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Online public health briefing with Dr Justin Varney to focus on VCFSE — 29th July

July 26, 2021

Thursday 29th July, 2:00pm-3:00pm: BVSC is hosting an online briefing with Birmingham’s Director of Public Health Dr Justin Varney who will be providing an update on the current Covid-19 situation. The event will have a particular focus on the voluntary, community, faith and soc

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iSE & Witton Lodge offer new work, wellbeing and enterprise programme

July 14, 2021

Employment support

iSE and Witton Lodge Community Association are now delivering a new ESF-funded employment and enterprise programme called the WOWED project — which stands for World of Work, Wellbeing and Enterprise Development. The project offers: Basic skills support Confidence/assertiven

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Free online help for the reopening of community buildings

July 12, 2021

BVSC has just announced that in conjunction with Acivico, the design, facilities management and built environment consultancy, it will be offering two free online workshops in July, aimed specifically at those responsible for the safe reopening of community buildings. The workshops in

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New project to boost digital literacy and inclusion in Northfield & Edgbaston

July 08, 2021

Northfield Community Partnership, Age UK and Gateway Family Services are just starting a new project focused on improving digital literacy and inclusion amongst the over-50s in Northfield and Edgbaston. The project is seeking to recruit 2 x Digital Literacy Project Workers. These are

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Welcome Change CIC opens community hub in Lea Village

July 06, 2021

Councillor Marje Bridle has officially opened a new Community Hub in Lea Village in east Birmingham. The hub is run by BSSEC member, Welcome Change CIC. It has been supported by a grant of £500k from the National Lottery Community Fund, securing its future for the next five years. The

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Roots HR CIC announces free HR toolkits

July 01, 2021

If you’ve been planning to build up up your in-house resources on HR and recruitment, now is a very good time to do so. Social sector HR specialist Roots HR CIC has just announced that as part of delivering on its social mission it will be releasing a free HR toolkit every month

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Martineau Gardens seeks new CEO

April 26, 2021

This, just in from Martineau Gardens (which we have written about before here), which is seeking to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer. Martineau Gardens is a beautiful therapeutic community garden, a charity and social enterprise, located two miles from Birmingham City Centre

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Harness the power of smart phone tech to make better videos — watch the workshop replay

January 27, 2021

I wrote in a recent post about a free online workshop on smart phone video production skills being offered by Ruth Duggal of Make Your Own Video Training Academy (MYO VDO) in conjunction with BVSC. That webinar took place on 20th January but you can still view the recording

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BVSC/Shuut Videos — harness the power of smartphone video tech in a free online workshop

December 21, 2020

Free workshop: How To Get Better At Video Date: Wednesday 20th January 2021 Time: 10.00-11.00 Charities and voluntary organisations have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Demand for services has increased yet fundraising opportunities – especially in-person – have

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New BVSC report reveals detailed picture of the impact of the Covid crisis on Birmingham’s VCS — and the sector’s contribution

November 26, 2020

A new report just published by BVSC reveals a fascinating and detailed picture of the impact of the Covid crisis on Birmingham’s voluntary and community sector. Birmingham Voluntary Service Council: State of the Sector 2020: Digest of Headlines brings together key findings from

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Micro-fund opens to grassroots community groups in Birmingham

November 26, 2020

BVSC has just announced the following: The Brum Recovery Micro Fund is set up with funding from Birmingham City Council and is aimed at unconstituted and grassroots community groups in the city. Groups can apply for between £500 and £2,000 to support activity that responds to the need

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‘Levelling Up Our Communities’ — new report by Danny Kruger MP published

September 28, 2020

Further to this post, Danny Kruger MP has completed his report on civil society and communities that Boris Johnson tasked him with producing and it has just been published… I started to read Kruger’s report, Levelling Up Our Communities: Proposals for a New Social Covenant

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New social investment support programme for social enterprises & third sector

September 03, 2020

Through its Social Investment Catalyst Programme the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is offering six free online masterclasses between 10th September and 19th November. The sessions will include a variety of expert keynote speakers from the VCSE sector across the Midl

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BVSC state of the sector survey has never been more important

August 25, 2020

UPDATE 09/09/20: BVSC’s state of the sector ends on Friday 11th September Further to this post, this is a reminder to say that BVSC’s ‘state of the sector’ survey has never been more important. This year the survey has been completely redesigned to help gauge t

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New BVSC survey seeks views of voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sectors on impact of Covid-19 and recovery prospects

July 14, 2020

BVSC‘s chief executive Brian Carr has just announced that the organisation is launching a major new survey to help gauge the impact of Covid-19 on the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sectors in Birmingham. His statement, issued today, reads: The C

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BVSC — short questionnaire to identify pro-bono support priorities

July 06, 2020

BVSC has just posted a short questionnaire online. It is seeking to refresh and improve the pro-bono support offer that some private sector businesses make to the VCS as part of their corporate social responsibility. BVSC says: “We recognise that the pandemic has forced many org

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Locality report calls for communities to be at the heart of recovery planning

June 16, 2020

In a recent post we wrote about a Covid-19 Social Economy Update published jointly by BSSEC, iSE and Birmingham Social Enterprise City. We have been using this briefing paper to inform and influence key policy-makers and decision-makers — including Ministers — a

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Voluntary Sector Studies Network to host free 2-day e-conference

June 15, 2020

Times Like These: Researching civil society responses to and recovery from COVID-19 This forthcoming free e-conference may be of interest to some. The Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) has just announced that this year its annual conference will be free and online. The conferenc

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BVSC offers free financial advice & support for smaller charities and social enterprises in Birmingham

May 07, 2020

BVSC has just announced that it is making available free advice and support on financial resilience for the city’s smaller charities and social enterprises that have been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. It is targeting organisations with a turnover below £100,000 a year.

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Birmingham City Council announces £0.8m community grants fund for groups helping children and families during pandemic

April 18, 2020

Birmingham City Council statement reads: Community, voluntary and faith groups who are helping children, young people and families through the challenges of Covid-19 are invited to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to continue supporting families through this difficult period.

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