welcome to bassac
supporting people sustaining communities
bassac is the national network of multi-purpose community based organisations, dedicated to tackling the causes and effects of poverty, exclusion and discrimination.
bassac has been working to improve the lives of local communities for more than eighty years. As a national umbrella association, we support organisations helping deprived neighbourhoods across the UK. More:
- bassac was the first organisation to sign up to the Third Sector Declaration on Climate Change
- Find out more about the Declaration and the Every Action Counts project
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News
- e-news May 2008
- Find out how to sign up for e-news by visiting our members section.
- bassac response to Unlocking the talent of our communities
- The Community Empowerment White Paper needs to link neighbourhood participation and civic engagement with community voice and advocacy, says bassac.
- bassac begins collaboration programme
- bassac has begun running the Capacitybuilders collaboration workstream. Find out more here about this programme and how it could help you and your organisation.
- Voice research launched at bassac conference
- Mismatched government policies undermine efforts to bring local communities together, bassac research finds
- ChangeCheck
- Find out more about bassac's ChangeCheck, a practical guide to assessing the impact of community organisations