NAVCA has created a resource bank to help public sector organisations to embed the VCSE sector into Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) across the country.

These resources feature our slide deck about how the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Gloucestershire was developed by the local VCSE sector and One Gloucestershire ICS.

Gloucester City Council’s Outdoor Events Fund is an annual funding pot of £50,000 which provides grants between £10,000 - £15,000 to organisations or individuals holding an event in Gloucester. 

It is designed to endorse events and enable applicants to leverage in income from other sources (including from funding bodies such as Awards for All and Arts Council England, crowdfunding, philanthropy, sponsorship, and ticket sales revenue).

Our team has planned a spectacular Trustees' Week celebration and we're inviting VCSE sector groups & organisations across Gloucestershire to join us. 

Trustees' Week runs from 6 - 10 November this year. Find out more about what's coming up below:

We're delighted to announce that Matt Fellows from Age UK Gloucestershire has been appointed as the new VCSE Representative on the Tewkesbury ILP. Find out more about Matt below: 

We're delighted to announce the launch our 6 month (fully funded) leadership, enterprise and professional development programme for VCSE sector groups & organisations in Gloucestershire.

Building on the success of our summer 2023 programme, Gloucestershire VCS Alliance continues to develop the skills and opportunities for the sector. Our latest innovative programme for 2024 recognises the need to become sustainable and specifically the role leadership plays in this.

South West HM Prison and Probation service are inviting groups/organisations to apply for small pots of money to support people on the Integrated Offender Management Scheme and People on Probation at points where they would benefit from a rapid response from community-based organisations.

Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) NHS Foundation Trust are holding a workshop for all stakeholders to discuss what the challenges are to providing the best service to people with eating disorders.

The big question is whether what the Trust is doing already feels right, whether there are important issues they have missed, and whether they are doing the right things to address the problems.