Welcome to the South Yorkshire Open Forum website

South Yorkshire Open Forum has recieved funding from Yorkshire Forward and the Objective 1 Programme to provide an ambassadorial and strategic service to support the voluntary and community sector in South Yorkshire.

The focus of the programme will be to:

• Develop an advocate programme that enables VCS representation on decision making boards.
• Instigate a high profile marketing plan for the sector to enable the realisation of our key strengths and contribution to the sub-region.
• Develop co-ordinated and responsive policy briefings, consultations and engagement with the sector on key issues.
• Promote a research programme developed in partnership across the sub-region to identify gaps in intelligence.
• Provide a sub-regional single point of contact for statutory partners wishing to consult with the VCS providing opoortunities to influence policy

• WHAT'S NEW:

Sustainability Route Maps just out:

Click here for the full report (pdf 1.53MB)

Click here for the summary (pdf 1.44MB)

Click here for the route maps (pdf 2.91MB)

FREE Microsites & Marketing Support - please click here for details

Click here for the February 08 edition of the Open Eye

Click here for the Conference Special Newsletter

• INFORMATION

Click here for information relating to SYOF DVD which raises the profile of the Third Sector

About SYOF
Staff | Trustees | Membership | The Ladder | Meeting Rooms for Hire | Contact Us

South Yorkshire Open Forum
The Ladder, Maltkiln Street, Rotherham, S60 2HY
tel: 01709 519 100 fax: 01709 821 124

Our mission:
To inform and engage the voluntary and community sector to influence and benefit from the social and economic opportunities in South Yorkshire.

The Open Forum is a Registered Charity 1091819 and company limited by guarantee 4133577 has a trustee board drawn from voluntary and community sector groups across South Yorkshire.

For a copy of our annual report, please contact the office.