Communities Strategy - Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector Space
Together we get things done.
As we develop a new Communities Strategy with the input of residents and the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector, we'll be running a mixture of in person and digital engagement activities. This work will shape a strategy that centres communities in all aspects of the council's work, building the great work that has already been done through the Sheffield City Goals and Fair and Healthy Sheffield Plan.
In person workshops
We were invited to the VCS Leaders Forum in February to talk to attendees about the strategy, and start developing a shared vision and principles to guide our work with communities.
There's a link to the notes from this session on the right hand side of this page.
The next in person session, facilitated by VAS will be on 22nd April.
Online engagement
We'll be using this Have Your Say Sheffield page as a tool for organisations in the VCFSE sector:
- who aren't able to join in person events
- to build on the ideas we hear during in person activities
We'll be working in the open, sharing how we're working and what we're learning, and trying out different ways to engage online, with a mix of forums for more free-flowing conversation and surveys and polls for quick responses.
Staff and volunteers from voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations can get involved in the activities below.
Timeline
March - May - We'll be working with voluntary sector leaders, council officers, elected members and residents between March and May to start shaping the strategy through workshops, conversations and online engagement.
May - Workshop to refine our ideas into a strategy outline.
June - We'll share an early draft strategy with stakeholders for review.
July - August - Public consultation on the draft strategy.
Autumn - Take the final strategy paper to committee for approval.
Privacy Notice
Please note the privacy notice in the links on the right hand side.
Anything you share on the ideas tools are visible to the public, but we will only share information from this board in an anonymised way outside of Have Your Say Sheffield.
Please also note the moderation policy at the footer of this webpage.
This page is for staff and volunteers from Sheffield-based voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups only. There will be separate pages for residents and officers. Get in touch for more information.
