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Four thematic Assembly networks have been set up to capture key policy areas. They are:

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

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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.

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What's New

Meet Marcos the Assembly GorillaMarcos 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

 
 
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