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participants have successfully attended each of our five annual conferences

V OICES is a network of voluntary organisations founded by Hizmet-inspired people to inspire, connect and empower society in Britain through education, dialogue and upward social mobility projects. These organisations are founded on shared values, ideals, principles and praxis underpinned by a deep commitment to empathy, care and social responsibility. They value positive and proactive forms of practice informed and developed through consultative decision-making while standing for democracy, human rights, equal opportunity, the rule of law and the emphatic acceptance of religious and cultural diversity. VOICES members have been meeting irregularly for a few years and have decided to formalise their network through the founding of this consortium.

VOICES will assist its members by (i) streamlining output through the sharing of best practice and ideas, and (ii) building capacity through specialist support and training.

By acting from a common platform, strengthened by regular meetings, VOICES members will be better informed and so better placed to benefit from each other’s strengths and skills not replicating work already done, while recognising the independent status and decision-making processes of its members, and respecting the intellectual property rights of any resources shared. Through the common platform it provides, VOICES members will provide each other with feedback, constructive challenges and continually explore ways in which they can reach a broader swath of British society.

We aim to facilitate greater interaction between like-minded organisations who share the same values, ideals, principles and inspiration so that organisations learn from each other. Connected-thinking is vital to achieve the most out of the limited resources available to voluntary organisations. Ultimtaley, our goal is to encourage efficiency and effectiveness. We believe that cannot be achieved by remaining within our comfort zones. Therefore, VOICES encourages and challenges its member organisations to reach a broader and more diverse swath of the British society and to engage in meaningful parnterships with other organisations working in the same area. Since VOICES was founded with this mission in mind, our member organisations have already demonstrated a commitment to achieving this goal.