Blog Posts

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Tell us what you think of Empowering Communities.

| For organisations
share your thoughts on the Empowering Communities partnership
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Getting on Board - Festival of Trusteeship 2024

| Trustees
Festival of Trusteeship 2024 will be happening from Monday 4th November to Friday 8th November 2024 ...
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Charity Heroes Awards 2024

| For organisations
The Benefact Group are thrilled to launch their new awards, dedicated to celebrating and supporting the ...
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Norfolk Local Nature Recovery Strategy Survey

| For volunteers
Share your views and help us make sure the Local Nature Recovery Strategy represents the people who live and ...
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Now Launched! FLOURISH Youth Awards

| For organisations
flourish youth awards for volunteering and participation
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Give it a Go! Volunteering Extravaganza

The Voluntary Norfolk Communities Team are hosting a Give it a Go! Volunteering Extravaganza. This is an ...
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The search has begun for Norfolk's Biodiversity heroes!

Norfolk Biodiversity Awards is an annual celebration of the tireless and dedicated efforts of people, projects ...
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Chartered Institute of Fundraising East Anglia Awards 2024

| For organisations
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising East Anglia Awards is back for 2024, celebrating the amazing ...
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Cultural Connections - Grants available to support access to arts, culture and heritage.

small grants available to support access to arts, culture and heritage
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Now eligible NHS Volunteers

Blue light Cards available for volunteers

| For volunteers
Blue light cards are now available to Volunteers. Check if your organisation is part of the scheme to find out ...
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Engaging Young People in Volunteering workshop

| For organisations
There's still time to book your place on our Engaging Young People in Volunteering workshop.

This session ...
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Bringing The Vision for Volunteering to Life workshop series

| For organisations
Following the launch of the Norfolk Vision for Volunteering, Voluntary Norfolk is offering free online ...
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Get InVOLved this Christmas

Although many organisations have recruited their Christmas helpers, there's still activities to get involved ...
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It's Trustees' Week

| For volunteers
Trustees' Week is an annual week of celebration and thanks to the nearly one million trustees across the UK ...
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Come along and celebrate health and care volunteering in your local area!

People across Norfolk and Waveney are invited to special volunteering “Wellfest” events this October, to ...
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Cultural Connections Volunteering

| For volunteers
Cultural connections volunteering have flexible volunteering opportunities in Great Yarmouth
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Connect and Volunteer Great Yarmouth Today!!!

Local health and social care organisations are urging people from the Great Yarmouth area to spring into ...
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Connect & Volunteer! – Calling all willing volunteers in Beccles and Great Yarmouth area

| For volunteers
volunteer recruitment events in health and social care in Great Yarmouth and Beccles
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How can Trustees respond to the climate crisis?

| Trustees
The climate and nature crises are already impacting millions of people in the UK, some of those affected are ...
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Spaces available Volunteer Passport training course starting June 7th

The Volunteer Passport programme includes:

An introductory session and discussion with tutor followed by 5 ...
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Volunteer Stories - WISEArchive

| For volunteers
WISEArchive is a volunteer-led oral history group that collects working-life stories of Norfolk people ...
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Young people and volunteering survey

| Young Volunteers
To inform the direction of their work, Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System would like to hear from ...
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Volunteer recruitment events across Norfolk within health and social care.

| For volunteers
Local NHS Trusts and voluntary sector organisations across Norfolk and Waveney are appealing for willing ...
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Eddi speaks about volunteering for Equal Lives

| For volunteers
Eddi started as a volunteer with Equal Lives and is now employed by them. The role enabled Eddi to work ...
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Top tips for Choosing a Volunteering Role

| For volunteers
You may choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons. It may give you the chance to give something back to the ...
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Sharing good practice. Volunteering in the new normal

| For organisations
We were joined by our members who shared with us how they were able to continue to recruit and work with ...
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