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FREE 30-mins 1-to-1 advice for West Norfolk VCSE organisations - 14th April

01 Apr, 2021by Steve NunnConsultation, Information, advice and guidance, Members Events, Planning, doing and learning, Support for organisations and communities, West Norfolk

We are offering FREE 30-minute one-to-one advice slots for West Norfolk VCSE organisations on 14th April (a.m.)

Our Covid work with Good Neighbour Schemes & Mutual Aid

17 Mar, 2021by Anonymous (not verified)Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Support for organisations and communities

Over the weekend of the 14th March 2020, we saw several hundred Norfolk communities create new Mutual Aid Groups in response to the pandemic's effect on their communities.

This was our community spirit at its best. A process of forming groups that would normally take several months was accelerated into days. People were coming forward to help, who had never volunteered before. Whatever the legacy of the practical support that was delivered, the simple truth is “you can’t un-meet your neighbour” and this is hugely positive for our communities.

Safeguarding – what we all need to know and do

17 Mar, 2021by Steve NunnChildren and young people, Health and social care, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Sports, play and physical activity

Everyone in the VCSE community should[JC1] [SN2]  be aware of the need for vigilance and protecting the vulnerable – and understand the requirements and implications of safeguarding.  Every VCSE organisation delivering charitable activities has a duty to safeguard volunteers, staff, hirers, adults, children and young people, participants and donors.

 

#thankyouVCSE – Celebrating our sector

15 Mar, 2021by Anonymous (not verified)VCSE Sector Leadership Group

It’s now been twelve months since the pandemic hit.  As people needed more help and support the local voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector responded rapidly and in diverse ways.  Overnight the creation of hundreds of community responses alongside huge efforts by established organisations to adapt what they do to meet the changing needs of their community. People innovated, people coordinated, but most of all people went above and beyond to help.

This covers a vast range of activity but as examples we estimate:  

Strumpshaw Community Hall – launching in lockdown and looking to the future

12 Mar, 2021by Steve NunnBroadland, Case Study, Covid-19 VCSE Story, News Article, Rurality

Village and community halls everywhere have felt keenly the impact of COVID-19 on their ability to provide social and recreational events. For many the ongoing lack of income has presented a tangible financial crisis. How much more so then, for a brand-new community hall, whose planned launch coincided with the first pandemic lockdown in March 2020? 

Updated guidance: COVID ‘Road Map’ advice relating to village halls and community buildings

04 Mar, 2021by Steve NunnCovid-19 Updates, News Article, Planning, doing and learning, Support for organisations and communities

ACRE has issued new information to help village and community halls get to grips with the latest announcements about the lifting of national lockdown restrictions. 


 

The Feed: preventing poverty, hunger and homelessness during Covid - and beyond

27 Feb, 2021by Steve NunnCase Study, Covid-19 VCSE Story, Health and social care, Norwich

The Feed is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing catering services, with a very clear mission to prevent poverty, hunger and homelessness in Norwich.  

A banking blackout for charities? Why a collective voice is important

18 Feb, 2021by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Knowledge Base

The impact of Covid has raised implications for banking services provided to VCSE groups and organisations. Nationally it appears that tighter banking restrictions coupled with a sustained period of financial inactivity due to the pandemic has led to a change in banking practice in relation to charity banking services.

 

Brundall and Blofield Good Neighbour Scheme - Covid and beyond

17 Feb, 2021by Steve NunnBroadland, Covid-19 VCSE Story, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Volunteering

Brundall & Blofield Good Neighbour Scheme (BBGNS) has been running since August 2016, and so was already well placed and had the experience to respond when the Covid-19 pandemic arrived. The volunteers, of which there are presently 28, cover a large area - the combined population of Brundall and Blofield is around 10,800, more than some towns.

Charging for services – tackling the income shortfall

04 Feb, 2021by Steve NunnCovid-19 Updates, Economy and enterprise, Funding, Information, advice and guidance, Support for organisations and communities

With income under threat from all sides, perhaps it is time to look at all the potential sources of income for charities. So as fundraising income is depressed - in some cases possibly for years - how can VCSE organisations make up for the loss in income?

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