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Welcome to the March 2019 edition
News Highlights
- Small Charities Coalition Charity Set Up Guide available - read more
- Grant funding to improve energy efficiency in County Durham Community Buildings - read more
- Shotley Bridge Community Hospital Services - Public Engagement Events - read more
- Pumpkin and Sunflower Growing 2019 Competition - read more
- Wheels to Work County Durham Project Officer job vacancy - read more
- Gilesgate Lumiere Lantern Parade - read more
- The Woodpile Workshops: Quilting and Joinery - read more
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Each month we are going to focus on a specific topic to help with the running of your organisation.
This month we are focusing on Fundraising
Did you know....large numbers of trust funding and grant applications are unsuccessful because the sender does not read the criteria correctly?
Find out more here
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Farewell to Liz!
As Dr. Liz Charles, our Manager for the Food Durham project, prepares for (semi!) retirement next week, we would like to pay tribute to her time here at Durham Community Action - we will all miss you Liz!
Read Liz Charles: The Next Big Step in Keeping Small a Beautiful Thing here
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Free Community Learning Courses
We will shortly be running our final series of free Community Learning courses for this academic year. Topics include good governance, managing finance, managing volunteers, attracting new business and managing risk. There are limited places available - full details here
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Congratulations to Fishburn Youth and Community Centre on £85,000 grant success
One of the community groups that Durham Community Action has supported with funding advice is celebrating after being awarded £85,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund - read more
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Durham Community Action signs pledge to tackle single use plastics
Durham County Council and a number of its partners, including Durham Community Action. have signed a collective new pledge as part of an ongoing campaign to eradicate single use plastics.
Read more
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County Durham Volunteer Coordinators Forum
This forum provides the opportunity for staff/volunteers who are responsible for volunteer management in their organisation to network with staff/volunteers from other organisations who have similar responsibilities. The next meeting takes place on Tuesday 2nd April at Bowburn Community Centre and will focus on volunteering with young people. Read more
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