The national state of our sector - what does it mean for you?

12 May, 2017
 
Earlier this week, the NCVO published its 2017 edition of the UK Civil Society Almanac, covering the period of 2014/2015. The Almanac brings together data from charities’ accounts, administrative data and surveys to provide a comprehensive overview of the structure and economy of the UK voluntary sector, and is full of information on a range of topics including finance, workforce and volunteering.
 

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

How will the Conservative Metro Mayor work with the VCSE sector?

5 May, 2017

The results of the Metro Mayor election are in, with Conservative Tim Bowles winning by a small margin - 4,377 votes ahead of Labour's Lesley Mansell.

West of England Civil Society Partnership (WoECSP)

The WoECSP is a self-organised partnership of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) infrastrucutre organisations across the West of England level. Established in 2011, it brings together Voscur, CVS South Gloucestershire, The Care Forum, Voluntary Action North Somerset, Wesport and West of England Rural Network.

The role of the Partnership is to:

What will the Metro Mayor do for the voluntary sector?

28 April, 2017

Thursday 4 May 2017 sees an historic election for the first Mayor for the new West of England Combined Authority (WECA), covering Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

A snap general election – what should charities be doing?

20 April, 2017
Chris Walker, a Senior External Relations Officer at NCVO, has published an interesting blog this week, following the announcement of a snap general election in June 2017.
 
The announcement, which came as a shock to many and will have ramifications across sectors - the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector is no exception. The blog encourages groups to begin thinking about what they should be doing now to make sure they are part of the debate and aware of the important issues that will affect them.
 

Have your say in the West of England mayoral election

5 April, 2017
On 4th May 2017, the new West of England Combined Authority – alongside five other regions across the country – will be holding elections for metro mayors. 
 
Devolution will mean that more decisions will be made locally on issues including regional transport, housing, adult education and skills.  Central government has committed to channelling £30m a year towards this fund over a 30-year period.
 

Young people and extreme ideals

This interactive training course explains the radicalisation processes from an educational perspective. It supports professionals working with young people to equip them to better understand and answer questions and the social needs of young people who are engaging with extreme ideals. In the training we focus on the following questions:

Date/Time: 
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 -
09:30 to 13:30

A Sustainable West of England? Metro Mayor Hustings

How to book: 
Protecting and enhancing our region's environment and its sustainability is one of the greatest challenges we face, and potentially one of our greatest opportunities. In the future, regions that thrive are likely to be those that adapt to a low carbon, more efficient world.
 
Date/Time: 
Tuesday, 25 April, 2017 -
18:30 to 20:30

Devolution - our Mayor, your vote.

28 March, 2017

On 4 May 2017 elections will be held to elect a new Combined Authority Mayor for the West of England.  

The West of England Combined Authority will be made up of three of the local authorities in the region – Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Combined Authority Mayors will:

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