This week is Small Charities Week where the not-for-profit sector shouts out about the enormous contribution that small not-for-profit groups (registered as a charity or not) to our communities. Their story is typical. Someone, somewhere sees a problem. The problem may or may not affect their personal lives. They decides that somethings needs to be […] Read more...
News
One Walsall promotes information of interest to the borough's voluntary and community sector organisations. From the latest funding and training opportunities, to legal and policy updates and other relevant news. If you'd like to have your information included in the next newsletter please send it to communications@onewalsall.org
Please note: We are unable to include PDF or protected documents. All submissions should be sent in Word format, with links to websites where relevant.
Virtual Information Exchange webinars
A popular part of the One Voice Forums pre-Covid-19 was the time allocated for organisations to share information and update the attendees about what they were currently working on. This helped not-for-profits across Walsall stay informed on the local sector and pass this information to their clients and present opportunities for partnership working. This arena […] Read more...
Covid-19 – me and my bike
Narinder Kaur is a member of the Walsall Arboretum Community Cycling Club and also a Staff Nurse. She wrote the following article for us about her experiences working during a pandemic and getting time to go out on her bike. — Covid 19 has touched humanity in many ways. The country came to a lock […] Read more...
Why did I start volunteering?
Fabian Erwig is a part of the Volunteer Centre team for One Walsall and as part of Volunteers Week, he tells us why he started to volunteer and his experiences volunteering during Covid-19. — At 18 years of age, I took on my first volunteer role as a caretaker in a retirement home. It was […] Read more...
One Walsall Volunteer Awards 2020
In October 2019, the One Walsall Volunteer Awards took place at Walsall Town Hall and a fantastic night was had by all the attendees. Right about now, we should be working behind the scenes to prepare for the 2020 event. But unfortunately, due to the current pandemic, we have taken the very hard decision to […] Read more...
A look back at the One Walsall Volunteer Awards 2019 – Longstanding Contribution
As part of Volunteers Week, we are taking a look back at some of the winners from the One Walsall Volunteer Awards 2019. First up is the winner of the Longstanding Contribution award. All nominees in this category had volunteered for a minimum of 10 years, some continually for one organisation and others across several. […] Read more...