including different roles you can do that support the environment, reduce waste, how you can make volunteering greener in other ways + more!
In our 23rd blog post, Rachel, Volunteering Support Officer for our This Is Us project, explores Green Volunteering; Including different roles you can do that support the environment, reduce waste, how you can make volunteering greener in other ways + more!
Come and join our lively and informative Action for Health event on 10th February, online.
These events are an opportunity to meet with other people from third sector organisations who have an interest in all things #health and #care in North #Cumbria.
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These events are an opportunity to meet with other people from third sector organisations who have an interest in all things #health and #care in North #Cumbria.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Come and join our lively and informative Action for Health event on 10th February, online.
These events are an opportunity to meet with other people from third sector organisations who have an interest in all things #health and #care in North #Cumbria.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
These events are an opportunity to meet with other people from third sector organisations who have an interest in all things #health and #care in North #Cumbria.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Charities have New Year Resolutions too!
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Charities have New Year Resolutions too!
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford, is back with suggestions for how to plan your organisation’s future, set goals + more, incl. a useful Objective Planning template to help get your 2026 plans organised.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/chariti...
Health Care Colleagues and Adult Social Care Teams in North Cumbria…
…Find out more about how our Third Sector Co-ordinator Team could help you and those you are supporting ↓
cumbriacvs.org.uk/health-wellb...
…Find out more about how our Third Sector Co-ordinator Team could help you and those you are supporting ↓
cumbriacvs.org.uk/health-wellb...
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Health Care Colleagues and Adult Social Care Teams in North Cumbria…
…Find out more about how our Third Sector Co-ordinator Team could help you and those you are supporting ↓
cumbriacvs.org.uk/health-wellb...
…Find out more about how our Third Sector Co-ordinator Team could help you and those you are supporting ↓
cumbriacvs.org.uk/health-wellb...
Work and Health "Link and Think" event, Wednesday 4th February at #Wigton Market Hall.
A networking and information sharing event for link workers (social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, care coordinators and more) and any organisations who support people around work, wellbeing & health.
A networking and information sharing event for link workers (social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, care coordinators and more) and any organisations who support people around work, wellbeing & health.
January 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Work and Health "Link and Think" event, Wednesday 4th February at #Wigton Market Hall.
A networking and information sharing event for link workers (social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, care coordinators and more) and any organisations who support people around work, wellbeing & health.
A networking and information sharing event for link workers (social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, care coordinators and more) and any organisations who support people around work, wellbeing & health.
Understanding Devolution in Cumbria - Our Chief Exec, Carolyn Otley, reports on our AGM, what the future holds for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, and how we can influence what happens during, and after, Devolution in the county.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/underst...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Understanding Devolution in Cumbria - Our Chief Exec, Carolyn Otley, reports on our AGM, what the future holds for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, and how we can influence what happens during, and after, Devolution in the county.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/underst...
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/underst...
Check out our regularly updated selection of news, events and opportunities for January, curated by our Health & Wellbeing team.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Check out our regularly updated selection of news, events and opportunities for January, curated by our Health & Wellbeing team.
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/health-...
Social Impact: identify, quantify & communicate your value. Tues 24th February, online.
The capacity to better identify, quantify & communicate the social and environmental impact of an organisation is becoming increasingly important to manage limited resources and guide strategic decision making.
The capacity to better identify, quantify & communicate the social and environmental impact of an organisation is becoming increasingly important to manage limited resources and guide strategic decision making.
January 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Social Impact: identify, quantify & communicate your value. Tues 24th February, online.
The capacity to better identify, quantify & communicate the social and environmental impact of an organisation is becoming increasingly important to manage limited resources and guide strategic decision making.
The capacity to better identify, quantify & communicate the social and environmental impact of an organisation is becoming increasingly important to manage limited resources and guide strategic decision making.
🛫🌍🌞Holiday companies will donate unrestricted funding to your organisation. Just one person booking a family holiday could raise an average £50 for you.
Find out how: cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/the-tra...
Find out how: cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/the-tra...
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🛫🌍🌞Holiday companies will donate unrestricted funding to your organisation. Just one person booking a family holiday could raise an average £50 for you.
Find out how: cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/the-tra...
Find out how: cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/the-tra...
Introduction to Employment Best Practice Training, Thursday 19th February, #Whitehaven.
This course provides an introduction and overview of a range of HR essentials for your non-profit organisation, and is free for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and...
This course provides an introduction and overview of a range of HR essentials for your non-profit organisation, and is free for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and...
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Introduction to Employment Best Practice Training, Thursday 19th February, #Whitehaven.
This course provides an introduction and overview of a range of HR essentials for your non-profit organisation, and is free for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and...
This course provides an introduction and overview of a range of HR essentials for your non-profit organisation, and is free for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and...
The Furness For You website is dedicated to helping community members stay engaged & connected with everything available in Furness neighbourhoods.
#Barrow & the #Furness area have a wealth of resilient & pro-active communities which can help us thrive.
furnessforyou.org.uk
#Barrow & the #Furness area have a wealth of resilient & pro-active communities which can help us thrive.
furnessforyou.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The Furness For You website is dedicated to helping community members stay engaged & connected with everything available in Furness neighbourhoods.
#Barrow & the #Furness area have a wealth of resilient & pro-active communities which can help us thrive.
furnessforyou.org.uk
#Barrow & the #Furness area have a wealth of resilient & pro-active communities which can help us thrive.
furnessforyou.org.uk
Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Training - 18th Feb #Whitehaven.
Free training for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and / or HR as a part of their duties and responsibilities with non-profit organisations delivering services in west Cumbria.
Free training for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and / or HR as a part of their duties and responsibilities with non-profit organisations delivering services in west Cumbria.
January 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Training - 18th Feb #Whitehaven.
Free training for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and / or HR as a part of their duties and responsibilities with non-profit organisations delivering services in west Cumbria.
Free training for trustees / management committee or / and staff with management of staff and / or HR as a part of their duties and responsibilities with non-profit organisations delivering services in west Cumbria.
Digital Unite is running a free 2 hour workshop on Wednesday 28th January from 9.30am - 11.30am at Rosehill Theatre, nr #Whitehaven on the topic of #Digital Exclusion.
It is open to representatives of voluntary and community groups throughout Cumbria.
It is open to representatives of voluntary and community groups throughout Cumbria.
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Digital Unite is running a free 2 hour workshop on Wednesday 28th January from 9.30am - 11.30am at Rosehill Theatre, nr #Whitehaven on the topic of #Digital Exclusion.
It is open to representatives of voluntary and community groups throughout Cumbria.
It is open to representatives of voluntary and community groups throughout Cumbria.
QA x Bedrock Basics: Introduction to #AI & Prompting for Non-Profits - Mon 9th Feb, online.
This session is for those working or volunteering in the non-profit sector. No prior technical experience is required – just curiosity & a willingness to explore how AI can support your org’s mission.
This session is for those working or volunteering in the non-profit sector. No prior technical experience is required – just curiosity & a willingness to explore how AI can support your org’s mission.
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
QA x Bedrock Basics: Introduction to #AI & Prompting for Non-Profits - Mon 9th Feb, online.
This session is for those working or volunteering in the non-profit sector. No prior technical experience is required – just curiosity & a willingness to explore how AI can support your org’s mission.
This session is for those working or volunteering in the non-profit sector. No prior technical experience is required – just curiosity & a willingness to explore how AI can support your org’s mission.
Making Volunteering Age-Friendly - Wednesday 11th February 2026, online.
Gain hints and tips to help you recruit more volunteers in their 50s and beyond, and engage and support them more effectively.
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Gain hints and tips to help you recruit more volunteers in their 50s and beyond, and engage and support them more effectively.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
January 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Making Volunteering Age-Friendly - Wednesday 11th February 2026, online.
Gain hints and tips to help you recruit more volunteers in their 50s and beyond, and engage and support them more effectively.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Gain hints and tips to help you recruit more volunteers in their 50s and beyond, and engage and support them more effectively.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Volunteering into Retirement and Beyond - Thursday 22nd January 2026, Kendal.
Are you retired or soon to retire? Do you want to stay active in your community? Join us to find out how volunteering is right for you!
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Are you retired or soon to retire? Do you want to stay active in your community? Join us to find out how volunteering is right for you!
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
January 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Volunteering into Retirement and Beyond - Thursday 22nd January 2026, Kendal.
Are you retired or soon to retire? Do you want to stay active in your community? Join us to find out how volunteering is right for you!
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Are you retired or soon to retire? Do you want to stay active in your community? Join us to find out how volunteering is right for you!
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Best Practice in Governance: How to refresh your strategic focus and approach as a trustee board - Wednesday 14th January 2026, online.
This session focusses on using tools and techniques to support you and your board to move forward with an action plan.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
This session focusses on using tools and techniques to support you and your board to move forward with an action plan.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
January 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Best Practice in Governance: How to refresh your strategic focus and approach as a trustee board - Wednesday 14th January 2026, online.
This session focusses on using tools and techniques to support you and your board to move forward with an action plan.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
This session focusses on using tools and techniques to support you and your board to move forward with an action plan.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
QA x Bedrock Basics: Build Your IT Confidence Workshop - Monday 19th January 2026, online.
This interactive workshop is designed to help you build essential IT skills for everyday life and work.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
This interactive workshop is designed to help you build essential IT skills for everyday life and work.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
QA x Bedrock Basics: Build Your IT Confidence Workshop - Monday 19th January 2026, online.
This interactive workshop is designed to help you build essential IT skills for everyday life and work.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
This interactive workshop is designed to help you build essential IT skills for everyday life and work.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
From Idea to Application: A Practical Workshop for New Fundraisers - Tuesday 27th January 2026, online.
This 2.5-hour online workshop is designed for small organisations and community groups who are new to bid writing.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
This 2.5-hour online workshop is designed for small organisations and community groups who are new to bid writing.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
From Idea to Application: A Practical Workshop for New Fundraisers - Tuesday 27th January 2026, online.
This 2.5-hour online workshop is designed for small organisations and community groups who are new to bid writing.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
This 2.5-hour online workshop is designed for small organisations and community groups who are new to bid writing.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Best practice in Business Support Session 1 - How to write a Business plan. Tuesday 20th January 2026, online.
Join this session if you would like to improve your knowledge and understanding of Business planning.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Join this session if you would like to improve your knowledge and understanding of Business planning.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Best practice in Business Support Session 1 - How to write a Business plan. Tuesday 20th January 2026, online.
Join this session if you would like to improve your knowledge and understanding of Business planning.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Join this session if you would like to improve your knowledge and understanding of Business planning.
crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...