ßÙßÇÂþ» has over 5,700 voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations that benefit from infrastructure support to enable them to remain strong, efficient and effective in meeting the needs of ßÙßÇÂþ» residents. The County Council is working closely with partners to ensure the right support is in place to enable the sector to thrive.
ßÙßÇÂþ»'s Councils for Voluntary Service (CVSs) take the lead in providing infrastructure support to the VCSE. Funded by the County Council, District and Borough Councils and Clinical Commissioning Groups, CVSs provide a range of services including volunteer brokerage and advice on governance and funding.
The Councils for Voluntary Service may also:
- Research community needs
- Provide a communications channel for voluntary and community groups
- Represent the views of voluntary and community groups to public bodies such as ßÙßÇÂþ»
- Help to build partnership working
- Promote the ßÙßÇÂþ» Compact to help public organisations work better with the voluntary and community sector.
ßÙßÇÂþ», NHS ßÙßÇÂþ» and the ßÙßÇÂþ» boroughs and districts support the Councils for Voluntary Service financially and work closely with them for the benefit of ßÙßÇÂþ» communities. Some Councils for Voluntary Service may also include a Volunteer Centre, although some Volunteer Centres are independent.
ßÙßÇÂþ» Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) - performance scorecards
Information on how ßÙßÇÂþ»'s CVSs are supporting the sector to thrive is captured in scorecards for each of the organisations. This is composed of data regularly collected by the CVSs as well as the results of an annual survey of all VCSE organisations in ßÙßÇÂþ». These scorecards are updated quarterly.