Client Feedback image for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment. The feedback says Step Forward have supported me into a volunteering role, which I am really enjoying. They also supported me in accessing a local support group, which has led to me building new relationships, and feeling like I am understood and that I belong. My Step Forward sessions have opened a lot of new doors which I didn't expect.

Our Step Forward team have shared some wonderful feedback

"My Step Forward sessions have opened a lot of new doors which I didn't expect"

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Cumbria CVS Green blog No 26 – April 2026 | Cumbria CVS Cumbria CVS

You'll also find links to useful resources, information and news!

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April's Cumbria CVS Green blog is here!

In our 26th blog post, we welcome Eilidh Skinner, Going Green Together Project Officer at VONNE, who tells us about the project and how they’re partnering with us to deliver a package of support for organisations in #Cumbria.

Join @cumbriacvs.bsky.social for 4 free online sessions on effective volunteer management! Learn key principles to support, retain, and recognize your volunteers.
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#VolunteerManagement #NonProfit #CommunitySupport

We have more going on locally than you might imagine! Find support through local community groups and organisations, enjoy their weekly activities and special events or connect to your community through volunteering.

The Furness For You website is dedicated to helping community members stay engaged & connected with everything available in Furness neighbourhoods.

#Barrow & the #Furness area have a wealth of resilient & pro-active communities which can help us thrive.

furnessforyou.org.uk

We’re working with easyfundraising to help organisations in #Cumbria receive extra #funding.

Whether you want to fund a new project, buy new equipment or you simply need help with your running costs, easyfundraising makes it EASY and doesn’t cost a penny!

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Looking to volunteer or work in the Land and Nature sector? Visit the Volunteering Fair by @cumbriacvs.bsky.social
Discover local charities seeking passionate volunteers like you🌟
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#Volunteering #CumbriaCVS #LandAndNature #MakeADifference

We'll be bringing our interactive and slightly educational stall to the Ulverston Volunteering Fair next month. Come along and ask us about what we do. Details below. Please share.
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She'll be delivering tailored support and development services and opportunities to voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups and organisations in the area.

Welcome to Kate, who is our new Development Officer for Mid Copeland!

Kate covers the area of Gosforth Electoral Ward, which includes Gosforth, Seascale, Beckermet, Calderbridge, Haile, Thornhill, Nethertown and Braystones.

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Looking for #funding?

Our portal makes searching for Government, National Lottery and charitable trust funding simple for charities, voluntary organisations & SocEnts delivering services in #Cumbria.

To access the portal, follow this link to register: funding.idoxopen4community.co.uk/cumbriacvs

Our Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment team is always keen to learn more about any events, groups and opportunities in North Cumbria!

📩Feel free to contact the team with any details via email at stepforward@cumbriacvs.org.uk

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Update your mailing subscriptions | Cumbria CVS This form enables you to check which Cumbria CVS mailing groups you are subscribed to and update your selections. You can also add yourself to others that may be of interest.

You can sign up for individual newsletters and manage your subscriptions to our mailings, all in one place!

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📨 Did you know we have a range of email newsletters?

If you want to receive the latest news, events and updates on:

General sector info for your area
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...as well as our other website visitors, including stakeholders, statutory organisations, funders, volunteers, press and media and the general public.

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We can help you share your latest news and events!

If you’ve got something you want us to share details of, send it in and we’ll add it to our weekly Useful Information post, getting what you’re up to in front of the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector across Cumbria...

If your organisation is part of the #voluntary, community, faith or social enterprise sector in #Cumbria, and you're a member of Cumbria CVS, you can advertise your job vacancies FREE on our website!

cumbriacvs.org.uk/vacancies/

We can help your organisation in lots of ways.

From setting up and running a charity, funding advice and searches, training and development, to getting and managing volunteers + lots more!

Visit our website and get in touch!

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Shirley Murray, our Community Co-researcher Support Officer for the NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Cumberland, gives us a project update, including news on training, a Research Groups launch event, research topics chose and more:

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Interested in volunteering in Cumbria? Watch this short video to find out about Cumbria CVS, the different volunteering opportunities available, the benefits and how to register and search for loc...

Find out more in our explainer video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9gN...

Thinking about volunteering?

Take a look at our #volunteering portal for opportunities that match your skill set & time frame & support local charitable organisations in #Cumbria

Some are in person, but some can be done online or digitally, from home!

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Our Useful Information website page has the latest events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services & much more – in one handy place, updated throughout the week!

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Our April newsletter is out!

This month: Embracing Change in Voluntary Groups; Great Big Green Week; Support for staff experiencing health issues; New Social Prescribing website & report; Kate joins the team! + our latest training opportunities & events.

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Join our team! We have two #job opportunities in the #Barrow area:

- Development Officer
- Community Connector and Partnerships Officer (Furness for You)

Both vacancies are part-time, £27,507 - £29,774 pro rata, and fixed-term. Find out more on our website: cumbriacvs.org.uk/about-us/job...

'Passion, connection and community: How to get person-centred neighbourhood health right' A celebration of social prescribing and link working in North Cumbria | Cumbria CVS Join us to mark the launch of an exciting report which showcases the power of community-based, holistic, link-worker based health and wellbeing support.

(...) link-worker based health and wellbeing support.

The report tells the story of Cumbrian people who have benefitted from social prescribing approaches, through a series of case studies.

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'Passion, connection and community: How to get person-centred neighbourhood health right' - A celebration of social prescribing and link working in North Cumbria.

Join us on 7th May in Carlisle to mark the launch of an exciting report which showcases the power of community-based, holistic, (...)

Shirley Murray, our Community Co-researcher Support Officer for the NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Cumberland, gives us a project update, including news on training, a Research Groups launch event, research topics chose and more:

cumbriacvs.org.uk/news/communi...

Health Care Colleagues and Adult Social Care Teams in North Cumbria…

…Find out more about how our Third Sector Co-ordinator Team could help you and those you are supporting ↓

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