Organisations which invest in digital advertising are set to make large VAT savings after HM Revenue & Customs issued updated guidance on the subject.
Until now, most digital...
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Learning from Lockdown: Governance and Zoom
Blog written by Lin Whitfield, Chair of Trustees at Voscur
Do you remember the old days, when you hadn’t even heard of Zoom? How times have changed.
The Voscur Trustee...
Special offer for new CFG members when you join this September
Advertorial content created by CFG, for Voscur
The coronavirus pandemic in 2020 has affected non-profit organisations and the VCSE sector in unprecedented ways, and it’s more...
Free mental health courses for VCSE sector workers, from Thrive Bristol
Thrive Bristol is offering a range of free mental health courses, delivered online, to people who work or volunteer in the city's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector...
Bristol Hub volunteers offering consultancy support for VCSE organisations
University of Bristol student volunteering support centre, Bristol Hub, wants to hear from charities and community groups that could benefit from a new programme that provides pro-bono...
Blog: Online training with Voscur during COVID-19
Blog written by Maria Franchi, Training and Development Officer at Voscur
Voscur is proud of its training offer – we provide interactive and practical training across the local...
Have your say: Does Bristol work for you?
Voscur is asking citizens across the Bristol area to tell us whether the city works for them.
We've partnered with community organisations across Bristol, as well as the city...
NLCF emergency charity funding awards exceed £140m
The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has so far made awards worth a combined total of £140.8 million to communities that need support during the coronavirus crisis.
The...
Opportunity for Community Asset Transfer: Hartcliffe Community Farm
Hartcliffe Community Farm, an 11-acre site in BS13, is available for Community Asset Transfer (CAT) bids, giving community organisations the chance to manage and run the farm buildings,...
Potential charity trustees put off by ‘experience and expectation of racism’, says report
A report into the barriers facing potential new trustees found that young people were put off applying to join charity boards by an “experience and expectation of racism” and the...
Which factors make you more likely to donate to charity? Age, religion and gender, but not disposable income, says YouGov
YouGov profiling has revealed the factors that make people more likely to donate to charity and, whilst age, religion and gender all play a part, the amount of disposable income does not...
Have your say on Bristol’s COVID-19 recovery
Bristol City Council has launched a new survey, giving citizens the opportunity to help shape the future of the city as it rebuilds following lockdown and adapts to the challenges posed...
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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