Our Work
Below you can find information on our work, click the buttons below to visit each specific section:
Position Papers
Please click the links below for copies of Position Papers developed by the East Sussex VCSE Alliance:
- VCSE Alliance Position Paper – Community Hubs – July 2020
- VCSE Alliance Position Paper – Commissioning Principles – August 2021
- VCSE Alliance Position Paper – Anchor Institutes – October 2021
- VCSE Alliance Position Paper – Perspective on Locality and Neighbourhood Working – January 2022
- VCSE Alliance Position Paper – Commissioning Principles – Update July 2022
- VCSE Alliance Position Paper – Cost of Living Crisis and Financial Exclusion – November 2022
- VCSE Alliance Position Paper – VCSE Perspectives on Social Prescribing – January 2023
Events and Workshop Reports
East Sussex VCSE Alliance Annual Conference 2023
On Wednesday the 8th November, the East Sussex VCSE Alliance held their 2023 Annual Conference at The View Hotel in Eastbourne.
The conference built on the Alliance’s principle of generous leadership; exploring how we can reach out to smaller grassroot organisations and work together across the sector.
East Sussex Commissioning Workshop Report December 2022
The second commissioning workshop was held with VCSE Alliance members and statutory commissioners in November 2022.
It focused on Service Monitoring – how to achieve a more proportionate and co-productive approach.
East Sussex VCSE Alliance Conference 2022
Voluntary and community groups, as well as statutory partners from across East Sussex came together for the East Sussex VCSE Alliance annual conference – ‘Maps and Dreams, Preparing for Tomorrow’ in April 2022.
The event looked at how we can build a more resilient voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in East Sussex.
East Sussex Commissioning Workshop report July 2022
East Sussex VCSE Alliance members and statutory commissioners met to discuss how commissioning can work more effectively and collaboratively with the VCSE, using the example of tackling health inequality.
This followed publication of the VCSE Alliance ‘position paper’ on the Future of VCSE Commissioning.
Alliance Activity
Alliance response to the consultation on Adult Social Care and Health savings proposals
The East Sussex VCSE Alliance has provided a joint response to the consultations carried out by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) on the funding gap the council is facing.
Alliance ‘Our Journey – 12 months on’ Report
We are pleased to share ‘Our Journey – 12 months on’, a reflection on the work that has taken place in the last year.
Alliance ‘Our Journey So Far’ Report
Published in November 2023, In line with our annual conference, the East Sussex VCSE Alliance are pleased to share ‘Our Journey So Far’; a reflection on the work that has taken place since we formed in 2021.
Alliance ‘Our Journey So Far’ Roadmap
The Alliance has been busy since being awarded three years funding by East Sussex County Council in 2021. Click the link below to see a few highlights from our journey so far.
VCSE Alliance Development Plan 2021 – 24
Members of the Alliance have collaborated to co-design a Development Plan to guide their activity over the next three years.