In our first Team Blog, our Head of Operations, Jill Parker, explores what the VCSE sector is and its critical role as a partner in the delivery of public services.

The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector is a force for good, supporting wellbeing and creativity in our communities, enabling the arts and culture to thrive, offering education and opportunities to children and adults alike, preserving our history and restoring and enhancing the natural environment.

May marked the beginning of Charity Management Month.

To celebrate their 35th birthday, the Cranfield Trust are sharing a range of free resources and information to ‘help guide and support your charity’.

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Leaders from the VCSE sector in Gloucestershire are invited to attend the first in a series of leadership conferences organised by One Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing partnership.

This inaugural conference will focus on health inequalities.

This weeks round up of job and trustee vacancies within the VCSE sector in Gloucestershire.

Week beginning 29 April 2024.

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We were delighted to receive a range of feedback about our Small Grants for Workplace Wellbeing Fund.

One of the grant recipients, Together in Matson, prioritised five activities to invest in and learned a lot about each other along the way.

Do you have deep connection with & understanding of the assets, strengths & challenges faced by communities in Gloucestershire?

We're working with the Summerfield Charitable Trust to take forward a pioneering investment strategy which aims to improve the lives of thousands of people in the county. 

Last year we ran our first 'Conversations for Change' co-design session with VCSE sector groups & organisations in the county.

The next step in the process is to gather feedback from the sector, so that you can influence the programme design and implementation.

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Are you driven by a passion for racial justice? Do you aspire to challenge and change systemic racism in Gloucestershire?

Gloucestershire Race Collective (GRC) are looking to establish its own Advisory Group and are currently recruiting seven group members.

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This article contains links to the range of mental health support available in Gloucestershire.

If you'd like us to include links to other services in the county, please contact us and our team will update this page.

This weeks round up of job vacancies within the VCSE sector in Gloucestershire.

Week beginning 15 April 2024.