Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA)

Who we are

MVDA was established in 2002 as the primary infrastructure organisation for Middlesbrough's voluntary and community sector (VCS).

Our role is to support, promote and develop local voluntary and community action and we do this by:

• Providing practical development support (including funding)
• Managing Middlesbrough Volunteering Academy
• Supporting the VCS to engage at a strategic level
• Enabling the sector to work together through meetings, forums, training and events
• Advocating for the VCS through membership of planning and partnership forums and liaison with public bodies
• Promoting good practice in meeting the needs of local people and communities
• Raising the profile of the local VCS through research and other short-term projects.

Our culture and values

Our Values

We are guided by values that underpin everything we do:

• Championing independent challenge to shape effective policy and planning.
• Promoting social justice, focusing on the most economically and socially disadvantaged communities.
• Encouraging collaborative and co-operative approaches to meeting local needs.
• Raising awareness of the rights and needs of different groups.
• Practising good stewardship of our resources with transparency and integrity.
• Believing that strong communities thrive on diversity and inclusion.