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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.
Find a Funder Workshop
8 July 2025 - 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.
Meet the Funder - National Lottery Community Fund
14 July 2025 - 10:00am
Come and meet the National Lottery Community Fund team and hear about the changes to the fund's programmes and new focus areas. The team will include Marnie Burden, the Middlesbrough grants officer along with other key members of the team that look after our part of the Tees Valley.
There will be a presentation and Q&A session followed by an opportunity to speak about your idea with the National Lottery Community Fund staff.
Find a Funder Workshop
12 August 2025 - 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.