Voscur resources

Voscur resources are here to help you answer the everyday questions that people who want to set up and run successful VCSE organisations need to have answers to.

We have factsheets and links to other, tried-and-trusted sources of information. If your issue is complex or after looking you’d like extra help, please get in touch:

• Telephone: 0117 909 9949
• Email: info@voscur.org

Starting or improving a new organisation

Information to help you get started, or to improve how your current small organisation runs.

• Choosing and registering a structure for your group
• How to run a good organisation - governance (including running meetings)
• Looking after your money
• Looking after volunteers
• Looking after data
• Equalities and inclusion
• Health and safety
• Safeguarding
• Basic fundraising
• Other basic policies

Improving and developing established organisations

This section is in active development and new resources are being added regularly. If the area you are interested in is currently empty, please check back soon, or you can contact us now for more information.

• Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
• Employing staff
• City data
• Bristol City Plan
• Business and strategic planning
• Developing wider income sources
• Digital resources and CRM
• Marketing
• Collaboration, partnership and merger

Sharing organisational and sector information

If you want to share news or information with others in our sector, send us the details.