What are your hopes and dreams for Birmingham's green spaces? £500 grants are available for groups in the City who can gather together 25 individual stories about their green spaces. Read more
As we approach the anniversary of the first national lockdown, BVSC Research are keen to hear from senior leaders in the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Birmingham about how the pandemic has impacted their organisation, their staff & volunteers and the communities and individuals they serve. Read more
BVSC has updated guidance and FAQs to help VCFSE sector organisations to understand what is permissible under the current current national lockdown restrictions which came into force on 5 January 2021. Read more
This week BVSC's Chief Executive Brian Carr added his signature to an open letter to Boris Johnson calling for the creation of an Emergency Support Fund to provide local Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector groups with the support they need. Read more
Fundraising was tough in 2020 so here’s one simple thing you can do to make it easier in 2021 – make sure your organisation is registered with easyfundraising. Read more
As lockdown three begins, help is available to families. Birmingham Children's Partnership has provided detailed information about where you can find help for now and the longer term. Read more
BBC Asian Network is targeting disinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the Covid-19 vaccines with a new series of videos in five different languages. Read more
St Giles SOS+ Programme is holding 10 sessions for parents of young people impacted by gangs and county lines. These will be online and interactive, followed by a live Q&A. Read more
Birmingham City Council is leading the rapid deployment of testing in the community at scale and is working with BVSC to explore the appetite for community organisations to host and run fixed community based testing sites. Read more
The Local Connections Fund is a new £4 million fund to help charities and community groups in England that are working to reduce loneliness by helping them build connections across their communities. Read more
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice is sharing its insight into grief and loss as part of a national campaign that aims to get people talking about this typically uncomfortable subject. The Hospice is a partner in National Grief Awareness week, a campaign involving all bereavement services in the UK that aims to bravely bust the taboo around grief. Read more
It's been a tough year for Birmingham charities! Many have lost income this year as a direct result of Covid-19. So end-of-year appeals and campaigns are going to be more important than ever this Christmas. Read more
New video campaign launched in response to increasing concerns that growing number of babies and children are at risk of serious harm because of the way some parents and carers consume alcohol at home. Read more
If you are interested in improving your chances in writing successful funding applications or winning new business, you will be interested in our series of webinars that we will be running throughout the rest of the year. Read more
This year due to Covid-19 and the ongoing restrictions, it will sadly not be possible for Birmingham LGBT+ to hold a Christmas party. The festivities will be held online and each of the community members will receive a hamper. Can you help with fundraising? Read more
An exciting new leadership development programme is being launched by the Leadership Academy in partnership with the Personalised Care Group in NHS England and Improvement. Read more
Birmingham City Council has announced £100k to be distributed in localities, and free school meals vouchers that are being sent direct to schools by Sodexo. Read more
BVSC has produced a statement and FAQ document intended to provide some clarity as to what activity is - and is not - permitted under the Tier 2 restrictions for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations in Birmingham. Read more
Brian Carr from BVSC was recently invited onto the Leaders Council podcast alongside Lord Blunkett to answer questions posed by Scott Challinor about leadership. Read more
The Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT) programme supports civil society and community organisations who work to increase the resilience of individuals and communities to extremism, stand up to extremism in all its forms and offer vulnerable individuals a positive alternative, regardless of race, faith, sexuality, age and gender. Read more
The App and the QR Codes for venues are part of the large-scale COVID-19 testing and tracing programme called NHS Test and Trace and we need to encourage as many people as possible in Birmingham to start using them. Read more
Birmingham Young Researchers are a group of young people from Birmingham who are supporting Birmingham Children’s Partnership by carrying out research on the views of support services for children and young people in the city. Birmingham Young Researchers have created an online survey for children 5 – 11 years and young people 11 - 18 years. Read more
Baobab Women’s Project and Shelter Birmingham have come together to develop a statement of solidarity which puts the record straight about the causes of the housing emergency. Read more
From 15 September, Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull became 'areas of intervention’. This means that, in order to control the spread of the virus, residents cannot meet with people from outside their households. There is a specific focus on these areas due to the rising number of cases and the Government is working with local leaders to address these. Read more