Governance

Common legal issues faced by not for profit organisations

LawWorks develops resources which provide general information for not-for-profit organisations on specific areas of law, to enable them to spot and avoid potential legal problems.

Free Talks are short online videos about common legal issues faced by small not-for-profit organisations. The videos are all free to watch and aim to help you when making important decisions.

Trustee Recruitment Toolkit

Trustee Recruitment Toolkit
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide information and advice that will support your organisation to recruit, select, appoint and induct new trustees. The aim is to positively influence how effective your organisation is in the future through achieving a balanced board and a well governed organisation.

Governance for Community Interest Companies - A Practical Framework

Governance for Community Interest Companies - A Practical Framework

Governance for Community Interest Companies: A Practical Framework offers practical principles, hints and tips for anyone looking to demystify governance and build firm governance foundations for their CIC.

Management committee skills audit

Management committee skills audit

A skills audit to help identify areas of knowledge or skill that need to be developed in your organisation, or that should be specified when targeting your recruitment of new members to the management committee.

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

Being a Good Trustee

Too many trustees still fail to understand their duties, and over half the Charity Commission's investigations involve basic failures. Yet in the current climate, strong governance is more important than ever for charities to manage risk and achieve their objectives.

What will I learn?

Essential roles, responsibilities and duties of charity trustees
How to avoid common mistakes and make being a trustee rewarding

Who is the course for?

Date/Time:

Thursday, 8 June, 2017 - 18:00 to 20:30

What are our options in a funding crisis?

Losing vital funding that leaves the survival of your group in doubt is a difficult and stressful situation for you, your Board or Committee, your Staff and volunteers, and the people you support. This information sheet can’t cover everything but will give you somewhere to start.

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:

Commissioning and Bristol in Partnership

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Voscur has worked in commissioning for many years, both supporting groups to engage directly with commissioning processes, and facilitating conversations between the sector and local commissioners to make these processes as accessible as possible for the widest selection of local groups.