Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East - Strengthening the sector. Sharing Knowledge. Supporting you.

VONNE is the regional support body for the North East Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, representing our 1,400+ member organisations through our involvement in many regional and national networks.

We’re passionate about strengthening and supporting the VCSE sector in the region with work that we do. Our incredible staff understand the sector and listen to the needs of our members to build strong, thematic projects and partnerships that inspire, educate and engage. These partnerships enable us to build connections with organisations in meaningful ways, ensuring the sector is stronger and better working together.

Useful Links

Become a member

Join our 1400+ member organisations to benefit from discounts on services, access to funding information and exclusive member events.

Find out more

Job Finder

Looking for your ideal job? Search hundreds of jobs across the North East VCSE sector, available to apply for right now in our online job finder directory.

Search for roles

Celebrating 1,500 Members

As a membership organisation, we're thrilled to now have over 1,500 members with us! This is a major milestone – 1,500 member organisations working together to strengthen the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in the North East. We want to celebrate your voices, your impact, and the power of connection.

Visit our celebrations page

Funding

VONNE supports both funders and organisations through our Funders network and Membership+ Online Funding Directory. We also provide opportunities for organisations to informally explore social investment. Find out more here.

Get support

Join the VONNE community

Join the 1,400+ other charities, community groups, social enterprises and organisations working together to build a strong voice for the voluntary sector in the North East. Members benefit from discounts on services, access to funding information, exclusive events and expert advice and support.

Become a Member Find out more

Decorative image - two people sat at a conference, looking and smiling off camera

What we do

Providing information and intelligence

We support charities, voluntary and community groups, and social enterprises to be well informed on the policy, practice and strategy developments that affect you. We work strategically
to ensure your voice is heard and that we share all the information we have that is relevant to your organisations and the wider VCSE sector.

Projects and partnerships

To support the development and sustainability of VCSE organisations, we respond to the needs of the sector through collaboration with partners and industry experts. Together, we deliver meaningful and impactful thematic projects and partnerships that will strengthen the resilience organisations and the wider sector.

Support and resilience

VONNE offers support to our members and other VCSE organisations through a variety of services, including recruitment support, funding information and specialist consultancy. Find out more about the support we offer through the Services section of our menu above. We also provide signposting to your local infrastructure and support organisations through our LIO Directory.

An influential voice for the sector

We use our position to raise the profile of the VCSE community and ensure it is valued as an equal partner. We're recognised as a source of intelligence and are frequently invited to contribute to strategic government policy discussions and consultations, representing the sector both regionally and nationally.

Networking and collaboration

Our reach, through our membership and that of our partner organisations, includes 15,000 regional organisations. We facilitate networks to strengthen the VCSE sector, acting as a ‘connector’ to bring people and organisations together to strengthen our collective voice, encourage collaboration, shared learning and to make things happen.

Events

VONNE offer a programme of exclusive and inclusive events throughout the year from webinars and masterclasses to programme information sessions and policy forums. Find out latest events and register your place here.