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If you're a Nova member and would like to share your news, please email it over to info@nova-wd.org.uk.
Here's a message from our chairs at Evergreen Active, Paula and Andy...
We've summarised a wide range of resources that you might find helpful to share with anyone you support.
Today is the start of a 10 - week public consultation inviting proposals for new council wards and ward boundaries for Wakefield.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority believe the way local buses are run needs to change to achieve our ambitions for better buses in West Yorkshire.
Wakefield District Public Health are undertaking a Migrant Health Needs Assessment to better understand the health and wellbeing needs of migrants living in the district, and their experience of accessing health services.
You're invited to join us at our upcoming AGM where you'll hear about our new Business Plan, the Third Sector Strategy, VCSE Voices & more!
Our Advisers will be answering your questions at new bookable advice sessions, hosted at community venues around the district.
An innovative approach to help prevent heart disease has launched across the district.
National charity, Re-engage, has developed a service dedicated to ensuring that older people do not feel alone over the festive season.
The West Yorkshire Children, Young People and Families Programme continuously look to showcase and celebrate the work which is happening across West Yorkshire to improve lives and outcomes for children, young people and their families and to share the experiences of our population.
This month, Prosper and Nova got in touch with 19 Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to give them some brilliant news – they’d been successful in their application for Prosper and Nova Core Grants funding!
The Third Sector Framework is going from strength to strength!
Citizen Coin is now the place to advertise your volunteering opportunities in Wakefield District and reward your volunteers.
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.
It’s becoming more and more challenging for VCSE organisations to keep delivering their services that support and enrich communities.
VCSE Advocates need your input so they can advocate for you and the local VCSE sector.
Are you passionate about justice and equality? Do you want to be part of a movement that creates real, lasting change?
Join our AGM to hear a recap of our year, explore the challenges our sector is facing, and network with Nova Members and partners.
Local VCSE organisations know what their communities need. We've opened another funding opportunity where they can decide what to fund.
Our partners have launched a new collaboration to make sure that every child in Wakefield District has a comfortable bed to sleep in.
An update from Kim Shutler, VCSE Lead for West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board & Senior Responsible Officer for Power of Communities.
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.
Up to 850,000 pensioner households may be entitled to Pension Credit, but do not claim it. Encourage the people you support to check their entitlement.
£20,000 awarded to local organisations, who came together to present their pitch and decide what to fund.
The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) and Cranfield Trust have come together to create a guide for charities looking or applying for unrestricted funding.
The Charity Commission are introducing a new system for accessing your charity details online.
Find a Grant is a new, digital service that aims to make applying for government grants easier.
Try something new with our member Crafting4Good's Craft Bundles for Community Groups and Organisations.
Brexit, Covid, the cost-of living, climate change, for anyone tasked with managing risk and making decisions, the past few years have felt like one crisis after another.
Innovative Entrepreneurs, an offering from Enterprise West Yorkshire, could help you to turn your idea into a reality through a 9 month programme of support.
In late Spring 2022, more than 100 ‘Conversationalists’ had conversations with over 1300 people living, studying, or working in Wakefield District.
A great scheme to share with any parents, carers and guardians with low income that your organisation is working with!
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has seen an increase in threat actors conducting phishing activity across the charity sector.
New rules on Consumer Duty for banks and financial institutions came into force on Monday 31 July 2023.
Does your organisation work with or employ any carers? We've got some brilliant resources for you to share and use, bought to you by Carers UK in collaboration with Wakefield Council.
"We view the traditional philanthropy model as so entangled with colonial capitalism that it inevitably continues the harms of the past into the present."
Some VCSE organisations currently based in The Ridings are looking for new premises - can you help?
Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District. We hope you enjoy hearing from Heavy Metal Therapy!
It was brilliant to see so many of you at our first in-person AGM since 2019! Here are some highlights from the event.
Our teams got together in December for a very important cause - making sure that children in care and their families received gifts over the festive season!
We're pleased to announce we have a new Chair of Trustees, Chris Bann, and a new Vice Chair, Simon Topham.
A new report has been released - Third Sector Trends in England and Wales 2022: employees, volunteers, diversity and investment in people.
It's not long until we wrap up our work for 2022, you can find our closing times here.
We're thrilled to have launched VCSE Voices, an initiative to recruit VCSE Advocates from our sector to attend district-wide decision-making boards to influence policy and create positive change.
An all-new Citizens Advice service has opened its doors in Pinderfields Hospital.
We're really proud of what we achieved in 2021-22, see what you think!
There's a range of information below for you and people that engage with your organisation's activities and services.
Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.
Residents of the Warwick Estate began sharing recipes in lockdown and the food initiative now reaches 70 families, in a programme managed by Warwick Ahead.
Funding is available for voluntary organisations, non-profits, charities and CICs in the Wakefield District through fundraising website easyfundraising.
The £20 Universal Credit uplift ended at the end of September. Did you know that you could receive additional support and advice around the recent changes to Universal Credit? Find out more here.
The movement is part of an ongoing commitment to tackle structural and institutionalised racism, as well as addressing health and social inequalities across the area.
Community>Wakefield - the new place for services, activities, opportunities and events across Wakefield District.
Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District. We hope that you enjoy learning more about....
The Nova team would like to thank volunteers for their inspiring and incredible work to support people and organisations across the Wakefield District.
We have asked community organisations to provide us with information and stories so we can highlight the brilliant work that volunteers are doing throughout Wakefield District during the pandemic.
13 projects have been awarded funding through the recent Live Well Wakefield Small Grants – Coronavirus Resilience Fund.
Our annual Community Anchor Network conference, #CANCon20 took place on 10 March 2020.
The Wakefield District Third Sector Strategy 2020 - 23 has now been published.