"A Day in the Life ... !"

We're making a collage, slideshow, posters & videos - make sure you're included. As part of 20:20 week Voscur will be showcasing the fantastic work done by the diverse and active voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Bristol. We’re asking you to help us take a (literal) snapshot of the Voluntary Sector on one ordinary working day and night in March. The results will create a vibrant colourful mosaic map representing our sector and all the ways it contributes to Bristol.

Click here to find out more and to pledge your support.

Voscur is supporting Bristol 20:20 week

To mark the launch of the 20:20 plan - the Bristol Partnership vision for Bristol, Voscur is involved with a number of events during 20:20 week 20 - 28 March connected to the 20:20 plan. Each of these events is designed to reflect a different aspect of the plan, give people across the city a chance to think through what it means for them and the contribution they can make to the city's journey in the coming decade.

Click here for a full list of events (pdf) or click here to see the full list of events on the Bristol Partnership website.

Click here to find out more about the 20:20 Plan - Bristol's Sustainable City Strategey

Monday 22 March - Green Open and Social
Voscur is supporting this event organised by Connecting Bristol to help shape the Digital Future of Bristol... placing Bristol's public bodies, businesses and communities outside but also ahead of the crowd.

Saturday 27 March - Neighbourhood Partnership Residents Forum
The meeting theme is 'Strengthening Neighbourhoods' and will be a chance to Reflect on the first round of 'new style. Neighbourhood Partnership meetings, discus what worked well, not so well and consider ways to improve future meetings.

Voscur has helped to arrange for Bristol's leaders to shadow voluntary community sector organisations in Bristol to see what statutory partners can learn from - look out for reports on how partners and VCS organisations got on during April.

For more details on any of the 20:20 week events Voscur is involved with contact Matthew Symonds or call 909 9949.

Equalities Network Meeting

Voscur Equalities Network Meeting Tuesday 23 March 2010 (9.30am – 1.00pm) at Black Development Agency, Russell Town Avenue, Redfield, Bristol, BS5.

20:20 vision for equalities in our neighbourhoods, a chance to:

• Give your views on creating healthier and stronger neighbourhoods.
• Tell the Bristol Partnership (BP) how your work is contributing to 'Building Stronger and Safe Communities' and 'Reducing Health and Wealth Inequalities'
• Discuss how equalities can best be represented on Neighbourhood Partnerships.
• Discussion groups, presentations, lunch, networking opportunities – and a chance to influence what the Bristol Partnership does.

For more information please email: ruth@voscur.org / 0117 909 9949. To book please click here. Access costs can be met

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Bristol Partnership Third Sector Strategy

Bristol Partnership has written a draft third sector strategy which will lead to an action plan to support Bristol's third sector. The Strategy has been developed to set out clearly and positively how the public, private and third sectors will work together in Bristol to promote a thriving third sector for the benefit of Bristol's communities.  Please have a look at the strategy here and tell us what you think about it by clicking here to complet a short questionnaire.

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Influence and improve commissioning practice

Are you a voluntary, community or social enterprise organisation based in Bristol that has successfully bid to deliver public services? OR an organisation that has bid but been unsuccessful, OR has considered bidding, but has been put off - perhaps the work involved was too much? Have you worked with others to submit a bid?

Bristol City Council's Select Committee on Third Sector Commissioning wants to know about your experience of commissioning in Bristol so that your stories can be used to improve practice in future.
Please  click here to complete a short survey.

Green ICT Surgeries

Learn how to save money & protect the Environment. Voscur's Green ICT Surgery uses a new database of activities to help you plan your future computing strategy for yours and everybody else's benefit.  2 hour sessions in March. For more information and to book see our Green ICT Surgeries page.

Use our A – Z guide to help you influencing decision-making

Across Bristol decisions are made every day on things that might affect you. They might be decisions about the environment, new buildings, things for young or old people, decisions about jobs or transport – almost anything you can think of. This guide will help to show you some of the many different ways that you can influence decisions made about things that affect you.

Click here to see the A - Z of influencing decision-making

What did Voscur do last year?

Voscur staff talk about some of the work we've carried out over the last year (2008/2009)

Click here to see our 2008/2009 Annual Report

Voscur is a Council for Voluntary Service (CVS).

Voscur works to support and develop a thriving, effective and influential voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Bristol.

We are a membership-led organisation, and we currently have over 350 members, which include social enterprises, community & voluntary sector groups, individuals and public sector agencies.

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