about the black and minority ethnic voluntary and community sector
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The national membership organisation championing the voice of the BME voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
Voices for ChangeWho is the Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary and community sector?June 2011
Who is a BME voluntary organisation?
There is no one definition of a BME VCO. The There is no one definition of a BME VCO. The BME VCS is a hugely diverse sector and whilst BME VCS is a hugely diverse sector and whilst some organisations clearly fall into the BME some organisations clearly fall into the BME VCS, such as those delivering services to a VCS, such as those delivering services to a targeted community, others sit more on the targeted community, others sit more on the margin. For some leadership and self margin. For some leadership and self determination is a defining factor, for others determination is a defining factor, for others it is the drive to work with parts of the BME it is the drive to work with parts of the BME community suffering deprivation, exclusion community suffering deprivation, exclusion and poverty. Some add it is not only who they and poverty. Some add it is not only who they work with but how they work with them…work with but how they work with them…
The national membership organisation championing the voice of the BME voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
Who is the BME voluntary and community sector?
The national membership organisation championing the voice of the BME voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
Average annual income £150,00
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Average annual income £150,00
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53% income from
statutory sources
53% income from
statutory sources
200 registere
d charities
200 registere
d charities
49% central
government
49% central
government
16% health
authority
16% health
authority
9% EU
9% EU
15,300 – 17,460 BME voluntary
organisations
15,300 – 17,460 BME voluntary
organisations
26% local
government
26% local
government
The Evelyn Oldfield Unit supports refugee and migrant community organisations through a programme of capacity building activities, including workshops, training sessions, consultancy and collaborative events. The aims of the organisation are to support RMCOs and the wider voluntary and community sector to find new ways to work together, to reach out and transform the lives of excluded and marginalised individuals.
Meet a national BME organisation
Sangini is an active participant in the Sunderland BME Network, a Voice4Change England member. They are spearheading ‘Shakti’, a domestic violence project funded by the Northern Rock Foundation with support from the Sunderland network, and are investigating the barriers to BME women accessing employment and training as part of the Network's successful BME Employment Access Project. They also organise a Diwali Celebration every year for the local community.
Meet a local BME organisation
Why is the sector needed?
Since inequalities still exist in our society, there is a need for a sector that challenges that and seeks to address it through the services, the campaigning, the voice it puts forward. And I think that if the sector wasn’t there this voice would not be heard anywhere and would be absorbed or diluted by other agendas.
From Shared Vision
The national membership organisation championing the voice of the BME voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
Why is the sector needed?
• Communities defining their own solutions• Filling the gaps in mainstream services.• Sensitive to cultural, religious and linguistic
needs.• Engage ‘hard to reach’ communities.• Empowering users and strengthening social
mobility.• Building bridging social capital and creating social cohesion.
The national membership organisation championing the voice of the BME voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
The coalition Government and equality
Equality has become a dirty word because it has come to be associated with the worst aspects of pointless political correctness and social engineering.
Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality Theresa May November 2010
The national membership organisation championing the voice of the BME voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
A shared vision for the BME sector
A shared vision for the future of the BME voluntary and community sector is A shared vision for the future of the BME voluntary and community sector is a contemporary narrative informed and shaped by emerging consensus on a contemporary narrative informed and shaped by emerging consensus on the role, contribution and value of the Black and Minority Ethnic including the role, contribution and value of the Black and Minority Ethnic including social enterprises in building a strong, diverse and healthy society…social enterprises in building a strong, diverse and healthy society…
We believe that this is the first time that a shared vision document for the We believe that this is the first time that a shared vision document for the future of the BME VCS has been produced. We have analysed findings from future of the BME VCS has been produced. We have analysed findings from over a 100 survey respondents representing a cross section of the BME VCS over a 100 survey respondents representing a cross section of the BME VCS and in-depth interview responses from thirteen leading figures working and in-depth interview responses from thirteen leading figures working closely with or in the BME VCS. As a result, this publication sets out what closely with or in the BME VCS. As a result, this publication sets out what the BME VCS can offer in helping the Government and other policymakers to the BME VCS can offer in helping the Government and other policymakers to tackle social, economic and environmental challenges facing Britain today. tackle social, economic and environmental challenges facing Britain today.
This document presents nine policy areas that emerged as priorities for the This document presents nine policy areas that emerged as priorities for the BME VCS. BME VCS.
From the Foreword to Shared Vision
The national membership organisation championing the voice of the BME voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
A Shared Vision for the BME sector
We want to see a strong, resilient, sustainable and responsive BME VCS at all spatial levels, including BME social enterprises. It will have an increasingly critical edge in challenging inequality and strengthening civil society. By developing a strong narrative on the importance of promoting race equality, solidarities will be created across all communities. Our voice will be valued by policy makers and will influence public policy at all spatial levels to better meet the needs of BME and other marginalised communities…
Read the Shared Vision
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