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.
Voscur's response to Bristol City Council's budget consultation
A decade of austerity has plumetted local authorities into a cost of operating crisis. Councils across the country collectively forecast additional costs of £3.4 billion in 2023/24 to retain...
Voscur Statement on Emmaus Bristol
Homelessness charity Emmaus Bristol has been criticised on social media for its decision to list two housing pods on AirBnB.
The primary accusation levied at Emmaus is that AirBnB...
State of the City Address 2022
Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees yesterday delivered his annual State of the City Address at the Wills Memorial Building. Facing myriad difficulties, a vibrant and coordinated VCSE sector is vital to...
Sleep Out is Back!
Last year, the number of young people presenting as homeless in the UK increased by 1,600. It's no surprise therefore that local charity 1625ip saw an increase of 30% in new referrals to their...
Energy Price Guarantee cut from 2 years to 6 months
Today, Monday 17th October, saw new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt attempt to steady the financial markets by reversing £45bn of unfunded tax cuts by £32bn. The price cap for businesses and charities is...
Panel members wanted for Community Resilience Fund
Bristol City Council is looking for citizens to join a group that will help decide where money goes as part of the Community Resilience Fund. The fund is a one-off grant of £4 million that is...
Bond publishes free anti-racism guide for aid sector
A free guide to assist charities working in international development to become anti-racist organisations has been published by Bond.
Developed with the support of the Social Investment...
Bank pledges half of its core charity funding to ethnic and disabled communities
Lloyds Bank Foundation has unveiled ‘Building a Better Future‘, a five-year strategy focussed on equity, diversity and inclusion. The strategy commits to helping smaller charities increase their...
Black History Month 2022
Black History Month is a time to celebrate black history, exalt black icons and interrogate institutional racism. Needless to say, these are year-round activities, but it's useful to have one...
Lord Kamall appointed minister for civil society
Lord Kamall has been appointed by The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as minister for civil society.
Prime minister Liz Truss' reshuffle saw Nigel Huddleston, Kamall's...
Charity leaders respond to Kwarteng's 'mini-budget'
Leading voices from across the VCSE sector have responded with concern to Kwasi Kwarteng's so-called 'mini-budget'. Whilst measures on Gift Aid were largely welcome, many charity leaders have...
Charities' energy bills cut
The context:
It's been a nerve-wrecking and confusing time for many in our sector, as unprecedented supply-side disruption has seen energy bills subject to historic inflation. The...
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.