Building relationships with local businesses 

05th June 2023

Charities – you’re in a strong position, whether you know it or not. Increasingly, businesses are focussing on their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – meaning they want to:  Find ways [...]

Read more

Raising funds from retailers

05th April 2023

Many high street shops and big brands want to support their local communities. While the grants they offer are often fairly small, they are also often easier to apply for [...]

Read more

Easter donations

06th March 2023

It’s early March and thoughts are turning towards Easter. Donating Easter Eggs for families and others who are struggling can give them a real boost. We can connect businesses to [...]

Read more

Email marketing top tips

21st February 2023

Email marketing – sending emails to people that either raise awareness or funds for your cause – is one of the most effective forms of marketing. The potential for email [...]

Read more

Challenge yourself this year

01st February 2023

If you’re looking for the motivation to get fitter this year, or perhaps are looking for a new challenge to push you out of your comfort zone, then signing up [...]

Read more

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 [...]

Read more

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 [...]

Read more

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 [...]

Read more

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 [...]

Read more

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 [...]

Read more

Subscribe to our e-news

Find out about local volunteering opportunities and keep up to date with local events & fundraising news by subscribing to one of our bulletins.

Subscribe now