We can't believe it's been a year already since we nervously chaired our first meeting of the previously named Third Sector Leaders Group!

There's been 7 meetings, hosted by 7 different community organisations across the district, 10 fantastic speakers, a new group name and logo and almost 120 attendances. A big thanks to you all!

Our aim was for these meetings to become true VCSE networking events for our sector community; to encourage Contribution, Communication, Connection, Collaboration and Celebration. And we know for certain that many attendees and organisations have benefitted from all of these C's as a result of coming along.

We're excited to be heading into 2024 and bringing you even more valuable content and networking opportunities....and you don't have to be a CEO to join us, all staff and volunteers are very welcome.

Our last meeting of 2023 is Monday 11 December, kindly hosted by St George's Lupset and we invite you to join us.

• We're excited to hear from Wayne and Jade about the diversity of services offered by St George's and potential opportunities for x-referrals and collaborations across our sector.
• We will also be presenting our 2024 meetings calendar and sharing our timeline of workshops planned to really add insight, practical help and value to the time you spend attending.
• Everyone is invited to give us a short but celebratory round up of your organisation's 2023 highlights and plans for the future...and there may even be some mince pies!

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A huge thank you from the team here at Nova to Paula and Andy for their hard work in chairing the group. It's such a valuable space for our members, and even more so for being member-led! We can't wait to see what 2024 brings...if you'd like a sneak peak at the schedule, check out the Connecting Wakefield page and Eventbrite collection.

As a reminder, Connecting Wakefield is our regular networking space for anyone working or volunteering at a Wakefield-based VCSE organisation.