Entries by Sophie Negus

Project Manager

To oversee the lifecycle of all projects, develop a motivated projects team, and ensure every initiative delivers maximum social impact while maintaining financial sustainability. Job details Pay £25,069.20 a year Job type Part-time Permanent Location Doddridge Centre, 109 St. James Road, Northampton NN5 5LD Benefits Pulled from the full job description Free parking Casual dress […]

Community Mental Health Prevention and Wellbeing Grants (organisations with income greater than and less than £100,000)

West Northamptonshire are launching two funds: Community Funding Grants Framework (CFGF) for larger VCFSE organisations with an income of over £100,000; and Community Investment Business Case (CIBC) for smaller VCFSE organisations with an income of under £100,000. Each route has an allocated budget of £106,500, bringing the total available funding to £213,000 over the period from May […]

Alcohol and Drug Services in Northamptonshire

West and North Northamptonshire alcohol and drug services will be disaggregating on 1 April 2026, which means there will be some changes for residents of Northamptonshire. From this date, Turning Point will deliver the new service in West Northamptonshire, called Inspire, working alongside key partners including Bridge, Family Support Link, Double Impact, and Framework. Inspire will […]

NHFT meets the VCFSE 28th January 2026

On the 28th  January 2026, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) Executive and Operational Directors met with the VCFSE to begin a discussion on how closer connections can be forged around the issue of Neighbourhood health. The event was organised by SAWN (the Infrastructure Partnership of West Northamptonshire) and chaired by the VCSE Assembly; it […]

Neighbourhood Health

It seems to us that Neighbourhood health is the new Kid on the block, and its all that people within systems across the UK are talking about. It’s a prime mover of the new and revised NHS Plan, and of course its heavily linked to the Preventative Agenda and within that Community Involvement. The National […]

Introduction to AI for small charities

Join us for introductory interactive training on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help your small charity improve efficiencies, enhance communications and support fundraising efforts. You’ll learn about opportunities for your small charity or community organisation to use AI creatively and in an informed and safe way. You’ll take part in quizzes, discussions with peers and […]

VIN AGM and Signed Accounts

VINs Annual General Meeting took place on the 13th of November 2025. The AGM Presentation can be found here, and VIN would like to thank all the speakers for their contributions: The AGM Minutes can be found here VINs Signed Accounts can be found here  

Asset Based Community Development

West Northamptonshire have commissioned VIN with a piece of work aligning strongly to the principles of Asset Based Community Development or ABCD. VIN is now looking for 20 individuals from 20 different organisations who might be interested in joining the programme. The programme consists of: A 2-day classroom course delivered by Forever Manchester at a […]