<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xml:base="https://www.voscur.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"> <channel> <title>Voscur - Neighbourhoods and communities</title> <link>https://www.voscur.org/core-categories/neighbourhoods-and-communities</link> <description></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Unlocking social enterprise at the farm</title> <link>https://www.voscur.org/community-impact/unlocking-social-enterprise-farm</link> <description><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Unlocking social enterprise at the farm</h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/BDCF.png?itok=BORkIC0i" width="294" height="242" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-image-credit field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Image Credit:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Bedminster Down Community Farm</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-provision-is-due-to-b field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, 9 July, 2024</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p>As a young CIC, Bedminster Down Community Farm had been struggling to build a strong foundation for its operations, with a new team with limited resources struggling to manage the farm’s finances, volunteer inductions and strategic partnerships.</p> <p>In January 2024, members of the Farm team attended Voscur’s 'Unlocking Social Enterprise' event, part of the <a href="http://www.voscur.org/lap">Local Access Programme</a>. The event included financial skills development, which the team found to be extremely useful, giving them a greater sense of energy for their work.</p> <p>Following the event, in Spring 2024, Bedminster Down Community Farm received two days of enterprise consultancy from a Social Enterprise Associate who is also part of the leadership team at Redcatch Community Garden.</p> <p>The associate provided guidance on setting up template documents, processes and procedures to help streamline the farm’s operations, and introduced the team to various strategic organisations and contacts, resulting in funding grants, corporate support relationships and more volunteering opportunitites.</p> <p>The farm’s directors and team members then came together to develop an action plan, which included reviewing the constitution document, creating a funding costing template and setting up a system for tracking restricted funding projects.</p> <p>Bedminster Down Community Farm now has improved financial management, enhanced volunteer schemes and established partnerships with organisations such as Feeding Bristol, Burgess Salmon and UWE. It has increased visibility and credibility through the farm’s development of its business connections, and now plans to offer corporate volunteering days and community events.</p> <p>Lizzie Stephens, director at Bedminster Down Community Farm, said: “The input has been invaluable, really amazing, we’ve made new connections, increased our resilience and gained so much confidence in running our CIC.”</p> <p> </p> <h3>Are you looking for support?</h3> <p>The story above was from Voscur’s social enterprise support programme, which offers tailored advice, peer support and consultancy to voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations who wish to grow their reach and effectiveness. Examples of some of the areas of consultancy and support on offer are business planning, governance, organisational development, impact evaluation, finance, communication and community engagement. </p> <p>If you would like to find out more about one-to-one advice, peer support, training, and discounted expert consultancy for social enterprises, please <a href="http://www.voscur.org/local-access-programme/contact">contact us</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/core-categories/health-and-wellbeing">Health and wellbeing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/core-categories/neighbourhoods-and-communities">Neighbourhoods and communities</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/core-categories/social-enterprise">Social enterprise</a></div></div></div></description> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>rachel.v@voscur.org</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">106887 at https://www.voscur.org</guid> <comments>https://www.voscur.org/community-impact/unlocking-social-enterprise-farm#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Drop in session for new and local community groups in Bristol: St Pauls</title> <link>https://www.voscur.org/calendar/event/drop-session-new-and-local-community-groups-bristol-st-pauls</link> <description><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Drop in session for new and local community groups in Bristol: St Pauls</h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-datetime field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Date/Time:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thursday, 19 May, 2022 - <span class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-start">10:00</span> to <span class="date-display-end">12:00</span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-contact-name field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Contact name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Clare Daley</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/drop%20ins_8.png?itok=cSQKMTVy" width="694" height="579" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-location field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Location:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">St Pauls Learning Centre, BS2 8XJ</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-contact-email field-type-email field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="mailto:clare@voscur.org">clare@voscur.org</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-cost field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Cost:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">£ FREE</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-additional-contact-email-o field-type-email field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Additional contact email (optional):&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">clare@voscur.org</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-organised-hosted-by field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Organised/hosted by:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Voscur</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-contact-phone field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Number:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">07914675177</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Get advice, information on funding and training, and tell us what you need to make progress.</p> <p>Meet Clare, Community Outreach Coordinator at Voscur, Bristol's support and development agency for voluntary and community groups.</p> <p>Can't attend this session but want support? Email <a href="mailto:clare@voscur.org">clare@voscur.org</a> or call 0117 909 9949.</p> <p>Location: St Pauls Learning Centre, BS2 8XJ</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-how-to-book field-type-text-with-summary field-label-above"><div class="field-label">How to book:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Either book your place on the <a href="https://www.vcseacademy.org/events/drop-in-session-for-new-and-local-community-groups-in-bristol-knowle-2/">VCSE Academy website</a> or just drop in!</p> </div></div></div></description> <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 08:58:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tomd</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">102034 at https://www.voscur.org</guid> <comments>https://www.voscur.org/calendar/event/drop-session-new-and-local-community-groups-bristol-st-pauls#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Drop in session for new and local community groups in Bristol: Knowle West</title> <link>https://www.voscur.org/calendar/event/drop-session-new-and-local-community-groups-bristol-knowle-west</link> <description><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Drop in session for new and local community groups in Bristol: Knowle West</h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-datetime field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Date/Time:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, 10 May, 2022 - <span class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-start">10:00</span> to <span class="date-display-end">12:00</span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-contact-name field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Contact name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Clare Daley</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/drop%20ins_8.png?itok=cSQKMTVy" width="694" height="579" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-location field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Location:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Knowle West Media Centre, Knowle West, BS1 4NL</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-contact-email field-type-email field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="mailto:clare@voscur.org">clare@voscur.org</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-cost field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Cost:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">£ FREE</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-additional-contact-email-o field-type-email field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Additional contact email (optional):&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">clare@voscur.org</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-organised-hosted-by field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Organised/hosted by:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Voscur</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-event-contact-phone field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Number:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">07914675177</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Get advice, information on funding and training, and tell us what you need to make progress.</p> <p>Meet Clare, Community Outreach Coordinator at Voscur, Bristol's support and development agency for voluntary and community groups.</p> <p>Can't attend this session but want support? Email <a href="mailto:clare@voscur.org">clare@voscur.org</a> or call 0117 909 9949.</p> <p>Location: Knowle West Media Centre, Knowle West, Bristol, BS1 4NL</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-how-to-book field-type-text-with-summary field-label-above"><div class="field-label">How to book:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Either book your place on the <a href="https://www.vcseacademy.org/events/drop-in-session-for-new-and-local-community-groups-in-bristol-knowle-2/">VCSE Academy website</a> or just drop in!</p> </div></div></div></description> <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 08:56:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tomd</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">102033 at https://www.voscur.org</guid> <comments>https://www.voscur.org/calendar/event/drop-session-new-and-local-community-groups-bristol-knowle-west#comments</comments> </item> </channel> </rss>