Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
Bristol City Council is inviting expressions of interest from community-based organisations to take a lease of the new St Peter's Community Centre, which is due to be completed by April next year. This will be the Council's first new community centre in 20 years,and presents a great opportunity...
At the end of June we mentioned...
In March 2023, we launched our inaugural Pulse survey. Your responses painted a concerning picture for the sustainability and vitality of many third sector organisations in Bristol.
Since then, we have presented the results to key stakeholders at the One City Gathering. Earlier this year...
The volunteer organisers of the Volunteer Organisers Forum (got that?), supported by Voscur, have been working hard behind the scenes to develop something much asked for! An online space for Volunteer Organisers to chat, ask and respond to questions, share resources and best practice, and...
Employee sponsored volunteering is where an organisation grants their employees paid time off to volunteer during their normal work hours (which may or may not also involve having the option to work outside of these, and then take time back). So, an organisation elsewhere, usually within the...
Voscur is delighted that during Bristol Pride 2023 two staff members have been recognised as some of the most influential LGBTQ+ people in Bristol and surrounding areas, celebrating those who have contributed to LGBTQ+ life over the last 12 months.
Outside of his time at Voscur, Spencer...
Last week marked Small Charity Week, a chance to say thank you for all the small charities that have been working hard to ensure communities are supported, and to raise awareness of the importance of supporting them through donations, fundraising and volunteering.
As part of a national...
This week plans were announced to expand the NHS Volunteer Responders scheme in England into social care – this will involve a drive to recruit volunteers to take on social care tasks such as delivering medication or tackling isolation and loneliness via social visits.
The local VCSE...
For the 7th and final day of #volunteersweek, we were privileged to attend 1625 Independent People’s thank you celebration over in Patchway to hear more about the incredible work their dedicated volunteer mentors do....
For the 6th day of Volunteers' Week, Francesca - Civic and Community Engagement Lead at UWE Bristol - has written us a guest blog, describing the mutual benefits of student volunteering. Students represent a significant and valuable community in Bristol, so we are grateful for the opportunity to...