Just 10 years after voting to bring in a directly elected mayor, last week Bristolians voted against keeping the role of an elected Mayor.
Labour incumbent Marvin Rees, who had already said he would not run for a third time, will serve out the term until 2024 at which point all...
This Thursday Bristolians will vote on whether to keep the existing city mayoral system or to return to the committee system, a method last used in Bristol in 2000.
As a city, we have several mayors representing us; for starters we have the traditional Right Honourable Lord...
The High Court has reinterpreted a 30-year old judgment which mandated that charity trustees maximise return on investment except in circumstances where to do so would conflict with the charities' purpose.
Justice Michael Green recently approved investment policies drawn up by two ...
Charity Creatives is an opportunity for local charities to get a fresh perspective on a marketing challenge, and for marketing professionals to socialise, meet new people and put their skills to good use.
The charity gets help with writing the brief beforehand, and the creatives get an...
Common Call is working on the development of a social investment model that benefits underrepresented communities, such as global majority-led, Black-led, and lived experience-led.
This research project aims to determine the...
Bristol Cathedral and partners are delighted to announce a Big Jubilee Lunch on College Green on Sunday 5 June to celebrate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
This full day free event is suitable for all ages and includes live music (...
All charities, regardless of size, need to have an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy, experts told leaders last week.
Gamiel Yafai, CEO of Diversity Marketplace, and Nathan Nalla, the director of Be the Riot, spoke recently at ESG Imperative, an event organised by...
Before last year's elections, Voscur offered candidates for the position of Bristol Mayor the opportunity to make a series of pledges to the VCSE sector. You can read what each...
The Charity Commission has updated its online guidance for charities to say that AGMs, member or trustee meetings must now be held in person unless the organisation's governing body specifically permits otherwise.
Because of the pandemic, the regulator has allowed charities in England and...
Bristol's support for the people of Ukraine has been emphasised again by the local authority, this time in the form of an open letter from Bristol City's Youth Council. We share below a preview of this letter, the full version of which...