Voluntary Support North Surrey

Surrey Heath Mental Health Forum - June 2026
2026-06-03 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Places Leisure, Grand Avenue, Camberley, Surrey Heath, GU15 3QH, United Kingdom
Our Surrey Heath Mental Health Forum continues to meet on a quarterly basis and we are delighted to announce the date for our next forum will be Wednesday 3rd June, 10.30am – 12noon at Places Leisure Centre, Camberley.
This event is for groups based in or operating across Surrey Heath with a connection to mental health, whether that’s through tackling isolation, age-related mental health or disability.
Each meeting has one or two speakers, followed by a roundtable session where people can give an update on their service and share anything new for discussion.
If you’re interested in attending, please contact libby@voluntarysupport.org.uk for more details.
Alternatively, you can call Libby at our Camberley office on 01276 402789.

Charity Networking Event - June 2026
2026-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Enterprise, Enterprise House, Vicarage Road, Egham, TW20 9FB, Enterprise House, Egham, TW20 9FB, United Kingdom
We’re pleased to invite you to our next networking event designed to bring together local organisations and community groups. This event is a great opportunity to share what your organisation does, connect with others in the sector, and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
Speakers for our June event will be announced shortly.

Digital Fundraising Training - June 2026
2026-06-16 10:00 - 12:30 | VSNS Chertsey Office, 6 The Sainsbury Centre, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9AG, United Kingdom
Join us for our Digital Fundraising training, where we’ll explore how to attract and engage donors through social media. This session will cover:

Understanding your audience
Telling your story effectively through digital channels
Mapping out your donor journey

Whether you’re new to digital fundraising or looking for new ideas and ways to refine your approach, this training will provide practical insights to help you boost digital engagement and donations.

Proving Your Value to Funders - July 2026
2026-07-16 10:00 - 12:00 | VSNS Chertsey Office, 6 The Sainsbury Centre, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9AG, United Kingdom
Proving Your Value to Funders
Writing a funding bid isn’t just about filling in a form, it’s about turning your funding application into a story that funders want to be a part of.
It’s about making a compelling case for support, one that moves beyond good intentions to clearly showing why your work matters. It’s about showing that no-one else is already doing it for the community you support, evidencing the need, proving how and why it works, the change it is already making for individuals and in relieving demands on wider local resources, and the reasons it deserves backing for ongoing and increased impact.
Proving Your Value to Funders is a practical, insight-driven course designed to help you transform your funding applications into powerful stories of change.
The course will help you:

Move beyond telling a funder your project will make a difference and show them how and why it already does with real-world examples
Present your work as a compelling story of change addressing the challenges and issues the funder cares about
Back up your ambition with meaningful facts, figures, lived experience and evidence of the benefits through case studies
Using data effectively (without overwhelming the reader)
Connect emotionally while staying professional
Demonstrate how your work reduces pressure on other services and the community, how it prevents escalation and crisis and illustrates long-term change
Position your organisation as a credible, investable partner
Present outcomes clearly, concisely and confidently so they feel confident in you and what you’re telling them!

Who this course is for

Charity and community organisation leaders
Social enterprise founders close to launch or those contemplating a community project
Bid writers and fundraisers
Anyone responsible for securing funding

Whether you’re new to bid writing or looking to strengthen your success rate, this course will help you present your project and organisation with clarity and credibility.
By the end of the course we hope that you won’t just be asking for funding, you’ll be inviting funders to invest in meaningful, measurable change.

Charity Networking Event - September 2026
2026-09-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Enterprise, Enterprise House, Vicarage Road, Egham, TW20 9FB, Enterprise House, Egham, TW20 9FB, United Kingdom
We’re pleased to invite you to our next networking event designed to bring together local organisations and community groups. This event is a great opportunity to share what your organisation does, connect with others in the sector, and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
Speakers for our September event will be announced shortly.

Social Media Marketing and Remarketing for Community Building
2026-09-21 09:30 - 12:30 | Meeting Room 2, Staines Library, Elmsleigh Centre, Unit MSU 2, Staines, TW18 4QB
This workshop explores how to strategically use social media to attract, engage, and retain audiences through authentic community building. We will look at what is a reasonable expectation from your efforts, what kind of goals to set and how to achieve them. We will also cover the technique of growing an email list from your social media and website, and the fundamentals of remarketing, leveraging repetition and targeted messaging to really engage followers and subscribers
By the end of the course, you will understand how to integrate social media, email marketing, and remarketing strategies into a cohesive system to nurture relationships and boost their engagement.

Key Topics:

Designing social media content that captures your target audience

Achieving engagement and building an online community

Growing and managing an email list effectively

Creating remarketing campaigns that reinforce brand awareness through repetition

Nurturing closer connections and longer-term relationships

Recruiting and managing volunteers - October 2026
2026-10-06 10:00 - 15:00 | VSNS Chertsey Office, 6 The Sainsbury Centre, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9AG, United Kingdom
This workshop is aimed at voluntary organisations who want to improve how they recruit and manage volunteers, and establish good practices to help retain the volunteers that they have.
Areas covered during the workshop are:

Evaluating and planning the recruitment process
Advertising and promoting your volunteer opportunities
What should be included in a volunteer policy/agreement
Understanding what motivates and de-motivates volunteers
Methods of recognising and rewarding volunteers.

Charity Networking Event - December 2026
2026-12-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Enterprise, Enterprise House, Vicarage Road, Egham, TW20 9FB, Enterprise House, Egham, TW20 9FB, United Kingdom
We’re pleased to invite you to our next networking event designed to bring together local organisations and community groups. This event is a great opportunity to share what your organisation does, connect with others in the sector, and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
Speakers for our December event will be announced shortly.
