Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Service

Supporting the Third Sector

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BCVS local guides:-

We are celebrating Small Charity Week

See more information about Small Charity week

Upcoming events

Criminal Justice Forum 26th September

Health and Care Forum 23rd October

See Meetings and Forums page for more details

Download our Summer 2013 Newsletter

Download our latest newsletter here

List of Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Service members

Looking for Funding?

The Community Development Team at Bournemouth Council have produced a web-based funding research tool providing information and links to several funding resources. To access this service please click on the following link which will open in a new window:- Bournemouth 4 Community. You might also find our webpages on Funding and Income useful.

Office Space needed?

We are often asked about office space for voluntary groups. If you know of any space which might be available at less than commercial rates please send us some details.

Discussion forums/networks

We are building up discussion forums around various subjects. Please have a look at the 'Networks' page.

If you are organising an event and want to advertise it on this site please click 'Events' on the left of the page.

Welcome to Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Service

WHERE WE ARE

The Link, 3-5 Palmerston Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4HN.
Tel. 01202 466130.
Email: contactus@bournemouthcvs.org.uk

Map of location of BCVS in pdf format (PDF/57KB)

WHAT WE ARE

A registered charity and company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales. We are non-profit making and are independent of both national and regional government. For more information please go to our Members pages.

WHAT WE DO

We aim to strengthen Bournemouth's voluntary organisations by providing services to meet their needs. We bring together voluntary groups to develop a collective voice and influence policy makers (see 'Networks'). We promote and encourage volunteering. We support and develop voluntary groups and organisations, in order to promote equality and tackle social exclusion. We run some other projects such as the Voluntary Sector Youth Project (see 'Projects').

WHAT WE OFFER

We have a range of services and facilities available including:- Photocopying; Equipment Loan; Information resources. Please click on 'Services & Resources' for further details.

MEMBERSHIP

All voluntary groups in Bournemouth working with the community are welcome to become members. These groups receive our Newsletter and other mailings about events and items of interest and can nominate and vote for trustees to sit on our board. For further information and an application form please go to our Information for Members page.