Fundraising Strategy Workshop
Date: 12th March 2026
Time: 9:45 am to 12:30pm
Understand why it is important to have a good fundraising strategy and what its component parts are
Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 9:45am – 12:30pm
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Archive for year: 2025
Volunteer Coordinator Network – 5th March (Online)
This network is for anyone who manages, supports and coordinates volunteers.
Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 10 – 11:30am – this will be an online meeting.
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Keeping Volunteers Workshop
This course is aimed at those new to volunteer management, those who manage volunteers, as well as those who need a refresher.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:45 – 12:30
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Volunteer Coordinator Network – 3rd December
This network is for anyone who manages, supports and coordinates volunteers.
Face to Face – Wednesday, December 3 · 10am – 12pm
We’re really looking forward to welcoming you to our face-to-face Volunteer Coordinator Network meeting on 3rd December!
It’ll be a great chance to meet each other, share ideas, and hear from two fantastic local volunteer-involving projects: Baby basics and Community Health Champions
We’ll also have a short presentation and relaxed chat about the all-important topic of thanking your volunteers, along with the latest news and updates from the world of volunteering.
We really hope you will find time to come along to this, but if you know you will be unable to attend, please let us know.
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CEO Network of West Northamptonshire
Join us for the next CEO session taking place on the 29th of October 2025 between 11.30am and 1.30PM.
This is an opportunity for CEOs to come together, decompress and share issues and concerns over lunch in an informal and relaxed environment.
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Measuring Social Impact Workshop
Come join our Measuring Social Impact workshop and learn how to share the impact you make.
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:45 – 12:30
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VCFSE Engagement Group
Join us for the next VIRTUAL VCFSE Engagement Group session scheduled for the 22nd of October 2025 between 11am and 12.30pm.
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Northamptonshire Suicide Prevention Strategy
The all-age, county-wide Northamptonshire Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan 2022-2025 is due to come to an end this December 2025. There will be the development of new West Northamptonshire Council’s (WNC) and North Northamptonshire Council’s (NNC) Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Strategies and Action Plans, with a proposed launch in April 2026.
These Strategies and Action Plans will underpin the county-wide Northamptonshire Suicide Prevention Steering Group.
To support the development of these new documents, a county-wide approach is being taken, led jointly by WNC and NNC Public Health Teams.
During November and December 2025, there will be 4 online workshops (2 hours each), with each workshop focussing on 2 of the national suicide prevention priorities.
The online workshops will allow time to reflect on what has been achieved locally for these priority areas to date and discussion time to explore potential objectives and actions to address future areas of focus. These discussions will need to be aligned with current resource and system to ensure the development of achievable action plans.
The below table highlights the priorities each workshop will focus on:
| Workshop | Priorities |
| 1 | Priority 1: Improving data and evidence to ensure that effective, evidence-informed, and timely interventions continue to be developed and adapted. |
| Priority 3: Addressing common risk factors linked to suicide at a population level to provide early intervention and tailored support. | |
| 2 | Priority 2: Tailored, targeted support to priority groups, including those at higher risk, to ensure there is bespoke action and that interventions are effective and accessible for everyone. |
| Priority 5: Providing effective crisis support access sectors for those who reach crisis point. | |
| 3 | Priority 4: Promoting online safety and responsible media content to reduce harms, improve support and signposting, and provide helpful messages about suicide and self-harm. |
| Priority 6: Reducing access to means and methods of suicide where this is appropriate and necessary as an intervention to prevent suicides. | |
| 4 | Priority 7: Providing effective bereavement support to those affected by suicide. |
| Priority 8: Making suicide everybody’s business so that we can maximise our collective impact and support to prevent suicides. |
If you are interested in attending any of the online 4 workshops, please respond to this email by COP Wednesday 15th October 2025 with your name, email address, and the workshops of interest.
You will then be sent the relevant workshop meeting invitations.
Please note that a pre-reading document will be shared ahead of the workshops with essential and recommended reading. This is to ensure attendees have a good understanding of the work area and to help maximise discussion time within the workshops.
Health Inequalities Funding – Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund will be releasing their Health Inequalities Funding on the 15th of October 2025.
In this first year of their Programme, it is important to emphasise that they are looking to award only an initial 10 awards working with up to 10 partners. There are also some very specific criteria for awards in this first year, which will be explained on the website and at the webinars they will be delivering. More information on the fund can be found here: Health Inequities: Structural Racism and Discrimination Partnership | The National Lottery Community Fund
For those organisations in West Northamptonshire who are interested in applying but are unable to provide the wrap around Project Management Support please contact russell.rolph@voluntaryimpact.org.uk
Funding Symposium 2025
SAWN held its first Funding Symposium on the 25th of September 2025 at Waterside Connect, the home of SCCYC.
Over 40 delegates attended, and heard presentations on Gift Fundraising, Financial Resilience, and Partnership working.
There was also an update on the merger between SNVB and Daventry Volunteers, followed by a round table world café.
You can view the slides here and here
Russell Rolph, the CEO of VIN states:
It’s always good to get the VCFSE in a room, not least for the networking but also to check how they are feeling. It’s a tough and challenging environment out there in a County of much transformation. We hope we can grow these SAWN yearly events for the future and are happy to take ideas from people about what they should include.
Upcoming dates for your diary:
VCFSE Engagement Group of West Northamptonshire Tickets, Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
CEO Network of West Northamptonshire Tickets, Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM | Eventbrite
