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Four thematic Assembly networks have been set up to capture key policy areas. They are:
- Children & Young People
- Citizens, Community & Safety
- Health & Social Care
- Learning, Training & Employment Pathways
To join one or more of the Assembly networks, please register your organisation on the BVSC Third Sector Database. If your organisation is already registered on the database please email assembly@bvsc.org.
Assembly Purpose
The Assembly aims to:
- Provide a forum to collectively challenge and champion solutions for the third sector
- Support third sector organisations to contribute to Birmingham's Sustainable Community strategy and the Local Area Agreement
- Bring together networks in order to influence and work more effectively with Be Birmingham and its partners
About Third Sector Assembly

The Third Sector Assembly is a long-term association of existing and future third sector networks.
It is brought together by BVSC to improve communication across the sector, to grow its ability to influence and to improve relationships with the public sector.
News & Events
- 15 June 2009
- 15 June 2009
- 15 June 2009
- 20 April 2009
- 26 March 2009
- 4 February 2009
- 2 September 2008
- 19 August 2008
What's New
Meet Marcos the Assembly Gorilla
The character Marcos the Assembly Gorilla was created in response to delegates' ideas about how the Assembly should operate at the launch in July 2007.
Amongst a big list of ideas, delegates asked for:
- Guerrilla style meetings - ie less formal, more spontaneous and focussed on direct action
- For unique marketing to get people involved, including one suggestion for a 'virtual avatar' like Max Headroom who could be a voice of the Assembly
Making a pun out of the word guerrilla / gorilla, we developed a character that has his own column in Update.
Marcos' fun but thoughtful articles which set down some of the issues that we are face in the sector. If you'd like to sample his writings, have a look at any edition of Update at: http://www.bvsc.org/Policy/update-magazine

