September 25th, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The North East & Cumbria Funders Network, facilitated and supported by VONNE, plan to trial an annual regional funders event to provide opportunities for funders and social investors to engage directly with VCSE organisations and increase awareness and understanding of them as funders/ investors and to enable interactions between funders/ investors and VCSE organisations through various activities.
We are not attempting to replicate a funders fair model at a regional scale. We want to trial a different approach to enabling funders and VCSE organisations to connect, learn from each other and build greater understanding and awareness. We want to get as much value as possible from the regional event. It will be a day-long, with lunch/ networking time so organisations can make connections with each other as well as funders, by encouraging them to share knowledge, expertise and experience. We would like to raise awareness amongst funders about what organisation’s funding needs are and what additional support they require. There is also a real need for more interactions with national funders to break down barriers to applying applying and the need to build relationships. We will ensure the event works alongside Local Infrastructure Organisations’ (LIOs) funding events and help them to build connections with national funders, whilst also providing opportunities to promote the support and training they can offer.
Purpose of the event – Aims & objectives
Encouraging national funders up to the North East/ Cumbria for this event and as the basis for further/ future engagements
Enabling constructive interactions between VCSE orgs and funders
Building relationships and understanding between funders and VCSE orgs
Facilitating conversations on particular themes/ topics/ areas of interest to both funders and VCSE organisations
North East and Cumbria Funders’ Network – September 2023 | Funders Collaborative Hub
Funding Support | Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East (vonne.org.uk)
Location: Great North Museum, Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PT