MVDA: Supporting Middlesbrough’s Voluntary and Community Sector
Established in 2002, MVDA is the primary infrastructure organisation for Middlesbrough’s voluntary and community sector (VCS).
Our mission is to support, promote, and develop local voluntary and community action. We do this by:
- Providing practical development support, including funding advice.
- Managing the Middlesbrough Volunteering Academy.
- Helping the VCS engage at a strategic level.
- Enabling collaboration through meetings, forums, training, and events.
- Advocating for the VCS through membership of planning and partnership forums and by liaising with public bodies.
- Promoting good practice in meeting the needs of local people and communities.
- Raising the profile of the local VCS through research and short-term projects.
Our values:
- The importance of independent challenge in shaping effective policy and planning.
- Social justice and a focus on supporting the most economically and socially disadvantaged communities.
- Collaborative and co-operative approaches to meeting local needs.
- Promoting awareness of the rights and needs of different groups of people.
- Good stewardship of MVDA’s resources and openness in all our dealings.
- A belief that strong communities are built on diversity and inclusion.
Membership of MVDA is open to voluntary and community organisations with a presence in Middlesbrough.
Find out more about membership.
Keep up to date with our work
Ebulletins
- Outlook - our fortnightly ebulletin covering news, training and events, jobs and resources for VCOs in Middlesbrough - sign up
- We Care You Care - information to support carers across the South Tees - sign up
- Find a Funder - fortnightly news on the latest funding available to VCOs - sign up
- Volunteering Academy opportunities - a regular round-up of local volunteer roles - email hello@volunteeringacademy.org.uk to subscribe
We're social too!
MVDA on Facebook @mvdamiddlesbrough
MVDA on Twitter/X @MVDANews
MVDA on LinkedIn
Volunteering Academy on Facebook @volunteeringacademy
We Care You Care on Facebook @wecareyoucare
What are local VCS Infrastructure organisations?
The infographic below explains what local VCS infrastructure organisations do, created by our national body NAVCA.
