The latest local and national VCSE sector news

Opportunity to Join Research Study: Supporting the VCSE Paid Workforce

This new research project is focused on improving professional and wellbeing support for the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) paid workforce.

Happy Holidays from the Nova Team!

Citizen Coin Is The Go-To Platform To Find Volunteers

Citizen Coin is now the place to advertise your volunteering opportunities in Wakefield District and reward your volunteers.

New Three Year Grants to Support Wakefield City Centre Communities

Grants of £10,000 to £25,000 per year are available through the Third Sector Framework, funding VCSE organisations that support communities with the highest deprivation and poorest health outcomes in Wakefield City Centre.

Challenging Plans To Increase Employer National Insurance for VCSE Organisations

It’s becoming more and more challenging for VCSE organisations to keep delivering their services that support and enrich communities.

Join the new West Yorkshire Allyship Network

Are you passionate about justice and equality? Do you want to be part of a movement that creates real, lasting change?

Join Us In Looking Back, Moving Forward: Our AGM 23-24

Join our AGM to hear a recap of our year, explore the challenges our sector is facing, and network with Nova Members and partners.

New Funding Open For South Kirkby & Moorthorpe

Local VCSE organisations know what their communities need. We've opened another funding opportunity where they can decide what to fund.

The Wakefield Children’s Bed Appeal Launched

Our partners have launched a new collaboration to make sure that every child in Wakefield District has a comfortable bed to sleep in.

West Yorkshire VCSE Update: Work Around Procurement & Contracting

An update from Kim Shutler, VCSE Lead for West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board & Senior Responsible Officer for Power of Communities.

5 Things to Consider When Using AI for VCSE Work

AI is becoming part of everyday life – from using Google Maps to email software – so we were interested to see how it could benefit VCSE organisations.

Wakefield Community Organisations Funded to Build Healthy & Sustainable Communities

£20,000 awarded to local organisations, who came together to present their pitch and decide what to fund.

Big Welcome to 11 New Nova Members!

11 amazing VCSE organisations joined Nova in the last few months, bringing us to 481 members supporting communities across Wakefield District.

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Help Through the Cost of Living Crisis

Free financial wellbeing support is available for everyone working and volunteering in health & social care in Wakefield District.

More Exciting Changes in our Adviser Team

This week, we've welcomed Mike Romano to the Nova team!

Get Paid to Advocate for Our Sector

We need your help to advocate for our sector. Opportunities closing on Wednesday 4 October.

For Sharing: Cancer Thriving and Surviving Programme

Our colleagues at Live Well Wakefield have a programme starting in October that may be helpful to you or the people you support.

Become an Our Year Community Partner

Our Year – Wakefield District 2024 is coming, and you can be part of it!

How to Use Social Media Effectively

Looking to level up your social media and make a bigger impact online? Catch up on this quick and useful workshop with Kat from Wordsmiths Unlimited.

Get Involved with Welcome to Wakefield!

Welcome to Wakefield provides information for those recently arrived or now settled in Wakefield. Find out how you can part of the welcome!

Opportunities to be West Yorkshire VCSE Representative

There are multiple opportunities to get involved in representation! These roles are not part of Nova's VCSE Voices project.

Be part of developing West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s approach to Coproduction

West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership have started with a simple question that they want to try to answer: what is their approach to co-production?

Tackle Stigma and Save Lives: World Suicide Prevention Day Resources

The 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day.