Special COVID-19 business grant deadline extended for small businesses

13 July, 2020 - 11:28

 

Small businesses in Bristol have until midnight on Sunday 19 July to apply for a ...


Bidding for new NPS rehabilitation contracts open

8 July, 2020 - 17:14

 

VCSE organisations working in the criminal justice sector are now able to bid for community rehabilitation contracts worth up to £100 million.

The bidding process opened last month and is part of...


NCVO publishes Civil Society Almanac 2020

8 July, 2020 - 17:05

 

NCVO has published its latest research on the state of the UK’s VCSE sector.

The Civil Society Almanac is published annually, providing a comprehensive overview of facts and figures...


Voscur calls upon sector to support Gift Aid increase campaign

6 July, 2020 - 15:46

 

Voscur is calling upon Bristol’s VCSE sector to support a campaign that is calling on government to temporarily increase the level of Gift Aid that can be claimed on donations.

The campaign has been launched by a coalition...


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Free webinars for charities looking to sell goods on eBay

29 June, 2020 - 12:43

 

Charity shops are inundated with second-hand stock donations at the moment, and social distancing rules have slowed the flow of customers, but selling goods online – using websites like eBay - is an increasingly popular way for charities to make money. ...


Lawrence Weston secures £150,000 investment from City Funds for wind turbine project

24 June, 2020 - 13:28

 

Ambition Community Energy (ACE), a community-owned business led by residents of Lawrence Weston, has secured an investment of £150,000 from City Funds, for a wind turbine project that will reduce local fuel poverty and power nearly 4,000 houses. ...


Survey finds that charities expect to lose around £12.4bn in one year

22 June, 2020 - 15:10

 

The charity sector expects to lose around £12.4bn or 24% of their total income this year, according to the results of a recent...


Leaders of 36 VCSE organisations sign statement pledging to dismantle racism in the sector

19 June, 2020 - 13:15

Leaders from 36 national VCSE umbrella bodies, have signed a joint statement on the problem of race inequality in society and the sector and the impact this...


Charitable giving drops to its lowest level in 10 years

19 June, 2020 - 12:29

 

The number of people giving to charity has dropped to its lowest level in a decade according to new research.

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