Take a look at the latest jobs on the Connected Voice jobs board! Here are our latest listings from local charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations across the North East. Whether you're looking to start your journey or take the next step, we’ve got something for you.

The first #ConnectedVoiceNews for 2026 is out today! Start your year right and read the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs bit.ly/CVNews8Jan

Our annual survey is now open! www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/KUT4KX/ Healthwatch Newcastle are your local independent champion for health and social care, making sure that service providers and decision makers hear your feedback.

🎉 Happy New Year! Newcastle City Council has shared its draft budget proposals, including £21m in planned savings. 👉 Join us on Thu 8 Jan, 10am for an online session with the Council to hear more and share VCSE perspectives. 🔗 Book your place: www.connectedvoice.org.uk/events/newca...

We're very excited to share our December 2025 at Ourgateshead.org ! Visitors: 79,267 Unique Visitors: 56,748- New Record Page Views: 139,308 A huge thank you to everyone who contributes, shares, and supports OurGateshead. You’re helping build a stronger, more connected community every single day.

Take a look at the latest jobs on the Connected Voice jobs board! Here are our latest listings from local charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations across the North East. Whether you're looking to start your journey or take the next step, we’ve got something for you.

Our December #Haref Bulletin is out now. The FINAL issue of 2025! 🥳 Our monthly Haref Bulletin is full of the latest news, events and research on health equity for ethnically marginalised communities across Newcastle, Gateshead, and beyond. Read it now! mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...

Food support over the winter holidays🎄 🍏Free or low-cost meals 🍏Community cafés 🍏Food pantries, food banks, and social supermarkets 🍏Special meals on Christmas Day and Boxing Day Find out more using the links in the comments @connectedvoice.bsky.social

Our final edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews for 2025 is out NOW! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs Read now 👉 bit.ly/CVNews11Dec25

Take a look at the latest jobs on the Connected Voice jobs board! Here are our latest listings from local charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations across the North East. Whether you're looking to start your journey or take the next step, we’ve got something for you.

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs bit.ly/CVNews27Nove...

Thanks to new funding from UKSPF and the North East Combined Authority, Connected Voice is pleased to offer free online training courses through High Speed Training. To be eligible, you must be both a volunteer in Newcastle and a resident of Newcastle. Find out more here tinyurl.com/mr639dw9

Take a look at the latest jobs on the Connected Voice jobs board! Swipe through our latest listings from local charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations across the North East. Whether you're looking to start your journey or take the next step, we’ve got something for you.

Funding opportunity📣 The second round of the Small Sparks Plus grants is open for Charities, community organisations and community interest companies for grants of £500-£3,000 for projects that improve the health and wellbeing of local communities in Newcastle. 👉https://bit.ly/smallsparks2

Our November #Haref Bulletin is out now! 📢 Our monthly Haref Bulletin is full of the latest news, events and research on #healthequity for ethnically marginalised communities across Newcastle, Gateshead, and beyond. Read it now! 👇 bit.ly/HarefBulleti...

Funding opportunity: The Boring Fund – applications now open! 💜 Small charities, CICs and voluntary groups can now apply for £200 grants to help with those boring but vital running costs — like insurance, admin time or web hosting. Deadline: 30 Nov www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! With news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, find out more on: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs ✅Health and Wellbeing info 👉https://bit.ly/CVNews13Nov

Round 2 of @connectedvoice.bsky.social #smallsparksplus is now OPEN! 💡Community-led projects improving health & wellbeing in Newcastle. ✅ Grants: £500–£3,000 ✅ £48,750 available (15–17 awards) #CommunityFunding #Newcastle #NewcastleCityCouncil Apply now: connectedvoice.org.uk/services/sup...

Another Record-Breaking month for OurGateshead! We're very excited to share our October 2025 at OurGateshead.org! 84,218 visits 53,992 unique visitors 117,110 page views A huge thank you to everyone who supports OurGateshead, you are helping to make a stronger, more connected community each day.

Its #TrusteesWeek2025 and we want to say a huge thank you to our wonderful group of Trustees, who give their time and energy so willingly to support us every week of the year!

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...

We’ve just launched our new strategy: Connecting People, Supporting Action 2025–2030. Hear from our Chief Exec, Lisa Goodwin MBE, on what this means for the future of Connected Voice 👇 Read the full strategy: bit.ly/ConnectedVoi...

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Latest Edition of CV Magazine ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ...and much more! bit.ly/CVNews16Oct

Our October #Haref Bulletin is out now! 📢 Our monthly Haref Bulletin is full of the latest news, events and research on #healthequity for ethnically marginalised communities across Newcastle, Gateshead, and beyond. Read it now! 👇 bit.ly/HarefBulleti...

Join us this November for a powerful networking event focused on how partnerships can strengthen your organisation, unlock new funding opportunities, and amplify your impact. Newcastle Wed 12 Nov 13:30–15:30 bit.ly/NewcastleNet... Gateshead Thurs 20 Nov 13:00–15:00 bit.ly/GatesheadNet...

Do you think there are gaps in transport provision in Newcastle and Gateshead? Do you want to learn how your organisation can help to address these issues? Join us for a training workshop next Wednesday led by the Community Transport Association. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/2syhd4j7

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs ...and much more! bit.ly/CVNews2October

📣 Calling All Voluntary and Community Organisations in Gateshead! The Gateshead VCSE Fund is here to support you! Join our FREE webinar to on Thurs 25 Sept 12-1pm to ✅ Learn about the fund ✅ Understand the application process ✅ Ask questions and check your eligibility bit.ly/VCSEFund

Our third Haref Network meeting of the year took place yesterday, the theme was 'Mental Health' Many thanks to our attendees, and our wonderful speakers: - Northumberland Cricket Board - @healthworks.bsky.social - The Angelou Centre It was a great and engaging session with lots of conversation!

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs Read it now! 👇 bit.ly/CVNews18Sept

Our September #Haref Bulletin is out now! 📢 Our monthly Haref Bulletin is full of the latest news, events and research on #healthequity for ethnically marginalised communities across Newcastle, Gateshead, and beyond. Read it now! 👇 bit.ly/SeptHarefBul...

We're proud to stand with nearly 90 organisations across the North East in calling on the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit in Universal Credit. Find out more here 👉 bit.ly/nechildpoverty

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs Read it now! 👇 bit.ly/connectedvoi...

🏫Making Your Building Work for You Join as at our next networking event for VCSEs based in Newcastle. Whether you’ve managed your own building for years or are just looking to take the next step into renting your first space... (see comments)

We are launching Tech4Communities in #Gateshead with the #DigitalPovertyAlliance and @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social [email protected]'s Gateshead Digital Inclusion Project and a network of local libraries and community venues are at its heart shorturl.at/kHc8Q

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs Read it now! 👇 mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...

Job Vacancy! Housing Coordinator - The Angelou Centre Job type: Full time Salary: £30,303 to £35,781.20 Hours: 35 Closing date: Sun, 24/08/2025 - 17:00 For more information - www.connectedvoice.org.uk/jobs/housing...

Join us for our next networking event! 🏫Making Your Building Work for You is about the potentials, successes and challenges of owning and managing property in the VCSE sector. To sign up please click on the links in the comments! Newcastle Event: 16 September Gateshead Event: 18 September

🌱🌰We had an amazing turn out to our Health and Wellbeing event today, a special thanks to Susanne Ayers from the Herb Hub and Christine Wright from the RHS - Royal Horticultural Society Society for presentations. Thank you to all those who came along!

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training Read it now! 👇 mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...

Thanks to funding from UKSPF and the North East Combined Authority, Connected Voice is pleased to offer free online training courses through High Speed Training. To be eligible, you must be both a volunteer in Newcastle and a resident of Newcastle. Find out more here tinyurl.com/95vu2av5

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs Read it now!👇 mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...

As Newcastle Community Bridgebuilders draws to a close, we want to thank everyone for their involvement across the 6 workshops and for your commitment to making Newcastle a city of Bridges and not Walls.

Here at Connected Voice we deliver VCSE infrastructure support services and the Gateshead Volunteer Centre on behalf of Gateshead Council. Gateshead Council would like to hear from you about these services. Please complete this short survey by Sunday 17th August. tinyurl.com/GatesheadVCS...

Our July #Haref Bulletin is out now! 📢 Our monthly Haref Bulletin is full of the latest news, events and research on #healthequity for ethnically marginalised communities across Newcastle, Gateshead, and beyond. Read it now! 👇 mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...

Today you’ll find Gateshead Volunteer Centre Coordinator Laurie in the sunshine at Whinnies Community Garden from 12:30-2pm! Pop down for a chat to find out how you can volunteer and make a difference in your community. While you’re here why not enjoy the beautiful surroundings too ☀️

The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today! It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including: ✅Funding opportunities ✅Volunteering opportunities ✅Upcoming events and training ✅Charity jobs Read it now! 👇 mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...

Members of our #Haref team attended a Diabetes Champion 'Train the Trainer' session led by Haref Allies #DiabetesUK over in Gateshead this morning. This training will upskill attendees - including ourselves! - to deliver effective diabetes awareness sessions. @diabetesuk.bsky.social

Connected Voice is hiring! 📣 We're looking for a Support into Volunteering Coordinator to join us on a part-time basis (14 hours per week) to help coordinate an exciting new volunteering programme in Newcastle. Apply below! Closes Monday 28 July at 12 noon. 👇 bit.ly/3Gq9piG

Supporting refugees and asylum seekers, Harley is at the drop in at Alive Church, Deckham until 2pm - to have a chat about volunteering in your local community ☀️ #volunteering #gateshead