ChangeUp

ChangeUp is a government initiative to strengthen the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors by encouraging and enabling the delivery of infrastructure services.

Infrastructure describes the physical facilities, structures, systems, relationships, people, knowledge and skills that exist to support, develop, coordinate, represent and promote front line organisations, helping them to deliver their missions more effectively. Infrastructure organisations are those who provide support services on those areas.

The ChangeUp initiative focuses on the delivery of support in six key areas: finance and funding; governance; performance improvement; workforce development; volunteering; and information and communication technology (ICT). Support services in these key areas will be delivered at local, regional and national levels. Capacitybuilders has been created to give organisations this kind of help and support through the funding of a high-quality, sustainable infrastructure.

In Bristol, the ChangeUp consortium membership includes the Black Development Agency, Social Enterprise Works, The Care Forum, Volunteering Bristol and Voscur (lead agency and accountable body).

In the West of England (Bath & NE Somerset, North Somerset and South Glos) the ChangeUp consortium membership includes the Black Development Agency,  Bath & NE Somerset CVS, Bath & NE Somerset Racial Equality Council, South Glos CVS, The Care Forum ( lead agency and accountable body) and Voluntary Action North Somerset.

For information on the South West region, contact the South West Forum, the regional voice of the voluntary and community sector.