Welcome to Walsall Voluntary Action

Running a voluntary or community group?  Our team at Walsall Voluntary Action are here to help you!

Walsall Voluntary Action is the “one stop shop” for the voluntary sector.  Owned and run by local voluntary organisations, our job is to support, promote and develop voluntary and community action across the Borough of Walsall.

We work with local community groups and voluntary organisations which provide services, regenerate neighbourhoods, increase volunteering and tackle discrimination in partnership with local public bodies. Whether you’re looking for help with getting funding, writing a new constitution or seeking support with managing your group’s finances, our team at Walsall Voluntary Action have the expertise you need.

We’re also the voice of Walsall’s voluntary sector, helping to put the case for voluntary action to the key decision makers and major funders.If you are a voluntary or community group working in the borough, you can become a member of Walsall Voluntary Action.  Membership is FREE and provides you with access to a wide range of opportunities and services.

Latest News

• Representing the sector: delivering the changes you wantPublished in Featured, Local News, News, WVA News on 20th July, 2010

  We’re bringing in some major changes to how we represent Walsall’s voluntary and community sector, following extensive consultation with local groups. 
  We will be creating five new networks, mirroring Walsall Council’s Directorates – Children’s Services, Social Care and Inclusion, Regeneration, Neighbourhood Services and Resources.  Each network will be facilitated by a member of the Walsall Voluntary [...]

• Glass-House offers eco-housing study tour for community groupsPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 16th July, 2010

  The Glass-House Community Led Design is a national charity that works with community groups and regeneration professionals across the UK with the aim of promoting a wider understanding and practice of community led design.
  The team at Glass-House are offering a free one-day tour of inspiring eco-housing developments in the West Midlands on Thursday 5 August.   [...]

• Women Take PartPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 14th July, 2010

  A unique course aimed at women is looking for participants from the Walsall area.
  The Women Take Part course aims to get women involved in their community and to learn how to increase their level of influence over the decisions that affect their lives.  The course provides opportunities for people to be more active in communities [...]

• Maximise your funding from the ESFPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 12th July, 2010

  Following on from the recent European Social Fund Applying to Succeed conference, Wolverhampton Network Consortium have arranged a workshop on consortia building.  The purpose of the workshop is to maximise the ability of the local voluntary sector to access ESF funding.
  The session takes place at Walsall’s Forest Arts Centre on 20 July, between 9:30am and [...]

• Wanted: your views on a National Skills Strategy for the voluntary sectorPublished in Featured, Local News, National News, News on 9th July, 2010

  As the Government looks to expand the role played by the voluntary sector in delivering public services and building strong communities, organisations need people with the right skills in order to rise to the challenge.
  Skills – Third Sector is working to develop a National Skills Strategy for the voluntary sector and would like to hear [...]