CANConnect grants have been awarded to community groups who are able to demonstrate a positive contribution to improving social engagement in their locality. Wells-next-the-Sea Men’s Shed put their grant to good use in buying their ‘shed’.
On Channel 4 News on 11th February, presenter Cathy Newman interviewed Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, following the government’s decision to forge ahead with HS2. But what's the connection with Norfolk?
There are around 10,000 village halls across England and many are crucially important to local communities, but their upkeep and improvements cost money.
Friday 14th February is Love West Norfolk day! It’s an opportunity for people who love West Norfolk to shout loudly and proudly about what a great place it is to live, invest, work, play and live in.
‘Trust matters.’ The first two words in the introduction to the Charity Commission’s report ‘Trust in Charities’. In the light of the emergence of corruption and scandal in some large national and international charities, many managers and staff in the third sector are rightly concerned about how the public views them and the way they work.
The Fundraising Regulator has found that only 40% of charities’ annual reports met reporting requirements in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016.
Here at CAN we’re often asked to advise on the duties and responsibilities of being a trustee. People are often understandably confused about what being a trustee really involves and a good deal of our governance work entails resolving this for them.