Blog written by Clare Daley, Community Outreach Coordinator at Voscur
The local response from new and existing community groups and volunteers across Bristol to the coronavirus pandemic...
Enabling and building your influence
Voscur works to ensure local organisations can represent the people they serve. We do this through our network of Sector Leaders, by connecting groups with policymakers, and directly through our staff and trustees.
Commissioning
Ensure your expertise, and clients' perspectives and aspirations, help to shape local commissioning strategies by influencing relevant decision-makers.
Sector Leaders
Voscur's Sector Leaders represent our collective voice through their role on strategic decision-making and policy boards across the city, because we're stronger and more effective working together.
Inclusion
The disadvantages that equalities groups and marginalised communities face in Bristol is both structural and often invisible, so we use positive action to address such inequalities.
Latest News
Ways to inspire the public on Giving Tuesday
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...
Bristol City Council consultation open for second Bristol Impact Fund
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 inequalities in the city. The...
Government issues updated guidance on volunteering in the pandemic
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 England during the...
Charity calls for two weeks’ statutory bereavement leave in the UK
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-...
Office for Civil Society issues new guidance on volunteering during lockdown
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...
Voscur launches online peer networks for the VCSE sector
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...
Learning from Lockdown: Tracking stories of change using the QuIP methodology
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.
This QuIP analysis...
Charity trustees are #NeverMoreNeeded - now is the time to join Voscur's board
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...
Voscur Chief Executive recognised with an MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Voscur Chief Executive recognised with an MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Voscur’s Chief Executive, Sandra Meadows, has been recognised with an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours...
Charity Commission extends online AGM legislation
The Charity Commission has extended legislation allowing charities to hold online AGMs to 30 December.
The section of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act was brought in to...
Good Things Foundation launches digital blueprint for the UK
The Good Things Foundation has launched a new ‘Blueprint for a 100% Digitally Included UK’.
It is calling upon the government and other organisations to level-up opportunity and #...
Supporting local impact
BDP! Gets a 'Boost'
Voscur's Boost! Project matches community organisations with skilled volunteers to complete a short term piece of work that builds capacity. The main activity of Bristol Drugs Project (BDP) is to reduce alcohol and drug related harm which they do through a variety services.