Blogs
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been a significant part of my workload over the past few months, with the ‘furlough scheme’ becoming an ever-more important lifeline for…
Our Neighbourhood Volunteering Worker, Jenny has shared her experience of returning to work after having children in this brilliant poem:
Being a working Mum is no easy task
In the air are a…
Who Knew? We did!
This year's Social Enterprise Day (Nov 19) theme is #WhoKnew - giving entrepreneurs and organisations the opportunity to shout about the impact of their work.
Salford…
Moving from the real world to the digital world when you can’t shake off that resistance.
I have been reminded of a huge lesson these past 6 months – and also revisited what I know to be one of my…
In this guest blog, Bronagh McCloskey, Head of Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility at Talk Talk shares how a Trustees' Week virtual event delivered by Salford CVS has inspired members of…
You may be interested in becoming a trustee, or sure it is something you want to do, but with thousands of charities out there how do you find a charity that is a good fit for you?
I'd suggest…
What is a trustee?
Charities have a governing body which is made up of volunteers called trustees, the term trustee is often used interchangeably with director, but more frequently volunteers on a…
One of our brilliant Volunteer Wellbeing Champions, Melanie, shares her experience of volunteering in a pandemic.
Melanie has been volunteering as a dog walker in Salford. These are her…
I’m going to start with a bit of a weird analogy - computer software is a little bit like your store cupboard at home...
If a jar of spice looks ok and seems to smell and taste the same you keep…
In her blog, Hannah our Impact and Evaluation Worker, explains why it is more important than ever to tell our stories of impact and gives some handy tips on how to do it.
The history of…
Recently I have been working on the Personal Recovery Support Fund which provides small non-cash awards to individuals being supported in their recovery from drug or alcohol addiction by the Achieve…
Local band WEAL has just dropped their newest single Sumertime and it’s really making people smile!
It’s reminiscent of school holidays – lazy, endless days of summertime and smiles! However, there…