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The Spencer Trust Fund working with the LGBT+ community
The Spencer Trust Fund focuses on the LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans) community and is specifically for the people of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Applications are welcome at any time. The Fund supports projects that will help LGBT+ people to get the right support, advice, opportunities and development to become healthy and active people. Grants are available for groups who aren't…
Employer Supported Volunteering
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS writes... For many years, some employers from all sectors have been willing to give their staff paid time to take part in volunteering. Some voluntary and community organisations have embraced this and have involved volunteers effectively in this way. Others have found it very difficult, or even impossible, to engage with this kind of…
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire VCSE Alliance and ICS update
Over the past year we have been working with colleagues across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to develop a Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Provider Alliance. This Alliance will allow us to organise our sector collectively and at scale to be embedded in the newly formed Health & Care structures across our Integrated Care System (ICS).Work has progressed significantly to…
Sport England Small Grants Programme 2023
Please note this fund is now closed to applications. However, you can visit our Sport England Small Grants Programme 2024 page for updated funding opportunities.The Sport England Small Grants Programme aims to support local community sport projects that encourage people to feel able to get involved in sport and physical activity.Grants of £300 to £15,000 are on offer for a twelve-month period.…
Grants from the MSE Charity
Please note, following the January 2024 grant round, the Charity has gone into a period of strategic review and will re-consider all future grant themes. Updates will be posted on their Latest News page, please check back in June 2024. The MSE Charity is a grant-making charity, launched in May 2008 by founder of the acclaimed Money Saving Expert website, Martin Lewis OBE. It is…
Nottingham City Council Budget Consultation 2023-2024
Nottingham City Council’s Executive Board is considering a set of new saving and income proposals to deliver £29million towards balancing Nottingham City Council’s budget for 2023-2024. There are a number of ways you can make your voice heard. One Nottingham is inviting voluntary, community and faith organisations and other One Nottingham partners to an in person engagement event and discussion…
Meet new NCVS team member: Jess Allen
We're excited to introduce you to the newest member of the NCVS team. If you've contacted us recently, some of you may have spotted her name already.Welcome Jess!Jess writes:Hello, I’m Jess Allen, and I joined the NCVS team as Information & Administration Assistant at the end of October 2022. The past six weeks have flown by, and as I begin to meet more of you within Nottingham’s brilliant…
The Robin Hood Fund has re-launched for winter 2022-2023
Nottingham CVS is pleased to announce our partnership with the Nottingham Post and the Nottingham Project to re-launch The Robin Hood Fund. This aims to tackle food and energy poverty this winter (2022-2023).You may recall the Fund from the early days of the pandemic, which raised over £100,000 to shore up food banks and other local provision during uncertain times.In just under two weeks from…
Black Achievers Awards winners 2022
To celebrate Black Achievers in the month of October, the Black Achievers Awards were founded by Councillor Merlita Bryan and her team. This was the 9th year of hosting these awards in Nottingham. It was a memorable evening for all, bringing tears to some and smiles to many. Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS) was proud to sponsor the Community Volunteer Award. The evening was held…
Meet with Sara Storey, Director of Adult Health and Social Care
NCVS invites you to meet online with Sara Storey, Nottingham's Director of Adult Health and Social Care, and with the Customer First team. This is Sara’s third conversation with the voluntary sector since she took up post in 2021 and, this time, she would value your input on the implementation of the Customer First programme within Adult Social Care. The consultation workshop - 'Putting the…