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VONNE writes joint letter urging government action on child poverty

VONNE is among three North East organisations that have written a joint letter to government demanding action on child poverty levels in the region,…

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Health and Wellbeing

Survey results reveal how vital village halls are to our social fabric

Earlier this year, more than 2,000 village halls nationwide took part in the National Village Halls Survey 2020, which provides a detailed snapshot…

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Funding and support

Why the time is now for the Community Wealth Fund

In this article, used here with kind permission from Civil Society, where it was originally published, VONNE's Deputy Chief Executive Anne Fry…

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Funding and support

Funders Spotlight: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

  Funders Spotlight: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (Grant / loan - UK)   Minimum £30,000 grants / £100,000…

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VONNE News and Opinion

Read our key findings from our surveys into VCSE sector digital skills needs

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted society's deep digital divide and we know that in particular this is a real challenge for VCSE sector…

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Health and Wellbeing

NHS Charities Together Stage 2 Community Partnership Grants

NHS Charities Together (NHSCT) is the membership body for some 240 NHS charities in the UK. The Covid-19 Urgent Appeal was launched by NHSCT in March…

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Funding and support

Applications open for North East Social Tech Fund

Sunderland Software City has grant funding and support available to help voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations explore and…

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Funding and support

Digital funding and support for Tees Valley charities

  DigitalCity at Teesside University has an amazing opportunity for Tees Valley VCSE organisations to help you investigate how digital can help…

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State of the Sector

Report launched on fixing the digital divide

The Good Things Foundation has produced a report looking at what can be done to increase digital inclusion in the UK, and fix the digital divide. The…

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VONNE News and Opinion

#TheTimeIsNow to take action on the climate crisis. Join us and sign

#TheTimeIsNow to take action to protect what we love from the worst impacts of the climate crisis. That’s why VONNE has signed The Climate…

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Health and Wellbeing

UPDATED October 13th - New three-tiered system of Covid-19 alert levels introduced in England

From October 13th, a three-tiered sytem of Covid-19 local alert levels was introduced across England. Most of the North East is on…

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Funding and support

Funders Spotlight: Arts Council - National Lottery Project Grants

Funders Spotlight: Arts Council - National Lottery Project Grants £1,000 - £100,000. Individuals, organisations, museums and libraries. No deadline…

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