Launch of the Community Investment Gateway

The Community Investment Gateway works with funders to channel investment to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations for services that make a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of residents in our district. £3,507,226 has been distributed since 2021.

We are inviting you to join us as we launch the Community Investment Gateway.

Tuesday 25 November
10.30am to 12pm
Online - Microsoft Teams

Find out about

• What the Community Investment Gateway is
• The impact of the Gateway so far
• Our service ‘offer’ to funders and investors
• Benefits of channelling funding through the Gateway
• Benefits for Gateway members
• The future potential of the Gateway and its importance for Wakefield District
• The Gateway’s new look and what our new website can offer you

You’ll hear from a range of guest speakers about their experiences of the Gateway and how it has impacted their work.

Speakers include

• Helen Betts – Senior Project Officer for Gateway at Nova Wakefield District
• Maddy Sutcliffe – CEO at Nova Wakefield District
• Ian Ellam – Commissioning Lead at Wakefield Council
• Arfan Hussain – Programme Manager at West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
• Ben Robinson - Regional Manager at The Centre for Social Justice
• Joanne Hinchcliffe - Public Health Commissioning Manager
• Jenny Lingrell - Service Director for Children’s Health and Wellbeing at Wakefield Council
• BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) ICB and VCSE Alliance

Registering your place

We welcome anyone interested in how funding is channelled to VCSE organisations and communities in our district. This includes funders, commissioners, philanthropists, local authority colleagues, ICB colleagues, charities, community groups, social enterprises and businesses looking to demonstrate CSR.