Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
Earlier this year, the government released Gift Aid statistics, revealing that the amount paid out on the scheme had increased to a record £1.35 billion, up from £90 million – an increase of 7%.
In particular, the Small...
The Social Metrics Commission has launched its latest report highlighting the scale of tackling poverty across the UK....
Following a successful trial in the USA, Instagram has rolled out a new charity donation sticker which UK users of the social media platform can add to their Instagram Stories.
The electronic sticker...
A new city-wide curriculum for schools, the One Bristol Curriculum, will be created to highlight Bristol’s BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) history and the achievements of local people from BAME backgrounds. It will also tie into the...
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has released findings from its latest Community Life Survey...
Baroness Barran has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary for Civil Society.
Barran joined the department last week and has broad experience in the VCSE sector.
She previously...
A new survey from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has revealed that those aged 16-24...
The government department responsible for the VCSE sector has seen a number of new appointments following Boris Johnson’s election as Conservative leader and therefore prime minister by Tory Party members.
Former Education...
Anyone with experience of accessing mental health services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is invited to take part in a survey which will help improve these services in the future.
Survey answers, which are anonymous, will inform the development of mental...
Bristol has a large network of people and organisations working in the children and young people (...