State of the sector report 2015
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Entries by Russell Rolph
Voluntary Impact Northampton – looking back at 2020
Our annual snapshot for the year 2020-2021 is now available here. As we launched our two-year operational strategy entitled Connecting People to Places in May of 2021, we have opted for a condensed document which we hope you find of interest.
A penny for their thoughts
I recently completed the latest Restore Survey from NCVO. This Survey has been highlighting the key themes for Charitable Organisations (of all shapes and sizes) over the past 12 months. The latest Survey focussed in a large part on Funders, and the relationship our Sector has with them. I think my concern about funders (of all […]
Office space survey
We want to know about the needs of the sector regarding physical spaces for staff. We’d be really interested in hearing about the needs of the sector regarding physical spaces for staff
Shoosmiths Foundation donates £90,000
LEADING UK law firm Shoosmiths has agreed to donate funds to End Youth Homelessness and Street League charities, awarding a total of £90,000 through the Shoosmiths Foundation. The Shoosmiths Foundation was launched earlier this year to build upon the law firm’s existing community investment programme, which supports local charity partners through staff fundraising and firm […]
Enhanced members kick off VINs Leader in You series
Enhanced Member Organisations joined VIN at St Crispin’s Community Centre in Northampton.
Afghan citizens resettlement appeal fund
We are receiving a number of calls from individuals and organisations about how they can help support the Afghan Resettlement Programme in Northamptonshire. Whilst VIN has set up a Go Fund Me Page which can be viewed here https://gofund.me/6f9937eb we have done so on the express request of elected members of the Council. As an Infrastructure […]
Water-saving campaign in Northampton
VIN is currently working with Anglian Water on a water-saving campaign in Northampton, to coincide with the rollout of smart water meters in some parts of the town. We really want to help them spread the word and wondered if it would be something you would be interested in getting involved in. Anglian Water can: Provide messages and images for social media Provide […]
A view from the Turret
If like me you subscribe to a whole host of other organisational emails you can occasionally become irritated by how quickly your Inbox fills. However, to me it’s important as it tends to reflect life outside of the Microcosm which is often Northamptonshire. Take the latest NCVO Research for example: Entitled Respond, Recover and Reset, it looks […]
The easing of lockdown
Central Government has moved forward on its roadmap regarding the easing of restrictions. However, there is much evidence to suggest that COVID is far from over, and yesterday we witnessed the highest number of new infections within the UK for some time. At VIN we are taking a very cautious approach to this easing of […]
