Writing result-oriented ad copy is difficult, as it must appeal to, entice, and convince consumers to take action.
If you're a Nova member and would like to share your news, please email it over to info@nova-wd.org.uk.
The Payment for Involvement Playbook has just been published by The Social Change Agency.
A new government resilience website has been launched, providing individuals, households and communities with information to enable them to be more prepared in emergencies.
We're excited to be recruiting for our supportive and skilled Operations Team at Nova.
This World Environment Day, we're celebrating local VCSE organisations fighting climate change.
We’re seeing a huge increase in the number of VCSE organisations offering mental health activities, and the number of people with complex mental health needs referred to those activities.
Live Well Wakefield Small Grants is open for applications, and this time we’re offering grants up to £10,000 with possibility of two year funding!
Ahead of the general election on 4 July, now is the time for charities, and the communities they support, to make their voices heard by all parties.
"Always go to the table feeling like you've got just as much to give"
Wakefield Families Together are proud to share with you the new Family Hub ‘virtual walk-around’ video.
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership is looking for your feedback on a new volunteering strategy.
Join us as we celebrate 40 years of Volunteers’ Week and look to inspire more people to make a difference.
The Energy Debt Fund scheme provides grants to help vulnerable and low-income households with problem energy debt.
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.
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 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."
We're delighted to announce that Nova, Conexus Healthcare and Partners have been shortlisted for 'Best Not for Profit Working in Partnership with the NHS' in the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023.
Campbell Tickell are undertaking a housing needs analysis for West Yorkshire - covering Leeds, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford - and they want your help!
We're thrilled to announce that over £88,000 went out to local VCSE organisations in Round 13 of Live Well Wakefield Small Grants.
It’s been months in the making, but we’re ready to share our brand new website with you.
Small local charities are increasingly concerned about volunteer recruitment, according to newly published research.
Through working with and advocating for communities, and coordinating support, infrastructure organisations (like Nova!) are alleviating the worst impact of the cost of living crisis.
As costs rise and high inflation erodes the value of reserves and pre-pledged grants and donations, charities nationwide are being forced into impossible choices.
Our member, Wakefield District Sight Aid, are excited to share with you that they have secured a Culture Grant from Wakefield Council to run an art project entitled Art Beyond Vision! Art Beyond Vision will consist of eight weekly creative workshops in February and March 2023.
"The things that matter most to charities are not wasting their time and giving them as much financial flexibility and stability as possible – some change here is within everyone’s grasp."
Our member, Words for Wellbeing, are looking for feedback on their wellbeing text service that could benefit your staff. Get involved now!
Find useful data using these interactive census maps!
Our new project recruiting senior leaders from the VCSE sector onto multi-agency, decision-making boards.
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.