Our impact
This year’s impact highlights the difference we’re making together
We support voluntary and community organisations to become more confident and resilient. This year we worked with 920 organisations, including 453 priority groups, offering governance advice, leadership development and practical tools to help them grow. With 55 training sessions, 614 participants and 28 mentoring partnerships, we helped people build skills and confidence that strengthen their organisations long-term.
organisations supported
training sessions
priority groups helped
people trained
new support cases delivered
leadership mentees supported by 28 mentors
We help groups secure the resources they need to thrive. This year our support led to £1.6m in successful funding bids, with 574 people using our Funding Portal to find opportunities. We also invested £150k into 11 village halls to improve local facilities, and our resources and podcasts were downloaded over 1,700 times, giving organisations quick access to guidance whenever they need it.
funding secured
Funding Portal users
community buildings supported
invested in village halls
resource downloads
podcast downloads
Digital confidence is essential, and our programmes helped over 3,000 people build the skills to stay connected. We trained more than 250 Digital Champions who now support communities across the county. Our newsletter reached 8,600 people, we promoted 200 volunteer roles, and 97 organisations joined our volunteering network to share learning and strengthen local support.
digital champions trained
people supported with digital skills
newsletter subscribers
volunteer roles promoted
attendees at volunteering networks
people supported through digital inclusion projects
Digital confidence is essential, and our programmes helped over 3,000 people build the skills to stay connected. We trained more than 250 Digital Champions who now support communities across the county. Our newsletter reached 8,600 people, we promoted 200 volunteer roles, and 97 organisations joined our volunteering network to share learning and strengthen local support.
people attended strategic meetings
boards and task groups represented
major multi-year grants secured