Angela Gilbert

This month, Angela Gilbert, VCSE representative on the Cheltenham Integrated Locality Partnership (ILP), shares how she, and fellow representative Andy Herbert, have helped make it possible for VCSE groups & organisations in Cheltenham to influence priorities for the Strengthening Local Communities grants.

Words: Trustees' Week Team Blog

This week, NCVO published a report documenting the trustee recruitment and retention challenges faced by charities across the country. We have therefore dedicated our team blog this month to this hot topic.

In this blog, our Business Support Lead, Karen, shares how we diversified our recent trustee recruitment campaign to reach a wider pool of trustees. Karen also shares some simple and effective changes that you can make to enhance your next recruitment drive. 

Trustees' Week logo

Trustees' Week runs from 4 to 8 November this year.

This year's theme is celebrating, supporting and inspiring trustees. We've put together a list of seven free things that you can do now in preperation:

Trustees' Week runs from 4 to 8 November this year and we're encouraging VCSE groups & organisations across Gloucestershire to join us and get involved!

This year's theme is celebrating, supporting and inspiring trustees and we've got a few suggestions below that may help to get your creative juices flowing.

A picture of the Big Ben clock tower and the Houses of Parliament with the caption 'Overview: Autumn Budget 2024'

The Autumn Budget set out the governments spending plan up until March 2026. It also provides insight into the 2026 spending review, which is important as it will outline how funding to central government departments will be allocated (up until March 2029).

Any decisions made now and in the future will impact on the VCSE sector and local communities in a range of ways. We’ve therefore put together a list of articles and resources that you may find useful.

Tewkesbury Borough Council

It's the last chance for groups & organisations in Tewkesbury Borough to apply for UK Shared Prosperity and Rural England Prosperity funding.

Eligible groups & organisations across the Borough are being encouraged to apply before 5 November 2024.

World Mental Health Day reminder. It's okay to ask for support when you need it. Free mental health & wellbeing support is available for individuals within VCSE groups & organisations in Gloucestershire.  Call the Wellbeing Line: 0300 421 7500

It's World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October 2024 and this year's focus is mental health at work.

Find out more about mental health & wellbeing support in Gloucestershire and how to get involved in this year's campaign below.