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Bar Pro Bono Unit
The Unit was established by Lord Goldsmith QC, the Unit’s President, in May 1996 to provide pro bono – free – legal advice and representation in deserving cases where public funding (Legal Aid) is not available or where the applicant is unable to afford legal assistance. The Unit helps by putting solicitors, advice agencies and members of the public in touch with barristers who can give ADVICE - either in writing or in conference, REPRESENT applicants in any Court/Tribunal in England or Wales, assist with MEDIATION - all free of charge.Big Peg [the]
The Big Peg is a 100,00 sq. ft. seven storey building in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. Home to a bustling working community of some 200 small arts, media and jewellery enterprises as well as many voluntary and community organisations, the Big Peg offers well designed flexible work spaces for a variety of creative activities at affordable rates.Birmingham & Solihull Social Economy Consortia (BSSEC):
Birmingham & Solihull Social Economy Consortium (BSSEC) is a practitioner-led network of agencies and enterprises involved in the social economy in Birmingham and Solihull.
Contact Alun Severn, Third Sector Services 0121 233 0278Birmingham Asian Resource Centre
Birmingham Association of Neighbourhood Forums [BANF]
Neighbourhood forums are community groups run by and for local people. They provide an opportunity to discuss and influence the issues that affect local communities, such as:
community safety and crime education
environmental issues
health and social issues housing
local economy
transport
Neighbourhood forums can campaign on these issues and make representations to ward advisory boards and district partnerships, etc. Neighbourhood forums themselves decide the area they will cover. Usually this is an area that forms a 'natural' neighbourhood, which can be as few as 500 or up to as many as 5,000 households. The area can cross ward boundaries if necessary. With more than 70 neighbourhood forums based throughout the city, they are ideally placed to offer unrivalled local knowledge and understanding. Birmingham City Council is moving to devolve decision-making, budgets and some services to eleven 'districts'. Neighbourhood forums and the local knowledge they represent can make a big difference by ensuring that the districts' spending and priorities reflect the needs of local people.Birmingham Change Up Consortium
The Birmingham Change Up Consortium launched its ‘Investment Plan’ on 14th July 2006, setting out the framework and priorities for action for the development of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Birmingham by second tier organisations.Birmingham City Council - External Funding Support
The Council has now established the External Funding Support to enable local community groups to make the best use of the many different sources of funding available. A significant factor in the provision of this service is the ability to tap into external funding sources to support local priorities and help communities to grow and prosper. External Funding Support makes information electronically available on many external funding sources, e.g. regional funders, grant updates, tips for your funding application and areas of good practice etc, which is accessible by all. We also produce a Newsletter on a monthly basis where alongside news about funding streams we advertise successful projects. You can find the Newsletter (current and previous editions) at the end of this page and download it or you can e-mail the External Funding Support Team to add you on the mailing list. Grantnet is a user friendly database which has been specifically devised to allow people to identify funding sources available to community, voluntary and other organisations.Birmingham Foundation
The Birmingham Foundation, established in 1995 promotes and supports local charitable and community activity through a range of effective grant making programmes in areas of poverty and deprivation in Birmingham and the Black Country. The endowment fund is made up of a pool of donor funds, which are invested and the income of which used to meet local needs, forever – "the gift that keeps on giving"Birmingham Irish Community Forum
Birmingham Race Action Partnership [b:RAP]
Birmingham Rathbone
Birmingham Rathbone is one of Birmingham's largest locally registered charities. Its primary focus is to enable people with moderate learning difficulties to achieve their full potential and to live independently in the local community. At any one time Birmingham Rathbone is helping around 1000 people.B.STRONG
B.STRONG is a city-wide organisation initiated and supported by the Community & Play section of the Local Services directorate. B.STRONG provides organisational development support and capacity building training to voluntary organisations and community groups based in Birmingham.
0121 464 2548Birmingham Voluntary Services Council (BVSC)
BVSC supports voluntary action in the city of Birmingham, providing information, advice and guidance to voluntary and community organisations; promoting volunteering by helping individuals to find suitable voluntary work and helping organisations to find volunteers. At a strategic level, BVSC ensures that the voluntary sector has an influence in the running of the city and champions the sector's ability to find innovative ways to meet the needs of local people. The BVSC offers support to VCOs by providing help in setting up a new organistion, providing a paroll service, handling fincances, giving specialist HR advice, providing professional conference rooms, practical tools to help manage finances, prove the value of your work and to access further support.Business in the Community
A unique movement of over 700 of the UK's top companies committed to improving their positive impact on society.
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