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Know your trustees: Custodian Trustees

16 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnInformation, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Planning, doing and learning, Staying safe and legal, Support for organisations and communities

Many charities, keen to resume their activities and functions as effectively as possible, are planning ahead for cautious resumption of service delivery as the Coronavirus lockdown eases.  Here at CAN we are receiving a steady stream of enquiries from trustees for whom the situation has prompted some uncertainty about their precise roles as trustees. ‘Trustee’ is often seen as a generic word – but It’s not.

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

02 Jul, 2020by Steve NunnFunding

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 NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Funding, Information, advice and guidance, 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. 

Saving water: the forecast is less rain, more people

24 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnInformation, advice and guidance

East Anglia is one of the driest regions of the UK, receiving about one-third less rainfall than the average for the rest of England; we actually get less rain than some areas of Spain! Here at CAN we help promote Anglian Water's awareness-raising campaigns.

Helping Hands in Thorpe

22 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnBroadland, Case Study, Information, advice and guidance, News Article, Norwich, 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. 

One less lonely voice is a triumph – combatting social isolation

18 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Health and social care, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Support for organisations and communities

Loneliness Awareness Week (15th to 19th June) is highlighting one of the great social scourges of our modern society.  Community Action Norfolk is at the forefront of combating social isolation across our county, with a range of projects encouraging and enabling individuals to become involved in activities in their local communities.  

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

01 Jun, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, 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 NunnCase Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Mental health, News Article, 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.

Has your community or voluntary group reduced its carbon footprint? Tell us about it!

10 Mar, 2020by Steve NunnEditorial, Comment and Opinion, News Article, Planning, doing and learning

Has your community or voluntary group reduced its carbon footprint? Tell us about it! 

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