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.

We'll be posting all presentations, meeting notes, meeting recordings and other resources on this page.

Notes and recordings of meetings:

Help for Ukraine

We have collated some links to useful sources of information that may help you in supporting people of Ukraine.
Check out our Help for Ukraine page.

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Birmingham City Council Section 114 & the VCFSE Sector

• On 11 April Birmingham VCFSE sector organisations asked Birmingham City Council Leader & Acting Chief Executive questions on Section 114 • 244 people attended the online event held by BVSC to discuss the potential impact of Section 114 on Birmingham’s VCFSE sector and communities • Recording and presentation from the meeting are now available on BVSC website • A Section 114 Community Assets event is to take place on 23 May • Take part in Section 114 Research led by BVSC Research
Birmingham City Council Section 114: Community Assets Briefing Online Meeting

• What impact will Section 114 have on community assets? • What expectations and opportunities are there for local Voluntary, Community, Faith & Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector organisations to take over the management of/ lease/ purchase Council buildings, land, property and assets? • What support will be provided to VCFSE sector organisations with regards to community assets? Hear from Council and VCFSE leaders and have your say.
Project & Data Officer

Sustainability West Midlands, Closing date: On Request
BHO: Calling All Vegans To Promote Health Research!

Could you write to your local MP or Councillor to promote our health economics research? The analysis found with that every 1 million people who switch to a vegan diet would generate an estimated £121 million of health care cost savings. We would love support in highlighting this to government.

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.
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.
Business Development Webinars & Resources 2022

Download recordings and resources from our Weekly Business Development and Funding Network Webinars.
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.

Notes and recordings of meetings:

9 June 2022

26 April 2022

15 March 2022

Help for Ukraine