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Nominations open for New Year 2017 Honours
The UK honours system recognises people who have made achievements in public life or have committed themselves to serving and helping Britain. There…
Read ArticleNational charities and voluntary organisations survey 2015
Take part in the biggest annual survey of charities and voluntary organisations. The survey, launched by a coalition of charities, is gathering…
Read ArticleVONNE Christmas holiday office hours
The VONNE office will be closed from 4pm Thursday 22nd December, reopening on Tuesday 3rd January. You can still add jobs via our website during this…
Read ArticleBuilding Future Sustainability training for VCSE
Building Future Sustainability The Community Foundation for Tyne and Wear and Northumberland is putting on a programme for the VCSE sector to bring…
Read ArticleSlides from VONNE Devolution conference
We held our annual conference on 27th November on the theme of devolution and heard from a number of high-profile speakers. Below are the slides from…
Read ArticleFunders spotlight: Heritage Lottery Fund
In our new regular feature in the Funding Information North East (FINE) ebulletin we ask funders to tell us about their grant giving over the next…
Read ArticleRegional winner of North East charity award announced by Garfield Weston Foundation
The first ever North East regional winner of the Weston Charity Awards, that sees charities across the North of England being mentored by senior…
Read ArticleNorth East Community Energy seek accountable body partner for ERDF bid
The North East Community Energy project partners VONNE, Northern Powergrid and Community Energy England, supported by the Project Development…
Read ArticleBig Lottery Fund announces Building Better Opportunities proposals progressing to Stage Two.
Today the Big Lottery Fund has announced which partnership bids for the first tranche of Building Better Opportunities (their European Social Fund…
Read ArticleCare Quality Commission seeking feedback from VCS
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is England's independent health and adult social care regulator. The CQC monitor, inspect and regulate services to…
Read ArticleMiddlesbrough woman wins Point of Light award
A Middlesbrough woman who has been the driving force behind Middlesbrough’s Powerchair Football Club for the last three years has been awarded a…
Read ArticleCompact Voice Awards: North East winners
The winners of this year’s Compact Awards have been announced at a ceremony held by Compact Voice last night. The Compact Awards celebrate excellent…
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