Events & Training
Find out about our events and training we are hosting in Barnsley!
At Barnsley CVS we host quarterly engagement events for professionals where you can network and become part of the VCSE community in Barnsley. They bring all our VCSE partners together with a focus on a specific issue. We are currently developing our training provision, so keep your eyes peeled for updates.
Please see our events and training coming up below.
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This session clarifies what a Community Interest Company is for, How to set up your CIC and highlights some of the common problems and pitfalls frequently encountered in fundraising.
Thurs 2nd April 2026 10.00am-12.00pm Booking Essential
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The impact of stigma and societal pressures on men’s mental health is unfortunately widely known.
This course reviews the impact of these stressors surrounding men’s mental health and what it means to be a man along with building the confidence and skills to offer support to someone who may be struggling with their mental health.
Men’s Mental Health - Barnsley Borough Council
Monday 13 April
12:00–13:00BST
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Wednesday 15th April February 2026 10.00am-2.00pm Booking Essential
Join us to understand how your fundraising should ideal fit into a fundraising strategy and explore different sources of income and the options open to you. You will also begin to create a fundraising strategy appropriate for your group or project.
Microsoft Teams
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Barnsley North we want to meet you! We are getting out into the community to see how we can support the brilliant voluntary and community organisations. Come and chat with us over some coffee and cake.
When: Thursday 16th April, 11am – 2pm
Where: Roundhouse Library, Laithes Crescent, Athersley South, Barnsley S71 3AE
How to book: There’s no need to book, just turn up and we’ll do our best to answer your queries.
There is limited parking in a small car park, so it is mainly roadside parking.
If your organisation has an annual income of under 100k and is needing support we would love you to come and chat with us. Some of the different topics we can help you with are:
• Grant applications and monitoring
• Community Accountancy, Payroll, and Book keeping
• Volunteer recruitment, selection and retention
• Marketing, publicity and communications
• Basic finance
• Governance
• Funding
• BMBC safeguarding
If you would like to find out how we can continue to support your organisation or decide you would like to have a future 1-1 discussion we would be more than happy to arrange this.
There will be other voluntary and community organisations attending so it will be a great opportunity to network to find out what else is happening in your local area.
We look forward to meeting lots of fabulous small organisations supporting the community in Barnsley. These meetings will be happening bi-monthly and we are travelling across Barnsley to ensure we reach everyone. If you cannot get to Athersley on this day, don’t worry we will be coming to your area shortly!
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Tuesday 21st April 2026 09.30am-1.00pm on Microsoft Teams
This new course covers all the types of records your organisation should be keeping and methods of book-keeping and producing year-end accounts, funders reports and using simple spreadsheets
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Thursday 23rd April 2026 10.00am-3.00pm on Microsoft Teams
Join us in a virtual classroom to explore the strategy, tactics, methods and steps required to plan your approach to ask for support or sponsorship from a business (also known as corporate fundraising).
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Thursday 30th April 2026 10.00am-2.30pm
On Microsoft Teams
Join SYFAB to explore how to communicate and engage with people that connect with your organisation and encourage long term relationships and future donations.
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Join us for our second network meeting, which will aim to support the Designated Safeguarding Leads in Barnsley VCSE sector. This session will focus on understanding the role and priorities of the safeguarding partnerships, and how these can strengthen and inform your work within the voluntary and community sector. There will also be an opportunity to ask any safeguarding questions relating to policy or procedures.
12pm-1.30pm
On Microsoft Teams
To book please email barnsleysafeguardingchildrenspartnership@barnsley.gov.uk
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This session is designed to ensure delegates have an understanding of what stress is, how stress can impact on our wellbeing along with providing an understanding and de-mystifying any myths surrounding what it means to be resilient.
This session provides provide the skills both to support those around us along with providing a ‘toolbox’ of skills and strategies to both recognise and manage stress alongside building resilience for the delegates themselves.
Attendees will be able to take away and continuously implement these tools into their day to day lives providing a lasting impact from the course.
Stress and Resilience - Barnsley Borough Council
Monday 22 June 2026
12:00–13:00BST
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