Building a vibrant voluntary sector in Wakefield District

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We are recruiting! Nova Adviser - Community & Enterprise Development
Do you want to make an impact across the Wakefield District? Read more
Wakefield District - Third Sector Coronavirus Resilience Survey
Thank you to the Nova Members who completed the Third Sector Resilience Survey we circulated in late April. Read more
Nova Coronavirus Update Bulletins
On this page, you will find links to each of the update bulletins Nova has published during the Coronavirus outbreak. Read more
Bid Writing Support
We have updated our Funding page to include resources that can help you with writing funding bids. Read more
Volunteering Spotlight
We have asked community organisations to provide us with information and stories so we can highlight the brilliant work that volunteers are doing throughout Wakefield District during this time. Read more

Welcome to Nova

Nova Wakefield District is the support agency for voluntary and community organisations in Wakefield District.

When you become a member of Nova you can:

  • Have 4 hours of free one to one organisational development support every year, plus a facilitated Nova ASSIST session
  • Unlimited use of Nova ASSIST
  • Access to free training, events and resources
  • Be notified of upcoming funding and contract opportunities
  • Meet and connect with other Nova Members
  • Receive the monthly Nova e-bulletin
  • Promote job advertisements on the Nova website and e-bulletin for free
  • Gain specialist support from Nova Partners
  • Have access to high quality consultancy at competitive rates
  • Vote at the Nova AGM - you can nominate or stand as a Trustee

We work closely with our Nova Partners who are: Young Lives Consortium, West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS), Pay & Employment Rights Service (PERS) and the Community Foundation for Wakefield District. The Partners provide specialist support, including financial management, HR advice, access to small grants and safeguarding.

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We are recruiting - Live Well Wakefield Co-ordinator  - 7th Aug 2020

Nova Wakefield District Limited is seeking to employ a Live Well Wakefield Co-ordinator. The closing… Read more...

We are recruiting! Nova Adviser - Community & Enterprise Development  - 29th Jul 2020

Do you want to make an impact across the Wakefield District? Read more...

Wakefield District - Third Sector Coronavirus Resilience Survey  - 24th Jun 2020

Thank you to the Nova Members who completed the Third Sector Resilience Survey we circulated in late… Read more...

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WYCAS Advice Surgery - Wakefield  - 10th February

This is an opportunity to meet Lis Beverly from West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS) to… Read more...

How to be an Effective Chair  - 12th February

This Governance Masterclass session is aimed at chairs/trustees of organisations, to provide an overview… Read more...

How to apply to over 20,000 trusts and foundations  - 14th January

Have you ever wondered how many Trusts and Foundations there are that you could apply to for funding?… Read more...

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