We’d love to hear about what inspires you about volunteering – we think this is one of the best ways to convince people to get involved. You don’t have to answer all of the questions – just answer the ones relevant to your experience and please feel free to add Read more…
Could your organisation or service users benefit from good quality reusable items? Or is your organisation looking to find a home for clean, reusable items that you are currently throwing away?We’ve teamed up with the Council and Suez to develop a Waste Reuse Network to benefit local organisations like yours. Read more…
Mark your diaries! Volunteers’ Week will be taking place during 1 – 7 June – it will be a chance to say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make in the UK and an opportunity to celebrate volunteering in all its diversity in Blackburn with Darwen. You Read more…
Here’s a handy list of events celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023 which are taking place in Blackburn with Darwen and adjacent areas both on IWD 2023 (Wednesday 8th March) and beyond. The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. Here’s some useful information from the IWD website: Read more…
March promises to be another busy month here at Community CVS, as we continue to strive to provide individuals, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises with opportunities to grow and enhance their skills in Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire. Here are some of the key dates to look out Read more…
We’re excited about our awesome new training sessions for volunteers and volunteer managers. Here are a few pictures from a recent session: – If you’d like to learn more about what we have on offer at Blackburn with Darwen’s only Volunteering England-accredited volunteer brokerage provider, please click the links below: Read more…
The Key Fund will be coming to Community CVS to offer you the chance to learn more. The workshop will take place on Thursday 30th March. » Tickets are available via Eventbrite. » You can learn more about Key Fund on their website.
The minutes of the February Community CVS Network meeting are now life. You can read and download them below: – The next meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd March. Please contact Donna if you’d like to learn more. (Photo: Anna Nekrashevich via Pexels)
Do you work for a small charity, community group or social enterprise? If so, we’re here to help you learn how to be more “tech-savvy” when it comes to keeping your data safe. We’ve teamed up with the National Cyber Security Centre and NAVCA to offer groups such as yours Read more…
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund Grants are available to voluntary organisations, charities and schools to assist with the care and relief of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities. Deadline: Wednesday 1st March Learn more Kelly Family Charitable Trust Grants are available for registered charities, working locally or regionally in the Read more…