Voscur works to ensure local organisations can truly represent the people they serve. We do this through our network of Sector Leaders, by connecting groups with the organisations that set policy, and by the work of our staff and trustees.
See our range of local peer networks, commissioning insight, and advice on collaborating with other organisations - for example, forming a partnership or consortium. We have over 20 years' experience of helping charities, voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises work together.
We'll show you how your expert knowledge and your service users' perspectives can help shape local commissioning strategies and influence relevant decision-makers.
We're stronger and more effective when we work together. Voscur's Sector Leaders share knowledge and join strategic decision-making and policy boards across the city.
Equalities groups and marginalised communities face structural and often invisible barriers to inclusion in the city, and things have to change. We work to reduce inequalities and empower groups.
Independent inquiry finds vulnerable people lack vital support
Bristol City Council, Avon and Somerset Police, and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust have all been criticised for failing to provide adequate care for three people...
Equalities news: National Trust Pride, neurodiverse hiring, and diversity in NGOs
We've gathered the latest news highlighting equalities groups, both inside and outside the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. This includes the National Trust's...
Forty per cent of heritage organisations don’t have a volunteering strategy
A new report from the Heritage Volunteering Group (HVG) has revealed that 40% of heritage organisations have no volunteering strategy, despite 45% of heritage organisations relying on...
Voscur member news: Queen’s Award, celebrations, and ethical food
It’s been a brilliant start to the summer for many of our members, as they’ve stopped to reflect on their achievements and the hard work of their volunteers. Find out what they’ve been up...
Returning to the office: Safety, flexibility and inclusion
If your organisation has an office space (either a standalone office or a co-working arrangement), what should you consider about the return to office working as lockdown eases? And are...
Volunteers Week 2021 in Bristol: A time to say thanks
This Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), Voscur has joined forces with Bristol City Council and Can Do Bristol to thank the city’s COVID-19 pandemic volunteers, from those who’ve done odd jobs...
What is the Month of Community? How to get involved
The Month of Community is a new way of combining the many causes and awareness weeks in June, to make one month-long campaign that celebrates many people in our society who might...
Queen’s Speech: Charities Bill to reduce bureaucracy
Set out by the Queen in her recent address to Parliament, the government’s new Charities Bill will “address a range of issues in charity law which hamper charities’ day-to-day activities...
Elections: Voscur looking forward to working with newly elected officials
In a night of mixed fortunes for Labour, Marvin Rees was elected Bristol Mayor while Dan Norris became the new Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority (previously held by...
Religious people give to charity more often, and prioritise CYP organisations
People who have a religion give to charity more often than those with no faith, and their most prioritised cause is also different, according to YouGov Profiles analysis.
The top...
Charity Finance Group Social Care Conference 2021
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Charity Finance Group: Social Care Conference 2021
Thursday 10 June, 09.30 – 16.40 online event
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Voscur’s response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report
Following the murder of George Floyd whilst in police custody in the United States and Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the UK and around the world, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
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.