Free support for trustees in Buckinghamshire
- Awareness campaigns, Our news
If you are volunteering on a board or management committee, you are playing a key role in guiding and making decisions for your organisation. At Community Impact Bucks, we can help you do this by through our advice on a range of trustee-related issues for Buckinghamshire-based charities, community groups, and
Communities of Practice – tackling health inequalities in Buckinghamshire
- Cross sector partnership
Did you know the average life expectancy for a healthy male in the most deprived areas of Buckinghamshire is 77.2 years old and for a female, it’s 79.7 years old? Compare this to the least deprived areas where men are expected to live to 81.5 years old and women to
Launch of online platform for volunteers in Buckinghamshire
- Our news, Volunteering
Volunteer Bucks, a new online volunteer platform connecting individuals with volunteer opportunities across Buckinghamshire, was launched today by local charity Community Impact Bucks. Free and easy-to-use, users can browse and apply for volunteering opportunities from across the county according to personal interests, location, and availability. For those unsure of what
VCSE Partnership Board Reports
- Cross sector partnership, Reports
The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) Partnership Board is a high-level strategic board bringing together some of the leading VCSE organisations in the county with statutory partners such as Buckinghamshire Council. Find out more about the Board’s work on our VCSE Partnership Board webpage and access minutes and
VCSE Workforce and Volunteering Research 2024
- Cross sector partnership, Reports
This research outlines the skills, talent and values in the VCSE sector in Buckinghamshire. Areas covered in the research include: Size and shape of the VCSE sector in Bucks Income sources VCSE finances Volunteering levels and breakdown Download the research You can find out more about the VCSE sector in
Buckinghamshire’s village halls encouraged to ‘go green’
- Awareness campaigns, Community
Rural community buildings across the county will be considering how they can save energy and work with groups in their community to contribute to Net Zero this week as part of a national campaign led by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). Run almost entirely by volunteers, village halls
2000th volunteer placed by Volunteer Matching Service
- Our news, Volunteering
The Buckinghamshire Volunteer Matching Service has placed its 2000th volunteer in the county since it was set up in 2020 in response to the pandemic. The Volunteer Matching Service (now Volunteer Bucks as of September 2024) places registered volunteers where they are most needed in the county. Anyone who is
Could you volunteer on a charity board?
- Volunteering
Being a trustee is a form of volunteering – one which involves an individual giving their time and skills for free to make sure a charity is running well and is doing what it was set up to do. This might sound intimidating so, as part of Trustees’ Week 2023
Listen Learn Adapt Research Report 2023
- Reports
The Listen Learn Adapt Research was commissioned by five Buckinghamshire charities which between them work to support the mental, physical, and financial wellbeing of Buckinghamshire residents. These charities agreed to work collaboratively to understand how they could better engage with communities that do not identify as White British under the
Many Voices – get involved in Trustees’ Week 2023
- Awareness campaigns, Volunteering