New VSNS Sparks Fund to support communities impacted by Covid 19

01st February 2023

Voluntary Support North Surrey Sparks Fund will support communities that have been impacted by Covid 19 and its wider impact on health and wellbeing.  The fund will enable communities to [...]

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Using awareness days to raise funds 

05th January 2023

There are awareness days, weeks, fortnights and months throughout the year, covering every topic under the sun – including Winnie the Pooh Day, National Old Stuff Day, and Compost Week.  Awareness days are [...]

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Raising money through shopping this Christmas

05th December 2022

Fundraising through online shopping tools such as EasyFundraising or AmazonSmile comes with its own set of challenges this year as people face rising costs. But this also gives you as [...]

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Getting the most out of Giving Tuesday

08th November 2022

Giving Tuesday – which this year will take place on Tuesday 29th November – is a global movement encouraging people to do good. There are so many ways people can give, from [...]

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National Lottery award to boost communities’ recovery from Covid-19 pandemic

25th October 2022

Voluntary Support North Surrey has been awarded £459,000 funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to support communities’ recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic in Runnymede, Spelthorne and Surrey Heath. The [...]

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Our fundraising journey: Stanwell Food Bank and Stanwell Events

07th October 2022

Anna-Marie Goodacre is the Founder of Stanwell Events and Stanwell Foodbank. Here, she tells us about their fundraising journey over the last four years: Stanwell Events started on Good Friday [...]

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Art exhibition depicting Ukraine conflict opens in Chertsey

16th September 2022

An exhibition of artwork by ​Ukrainian 15-year-old Alex Zhurba is now on display at our Chertsey office. The artwork was officially opened on Tuesday 13th September by the deputy mayor [...]

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Supporting your organisation through the cost of living crisis

07th September 2022

Supporting your organisation through the cost of living crisis Many organisations are increasingly worried about the increased costs they are facing as winter approaches. Having a strategy for how your […]

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Running a successful fundraising campaign through the Big Give

01st September 2022

Kay Mackay is Chair of Children of the Dump, a charity that supports children and families living in dumpsite slums in the Philippines. She goes out to the Philippines most [...]

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Fundraising from small businesses

03rd August 2022

Fundraising from small businesses is an untapped market – according to the FSB (National Federation of Self-employed and Small Businesses), there are 5.5 million small businesses in the UK (with [...]

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