Business Development Webinars & Resources 2022

In 2020 BVSC successfully secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund Covid-19 Relief, to support the sector with accessing funding opportunities. As part of this we worked with Tony Carr of 4frontpartners who delivered weekly one-hour webinars looking at different aspects of business development and submitting funding applications.

Shared Prosperity Fund (27/6)

Download presentation (VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund: Women’s Reproductive Wellbeing in the Workplace)

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Opportunities: Criminal Justice (20/6)

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Meet the Funder: Shoosmith's Foundation (13/6/22)

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Funding opportunities (30/5/2022)

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UK Shared Prosperity Fund (16/5/22)

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The Eveson Trust (9/5/22)

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easyfundraising (14/2/22)

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Live funds and the importance of evidence (07/2/22)

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Engage with Funding Search portal and bid writing tips (31/1/22)

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Aston Villa Business Support (24/1/22)

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Latest

Geese Theatre Company - Board of Trustees

Geese Theatre Company works at the intersection of arts and criminal justice. We are looking to expand our Board of Trustees and are keen to hear from anyone interested in the way in which these two sectors combine.
Volunteer Lead - Full time

SIFA Fireside, Closing date: 3 May 2024
A day of better leadership: helping your team to be great

A training day to explore and improve your leadership skills. With an individual coaching session to ensure new skills work in your specific work context. Thursday 11th July Central Birmingham Fee £245.00.
Volunteer at New Hall Mill Sutton Coldfield

The Friends of New Hall Mill are holding volunteer opens days to recruit new volunteers to support a range of activities including gardening, helping inside the mill, at the gift shop, in the tearoom or as visitor guides.

Engage for Funding Forum Webinars & Resources 2023/2024

The Engage for Funding Forum webinars take place every Monday from 1-2pm. You can catch up on any sessions that you've missed by clicking on the links below.
Environment and Energy Network Resources

Download information and resources relating to the Environment and Energy Network
Community Leadership e-learning programme

The Community Leadership Training Programme was developed as a collaboration between BVSC and Birmingham City Council, designed to develop confident, capable and effective leaders of change and development at the local community level and those representing communities of interest.
Social Prescribing & Voluntary Sector Pathways

Directories can be used by citizens, organisations and frontline community workers for referrals, along with professionals within other sectors.
Peer Hearings: Young People, Criminal Justice & Community

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Jonah's Project CIC and BVSC are working together to support Birmingham's young people in the criminal justice system through community engagement. Peer Hearings offer an innovative route away from criminal justice system for young people aged 11 -25 in some of Birmingham's most disadvantaged communities who have been arrested for a summary offence with 'no further action' taken.
The Community Development Practice Hub

The Community Development Practice Hub aims to connect, inspire, and upskill community development practitioners in Birmingham. Its mission is to 'advocate for a practice of community development in the city that focuses on 'doing with', not 'doing to'. We provide opportunities for professional development, peer support, networking, and more support to enable strengths-based approaches to community development to take place in the city.
Engage for Ukraine

‘Engage for Ukraine’ is a network aiming to support organisations to provide a collective voice and shared action in response to the crisis.
VCFSE MRIS

In this section you'll find the minutes, presentations and resources relating to the Voluntary, Community, Faith & Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Sector Mini Race Impact Summit (MRIS) Steering Group.
Employment and Skills: Resources

Download resources from the recent BVSC Employment and Skills weekly webinars.
Business Development Webinars & Resources (Series 3)

Download video presentations and resources from the recent BVSC Business Development Webinars.

Community Leaders Programme (12/12/22)

Social Value (12/12)

Social Investment (5/12)

Living Wage Week (14/11)

Helping Communities Fund (7/11)

Best Practice in Bid Writing: Session Two (31/10)

Best Practice in Bid Writing: Session One (24/10)

Youth Investment Fund (17/10)

Engage for Funding Portal (3/10)

Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs (iSE) (26/9)

Building Relationships and Compassionate Communities Grants (20/9)

Accelerator Programme (4/7)

Shared Prosperity Fund (27/6)

Opportunities: Criminal Justice (20/6)

Meet the Funder: Shoosmith's Foundation (13/6/22)

Funding opportunities (30/5/2022)

UK Shared Prosperity Fund (16/5/22)

The Eveson Trust (9/5/22)

easyfundraising (14/2/22)

Live funds and the importance of evidence (07/2/22)

Engage with Funding Search portal and bid writing tips (31/1/22)

Aston Villa Business Support (24/1/22)