There is no deadline, organisations are encouraged to apply at any time

Applications are considered on a rolling basis, there are no deadlines. 

Funding of up to £150,000 spread over three years i.e. up to £50,000 per year is available for organisations whose main purpose is working with and for young people, aged 14 to 25, who face complex transitions to adulthood. The Youth Fund is designed to be a strategic investment in your organisation, so they only fund for the full three years and at the amount appropriate to your plans for wider impact. They do not make grants of less than £90,000 over three years.

Rolling deadline until 2025. Panel meets every four to six weeks to discuss applications.

It's not goodbye. 

NCVS would like to send our well wishes and congratulations to Laura Armitage, Active Travel Social Prescribing Community Development Coordinator, as she begins her new adventure. On Monday 15 April 2024, Laura will become one of the Strategic Walk Lead Notts for Active Partners Trust, a role close to her heart as she helped set the groundwork for the role whilst working within NCVS.

This fund closed to applications on Saturday 31 July 2024

Grants of between £350 and £10,000 are available to organisations working to improve their communities in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Specifically, projects that promote health, develop physical improvement, advance education or relieve poverty, distress and sickness.

The Changing Futures Programme Director, Bobby Lowen and NCVS Practice Development Unit (PDU) Programme Manager, Katie Hall were invited to speak at a recent conference event “Transforming Services: Using Trauma Informed Principles to Change Practice”. 

This Neurodiversity Awareness Week (18-24 March 2024), Laura, our Active Travel Social Prescribing (ATSP) Community Development Coordinator here at NCVS, went to a Neuro-inclusive Language and Communications discussion held on Monday 18 March 2024.

Neurodiversity is a relatively new term, and cultural and personal understandings of neurodiversity have changed significantly, especially around language. People are cautious of causing offence or getting something wrong; this discussion was built around how people can use the ‘right’ language when talking about neurodiversity. 

Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS, continues his series of articles in support of Leaders of Volunteers. This time, Dave looks into how you can measure the difference volunteers make to your organisation. 

Measuring the impact of involving volunteers can be crucial for understanding the effectiveness of their contributions and ensuring that their efforts align with organisational goals.

Here are ten steps you can take to measure this impact:

Our Projects Support Administrator, Davia, had a busy few days last week when she represented NCVS at three important events.

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to celebrate the women of the world, past and present, and their achievements, as well as act as inspiration for future generations. On the note of inspiration, this year's theme is Inspire Inclusion. People are invited to use #InspireInclusion and #EmbraceEquity to honour this theme.