More than 40 individuals from voluntary organisations in the Fenland district attended the Support Fenland project at the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech.
The launch aimed to provide information about the project, introduce the team, and discuss potential involvement.
Attendees were encouraged to discuss various topics, including the strengths of the Fenland area and how their organisations, with the help of the Support Fenland team, could tackle existing challenges.
Support Fenland is a five-year project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, to assist communities and charities across the Fenland district.
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The project is delivered by the Support Cambridgeshire partnership, comprising the Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations and Cambridge Centre of Voluntary Services.
These organisations are also known as the Hunts Forum and CCVS.
Kathryn Shepherdson, deputy chief executive at Hunts Forum, said: "It is important that we hear first-hand the voice of those organisations based in the Fens for us to channel the support to those groups that need it.
"Their feedback is invaluable to us, and we look forward to working with communities and groups to ensure they flourish.
"Comments that we received following the event have been extremely positive, referring to the project a small group representative said, ‘If this had been about when I started up it would have been so useful.'"
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The project offers a range of free services, including training, identifying funding sources, making successful grant applications, structuring a non-profit group, writing policies and governance, providing networking opportunities, mentoring, and more.
Leading the project are Marija Lysak, Fenland development officer, and Didem (Dee) Ucuncu, Fenland communities officer.
Both bring extensive experience from the private, charity, and volunteer sectors.
To find out more about how Support Fenland can help, interested parties can contact: Fenland@supportcambridgeshire.org.uk.
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