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.
NCVO warns of volunteer burnout and guilt
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has just published their report Time Well Spent: Impact of Covid-19 On the Volunteer Experience, and in it they say as a result of...
Could you sponsor a young person to take part in the GAP initiative?
The Grassroot Activators Programme (GAP) is a year long initiative taking place within Bristol communities. It's purpose is to raise aspirations and develop pathways to future opportunities for 16...
Bristol Local Food Fund is now recruiting for their Citizens Panel
Bristol Local Food Fund is looking for seven people with lived experience of food insecurity who will decide how £60,000 of funding is given out to community food projects across the city...
Pay gap between charity and private sector widening
According to Pro Bono Economics (PBE), the fiscal think tank, there is a widening pay gap between earnings in charities and businesses. Although analysis shows that the rate of growth in...
Consultation on next round of dormant assets funding launched
The government is now consulting on how to distribute approximately £900m from dormant bank accounts. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) announced the 12-week...
State of the sector: Make your experiences count
Whether your organisation or group is big or small, flourishing or struggling – or just carrying on more or less as normal – Third Sector Trends wants to hear from you.
More than...
Voscur's Skills 4 Social Purpose programme - sign up now!
VOSCUR has launched the Skills 4 Social Purpose Programme.
This new programme is being delivered in partnership with the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) and a whole host...
New capital funding for Bristol communities
Bristol City Council has announced a one-off fund of £4 million for organisations working with people in Bristol who belong to communities experiencing the greatest inequality. The...
Charities and the power dynamic
Dr Javed Khan, former chief executive of Barnardo’s, recently commented that big charities don't do enough to share power with their smaller counterparts.
Khan commented that what...
Voscur's new CEO to start in September
Following a wide-ranging open recruitment process, the Trustees of Voscur are delighted to announce that the new Chief Executive Officer will be Rebecca Mear.
Rebecca currently...
The cost of living crisis in Bristol - Voscur's response
Voscur statement submitted for Bristol City Council's Full Council meeting, 5th July, 2022
Voscur is the support and development agency for Bristol’s Voluntary, Community and...
A Celebration Of Refugees In Our City
Last week, along with our colleagues Baher and Heather of BRASP (Bristol Refugee and Asylum Seeker Partnership), Voscur celebrated the contribution that refugees and asylum seekers make...
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