Our impact

This year’s impact highlights the difference we’re making together

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A snapshot of the support,
skills and opportunities we’ve helped
create across North Yorkshire this year.

Impact in action

Our impact at a glance

We’re committed to helping communities across North Yorkshire grow stronger, more resilient and better connected. By offering practical support, funding guidance, leadership development and digital inclusion programmes, we help organisations build skills, confidence and long-term sustainability.

This year’s impact highlights the difference we’re making together – from improving community buildings and increasing digital access to strengthening volunteering and championing the VCSE voice.

Thanks to the dedication of the groups we support, North Yorkshire continues to be a place where people can thrive, participate and shape local life.

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Jane Colthup
Chief Executive

Stronger organisations and leadership

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.

920

organisations supported

training sessions

453

priority groups helped

614

people trained

1,418

new support cases delivered

leadership mentees supported by 28 mentors

Funding, finance and sustainability

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.

£1.6m

funding secured

574

Funding Portal users

community buildings supported

£150k

invested in village halls

1,135

resource downloads

603

podcast downloads

Digital inclusion and connection

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.