The latest local and national VCSE sector news

Party Time: We've got 500 members!!

We’re overjoyed to share that Nova has reached an incredible milestone – we now have 500 fantastic member organisations!

May 22, 2024

How can we make funding opportunities more fair and transparent?

Last Thursday, the Third Sector Framework team at Nova travelled to Birmingham for NAVCA’s annual conference, held at the wonderful Austin Court.

May 21, 2024

Locality Awards 2024 now open!

The Locality Awards are back: celebrating our fantastic network who transform lives in their communities every day.

May 17, 2024

Have Your Say on Ward Boundaries

A consultation on draft recommendations for ward boundaries in Wakefield has begun.

May 15, 2024

Rwanda Guidance and Resources

The situation with detentions and implementation of the Safety of Rwanda Act is very fast moving.

May 10, 2024

Live Well Wakefield Win the 'Partnership Working Excellence' Award

The Live Well Wakefield team have won a SWYPFT Excellence Award for their Waiting Well project!

May 7, 2024

How To: Preparing to Apply for Live Well Small Grants

Applications for Live Well Wakefield Small Grants will open in June, so get ready now!

May 1, 2024

Get Ready for Citizen Coin!

Citizen Coin is an app that recognises and rewards volunteering, and it's coming soon to our district.

Apr 30, 2024

YPO Furniture for Donation

YPO is nearing the end of their office refurbishment and would like to give you the opportunity to collect any items for free.

Apr 29, 2024

VCSE Organisations join forces to drive Dying Matters campaign

Our members are going out to the community to break down barriers surrounding discussions about death and dying.

Apr 29, 2024

How does Live Well Wakefield work with the VCSE sector?

Let us tell you about their new Core20PLU5 social prescribing project...

Apr 24, 2024

We’ve been independently accredited as a “Menopause Friendly Employer”

We are incredibly proud to announce that we've been awarded the Menopause Friendly Workplace Accreditation.

Apr 23, 2024

Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub for VCSE Colleagues

No matter where you work in health and care or whether you are a staff or volunteer, that you may have to work in extremely challenging circumstances.

Apr 22, 2024

VCSE Barometer 2024 Survey now live!

This spring, the VCSE Data and Insights National Observatory at Nottingham Trent University is embarking on the sixth wave of the VCSE Barometer Survey, and your participation is crucial.

Apr 22, 2024

OPEN: Nova Member Survey 2024

You invest some time in shaping our services ➡️ we can better support your organisation. It's a win-win!

Apr 16, 2024

Find specialist help with your finances

Finances are an essential part of any VCSE organisation – and can be intimidating.

Apr 12, 2024

Survey: Can We Bank on The Banks?

Tell the Civil Society Group about your experiences of banking. Your story will help them continue to advocate for better banking services for voluntary organisations.

Apr 10, 2024

Prosperous Together: Matchmaking You With Volunteer Support!

We're excited to be working with Prosper Wakefield District on their new campaign, Prosperous Together.

Apr 9, 2024

Advocate Update: NHS App Drop Ins

Ross Grant, our VCSE Advocate attending The People's Panel, has got an update that could be important for the people your organisation supports.

Apr 9, 2024

VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance Resource Library Launched

Each year, members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance collaborate to undertake a range of health inequalities focused research and insight projects.

Apr 8, 2024

Can you host the Building Bridges Community Project?

Yorkshire Air Ambulance are looking for other groups to deliver their fantastic Building Bridges sessions to, are you interested?

Apr 4, 2024

Members, Important Email Coming Your Way

Our member survey for 2024 is open and we’re inviting you to complete it.

Mar 26, 2024

Climate Grants Awarded to 12 VCSE Organisations

VCSE organisations are central to developing a neighbourhood approach to tackling the climate emergency, by bringing communities together to work towards common goals.

Mar 26, 2024

Right Care, Right Person & What It Means for Your Organisation

Our Lead Community Mental Health Builder, Rachel Hale, has been meeting with colleagues from SWYPFT and West Yorkshire Police around Right Care, Right Person. This policy has raised some concerns within the VCSE sector relating to welfare checks, especially over the Winter Period.

Dec 21, 2023

Save Our House, Wakefield's LGBTQ+ Centre

Our House has become a lifeline for so many local LGBTQ+ people across Wakefield District, and they have welcomed over 3000 people through their doors in the short 18 months since they first opened. Now, they need our help!

Dec 20, 2023

Express Your Interest: Community Leadership Development Programme

West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership are currently considering the potential delivery of a community leadership development programme to run from early 2024. Express your interest by Monday 8 January!

Dec 19, 2023

New Funding Announced: Open Access Youth Provision Grants

Grants are available through the Third Sector Framework to support VCSE organisations to deliver open access youth provision for children and young people aged 11 – 17 years (up to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities).

Dec 14, 2023

Sending you the best of wishes for 2024!

It's not long until we wrap up our work for 2023, so you can find our closing times here.

Dec 14, 2023

3 Highlights from Our AGM 22-23

We asked our members, colleagues and partners what they thought of our celebration on Wednesday 6 December, here's what they told us...

Dec 14, 2023

Free Furniture On Offer From YPO

YPO are kindly looking to donate a wide range of furniture to local VCSE organisations.

Dec 13, 2023

Why do we need to be professionally curious?

Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) are running a new district wide campaign on what it means to be professionally curious and challenging in the district.

Dec 13, 2023

Using AI, Charity Banking and Cost of Living: Share Your Views

Share your views with CAF by 20 December and be in with a chance of winning a £250 donation for your charity.

Dec 12, 2023

Register Your Services: Hub of Hope

The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database.

Dec 8, 2023

Deadline Extended: Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber Awards 2023

SEYH represent, promote and connect social enterprise across the region. It's time for their annual awards!

Dec 7, 2023

Member Spotlight: CoActive Arts

Each month we showcase the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District. We hope you enjoy hearing from CoActive Arts!

Nov 29, 2023

New funding available: Mental Health Alliance - Thinking Differently Development Fund

This focused pilot will allow five VCSE sector organisations, considered as ‘Tier 2 or 3’ on Wakefield District's Third Sector Framework, to access funding to develop over a 2 year period.

May 3, 2022

Projects funded by Live Well Wakefield Small Grants

Learn about the amazing projects making a difference within communities across Wakefield District...

Apr 28, 2022

Member Spotlight: Theatre Royal Wakefield

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....

Apr 20, 2022

Energy Affordability Helpline

Citizens Advice now have dedicated Energy advisers working as part of a project with Newcastle Citizens Advice and Northern Powergrid to help clients in Leeds, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees and the North East.

Apr 20, 2022

6 Top Tips for Writing Funding Bids

This #StressAwarenessMonth, we're working with Wakefield & District Health & Community Support to take the stress out of writing funding bids. Read our tips here...

Apr 4, 2022

Projects funded by the Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Grant Fund

Read more about the brilliant projects taking place across Wakefield District...

Mar 28, 2022

VCSE Power Week Long Partnership Event

West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership have launched an online event to celebrate the work of their partners in the voluntary community social enterprise sector (VCSE) from Monday 28 March to the 1 April.

Mar 25, 2022

How VCSE organisations can support Ukraine

International Women's Day 2022

The theme of the day was Break the Bias, and we asked women working at Nova how they plan to do this within their roles.

Crafting4Good nominated for a Yorkshire Choice Award!

We’d like to congratulate our member Crafting4Good, who have been nominated for a Yorkshire Choice Award in the Independent Business of the Year category.

Member Spotlight: Mindful Movers

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....

Happy Social Prescribing Day 2022!

The positive impact social prescribing has on local communities and people is clear to see!

Mar 10, 2022

Member Spotlight: Memory Action Group

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

Dec 17, 2021

Recipe Club Success

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.

Nov 18, 2021

Member Spotlight: Disability Sport Yorkshire

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

Nov 18, 2021

Additional income for VCSE organisations in Wakefield District

Funding is available for voluntary organisations, non-profits, charities and CICs in the Wakefield District through fundraising website easyfundraising.

Oct 20, 2021

Member Spotlight: Grow Wakefield

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

Oct 20, 2021

Do you live in the Wakefield District and access government benefits?

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.

Oct 14, 2021

Member Spotlight: Portobello Craft and Camera Group

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

Sep 27, 2021

West Yorkshire & Harrogate Health and Care Partnership launch anti-racism movement

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.

Sep 1, 2021

Community>Wakefield is live!

Community>Wakefield - the new place for services, activities, opportunities and events across Wakefield District.

Jul 19, 2021

Member Spotlight: Wakefield Hospice

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....

Jun 17, 2021

Volunteers' Week 2021: Nova's roundup of celebrations and opportunities

The Nova team would like to thank volunteers for their inspiring and incredible work to support people and organisations across the Wakefield District.

Jun 3, 2021

Case Studies from the Covid-19 Community Hubs

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.

Jun 1, 2020