Exploring new income streams for VCSE organisations: Online session

Exploring new income streams for VCSE organisations

Grants are becoming increasingly difficult to secure due to growing competition and fewer opportunities. This workshop encourages York’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to think beyond traditional funding and explore practical ways to diversify income.

We’ll look at different trading models - from public sector contracts to selling goods or services - to help you find sustainable, options that support longevity. You’ll leave with ideas, examples and next steps.

This session is for any VCSE organisation in York considering new ways to bring in income and strengthen their financial future.

Presenter

Adrian Ashton. Adrian is a consultant who has worked with top PR consultancies in the UK before taking on management roles within a wide variety of social enterprises, community organisations and more ‘traditional’ enterprise support bodies.

These experiences enabled him to ‘turn around’ an ailing specialist social enterprise support agency into a nationally recognised body and gained him recognition as an authority on social enterprises from local, regional and national organisations including the DTI and Bank of England.

He uses this experience, along with knowledge of the changing environment and policy context in which social enterprises operate, to deliver support to local groups and national projects to high acclaim

Eligibility

The presentation is free and is open to all Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations based and operating in the City of York, including York Outer or with beneficiaries in York.

If you are unable to attend, please do let us know as soon as possible so that we can try to offer the place to another delegate. We can accept a substitute from your organisation.

You can cancel through Eventbrite or by emailing lisa.thurlow@yorkcvs.org.uk

For very late notice email notification is preferred.

Contact details

Please contact Lisa Thurlow lisa.thurlow@yorkcvs.org.uk with any queries

Venue

This presentation will take place on line, You will be sent an invitation after you have completed the registration process.

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A person stands at the centre of a group of colourful arrows pointing in different directions on the ground. Text reads: “Trading for charities and social enterprises: online interactive session. Tuesday 20 January 2026 | 1pm – 3pm.” Logos for “Funded by UK Government” and “York CVS” appear in the corners.