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Project to examine state of financial education in the UK

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) are working on a financial education provision mapping exercise, with the aim of building a comprehensive…

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General News

Shortlist unveiled for North East Charity Awards 2021

The shortlist for the North East Charity Awards 2021 has been revealed, highlighting the hard work and innovative thinking of charities and…

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VONNE News and Opinion

Contract opportunity - Interim Project Officer for LARCH

The LARCH (Local Access in Redcar & Cleveland and Hartlepool) Partnership is seeking an Interim LARCH Project Officer.  We are currently…

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Community Energy

VONNE takes part in new community energy research

VONNE, the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and Community Energy England (CEE) were recently appointed to research the resilience of the North…

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Health and Wellbeing

VCSE organisations call for national strategy to reduce health inequalities

Members of the Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA), a coalition of non-profit organisations committed to improving health in the UK, have written…

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Funding and support

Comic Relief launches new fund to support Covid-19 recovery

Comic Relief recently unveiled its new Change Makers programme, a £9.1 million initiative that will support vulnerable people across the UK during…

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Governance

Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance seeks new co-chair

The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance CIC (CHWA) – a national organisation that promotes the link between culture and transformations in…

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Poverty

Report highlights impact of digital exclusion on regional access to education and employment

A report published by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) has highlighted the impact digital exclusion in the…

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VONNE News and Opinion

VONNE Climate Action Alliance launches Going Green Together

  Over the last few months, VONNE and the other members of the VONNE Climate Action Alliance (VCAA) have…

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Funding and support

Funders Spotlight: Henry Smith Charity – Strengthening Communities

  The Henry Smith Charity aims to use its resources to help people and communities at a time of need and to bring…

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Health and Wellbeing

Reading for Wellbeing programme uses stories to improve health

This week saw the launch of the Reading for Wellbeing initiative, a new project supported by VONNE that aims to use books to boost health. Initiated…

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General News

New research highlights challenge of digital exclusion in the North East

A new report published by the Northern division of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR North) highlights the growing problem of digital…

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