Wed 11 June - Conversation Café
Conversation Cafes are run monthly at 30 Clarence Street. Firstly, and most importantly, there’s always lots of refreshments, sandwiches and cake provided!
Each Conversation Café will have different topics to cover, with the questions sent a week or two before the event so there’s plenty of time to prepare answers and not feel like you have been put on the spot.
It’s a relaxed, non-judgemental space, which allows for people with lived experience and people who run services to come together and have a chat. Everyone in these sessions will have an equal chance to share their view, as everyone’s view is equally important. If, however, you don’t feel comfortable in sharing your view, that is all good too.
Mon 16 June - Online Drop-in Session morning: Digital Inclusion Programme Grant Fund
Monday 16 June, 10:30am – 11:30am
The aim of this programme is to increase digital inclusion support across York and North Yorkshire, through new digital inclusion projects and offers.
This will be achieved by developing sustainable digital hubs across York and North Yorkshire and support upskilling volunteers and employees to become digital champions within these hubs.
This programme will support public and voluntary sector organisations to develop a digital hub, where need is evidenced. It will enable organisations to access capital funding to purchase equipment, support with infrastructure, development (revenue) funding for startup costs and volunteer co-ordination and access to training.
Digital Inclusion Programme > Mayoral Combined Authority
If you have a question or if you want to chat to the Digital Inclusion Project Co-ordinators, please get in touch:
North Yorkshire (excluding City of York): michael.fletcher@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk
City of York: Jane.Granville@yorkcvs.org.uk about applying.
If you have a great idea but have never applied for funding before, we are here to help!
If you can’t make this date arrange a separate conversation at any point. Contact us as soon as possible so we can provide guidance on applying to the fund if you need it.
Talk to us:
Ask us questions, email us, phone us, we are here to help!
Tues 17 June - The National Lottery Community Fund Presentation
Find out about the refresh of Reaching Communities and our new community led mission priorities, including an overview of future funding.
Join Beth Maguire, Funding Officer from The National Lottery Community Fund outlining the recent refresh of Reaching Communities and the new community led mission priorities, including an overview of future funding streams and Awards for All.
If you are thinking of applying for funding or simply want to know more about the changes to Reaching Communities from 1 April 2025, come along and find out more.
There will be a limited amount of bookable slots after the presentation with Beth and her colleagues to answer any questions you may have. If you require a slot please email jane.granville@yorkcvs.org.uk
Wed 2 July - York VCSE Assembly - Health and Care
The next York VCSE Assembly meeting will take place online on Wednesday 2 July at 9.30am – 11:30am in the Main Hall at the Priory Street Centre.
The York VCSE Assembly – Health and Care meetings bring York’s voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector together to discuss key local health and care issues, and to engage and connect with the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and the NHS Integrated Care Board, in order to be a key partner in the design and delivery of health and care in York.
Fri 20 June - VCSE Training: How to Best Utilise Student Volunteers in York
About this event
We are excited to offer this training session on how to maximize the potential of student volunteers within your organisation.
This session is ideal for anyone in York’s voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector who wants to better understand the dynamics of student volunteering. It will provide key insights into the opportunities and challenges of working with students from York St John University and the University of York.
Training Content: This session, led by Jonny Stansfield from York CVS Sami-Jo Cook from York St John, and Jacqui Fountain from the ,University of York will help organisations:
- Understanding the Volunteer Landscape in York
- Aligning Volunteer Opportunities with Student Interests
- Flexible and Inclusive Volunteering Opportunities
- Effective Training and Support
- Creating a Structured Volunteer Program
- Building Partnerships with Universities
- Leveraging Technology and Social Media
- Measuring and Communicating Impact
Eligibility:
This training is free and open to VCSE sector organizations based and operating in York.
Contact details:
For more information about this training, please contact the York Volunteers Centre team at York CVS via Volunteering@YorkCVS.org.uk.
Venue:
The training will take place at the Priory Street Centre in York.
Please visit our dedicated website to find out more about the centre, including our Accessibility Guide.
Tea and coffee refreshments will be provided.
This training session is a must for those looking to enhance their engagement with York’s diverse and talented student volunteer base. Join us for an informative and practical workshop!
Contact us:
If you have any questions about any of our training sessions or events, or if you have a suggestion for future training, please get in touch with our Funding and Development Officer, Jane Granville via email: jane.granville@yorkcvs.org.uk.
A very big thank you for delivering safeguarding training yesterday at Red Tower. It was pitched at exactly the right level for the volunteers and it gives us directors something to build on now.
I cannot put into words how helpful it was to have the adjustments that you made to support me. Being able to use that separate room was just what I needed, as I felt able to choose my level of interaction with the group… I appreciated it, as we haven’t been out and about to anything like this for two years and it’s a lot to take in after such a break… love the garden, especially the water feature!
Thanks for making the special arrangements for me. It greatly helped my appreciation of the session.