Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
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Blog written by Clare Daley, Community Outreach Coordinator at Voscur |
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For our next Learning from Lockdown, we’re again going back to the start of the coronavirus pandemic in spring to review the initial impacts on Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations, and the development needs that appeared as a...
Giving Tuesday takes place this year on 1 December 2020, and all UK charities, voluntary organisations and community groups should get involved.
It’s a global event, held annually, to balance out people’s shopping sprees...
Bristol City Council has opened a public consultation on a proposed second round of the Bristol Impact Fund, for 2021-2025, which will continue to tackle...
Following an initial update from the Office for Civil Society in early November, the government has issued new and detailed guidance on safe and effective volunteering in...
The charity Sue Ryder is calling for statutory bereavement leave to support people who are grieving. Whilst statutory paid leave would have an initial cost, Sue Ryder believes the long-term benefits outweigh this and offset the current £23 billion lost to the economy...
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....
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. ...
For our next Learning from Lockdown, we’re going back to the start of the year to review which factors caused change in the VCSE sector before the pandemic hit.
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Charities and social enterprises have never needed strong leadership more than during this year. Local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations have proved themselves to be a backbone for communities everywhere. As an integral part of Bristol's communities for over 20...