We are stronger when we work together. By enabling partnerships we make better use of shared assets and make more progress towards common ambitions. Our independence enables Voscur to be the glue in collaborations that are equitable and effective.
Voscur supports partnerships between local groups to strengthen communities and make organisations more sustainable.
Commissioning is increasingly a shared endeavour between public bodies and the public, and between community groups in partnership. Voscur facilitates dialogue into delivery.
Communities have never been better placed to lead change after Covid forced new perspectives on inequality. This partnership is planning our next steps together.
New learning opportunities to support the work of Trustees and Directors
“Excellence for Boards” is a newly-developed set of six courses that takes you through from the basics of your role as a charity trustee or CIC director to enabling you to become part of a truly...
VCSE Barometer Survey: 13-27 September
Can you believe it’s 15 weeks since our last VCSE Barometer? In May we received over 1,100 responses and learnt that:
Despite more than half of charities of all sizes expecting to meet demand...
Social Enterprise Leadership Development Programme 2023-24
The Social Enterprise Leadership Programme is a 5-month leadership development opportunity. It is designed to increase the knowledge, understanding, capability and confidence of Bristol’s VCSE...
Voscur working with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Recently the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman team, working in partnership with Voscur, engaged with the public as well as community leaders in Bristol as part of their roadshow. This...
The MAZI Project
The MAZI Project is an exciting, thriving social enterprise which since 2021 has provided over 6500 healthy meal boxes to vulnerable young people in Bristol, as well as delivering an innovative “...
Bringing the local voice of Bristol to the VCSE Barometer Survey
The Barometer Survey is a quarterly ‘temperature check’ of the VCSE sector which aims to uncover new trends and insights, and highlight real-time issues and challenges. You may have heard about...
Could your organisation run a community building in North Bristol?
Bristol City Council is inviting expressions of interest from community-based organisations to take a lease of the new St Peter's Community Centre, which is due to be completed by April next year...
Don't forget to vote! Monday deadline for NCVO trustee elections
At the end of June we mentioned how Voscur is supporting NCVO's work, contributing...
Pulse survey - what we are doing next and how you can help!
In March 2023, we launched our inaugural Pulse survey. Your responses painted a concerning picture for the sustainability and vitality of many third sector organisations in Bristol.
Since...
You asked, we acted – introducing the Volunteer Organisers Chat
The volunteer organisers of the Volunteer Organisers Forum (got that?), supported by Voscur, have been working hard behind the scenes to develop something much asked for! An online space for...
Volunteers' Week 2023: Employee Sponsored Volunteering
Employee sponsored volunteering is where an organisation grants their employees paid time off to volunteer during their normal work hours (which may or may not also involve having the option to...
Voscur duo named among some of the most influential local LGBTQ+ people
Voscur is delighted that during Bristol Pride 2023 two staff members have been recognised as some of the most influential LGBTQ+ people in Bristol and surrounding areas, celebrating those who have...
ACORN
Following a community organising campaign, ACORN UK started in 2014 when a group of residents in Easton joined together to take action against unscrupulous landlords. Through a network of volunteers trained and empowered to organise in their local communities, ACORN currently works to combat evictions, fight rip-off tenancy fees and insist on