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Spread the word: five tips to improve your digital communications
Nathan has been working as VONNE’s Communications and Events Support Assistant since July. In his first role since graduating, there’s been a lot to…
View BlogYou’ve read Radical Help by Hilary Cottam? I’ve read that as well! We should talk about it, and invite other people…
By Richard Haigh, CEO The Key A few years ago I was invited to one of the offices of a national charity. They had just made a chunky…
View BlogVONNE's disability awareness session with Difference North East
In December, VONNE invited Difference North East to run a training session for our staff team on Disability Awareness. A staff…
View BlogTraining session improves LGBTQ+ awareness
In response to the results of a staff survey, which identified LGBTQ+ awareness as an area the team wanted to learn more about, VONNE recently took…
View BlogPartnership working in the VCSE sector – Why would you want to do that?
This is a guest blog from Craig Bankhead, CEO of Gateshead Older People’s Assembly, relating to a project he has undertaken within his Clore…
View BlogMy first year at VONNE
In this blog, our Partnerships and Projects Support Officer Georgia Goncalves reflects on her first year at VONNE. I’ve been part of the VONNE…
View BlogSupporting the North East’s VCSE sector towards Net Zero
Charity Digital released a report in December which explained why charities aren’t committing to Net Zero. In this blog I’ll go through each…
View BlogSouth Tyneside charity helps local youngsters in difficulty
As part of our package of member benefits, VONNE’s Gold and Silver Membership+ supporters have the opportunity to submit a guest post for our…
View BlogEvery journey starts with small steps
In this blog post by Anne Webster, she looks at how one of our projects has developed despite the setbacks of Covid-19…
View BlogCreating safer cultures at VONNE and beyond
This year the theme for Safeguarding Adults Week is ‘Creating Safer Cultures’ and along with our Safer Culture North East Partnership training and…
View BlogThe uneven path towards equality, diversity and inclusion
After five days of events celebrating the fantastic work trustees do for the VCSE sector across the country, this year’s Trustees’ Week has drawn to…
View BlogIntroducing Going Green Together
Over the last few months VONNE and the other members of the VONNE Climate Action Alliance (VCAA)…
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