We support, promote and develop voluntary and community action in Middlesbrough.

Events

We advertise events and training of interest to clients, staff and volunteers of voluntary organisations in Middlesbrough.  We can advertise your event or training on our website for free.

Meet the Funder - Lloyds Bank Foundation

15 October 2024 - 10:00am

Lloyds Bank Foundation

The Foundation works in partnership with small and local charities, people and communities, changing lives and working towards a more just and compassionate society. The needs and aspirations of people drive our work. It strengthens the small and local charities that support them and the communities they live in, and advocate for a better future.

15
Oct

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Bring and Share Networking Lunch

16 October 2024 - 12:00pm

Come along to the MVDA networking bring and share lunch, which will be held at our premises, 1 Elliott Street, Middlesbrough TS1 2DL (on the Elliott Street side of St Mary’s Centre). Bring some food and join in the conversation with other people working and volunteering in the local Voluntary and Community Sector. We'll have a chat about whatever is on your agenda on the day. Previous bring and share lunches have been very successful and have created some really good connections.

16
Oct

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Find a Funder Workshop

12 November 2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Find a Funder is a simple and easy to use funding search website provided by Middlesbrough Council in partnership with MVDA. Workshop sessions demonstrate how the Find a Funder website works and how the get the best out of it. Sharon Barker from Middlesbrough Council and John Atkinson from MVDA will run one or two live searches using ideas the groups represented in the room and their current search for funds. In the second part of the session, Sharon and John will provide advice on how to make more successful funding applications, and how to avoid common mistakes.

12
Nov

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Bring and Share Networking Lunch

20 November 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Come along to the MVDA networking bring and share lunch, which will be held at our premises, 1 Elliott Street, Middlesbrough TS1 2DL (on the Elliott Street side of St Mary’s Centre). Bring some food and join in the conversation with other people working and volunteering in the local Voluntary and Community Sector. We'll have a chat about whatever is on your agenda on the day. Previous bring and share lunches have been very successful and have created some really good connections.

20
Nov

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Find a Funder Workshop

10 December 2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Find a Funder is a simple and easy to use funding search website provided by Middlesbrough Council in partnership with MVDA. Workshop sessions demonstrate how the Find a Funder website works and how the get the best out of it. Sharon Barker from Middlesbrough Council and John Atkinson from MVDA will run one or two live searches using ideas the groups represented in the room and their current search for funds. In the second part of the session, Sharon and John will provide advice on how to make more successful funding applications, and how to avoid common mistakes.

10
Dec

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