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Welcome to the July 2019 edition 

 

Meet the Funders 2019 draws in the biggest crowds yet!

We held our third very successful Meet the Funders event on Tuesday with one hundred and sixty representatives from over one hundred voluntary and community organisations meeting with a range of funders and participating in specialist support sessions led by DCA staff. Read more

 

 

 

Join our Funding Workshop

Following on from our Meet the Funders event, we are running this workshop on Wednesday 31st July from 1.00 - 4.00pm at our offices in Low Willington. Come along to this practical session and learn how to create an effective funding bid. To book a place click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing your Volunteers Induction Process

If you a member of staff or volunteer who is responsible for volunteer management then this workshop is for you! It takes place on Thursday 15th August from 10.30am - 12.30pm at our offices in Low Willington. To book a place click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Round Up for July

We have lots of funding updates this month from the Virgin Money Community Anchors Fund, Co-op Foundation Space to Connect Fund, LNER Customer and Community Investment Fund and the 2020 GSK Impact Awards. Read more 

 

 

Third Sector Trends in the North 2019

We would like to invite you to take part in this 10 year study of the voluntary and community sector which is now running right across the North of England. Using the findings, Durham University will build a picture of how organisations and groups work, how they get their resources and how they are planning to work in the future. Read more 

 

 

 

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 Insurance

Did you know....that charity trustees have a legal duty to protect their charity's assets and resources?

Find out more here
 

News Highlights from across the sector

  • Have you say on Durham 2035 A Vision for County Durham - read more
  • Climate Emergency Roundtable in Durham 1st August - read more
  • Share your views on proposals for new Clinical Commissioning Groups in Tees Valley and Durham - read more
  • The latest Charity Commission news is now available - read more
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