VONNE News and Opinion
Exiting lockdown: what to consider
VONNE recently hosted a workshop to help VCSE organisations think through the many considerations of returning teams safely to an office…
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This week VONNE has had a couple of interesting conversations with national bodies that are keen to engage the North East VCSE…
View BlogNew year, new North East Leadership Forum
In January, ella forums is launching a new North East Leadership Group which will be chaired by VONNE trustee and Tees Valley YMCA CEO…
View BlogGuest blog: 2021 - Is a sustained recovery on the horizon?
Jeffrey Ball, investment manager for Brewin Dolphin Charities, which assists charities in the North East with their investment strategies, looks…
View BlogEnergising to tackle climate change and build fairer, more resilient communities
The ‘energise your community consultation’ has been launched by the Centre for Sustainable Energy on behalf of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP…
View BlogAn end of year message from our CEO
As 2020 draws to a close I wanted to reach out to all VONNE members and supporters to say thank you for all your help and engagement with VONNE…
View BlogOur sector's key asks for 2021: what was revealed at our AGM+
While VONNE’s AGM and conference looked slightly different to usual this year, for all the obvious reasons, our AGM+ provided a moment for the…
View BlogMoving from non-racist to anti-racist for the VCSE sector
Moving from non-racist to anti-racist for the VCSE sector On Thursday 26 November VONNE and GLT Partners held a joint event which aimed to offer a…
View BlogGuest blog: Foster care in the North East – increasing the not-for-profit response
In this guest blog post, Sarah Richardson, Fostering Manager at Changing Futures Fostering, tells us about the soaring numbers of young people…
View BlogReflecting and (re)building – some insights from our AGM+
In this blog post, based on a presentation at our AGM+ event on November 19th, VONNE CEO Carol Botten outlines her reflections on the impacts and…
View BlogNational Academy for Social Prescribing launches Thriving Communities programme
We are delighted to announce that VONNE has been appointed Regional Lead of the soon to be launched National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP)…
View BlogHelping you adopt digital with confidence
Our Deputy Chief Executive Anne Fry leads on VONNE's work on all things digital, encouraging and supporting the development and use of…
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