VAC Membership Welcome Pack

You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!

Voting Rights at the VAC AGM

Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.

Assigned VAC Go-To Contact

When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team. They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.

We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members. Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector. The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.

Full Members Area and Content on VAC Website

To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website. The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news. The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.

Quarterly Members Newsletter

A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

Bimonthly Member Network

The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members! A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.

VAC Products & Services

40% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk. 25% Discount on Virtual Office – Perfect for start ups or smaller organisations, our Virtual Office service offers a postal address, pigeonhole and reception facilities. 25% Discount on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.

Member exclusive Training and Events

Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes. All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven. As a VAC + Member, you will receive a considerable discount on all VAC Training and Events.

VAC Membership Welcome Pack

You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!

Voting Rights at the VAC AGM

Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.

Assigned VAC Go-To Contact

When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team. They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.

We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members. Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector. The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.

Member Area and Content on VAC Website

To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website. The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news. The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.

Quarterly Member Newsletter

A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

Bimonthly Member Network

The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members! A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.

VAC Products & Services

20% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk. Competitive rate on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.

Member exclusive Training and Events

Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes. All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven.

VAC CEO issues response to new report evidencing the VCSE contribution in Yorkshire & Humber

Julie Robinson, VAC CEO, has issued a response to the recently published report by Durham University entitled ‘Local health and social wellbeing: The contribution of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Yorkshire and Humber’.

Speaking on behalf of VAC and the VSI Alliance – of which VAC is one of six partners – Julie said:

This report demonstrates the wide breadth of work that the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector delivers, maximising the support available in our communities in complement to statutory provision. It showcases the strength, diversity and added value of the VCSE contribution to effective partnership working, addressing not just health inequalities but the wider determinants of health too.

The findings of the report are welcomed and extremely timely for the work here in Calderdale. With the development of a multi-agency Calderdale VCSE strategy to strengthen and champion the VCSE’s place in the local delivery landscape for their communities and the statutory partners their work supports, this report provide further evidence of the importance of the VCSE Sector now more than ever.