The National Volunteers for Health programme has captured learning from 15 local partnerships and translated it into the action guides below. Developing the health and care workforce through volunteering Developing volunteer passporting across partners Embedding volunteering within neighbourhood health Diversifying volunteering opportunities to widen participation For more information about the local Volunteers for Health Partnership […]
NEW DATES ADDED MHNC are offering free Inclusive Volunteering Training, as part of the Volunteers for Health Northants project. This training has been co-designed to: Improve the practices of involving and supporting volunteers with mental ill-health, learning disabilities, and/or neurodivergence Challenge unconscious biases about who can and can’t volunteer (spoiler alert: everyone can!) Raise awareness […]
This report provides a clear overview of how the Volunteers for Health Northants programme is progressing, highlighting the strong foundations that have been put in place and the early impact now starting to emerge. It brings together key insights on what’s working well, where challenges remain, and what needs to happen next to move from […]
EnFold had not previously advertised for volunteers for Admin Support roles, so promoting them on the CAN website was a new activity for us. The website was very simple to use and we listed all our roles, interested to see what response we attracted. Very quickly, we received contact details for two responders and were […]
The Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) is planning a series of England wide engagement events. They are seeking insight from stakeholders to help shape how and where this engagement should take place. They are keen to understand what matters most to you, including the topics you would value discussing with DBS, what you would want […]
Northamptonshire Community Foundation has opened the second and final round of its Volunteering for Health Test, Learn and Innovate Programme.
Here a short reflection on my experience volunteering with Happy at Home, and the impact I’ve personally felt as a volunteer as well. As someone who arrived in the UK in September 2025 to complete my master’s degree at the University of Northampton, I felt two things at the same time, excitement and quiet worry. […]
Good Practice Volunteer Management Toolkit We are pleased to share our new Toolkit, created to help local organisations strengthen their volunteering and increase their impact. The Toolkit is free to access and designed for organisations of all sizes across Northamptonshire. Access it here. Volunteers for Health Strategy Launch The new Volunteers for Health Strategy for Northamptonshire sets out a shared approach […]
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In the Autumn of 2025, SAWN (the Infrastructure Partnership of VIN and SNVB) surveyed the West Northamptonshire VCFSE and has produced a report entitled What’s happening in your World. The Report can be seen here: Sawn-State-of-the-Sector_Final V4 February 2026 It is clear to SAWN that our VCFSE is fragile and struggling with the triple bottom line […]
