The East Sussex Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Alliance ‘Our Journey 12 months on’

The document provides a reminder about the Alliance: who we are, our purpose, vision and mission. It also provides an update on our work and highlights the three principles of collaboration, accountability and generous leadership that all members are committed to. These principles underpin our work in representing local people, our communities and our sector – to help change and improve life locally.

Our journey as an Alliance has involved challenging existing thinking; at the heart of the Alliance is a belief in the importance of ensuring the county’s c 3,500 voluntary organisations are not only recognised for their vital contribution, but as strategic and equal partners in the ‘system’ of East Sussex.

Our membership has continued to grow, and we continue to work together and with our partners in ways that were inconceivable just a few short years ago.

We’re collaborating to tackle issues such as loneliness, the cost-of-living crisis and health inequalities and, we believe, are changing lives because of this. We describe this work as well provide updates on governance activity.