We are Spark Somerset!
As the lead ‘infrastructure’ body for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Somerset, we support and champion voluntary and community organisations empowering them to transform people’s lives and enhance their health and happiness.
Meet the team
What we do
We support and champion voluntary and community organisations through the provision of information and advice, training and forums, and by sharing expertise, building partnerships, inspiring social action and advocating on the sector’s behalf at a local and national level.
Sharing expertise
We provide free practical advice and guidance to groups, empowering them with the skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver effective and sustainable services.
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Promoting volunteering
We encourage social action by supporting local people to volunteer in their communities and providing information and support for the voluntary and community organisations that engage volunteers.
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Building partnerships
We bring people together to make connections, share what they do and support one another.
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Advocating for the sector
We speak as the trusted voice of the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector.
We help ensure it is heard and gets the resources it needs.
As an ‘honest broker’ for the sector, we are proud to advocate on its behalf.
Community development
We work with local communities to find out what they need and create and develop solutions.
Our understanding of the challenges and opportunities they face ensure that we are well placed to help develop and work on projects and initiatives that will help them to thrive.
Spark Somerset work hard to strengthen the community infrastructure in Somerset. The ever-growing demand for a more holistic community offer means that strengthening this infrastructure is important - and advocating for this cultural shift to connect people to community rather than clinical services has really taken shape with their hard work.
Our impact
The past 12 months has, once more, been a year of significant change in our communities and the wider VCFSE sector – and we are proud to support the charities making a big difference in Somerset.
Our team has been constantly adapting our organisation and ways of working to increase our resilience, learning and overall impact.
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Your donation will help us to provide much needed services and support in our local communities.
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Our impact stories
Find out who we've helped and how...
Spark Somerset's support has helped us communicate better with the public and funders and build a robust structure for our volunteers. We are so happy that they are here to help us. We couldn’t do what we do without them.
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