Voluntary Norfolk

Voluntary Norfolk delivers infrastructure support to a wide network of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across the county. Voluntary Norfolk manage the Get InVOLved Norfolk volunteering platform and associated skills platform Get InVOLved Skills. Their Momentum service supports groups and organisations working with children, young people, and families. They also lead on the Norfolk VCSE Leadership Network for the Empowering Communities partnership.

Specialisms: networks; volunteering support; volunteer recruitment & management; organisations working with children & young people.

Community Action Norfolk

CAN provides support and advice to voluntary, community, and social enterprise groups in Norfolk. They offer training, share information, news and resources across the sector, and run several networks.

Specialisms: grassroots organisations; funding support; governance; asset-based community development; statutory sector engagement.

Norfolk Community Advice Network

NCAN is a partnership of advice charities, leading an inclusive network of advice agencies by enhancing partnership working and collaboration. They facilitate meetings with expert speakers about social issues and provide a free online referral system for advice organisations. The system allows them to collate and share referral data to better understand emerging needs and demand in communities, and campaign to end poverty and inequality.

Specialisms: organisations offering advice & frontline support; campaigning & advocacy; information sharing; partnership & collaborations.

FUSE Network

FUSE’s mission is to enable social entrepreneurs to get started, help existing social enterprises strengthen and grow, and support all to be sustainable for the benefit of communities, businesses, and a fairer economy. They run a social enterprise directory, start-up programmes for social entrepreneurs, 1:1 support and many collaborative projects.

Specialisms: social enterprise & trading models; start-up organisations; governance; social impact.