He/Him 🏳️🌈| CEO @BVSC Bham Voluntary Service Council, championing #VCFSE sector & #volunteering 🙌 | Chair @tridentgrp, providing housing care & support 🌱
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Feb 16
Last day to register 👇
Concerned about #community #cohesion in #Birmingham? @BVSC and @WeAreBRIG call Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise organisations to join us on 23 Feb at a summit to tackle community cohesion challenges in the city
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Concerned about #community #cohesion in #Birmingham? @BVSC and @WeAreBRIG call Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise organisations to join us on 23 Feb at a summit to tackle community cohesion challenges in the city
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24 Apr 2025
👀 Discover #VolunteerBrum – the new gateway to meaningful #volunteering opportunities across #Birmingham.
👉 Brum-focused
👉 Searchable listings
👉 Open to everyone
👉 Explore opps or register YOUR org
🔗 MORE DETAILS: bvsc.org/News/helping-out-ju… @BVSC
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3 Apr 2025
⏰There's still time to register for Monday's online briefing event on @BhamCityCouncil's City Vision.
🗣️You'll hear from Leader @CllrJohnCotton and Managing Director @joanneroney and have the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas.
🎟️REGISTER HERE: bvsc.org/Event/birmingham-ci…
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24 Mar 2025
📣 Looking forward to welcoming @BhamCityCouncil Leader @CllrJohnCotton and Managing Director @joanneroney to this webinar for #Birmingham’s #VCFSE groups. More details and to register 👉 bvsc.org/Event/birmingham-ci…
24 Mar 2025
🚀 Birmingham’s City Vision is here!
Join city leaders to explore the future of Birmingham & how the VCFSE sector can help drive change.
🔹 Hear from Joanne Roney, Cllr John Cotton & more
💬 Ask questions & engage with the panel
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18 Mar 2025
This Friday 21st March is the @UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. On this day and every day, @BVSC commits to continuing to work with @WeAreBRIG and all our #VCFSE partners to contribute to making a truly #AntiRacistBirmingham.
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13 Mar 2025
Co-Production matters...it builds trust, improves services, strengthens communities, and even boosts funding prospects. Join us Monday, March 17 (13:00-14:00) as expert Pete Fleischmann joins us in discussion. Don’t miss it!
#CoProduction #Community
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10 Mar 2025
Congratulations to @BVSC and all of the Multibank team on the launch of of the West Midlands Multibank which aims to distribute 750,000 goods over the next 12 months to 75,000 families in need.
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10 Mar 2025
West Midlands multibank launched to donate surplus goods to families in need
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10 Mar 2025
Thanks @RichParkerLab for this generous donation - these passes will help us connect the Multibank resource to those who need it most. Really appreciate your support, and your input to today’s launch!
10 Mar 2025
The West Midlands Multibank will make a real difference to many families.
It will support 75,000 families in need.
I've donated 1,000 monthly bus passes to give a helping hand to those who need it.
ALT Photograph of a group of people (men and women) stood together cutting a red ribbon.
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10 Mar 2025
I was extremely proud to be invited to the opening of the @AmazonUK Multibank in #Birmingham hosted by @BVSC and of which is supported by @GordonBrown and our @WestMids_CA Mayor @RichParkerLab. This will make a real difference to families across the West Midlands.
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10 Mar 2025
With thanks to @GordonBrown @AmazonUK @RichParkerLab, my colleagues at @BVSC & all our voluntary sector partners for making this possible.
Thanks also to @Alison_McGovern & @CllrJohnCotton for joining us at the launch of the #WestMidlandsMultibank
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19 Feb 2025
Partnering with the VCFSE sector, academia, health & public sectors, @BVSCResearch celebrates a year of impact - providing insights, evaluations & capacity-building support.
#Research
Find out more:
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4 Mar 2025
🌟 #BrumEnergy receives a generous donation from @ElementsEurope that will help around 750 Brum households facing fuel poverty! 🏡💡 Donations include LED bulbs & radiator foil to cut energy costs & keep homes warmer. #EnergyEfficiency #FuelPoverty
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6 Mar 2025
📢 Calling all Birmingham on-street support groups!
Join us to discuss @BhamCityCouncil's goals on #roughsleeping, open dialogue with the VCFSE sector & ask about future homelessness services.
📅 Thurs 20 March, 18:00 📍 BVSC
📩 ailishw@bvsc.org for info. #Homelessness
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6 Mar 2025
📢 Join us for an inspiring conference on community-driven #participatoryresearch in health, social care & wellbeing!
Connect with researchers, NHS, VCFSEs & other partners to drive meaningful change.
📅 9 April, 09:00 - 16:30
#ParticipatoryResearch
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7 Mar 2025
Delighted to host this visit from BVSC President @BrumLordMayor yesterday so we could show him the developments at our new base at Latham House and introduce him to @BVSC's voluntary sector hub and community grants development teams. Exciting times ahead!
7 Mar 2025
We were delighted to welcome the Lord Mayor to our newly refurbished building yesterday, sharing plans for a voluntary sector hub & how we’re working with partners to support Birmingham families - incl. the Household Support Fund & new West Midlands Multibank.
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13 Feb 2025
👀Looking for fully refurbished accommodation in #Birmingham?
🏢Check out @BVSC's new city centre base at Latham House.
🚆Just 5 mins walk from New Street Station and close to all major transport routes.
💼1200 to 20000 sq ft spaces available.
DETAILS👉bvsc.org/News/office-space-l…
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18 Feb 2025
#BCHCCharity is so proud to be a part of the new Volunteering for Health programme!
The charity has been awarded funding to work with @BVSC to harness the value of volunteering for health and social care in Birmingham and Solihull.
Find out more: bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/charity…
ALT A group of 11 volunteers in hi-vis vests stand smiling and holding gardening equipment in a car park, next to a pile of leaves and tree cuttings
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3 Mar 2025
We're shortly launching Volunteer Brum, a platform connecting Brum's VCFSE organisations with volunteers! Our virtual sessions will demonstrate how to set up your page and list roles—before the launch in April.
🔗 Sign up now: #VolunteerBrum #Birmingham
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