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Special offer for new CFG members when you join this September

8 September, 2020

 

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Trustee and board diversity

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.

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Which factors make you more likely to donate to charity? Age, religion and gender, but not disposable income, says YouGov

17 August, 2020

 

YouGov profiling has revealed the factors that make people more likely to donate to charity and, whilst age, religion and gender all play a part, the amount of disposable income does not.

This means having a higher amount of disposable income doesn’t make you more inclined to donate than those with less money to spare. In fact, people with £1-125 of disposable income were most likely to donate to charity in the next three months.

Have your say on Bristol’s COVID-19 recovery

11 August, 2020

 

Bristol City Council has launched a new survey, giving citizens the opportunity to help shape the future of the city as it rebuilds following lockdown and adapts to the challenges posed by COVID-19.

Voscur's Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)

 

Voscur invites members to take part in our online Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), on Wednesday 30 September.

Voscur has recently undertaken a governance review in line with Charity Commission guidance, as our current Memorandum & Articles date back to 2012. We’re now holding an EGM so that a revised Memorandum & Articles will be proposed to our members by Voscur’s Board of Trustees. The proposed changes aim to:

Date/Time: 
Wednesday, 30 September, 2020 - 16:30 to 17:30
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VCSE organisations and academics call for universities to engage with them in taskforce and research roadmap

23 July, 2020

 

More than 550 Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and academics have signed an open letter to Research England and to UK national newspapers, calling for a review into VCSE sector engagement with universities in the emerging UK Research & Development (R&D) Roadmap. 

“Predicting the Threat of Violence – A women’s conversation”

Hosted by Imogen Thomas and Dr Jelena Nolan-Roll of Sister Courage, BWV are hosting an awareness workshop concentrating on body language and verbal behaviours that can be used to predict the potential for harm to women.

Date/Time: 
Tuesday, 28 July, 2020 - 12:00 to 14:00

Being a Good Board Member

This course provides basic information and understanding for new trustees or those who want to refresh their understanding, of what a trustee is, their legal obligations and their role and responsibilities within an organisation.

Price: £94, around 40% off for Voscur Full Members on our half day courses, 20% off for Voscur Associate Members.

Full members: £55

Date/Time: 
Tuesday, 13 October, 2020 - 18:00 to 20:30
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Charity Digital Skills Report 2020: Coronavirus, funding and skills gaps

14 July, 2020

 

The Charity Digital Skills Report 2020 has been released, exploring the state of digital skills across the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, and tracking the impact of coronavirus on digital technology and service provision.

This report, the fourth in the annual series, was produced by Zoe Amar Digital and Skills Platform in partnership with Catalyst. Data was collected from 429 people in the VCSE sector from 3 March – 24 May 2020; 13% of respondents were from the South West. 

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