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Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and COVID-19 – can we postpone?

09 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Event, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Planning, doing and learning, Staying safe and legal, Support for organisations and communities

The short answer is, yes, you can postpone your AGM in the present circumstances. The government and Charity Commission recognise this and offer precise advice on how to go about postponing or cancelling AGMs and other critical meetings.

North Norfolk Writer’s Group – mutual support through creative writing

02 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnArts and culture, Case Study, Funding, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Volunteering

Our CANConnect project helps people in North Norfolk link with activities and like-minded people in their community, as well as providing support to help them identify and achieve their goals. We've been working closely with North Norfolk Writers' Group.

Returning to public fundraising: new guidance from the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising

02 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Funding, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Planning, doing and learning, Reports & Evidence, Staying safe and legal, Support for organisations and communities

The Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising have recently published two new items of guidance to help charities’ fundraising.

Charities making donations to other VCSE organisations. Can we do that?

26 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnCase Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Funding, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Planning, doing and learning, Staying safe and legal, Support for organisations and communities

Many charities across Norfolk have recently received donations in response to the pandemic.  We have received several enquiries from trustees asking if they can make donations to help community support groups and local charities which are helping vulnerable local people through the Coronavirus crisis. 

Helping Hands in Thorpe

22 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnBroadland, Case Study, Information, advice and guidance, News Article, Norwich, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Support for organisations and communities, Volunteering

Volunteers have been flocking to help vulnerable residents in the in Thorpe Hamlet and Thorpe St Andrew areas of Norwich. 

Communicating with your service users in time of change

18 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Planning, doing and learning

One of the strengths of the voluntary sector is the way it adapts and transforms to stay relevant and engaging. Keeping your service users or clients informed and engaged is crucial, and never more so than in a time of change. For all VCSE organisations whose main activity is direct delivery to service users a major concern is maintaining contact with, and support to, their vulnerable clients.  

Good Neighbour Response Schemes in action - a close-knit community gets closer still

05 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnBreckland, Case Study, Health and social care, News Article, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Rurality, Support for organisations and communities, Volunteering

Like many Norfolk parishes, Great Hockham is a close-knit community – and has become even more so during the Coronavirus pandemic. Community-spirited individuals got together early in the crisis, determined to help and support the vulnerable residents in and around their village.  They contacted CAN via the Parish Council, knowing that through our existing Good Neighbour Scheme network we would be able to offer advice and practical support in setting up a structure, quickly and effectively. 

Volunteers’ Week 1st-7th June - a celebration of caring communities

01 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Staying safe and legal, Support for organisations and communities, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, Volunteering

This week (Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June) is Volunteers’ Week (link). celebrating the time, skills, experience and goodwill given by people up and down the UK.   

"We are a town united" - how one community has responded to the Coronavirus

01 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnArts and culture, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Mental health, News Article, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Volunteering

At CAN we’ve seen the spectrum of community groups forming in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, seeking to help their vulnerable and isolated residents. We have, and are, helping many of them with safeguarding, insurance and legal advice and volunteer management, under the auspices of our existing Good Neighbour scheme network.

There are some inspiring examples of communities coming together during the Coronavirus pandemic, and one south Norfolk town has shown how it can be done. 

 

Planning a funding strategy

28 May, 2020by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Funding, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Planning, doing and learning, Support for organisations and communities

Finding funding to carry out your VCSE organisation’s activities can be stressful - because It’s crucial to your organisation's ability to deliver its services.  But a proper funding strategy will help secure the income needed to run your organisation now and in the future.

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