The definition of a Hate Crime is very clear, as agreed between the Crown Prosecution Service and the Police, and it is as follows:

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect at work. Together, we can create workplaces where people feel valued, heard, and safe to speak up.

While they have their own week of celebration in November each year, we felt we couldn’t let Volunteers’ Week go past without a nod to the amazing work of trustees across Newcastle and Gateshead – and we especially wanted to acknowledge the contribution of

Connected Voice’s Sector Connector programme offers the chance for VCSEs to benefit from skilled in-kind support from the local business community by seeking out expertise and making connections

We recently met with our friends at the National Lottery to discuss how we can help local VCSE organisations get more funding. They told us that a major problem is the number of applications they receive that don’t follow the guidance and so can’t be funded.

Steven is an elderly man with a learning difficulty who was struggling to cope with many essential tasks and, as a result, his health was deteriorating and he was feeling overwhelmed and out of control of many areas of his life.

The QPM audit provides an opportunity to reflect on practice and procedures and hear what matters from people who use and commission our services. We value the chance to review our service with experienced assessors who understand the challenges that the advocacy sector is facing.

In last month’s blog, I shared my reflections on advocacy in a new era of normalised misogyny. In the space of a few short weeks since that post, dr

In January this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, appearing on the massively popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, commented: “I think a lot of the corporate world is pretty culturally n

Numerous VCSE organisations get in touch with Connected Voice every year, asking us to help promote their trustee vacancies. The difficulty of securing applications and finding the ideal match for roles is evident, as an advert alone can't always convey the true value of a role.