VONNE

What VONNE does

VONNE is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, established in 2000, operating as the designated regional support body for the North East of England's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. The organisation provides a multi-product support platform to 1,500+ member organisations and reaches approximately 15,000 regional organisations through partner networks. Core products include Membership+ (a tiered subscription offering Core free, Bronze free for organisations under £50K income, Silver at £85/year, and Gold at £195/year), a specialist Job Finder jobs board, a Workspace Finder directory, an online Funding Directory complemented by the FINE funding ebulletin, a Health and Wellbeing Hub with 12+ thematic networks, a VCSE Research Partnerships programme, an events programme (webinars, masterclasses, annual conference, Environmental Summit), and recruitment support services. Technology infrastructure is built on standard off-the-shelf tools (CiviCRM, Google Analytics, Hotjar, Stripe, Twilio) with no proprietary technology products; the company does not develop or sell software.

Revenue is generated through five streams: recurring membership subscriptions, transaction fees from job advertising, event ticket sales, workspace advertising fees, and professional services for recruitment support. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, combining direct outreach with a self-serve web platform and multi-channel marketing (website, blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, eBulletins). Customer segments are primarily North East VCSE organisations (vertical) with secondary segments in health and care (NHS/ICS), funders, and non-VCSE associate members. VONNE also operates as a strategic convener, partnering with bodies such as NEAS, NIHR, Newcastle University, and the NHS/Integrated Care System to deliver programmes including the Community Wellbeing Pathfinder and the Community Engagement Toolkit.

Name

VONNE

Legal name

Voluntary Organisations' Network North East

Website

https://vonne.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VONNE is a regional support body and registered charity serving 1,500+ member organisations in the North East England's VCSE sector, providing membership services, job and workspace advertising, funding intelligence, health networks, and policy representation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charity Sector Support Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD), Health Workforce Development & Capacity-Building (HLAJAKAM)

Keywords

• Voluntary sector support
• Membership organisation services
• VCSE sector network
• Regional infrastructure body
• Charity sector services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle Upon Tyne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: VONNE generates revenue through Membership+ paid tiers. Core membership is free; Bronze is free for organizations under £50K income; Silver costs £85 per year; Gold costs £195 per year. These subscriptions provide enhanced benefits including funding information access, job advertising discounts, and exclusive events.
2. Job Advertising: Job Finder service allows organizations to advertise vacancies. Members receive discounted rates; Silver members get one free advert; Gold members get two free adverts per year. Non-members and additional adverts are paid.
3. Event Tickets: VONNE offers paid events including training sessions, webinars, and the annual conference. Some events are free for members while others have ticket prices.
4. Workspace Advertising: Workspace Finder service allows organizations to advertise office space. Members receive discounted rates on advertising.
5. Recruitment Support Services: Enhanced recruitment services are offered at discounted rates for members. This includes support beyond basic job advertising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

VONNE operates a tiered membership programme (Core, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Associate) for North East VCSE organisations, providing access to services including a Job Finder jobs board, Workspace Finder office directory, Funding Directory with FINE ebulletin, Health and Wellbeing Hub with specialist networks and VCSE Research Partnerships, VONNE Events programme (webinars, masterclasses, annual conference, policy forums), Recruitment Support services, and member eBulletins. The organisation also delivers thematic projects and partnerships addressing sector needs including environmental sustainability (Going Green Together), social enterprise growth (LARCH), and health and wellbeing initiatives in partnership with NHS, academic, and VCSE partners.

Product overview

VONNE operates as a regional membership organisation providing a unified platform of services to support the North East Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. The core offering centres on Membership+ with tiered packages (Core, Bronze, Silver, Gold) that unlock access to supplementary services. Key product lines include: Job Finder (specialist recruitment board), Workspace Finder (office listings), Funding Directory and FINE ebulletin (funding intelligence), Health and Wellbeing Hub with VCSE Research Partnerships (health programmes and research collaboration), VONNE Events (training and networking events), Recruitment Support (enhanced hiring services), and the Member Dashboard (portal for accessing benefits). The eBulletins service delivers sector news and opportunities directly to members. Together, these products provide a comprehensive support ecosystem for the 1,500+ member organisations representing the North East VCSE sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership+ Tiered membership programme for North East VCSE organisations offering Core (free), Bronze (free for organisations under £50K income), Silver (£85/year), Gold (£195/year), and Associate tiers (for non-VCSE organisations). Benefits include FINE funding ebulletin, discounts on Job Finder adverts, Annual Salary Benchmarking report, Recruitment Support discounts, online funding directory, CEO Peer Network events, North East Charity Awards invitations, and conference tickets.
• Job Finder Specialist jobs board for the North East VCSE sector, providing a self-service platform for employers to advertise vacancies and job seekers to find roles ranging from entry-level to senior management across charities, community groups, and social enterprises. Members receive discounted rates; Silver members get one free advert; Gold members get two free adverts per year. Reaches approximately 40,000 monthly visitors.
• Workspace Finder Online directory enabling VCSE organisations to advertise and find office spaces and workspaces in the North East. Members receive discounted advertising rates on listings.
• Funding Directory Searchable online funding directory available to Silver and Gold members, providing access to North East and national funding opportunities. Supplemented by the FINE (Funding Information North East) ebulletin delivered to unlimited recipients in Bronze, Silver, and Gold tier organisations.
• Health and Wellbeing Hub Comprehensive resource centre offering health and wellbeing networks, partnerships, and programmes including the North East and North Cumbria VCSE Partnership Programme, Healthy Communities and Social Prescribing, and Reading for Wellbeing initiatives. Includes multiple specialist networks: VCSE Partnership Forum, People Facing Multiple Disadvantage, Women/VAWG, Ageing Well, Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity, Mental Health, Neurology, Workforce, Black and Minoritised Communities, and End of Life networks.
• VCSE Research Partnerships Programme facilitating research partnerships between VCSE organisations and academic researchers, including co-produced resources such as the Community Engagement Toolkit, conversation guides, consideration frameworks, video content, and evaluation support through the VoySES (Voluntary Sector Evaluation Scheme) pilot.
• VONNE Events Programme of exclusive and inclusive events including webinars, masterclasses, programme information sessions, policy forums, the annual Conference and AGM, and the Environmental Summit. Some events are free for members while others have paid tickets.
• Recruitment Support Enhanced recruitment services providing discounted rates for members on job advertising and additional support for hiring organisations in the VCSE sector beyond the standard Job Finder listing.
• eBulletins Regular email bulletins including VONNE News, VONNE Jobs, FINE funding bulletin, Going Green Together mailing, and Health and Wellbeing Network ebulletins, providing sector news, funding opportunities, events, and regional intelligence delivered via Twilio and CiviCRM.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,121 community defibrillators registered in the North East through NEAS partnership, with 6,525 retrieved for emergencies in the last year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• North East Anti-Racism CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026VONNE signed up as an early adopter to the Become the Bridge campaign, an initiative to foster unity, community and strengthen collective action against racism across the North East.
• People's Health TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026National charity addressing health inequalities partnered on the VoySES (Voluntary Sector Evaluation Scheme) pilot, supporting evaluation of public health activities through academic-VCSE partnerships.
• People First Independent AdvocacyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026VCSE organisation involved in co-producing research partnership resources with VONNE and NIHR partners, contributing community voice to the development of guidance for researchers and VCSE organisations.
• Connected Voice HarefminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Organisation involved in developing the Community Engagement Toolkit and related resources for VCSE-research partnerships, contributing expertise on community engagement in health research.
• Health and Wellbeing NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026VONNE hosts multiple health and wellbeing networks including: VCSE Partnership Forum, People Facing Multiple Disadvantage Network, Women/VAWG Network, Ageing Well Network, Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity Network, Mental Health Network, Neurology Network, Workforce Network, Black and Minoritised Communities Network, End of Life Network. Additional networks hosted by partners include LGBTQIA+ Network (hosted by Pride Youth Partnership) and Carers Network (hosted by Regional Carers Centres).
• Pride Youth PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partners hosting the VCSE LGBTQIA+ Network for organisations working with LGBTQIA+ communities in the North East and North Cumbria.
• Regional Carers CentresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partners hosting the VCSE Carers Network for organisations supporting carers across the North East and North Cumbria.
• Newcastle UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Academic partner involved in delivering the NIHR Community Engagement Toolkit, VoySES evaluation scheme, and research partnerships through Institute of Medical Humanities and Creating Connections Network.
• North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2025VONNE partnered with NEAS to support connection with VCSE organisations to expand the network of community public access defibrillators (cPADs). The programme increases defibrillator availability across the North East, trains people to use them, and ensures more residents can access a defibrillator quickly in emergencies. Each new cPAD site will be strategically placed and registered on The Circuit (UK's national defibrillator network).
• Third Sector Trends (St Chad's College Durham and Community Foundation North East)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025VONNE collaborates with Third Sector Trends research initiative producing annual reports on the voluntary sector. The research analyses survey responses from over 8,600 charities and community groups across England and Wales, providing valuable intelligence on charitable giving, business support, and sector trends.
• Newcastle City JobcentreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Healthworks partnership delivering fortnightly drop-in and appointment services within the Jobcentre, providing support with housing, debt, physical and mental health, social isolation and barriers to employment.
• NIHR School for Public Health ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024VONNE's Health and Wellbeing Research Partnerships team partnered with NIHR to launch co-produced resources supporting effective research partnerships between VCSE and research sectors. Resources include conversation guides, consideration frameworks, and video content applying Community Engagement Toolkit principles.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Locality: National network supporting community-led organisations with membership, peer learning, policy voice, and resource development. Overlaps with VONNE's networking, representation, and capacity-building services across broader UK geography.
• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): National umbrella organisation for the voluntary sector offering membership, intelligence, representation, and consultancy to charities and infrastructure bodies. VONNE's role as a regional VCSE infrastructure body aligns with NCVO's mission at the national level.

Direct peers

• NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action): National membership body for local VCSE infrastructure organisations (the 'CVS' and 'Voluntary Action' family) of which VONNE is a regional member. Directly comparable in representing and supporting the same constituency of regional VCSE infrastructure bodies across England.
• Cumbria CVS: VCSE infrastructure body for Cumbria providing membership, representation, training, and partnership services. Direct regional peer in adjacent North West geography with the same operating model as VONNE.
• Voluntary Action Leeds: Regional VCSE infrastructure body for Leeds offering membership, training, representation, volunteer coordination, and sector development services. Direct peer in the network of CVS/Voluntary Action organisations providing similar model to VONNE for West Yorkshire.
• Forum Central (Leeds): VCSE infrastructure partnership body in Leeds working at the intersection of VCSE organisations and health/care commissioners. Comparable to VONNE's North East and North Cumbria VCSE Partnership Programme and Health and Wellbeing Hub offering.
• GMCVO (Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation): VCSE infrastructure body for Greater Manchester supporting members with representation, intelligence, networks, training, and partnerships. Closest direct peer model to VONNE with similar membership tiers, representation role, and health-partnership focus.

Others

• UK Community Foundations: Umbrella network for community foundations across the UK providing funding infrastructure and grantmaking support. Comparable to VONNE's funding-related services at a national coordination level rather than direct service provision.

Regional players

• Community Foundation North East: Regional grantmaking and philanthropy infrastructure body operating in the same North East geography as VONNE, providing funding intelligence and grant administration. Overlaps with VONNE's funding directory and FINE ebulletin offering to a shared regional VCSE audience.

Emerging players

• Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE): Rural community-support infrastructure organisation providing representation, intelligence, and project support to community organisations. Adjacent to VONNE's infrastructure-body role with comparable community-development focus but different geography and rural positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VONNENews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@vonne3076
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vonne

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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