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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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New ICO guidance — Community groups and COVID-19: what you need to know about data protection

April 04, 2020

Ian Hulme, Director for Regulatory Assurance at the Information Commissioner’s Office has just published a blog about data protection as it relates to the efforts of small voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises during the coronavirus crisis. Some I have

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NCVO — supporting the sector during coronavirus crisis

March 19, 2020

NCVO’s chief executive Karl Wilding has just issued an interesting statement on the organisation’s blog regarding his plans for a “whatever it takes” approach to supporting the VCSE sector through the current coronavirus crisis. The organisation has taken down

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Talent Match programme concludes with ICC breakfast event — keynote speakers include West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street

March 15, 2019

Many local businesses report recruitment challenges — but our region continues to have high unemployment amongst young people. How can that be? To mark the end of the successful Talent Match employability programme for 18-24 year olds BVSC is holding a special ‘Open Minds&

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Third sector digital leaders programme

February 05, 2019

The School for Social Entrepreneurs and Zoe Amar Digital have just announced a partnership to deliver Third Sector Digital Leaders, a course to help charity, social enterprise and non-profit leaders be confident about leading digital change in their organisations, helping them be more

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New wellbeing portal launched to support Birmingham citizens

October 29, 2018

Birmingham residents who are looking for local activities, support and services that encourage wellbeing and an active and healthy lifestyle can now search a new online directory called Route2Wellbeing that describes over 1,500 local, community-based services and activities. This new

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Christmas craft fair at Park Lane Garden Centre

October 31, 2017

Better Pathways (the new operating name for BITA Pathways) wins the prize for first announcement of a Christmas Fair event. Congratulations! This, just in… → Download the PDF flyer.

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SCVO’s ‘Meet the Funder’ event makes a welcome return for 2017

October 27, 2017

This, just in from Sandwell Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)… Having taken a year out in 2016, Wednesday 22nd November sees the return of SCVO’s Meet the Funder event for 2017. With a focus on Social Capital and Social Investment, this year’s conference and

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In memory of Jane Slowey CBE

October 11, 2017

Tributes from across the voluntary and community sector are being paid to Jane Slowey CBE, who died on Saturday 7th October 2017. Many of you will know and remember Jane. She served for thirteen years as the chief executive of The Foyer Federation (whose own tribute is here), but prio

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Health Exchange’s CEO Graham Beaumont announces retirement

October 06, 2017

Graham Beaumont, who many of you will know, has led Health Exchange since its emergence onto the scene ten years ago. Health Exchange CIC was established in 2007 to deliver a radically different, community-led model of health promotion – initially serving the multicultural and diverse

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