Kick start - be the engine of change in your community

Are you ready to kick start enterprising changes in your community?  Do you have an idea for a new project, social enterprise or community business and need help to get it off the ground? 

If so, Kick Start could be just what you need. It will help you to:

Date/Time: 
Tuesday, 17 April, 2018 - 18:00

Kick start - be the engine of change in your community

Are you ready to kick start enterprising changes in your community?  Do you have an idea for a new project, social enterprise or community business and need help to get it off the ground? 

If so, Kick Start could be just what you need. It will help you to:

Date/Time: 
Monday, 19 February, 2018 - 10:00

Collaboration agreement template

This Collaboration Agreement template is intended to support VCSE organisations in working together. It covers aspects of partnership working such as:

  • Project management
  • Steering group
  • Communication
  • Responsibilities
  • Allocation of resources and funds
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Safeguarding
  • Complaints

Getting 'hands on' with data - Tech4Good

Tech4Good Bristol is a free quarterly event for people who are interested in using digital technologies (web, mobile, data) for social good. These events are great opportunities to learn what others are trying, see successful projects and platforms, hear about developing technologies, make new friends and collaborate on new projects.

Date/Time: 
Thursday, 15 June, 2017 - 18:00 to 20:30

West of England Civil Society Partnership (WoECSP)

The West of England Civil Society Partnership (WoECSP) is a registered Community Interest Company established by Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) infrastructure and support organisations across the West of England . The partnership, originally established in 2011, brings together Voscur, CVS South Gloucestershire, The Care Forum, Voluntary Action North Somerset, Wesport, West of England Rural Network and the newly formed B&NES Third Sector Group.

The role of the Partnership is to provide:

Beginner's Guide to Commissioning

A guide to the processes of commissioning. This guide was written for people who help others to write bids (e.g. staff in development agencies such as Voscur) but it may also be useful for groups who deliver services directly.

Data & directories

Voscur's Bristol Voluntary Community & Social Enterprise Sector Directory is a cross-sector resource, providing details of hundreds of groups that exist across Bristol. Whether you are trying to find a group to work or partner with, see which services exist in your community or find contact details for a specific organisation, this is the best place to start. We do our best to keep this directory up to date and urge those who submit their details to keep their records up to date. Please let us know however if you come across any information that needs updating.

Social value

Social value is the difference that organisations can make in not just what kind of services they deliver, but how they deliver them. Voscur works with commissioners who design and buy services, and VCSE organisations that would like to deliver services, to help them work together to create the most impact and social value through the delivery of public services. 

Partnership and collaboration support resources

This set of resources to help organisations collaborate provides support through the whole cycle of partnership development from research through planning to legal contracts:

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