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Environment and Climate

What is Climate and Carbon Literacy Training, and how can it help you?

This guest blog was written by Cumbria Action for Sustainability, a partner of VONNE's Going Green Together project. Voluntary, community, and social…

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State of the Sector

North Northumberland Voluntary Forum Awards launch for 2023

The North Northumberland Voluntary Forum’s Voluntary and Community Awards, supported by Bedmax, has been launched in recognition of the achievements…

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General News

Celebrating Small Charity Week 2023- Free Charity Contact Days from the Cranfield Trust

The Cranfield Trust are delighted to be collaborating with NCVO for this year’s Small Charity Week to deliver much needed support to small social…

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Health and Wellbeing

Children and young people play a bigger part in mental health research

A group of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across the North East and North Cumbria have been successfully selected to…

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State of the Sector

New infrastructure organisation for women and girls organisations

A group of women’s organisations are working together to develop a new infrastructure organisation for the women and girls’ VCSE in the area covered…

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General News

American Express Leadership Academy opportunity

Founded in 2008, the American Express Leadership Academy builds the personal, business and leadership skills of high potential non-profit and social…

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General News

Creative Community Engagement: Learning through the pandemic

Common Vision's latest 'Futures Playbook', Creative Community Engagement: Learning Through the Pandemic has been launched.  The…

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Environment and Climate

BGT consultant shortlisted for Sustainability Awards

Genee (Greening the Economy of the North East of England), a North East environmental consultancy, has been shortlisted for two Sustainability Awards…

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State of the Sector

UK Shared Prosperity Fund Updates from Lead Authorities 21st April 2023

The Lead Authorities for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund across the North East region are beginning to ramp up activity relating to the delivery of the…

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General News

Emergency Alerts Test on 23rd April

On 23rd April, a welcome message for the Emergency Alerts system will be sent out to all compatible phones in the UK.  Ahead of this, Cabinet…

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General News

Spring Budget 2023 – What you need to know

Last week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the contents of his Spring Budget to the House of Commons, with a focus on boosting business investment…

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Funding and support

Tees Valley UK Shared Prosperity Fund update - People and Skills Open Call

CALL NOW OPEN under the ‘PEOPLE AND SKILLS Investment Priority’ The People and Skills investment priority includes an opportunity to…

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