On 20th November Voluntary Norfolk and FUSE Norwich hosted our first online networking session for trustees and board members of Norfolk VCSEs. We heard the experiences and perspectives of a
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Social Enterprise Day aims to raise awareness and understanding of social enterprise and to support social enterprises to make some noise about the difference their business is making! Social enterprises
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One year on from the launch of the Vision for Volunteering we assess the progress made against our objectives. As anyone connected with the voluntary sector knows “the collective efforts
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Do you know an organisation that works with outstanding volunteers? Does an organisation you know make a big difference to the local community? Well this is where the King’s Award
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On 2nd October Voluntary Norfolk Communities Team brought together local businesses with Norfolk VCSEs. This was for an afternoon of sharing and networking at the amazing Aviva Marble Hall. This
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Rik Martin, CEO of Community Action Norfolk, looks into Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)… I had planned on a very different comment piece for this Newsletter but mid-way through writing
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What is a trustee? A lot of people don’t realise the great work that trustees do supporting charities and allowing them to operate. A trustee of a charity is someone
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Voluntary Norfolk provide this month’s comment piece on the importance of cross-sector working which ensures you get the most for your charity or voluntary organisation. Voluntary Norfolk on Harnessing Opportunities
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Doing More with Less: Leveraging AI in the VCSE Sector We are seeing artificial intelligence (AI) popping up all around us, often integrated into the software we already use, with
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The Empowering Communities partnership has made significant strides in bolstering the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Norfolk. From April to June 2024, the efforts of the various
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