Policy and Communications
The Policy and Communications Team provides information and communication services to the third sector and public sector partners.
These services include:
- Third Sector Assembly Birmingham
The Assembly was launched in July 2007 as a long-term network of voluntary and community organisations, to ensure the sector can actively participate in, influence and improve policy making, commissioning and service delivery in the city.
The Assembly works closely with the city's strategic partnership Be Birmingham, ensuring that the third sector has an influence in the thematic partnership blocks. To find out more about Be Birmingham please visit: http://www.bebirmingham.org.uk/
- Policy briefings
As part of our policy and research work we will be providing third sector policy briefings on topics of relevance and interest to the sector. These cover national, regional and Birmingham based policy issues and developments with a particular focus on implications and actions for the voluntary and community sector.
- Update magazine
Update is BVSC's free monthly magazine with news, views and practical tips for Birmingham's voluntary sector. You can download Update from this website or register to receive a regular copy by registering your organisation on the BVSC Third Sector Database. If your organisation is already registered but you wish to make a change to your subscription please contact Helen Cobain helenc@bvsc.org.
- Weekly e-bulletin
The weekly e-bulletin provides a round-up of the week’s latest news items, including events, jobs, training courses and important announcements. It currently has a circulation of about 1300. If you would like to subscribe to the e-bulletin go to the BVSC homepage and input your details. If you would like to advertise in the latest news column email helenc@bvsc.org. Please download a media pack for details of all BVSC's advertising services.
- Website development
We help voluntary organisations communicate using website and new media technologies. As well as working within BVSC we also work with the wider voluntary and community sector in Birmingham. If you would like us to help you develop your website please contact Dave Gray at daveg@bvsc.org for a sector friendly quote.
- Information
The BVSC Third Sector Database holds information on organisations in Birmingham; where they are, what services they provide, who their client groups are and so on. It also provides information on staff and volunteer levels, funding streams, quality standards, networks and partnerships. Go to www.bvscthirdsectordatabase.org to search the database.