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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Learning and Skills Fund project
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Learning and Skills team has relaunched its funding programme for voluntary sector organisations. The fund supports projects that use...
Centre for Warmth funding and how it’s helped C3 Impact (The C3 Church)
Support Cambridgeshire received a grant in 2024, administered by NAVCA and funded by Cadent under their Centres for Warmth Programme. The Centre for Warmth Programme aims to support people who...
Maps Murmurations Project: Where Generations Meet
Since last autumn, CCVS Volunteering for All has been working in partnership with Cambridge City Council and a range of community organisations to deliver a creative, intergenerational project that...
Cybersecurity for community groups: Simple steps to stay safe
Charities are facing growing threats as cybercrime continues to rise. Our on-demand training: Cybersecurity for Small Charities covers the basics of staying safe online, but the digital...
Social enterprise and charity – entrepreneurial thinking or commercialisation?
This blog was written in response to the article in Third Sector: Ian MacQuillin: Have we seen Dan Pallotta's Ted Talk too many times? In financially tight times it is only natural that the demand...
A missed chance to make a real difference to volunteering
So RVS are developing a multi million pound national volunteering site that will “supercharge” falling volunteer numbers around the UK by widening access and removing barriers. See here. I...
Martyn’s Law
If you operate a venue with a capacity of 200+, or an event with a capacity of over 800 this will impact you. In March 2024 we published an article, with an update in November 2024 about The...
My work experience week, by student Ryan. July 2024.
Hello, everyone. My name is Ryan, and I am a Year 10 student at the Netherhall School. Growing up in Hong Kong, I liked to volunteer during fundraising events for charities. I have chosen to work...
Hosting Work Experience Students – should we, or shouldn’t we?
My colleague Ellie, wrote a fantastic blog, ‘Young volunteers – breaking down barriers,’ to share why, we at CCVS, would like to see more young people volunteering, and what needs to happen...
AI for Voluntary Groups: Getting Started
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities. IBM Whether we like it or not, AI is here to stay....
Trends and ideas in digital fundraising
The Charity Digital online fundraising conference is an event we try to log onto each year, as we did in December 2024. There is usually an eclectic range of speakers to share ideas and highlight...
A personal introduction to Project Management
My first role on leaving university was in project management; to begin with it involved a confusing array of tasks, a seemingly epic cast of people and spreadsheets I couldn’t make any sense of. ...
From vision to reality: Creating CCVS’s new website
If you’re thinking of starting the process of getting a new website – the condensed story of our process and journey may help. Our old website was great when first created, but over time had...
What does devolution mean for the local voluntary sector?
Just before Christmas the government published the English Devolution White Paper - GOV.UK. They believe that: “Devolution across England is fundamental to achieving the change the public...
A response to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate initial report
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate website states that the commission was created by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority in 2020, on the...
Serious violence duty in health workshop
Before we develop new projects that often have externally imposed deadlines it is important to find out what is already happening, to hear the voices of the individuals and communities that may be...
Getting a wider perspective on fundraising: feedback from the Third Sector Fundraising Summit
Earlier this month I attended the Fundraising Summit hosted by the Third Sector, which was a great opportunity to get a wider perspective on what is happening in the fundraising world for big and...
Insights from the Charity Digital Online Fundraising Conference October 2023
The Charity Digital Online Fundraising Conference in October 2023 brought together industry leaders, experts, and charity fundraisers to explore trends and ideas in digital fundraising. The...
Enhance volunteering experiences for the global majority
Takeaways from the NCVO Time Well Spent 2023: Volunteering Among the Global Community launch event. Time Well Spent is NCVO’s research programme focusing on volunteers and their experience. The...