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BDA Documents

Useful files and resources from the Black Development Agency

BLACK DEVELOPMENT AGENCY – POSITION PAPER: BLACK DEVELOPMENT AGENCY – POSITION PAPER
Contact List for COBG Representatives and Bristol Delivery Groups: We encourage COBG members to contact the Networks Manager and/or the Reps regarding their views and queries on Neighbourhood Renewal and its processes.
Customer Satisfaction Questionaire: As part of BDA’s strive to improve its services’ and performance we would be interested to know what you think of the services we currently provide and how we can improve or enhance them.
BDA Representative Contract: People wanting to represent BDA must sign this contract.
BDA Organisational Tree: Outlines the structure of the Black Development Agency
BDA's Response to Bristol City Council’s Draft Regeneration Strategy Consultation: A Collective Response From The Bme Voluntary & Community Sector
Bristol ChangeUp Consortium Response to Bristol City Council’s draft proposed Regeneration Investment Strategy: Infrastructure Support for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sectors
Commemorating the abolition of the Slave Trade - Consortium Of Black Groups (COBG) Position Statement & Recommendations: At a public meeting held at the Malcolm X Centre it was decided that the Consortium of Black Groups (COBG) should co-ordinate the BME response to the proposed celebration of the abolition of the slave trade.
Fayre Funder 20th November 2004 Summary Report: The purpose of this report is to give a summary on the outcomes of the Funder Fayre Day Events to Black & Minority Ethnic Groups delegates and Funders, based on the aim and objectives of this event. This will also highlight the impact of joint information and workshops to bring Funding providers in face-to-face contact with the Black Voluntary and Community Sector( BVCS). The outcome of this open day is to give BVCS a better understanding of local grant’s criteria and hence increase the number of successful project funding applications.
Voscur response to Bristol City Council Regeneration Division Voluntary Sector Investment 2006-2010, Draft For Consultation: In responding to the draft Regeneration Voluntary Sector Investment Strategy Questionnaire, we are pleased to see Bristol City Council’s (BCC’s) continued commitment to the voluntary and community sector and its recognition of the value of infrastructure support in order to build and support the capacity of front-line organisations. We welcome the establishment of the Advice Services Joint Planning Board; and the Council’s acknowledgement that there is a need to support ongoing priorities, whilst recognising the importance of responding to emerging needs.
Funder Finder at BDA: Did you know that both BDA and Voscur offer fundraising advice sessions. So, you could save yourself an unnecessary trip across town!
BDA Training - Booking Form: A downloadable form for booking places on training courses held at BDA.
Management Responsibilities: This document outlines the duties of a Trustee
BDA booking form: BDA Training booking form
BDA Questionnaire
BDA Position Paper: Submitted to the Government Office of the South West (GOSW)
BDA Training Workshops Booking Form in Word Format: You can now apply by downloading out Training Booking Form in Word Format
BDA Training Workshops Booking Form in PDF Format: You can now apply for any of our Training Workshops by downloading the booking form in PDF format

Useful Documents

A library of useful documents

Arts and Culture in Bristol: Bristol Art Policy Document Please note: currently updating the Bristol Arts Strategy. Launched in 1999 most of the information is still of relevance and interest some information is now out of date.
Funderfinder - The Grant Finding Tool: Did you know that both BDA and Voscur offer fundraising advice sessions. So, you could save yourself an unnecessary trip across town!
DESE Case study for toolkit: Bristol Community Transport - Process Mapping and internal communications This case study outlines a programme of improvement work that was identified by Bristol Community Transport, a leading Bristol social enterprise organisation providing transport services to members, following a process of facilitated self assessment and action planning.
The C3 Partnership: C3 is a pro-active new partnership that has been formed to promote and support the thriving and vibrant social economy sector across the West of England area. The partnership is made up of statutory, voluntary, community, social enterprise and co-operative sector organisations. It offers FREE performance Improvement advice and a host of other services
The New Performance Framework for Local Authorities & Local Authority Partnerships: This document sets out the headline definitions of the 198 indicators which will underpin the new performance framework
PSA Delivery Agreement 15: Address the disadvantage that individuals experience because of their gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief
Building Respect In Communities
Educational Attainment: Selection of Ethnic Minority Children and Their Attainment Grades A* - C in Bristol
The Reward Element of Local Area Agreements: Negotiation of Stretched Targets
Different World - How Young People Can Work Together: How Young People Can Work Together on human rights, citizenship, equality and creating a better society
What is the British Crime Survey?: The British Crime Survey (BCS) is a very important source of information about levels of crime and public attitudes to crime and other Home Office issues. The results play an important role in informing Home Office policy.
Employing BME People in the NHS in the South West: This implementation plan has been developed to support delivery of the recommendations in the report produced by the Devon & Cornwall and Dorset & Somerset HR Network; ‘Employing BME People in the NHS in the South West.
Resettlement Strategy - South West Region: Tackling crime is a high level Government priority. A key part of addressing offending must be rehabilitation to ensure the achievement of community safety and neighbourhood renewal. The Resettlement Strategy is targeted at improving the outcomes for 75% of the prison population who currently receive no resettlement intervention at all.
The Respect Handbook - A Guide for Local Services: About the Respect programme The Respect programme is a cross governmental and wide ranging response to anti-social behaviour and its causes.hanging around and rowdy behaviour are the number one concerns for communities1. Those concerns may vary, for example problems in rural
What Works in Parenting Support?: A Review of the International Evidence
PSA Delivery Agreement 21: Build more cohesive, empowered and active communities
PSA Delivery Agreement 16: Increase the proportion of socially excluded adults in settled accommodation and employment, education or training.
Promoting Age Equality: Of all forms of discrimination, discrimination by age is the most pervasive, and perhaps the least recognised and acknowledged in our modern society. Unlike racism or sexism, ageism remains a rather abstract notion for most people.
The New Performance Framework for Local Authorities & Local Authority Partnerships: This document sets out the headline definitions of the 198 indicators which will underpin the new performance framework
The Strategic Health Authority - Race Equality Guide 2004: Promoting equality of opportunity and good race relations and eliminating illegal discrimination must be at the heart of our modern health service.