When you are working in the VCSE sector, it is hard to build in the time to read up on things that don't have an imediate impact on our work. However, both the autumn budget announcement from...
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Local, regional and national policies and strategies can affect the environment in which we work and our clients live, but how do they impact specifically on organisations working in Bristol?
Information available on two key updates for the sector
When you are working in the VCSE sector, it is hard to build in the time to read up on things that don't have an imediate impact on our work. However, both the autumn budget announcement from...
VCSE Sector Forum - Summary Available
Thank you to everyone who came to our VCSE Sector Forum event on September 25th 2024, it was great to hear from so many different people across the local sector.
During the event...
King's Speech Summary
There were 40 Bills listed in the King’s Speech this summer, and we know how hard it is during busy periods to find out what these developments could mean for you and your work in the VCSE sector...
Social Economy West – Programme Updates
Voscur are pleased to share some updates from Social Economy West – a West of England Mayoral Combined Authority initiative, designed to support and grow the social economy in the region.
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Keeping up with change - what to know about local political changes
With changes happening at Local Authority level, as well as the upcoming general election, and continuation of the One City approach, there is a lot to take in locally. We have prepared some...
Spotlight on Forestry England's work at Westonbirt - Volunteers Week 2024
A few days ago, we had the pleasure of talking with Forestry England, who keep everything running over at the Westonbirt National Arboretum. Forestry England are an example of how to put community...
Spotlight on Lifeskills - Volunteers Week 2024
In the lead up to Volunteers Week, Voscur had the opportunity last week to visit Lifeskills about how their volunteers are vital to their organisation.
Lifeskills is a charity based at the...
Spotlight on Alive Activities - Volunteers Week 2024
Last week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Alive, an organisation enhancing the lives of older adults, including through dementia support and nature activities. With the support of volunteers...
Announcing the winners of the Bristol Social Impact Awards 2024!
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Bristol Social Impact Awards 2024! The awards ceremony took place on the evening on February 29th 2024 at South Bristol Skills Academy in Hengrove....
The Bristol Social Impact Awards Ceremony is tonight!
The Bristol Social Impact Awards are back tonight (29th Feb 2024), where we will be celebrating the people that strive to make Bristol a great place to live, work and volunteer.
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Shortlisted candidates announced for Bristol Social Impact Awards 2024
Over the last few months we have been asking you, the public, to nominate the individuals, groups and organisations who you think are making amazing contributions to building community in Bristol...
Latest Pulse survey results suggest nearly half of VCSE services at risk
In March 2023, we launched our inaugural Pulse survey, and between July and October we completed our second iteration of the survey. Your responses were compared with what we found...
ACORN
Following a community organising campaign, ACORN UK started in 2014 when a group of residents in Easton joined together to take action against unscrupulous landlords. Through a network of volunteers trained and empowered to organise in their local communities, ACORN currently works to combat evictions, fight rip-off tenancy fees and insist on