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Buckinghamshire VCSE Partnership Board

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.
The Board provides expertise, insight and constructive challenge, and a forum for collaboration on the key issues facing our communities in Buckinghamshire.

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01. The Board’s roles

The VCSE Partnership Board’s aim is to build collaborative partnerships, develop a strong and resilient VCSE sector, and to grow a legacy of volunteering.

It has five key roles:

  • To provide senior representation of key Bucks VCSE organisations for strategic and tactical ‘call to action’, focussed on solutions for those at greater risk of disadvantage, detriment or harm in Buckinghamshire’s communities.
  • To share accountability for the effective delivery of the VCSE Strategic Framework and related Action Plans – read the Buckinghamshire Council Voluntary Community Sector Strategy 2021-24.
  • To help create and embed collaborative relationships between VCSE organisations, Buckinghamshire Council, Community Boards and Buckinghamshire Strategic Partners.
  • To focus on maximising resources, including identifying opportunities for codesign and efficiency, mobilising volunteers and targeting investment through whole system collaboration.
  • To plan, enable and facilitate more joined-up thinking to address emerging priority needs in a more coordinated manner.

Read the VCSE Partnership Board’s full Terms of Reference

02. Who are the members of the VCSE Partnership Board?

The VCSE Partnership Board reflects the varied and diverse elements within the not-for-profit sector in Buckinghamshire.

Board members are mostly leaders from strategic organisations working countywide, with smaller organisations’ perspectives guiding discussions through feedback from subgroups, external boards and the Local Voluntary Sector Networks.

Key members
  • Finance and financial inclusion
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Culture and Leisure
  • Volunteering
  • Social Isolation and Inclusion
  • Vulnerable Groups for example, disability groups
  • Faith groups
  • Wider minority communities
  • Other boards and working groups as agreed.

03. How can I get involved?

Community Impact Bucks facilitates the Local Voluntary Sector Network which provides an informal space for Bucks-based not-for-profit organisations to share ideas and resources, and to work on issues that matter most to them. Feedback from the Local Voluntary Sector Networks informs the VCSE Partnership Board’s discussions.

Find out how to join the next Local Voluntary Sector Network meeting - visit our Local Voluntary Sector Network page.

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