Volunteering

Office for Civil Society issues new guidance on volunteering during lockdown

3 November, 2020

The Office for Civil Society (part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport) has issued new guidance on volunteering during the second lockdown in England, which is set to last from Thursday 5 November until at least Wednesday 2 December 2020.

Online peer support network meeting using Zoom

Voscur launches online peer networks for the VCSE sector

2 November, 2020

Voscur has launched two online peer networks for local people in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE sector), helping them share ideas and insight, look for solutions to problems, and connect with others in an informal setting.

Being a trustee - how to use your skills to help community organisations

This one-hour event is the first in a series of webinars to support trustees, and people thinking about becoming trustees, particularly legal professionals.

The session will focus on what being a trustee involves, why trustees are important in communities, and how to find the right trustee role.

You will hear from a range of local organisations, including:

Date/Time:

Monday, 21 September, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

#NeverMoreNeeded campaign pack for VCSE organisations

The #NeverMoreNeeded social media campaign, which raises awareness of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in light of coronavirus, has issued a campaign pack with materials for VCSE organisations to use.

Bristol Hub volunteers offering consultancy support for VCSE organisations

2 September, 2020

University of Bristol student volunteering support centre, Bristol Hub, wants to hear from charities and community groups that could benefit from a new programme that provides pro-bono consultancy for voluntary organisations.

Potential charity trustees put off by ‘experience and expectation of racism’, says report

26 August, 2020

A report into the barriers facing potential new trustees found that young people were put off applying to join charity boards by an “experience and expectation of racism” and the perception of board membership as “a club filled with old white men”.

Those with trustee experience described “micro aggressions” from other board members towards people of colour, and a sense that being younger meant their opinions were less important than older trustees.

Community Workers Conversation

Have you been working in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic? Whether you're a staff member at a community organisation or you're one of the 3,500 volunteers who helped with COVID relief efforts, Bristol City Council's Community Development Team invites you to a city conversation to share your views.

This event involves looking at current developments on COVID-19, imagining what recovery might look like in the city, and the kind of help your community needs. There will be breakout discussions and networking opportunities.

Date/Time:

Friday, 24 July, 2020 - 09:00 to 11:00

NCVO publishes Civil Society Almanac 2020

8 July, 2020

NCVO has published its latest research on the state of the UK’s VCSE sector.

The Civil Society Almanac is published annually, providing a comprehensive overview of facts and figures relating to the voluntary sector.

New research indicates community organisations should lead the post-pandemic recovery

17 June, 2020

New research on the role that the VCSE sector played during the coronavirus suggests that community organisations should be trusted to lead the post-pandemic recovery.

Seasonal and good quality donations will help charity shops succeed as they reopen

11 June, 2020

As many English charity shops look to reopen their doors from Monday 15 June, with social distancing regulations and COVID-secure guidelines in place and a likely reduction in volunteer numbers, the VCSE sector is calling for donors to consider the relevance and quality of the goods they donate.