June the 23rd to June 30th is widely recognised as Small Charities Week in the UK. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the great work that small charities undertake, often unseen, which benefits our local communities. Whilst the definition of a small charity is probably up for debate, most people view it as organisations with a turnover of […]
Charities throughout the UK use Digital media to influence, campaign, and fundraise more than ever before. Charity Digital have just issued their Digital Code of Practice for 2025 which can be viewed here Like most Codes of Practice, it’s not a mandatory requirement, but a way of improving a charity’s relationship with digital platforms and […]
SAWN (Social Action West Northamptonshire) and the Doddridge Centre want to hear from CEOs about a CEO Network: We need to know what you want and when you want it. Complete the simple survey here Our intention is to run 4 each year, but this needs to be informed through your views. We […]
The West Northamptonshire Place Board continues to meet every 2 weeks and VIN keeps a watching brief over Discussions and Presentations. Recently tabled were the Police Plan for 2025 – 2028 which can be viewed here. The West Northamptonshire Active Lives Strategy can be seen here. An update on the NSport Sport […]
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) remains committed to supporting community-led events and activities across the area. The Council, which has a new political administration led by the majority party Reform UK following last month’s elections, continues to give its backing to a busy and varied local community events calendar for the year ahead, providing resource and […]
Volunteers Week 2025 began on the 2nd of June. It’s an important week where the value of volunteers can be truly recognised. We all know the powerful impact that volunteers provide: Without them many VCSE organisations would be unable to deliver the innovative and creative services they do. Whether it’s as a volunteer Trustee, or […]
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We have recently been awarded a grant from the Compton Fund. An element of this funding involves outreach to the local community (The Mounts). To meet this need we require the services of a Community Engagement Facilitator. The successful candidate will work Freelance on a short-term contract. Project Duration will be from April 2025 till […]
Working Together to Tackle Health Inequalities What’s this all about? Churches & faith communities are vital to the wellbeing of our town. Faith and Flourishing Communities in Northampton is a new project exploring how churches and faith groups support people’s health, tackle inequality, and build stronger, more connected communities. We’re working with a small group […]
The Charity Commission and its sister bodies in Scotland and Northern Ireland have launched a public consultation on the next version of the charities accounting and reporting framework. This framework, known as the charities’ Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) is the sector standard for accounting and reporting for charities that are companies or have an […]
