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...
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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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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