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25
Feb
2025

Employing Staff for the First Time in Voluntary Sector Organisations

This online session is aimed at volunteer-led organisations and community groups who are looking to employ staff for the first time. 

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04
Mar
2025

Health and Safety for Trustees within the Voluntary Sector

This online session is aimed at volunteer-led organisations and community groups and will cover understanding trustees' responsibilities for health and safety. 

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04
Mar
2025

Rural Affordable Housing - Let's Shape It Together

This in-person collaborative event is designed to address the future of affordable housing in rural County Durham. 

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11
Mar
2025

Protecting your Charity’s Finances

This online session is aimed at volunteer-led organisations and community groups and will cover the practicalities of managing finance for your organisation. 

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13
Mar
2025

Boost your Income through Trading

This online workshop is for voluntary and community sector organisations that want to boost their unrestricted income through trading activities.

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18
Mar
2025

Understanding GDPR for Voluntary and Community Organisations

This online session is aimed at volunteer-led organisations and community groups focusing on understanding your responsibilities and developing a data protection policy. 

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19
Mar
2025

Sustainability and Community Buildings Event

Durham Community Action, in partnership with the Rural Design Centre, is holding an event to celebrate Village Halls Week 2025

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25
Mar
2025

Small Steps to becoming a Greener Voluntary Organisation

This online workshop is aimed at trustees and staff from voluntary organisations across County Durham who want to do their bit to become ‘greener.’

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27
Mar
2025

Bernard Sunley Foundation Virtual Funding Information Session

Bernard Sunley Foundation will be providing information on the funds they currently have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

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31
Mar
2025

Knowledge for Change Workshop: Teesdale

Join us as we launch the Rural Durham Community Research Network, a partnership between Durham Community Action and the Rural Design Centre.

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01
Apr
2025

Managing Risk using a Risk Register

This online session is aimed at volunteer-led organisations and community groups and will cover developing a risk register and looking at ways to mitigate risk. 

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03
Apr
2025

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Workshop

This online workshop will be delivered by Julia Mitchinson from the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

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07
Apr
2025

Easyfundraising Virtual Funding Information Session

Learn how to use the easyfundraising platform to raise donations for free for your organisation when they shop with leading retailers. 

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08
Apr
2025

Prevent Training

Andy Bailey, Lead Officer for Safe Durham Partnership, Economic Partnership and Prevent will deliver a session to provide awareness of Prevent. 

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08
Apr
2025

Introduction to Safeguarding

This online session is aimed at new trustees, staff or volunteers within the voluntary sector.

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09
Apr
2025

Knowledge for Change Workshop: Derwentside

Join us as we launch the Rural Durham Community Research Network, a partnership between Durham Community Action and the Rural Design Centre.

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11
Apr
2025

Knowledge for Change Workshop: Weardale

Join us as we launch the Rural Durham Community Research Network, a partnership between Durham Community Action and the Rural Design Centre.

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12
May
2025

Karbon Homes Virtual Funding Information Session

Karbon Homes will be providing information on the funds they currently have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

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15
May
2025

Believe Housing Virtual Funding Information Session

Believe Housing will be providing information on the funds they currently have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

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20
May
2025

Coalfields Regeneration Trust Virtual Funding Information Session

Coalfields Regeneration Trust will be providing information on the funds they have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity to ask questions. 

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19
Jun
2025

Key Fund Virtual Funding Information Session

Key Fund will be providing information on the funds they currently have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

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23
Jun
2025

Sir James Knott Trust Virtual Funding Information Session

Sir James Knott Trust will be providing information on the funds they currently have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

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14
Jul
2025

Lloyds Bank Foundation Virtual Funding Information Session

Lloyds Bank Foundation will be providing information on the funds they currently have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

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15
Sep
2025

The Clothworkers Foundation Virtual Funding Information Session

The Clothworkers Foundation will be providing information on the funds they have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity to ask questions. 

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22
Sep
2025

Ballinger Charitable Trust Virtual Funding Information Session

Ballinger Charitable Trust will be providing information on the funds they currently have available, how to apply and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

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