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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!
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board would like to know how people travel to medical appointments and if they know about different support that is available to people.
The 2024 SEYH (Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber) Awards are now open for applications and it would be great to see some finalists from Wakefield District!
West Yorkshire Combined Authority are co-designing their first Work, Health and Skills Plan.
The Local Government Association has just published a new guide on working with local infrastructure organisations to engage smaller VCSE organisations.
This exciting initiative is designed to connect skilled individuals with local charities in need of financial management support. Could you benefit?
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) has launched phase 2 of the Speak Up Stand Up Stop Exploitation Campaign.
Live Well Wakefield are six months into their brilliant project that's helping local people attend healthcare appointments.
Have you worked with the VCSE Mental Health Community Builders - Rachel Hale, Sophie Jackson & Amy Charles?
These are exciting times for Healthwatch Wakefield, and they would love more people to be involved.
Live Well Wakefield Small Grants has funded seven local organisations to offer important health and wellbeing support.
Consultation on the new Police and Crime Plan has now begun and will run until October 2024.
People living with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in England.
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.