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Practical guide for highly productive remote meetings

The Centre for Acceleration of Digital Technology (CAST) has developed a handy guide to help organisations develop their remote working. The free…

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General News

Final evaluation published following North East Collaboration Action Fund projects

Three years ago, a handful of people from the private, public and voluntary sectors got together to start a regionwide conversation about…

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State of the Sector

UK 2020 Charity Digital Skills report - open to contributions

The UK 2020 Charity Digital Skills Report is now open - if you work for a charity based in the UK, it’s your chance to share your views.  This…

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Health and Wellbeing

Coronavirus - ongoing advice and access to the online community for NE VCSE organisations and fundraisers

This page will be updated with useful information and links to resources to support you. At the start of lockdown, VONNE set up an online…

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Funding and support

Get started on the pathway to social enterprise excellence

Are you just starting your journey into social enterprise? Not yet started trading, or just begun to? Or perhaps you have been largely grant…

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VONNE News and Opinion

VONNE launches Social Tech 2020 programme in partnership with Consult & Design

VONNE is excited to launch Social Tech 2020 in partnership with Consult & Design. Social Tech meets are informal opportunities to network with…

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State of the Sector

Rebalancing the Relationship - a new project that examines the relationship between larger and smaller charities around the contracting process

Do you often feel the competitiveness of winning big contracts for your charity and the impact on those you support?  The Lloyds Bank Foundation…

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Funding and support

Funders Spotlight - The Tudor Trust

  Funders Spotlight - The Tudor Trust *** COVID-19 update: The Coronavirus outbreak continues to have…

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Funding and support

The 2027 programme is open to applications

2027, the 12-month salaried job and professional development programme for talented people from working-class communities, is once again open…

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Funding and support

Want to make the most of your data? Free support on offer

The National Lottery Community Fund recently awarded funding to the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) to boost its Statisticians for Society…

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Funding and support

The Activate Collective launch fund to support women activists standing in May elections

Following its launch in Middlesbrough and Newcastle last month, The Activate Collective is delighted to announce that applications are open from…

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State of the Sector

Charity Digital Code - a podcast from Zoe Amar

Zoe Amar, Chair, Charity Digital Code and Co-Author, Charity Digital Skills Report has done a podcast about the Charity Digital Code. Listen in to…

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