We bring the voices of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector together to create social change and make Hampshire a better and fairer place.
At Action Hampshire, it’s part of our ethos to work collaboratively with partners across the region to support communities and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
We work with a variety of partners to deliver innovative projects. Our role is often as project manager, grantmaker, learning partner, workshop and action learning set facilitator, training provider, research partner and various other things. In this section, you can find more details about our current partnerships and find out how to get involved.
Community Buildings – Networking & Training
Roundtable sessions, local networking events, training and online networking for people who run community buildings.
Social Enterprise
Helping social entrepreneurs set up and grow businesses that bring about positive social and environmental change.
Membership & Sector Support
Free membership for Hampshire's VCSE organisations until 2027/28 – networking, amplification, information and community.
Action Hampshire jobs board
Since 2013, Action Hampshire have supported the VCSE sector in advertising hundreds of jobs across Hampshire. In 2022 we launched our Community Job Board which features charity jobs, as well as other community-focused jobs and trustee opportunities across Hampshire.
Bespoke Training
VIVID Housing – Community Investment Fund
Action Hampshire is working with VIVID Housing, a Hampshire based Housing Association, to deliver their Community Investment Fund, £100,000 of investment into communities containing VIVID homes across Hampshire and neighbouring counties.
Rural Development
As a Rural Community Council, our role is to keep rural on the agenda across Hampshire, championing the experiences and needs of rural communities.
Rural Affordable Housing
Rural affordable housing means homes local people can afford to rent or buy in rural communities. These could be rented at below-market rents. Or they could be part-owned, through shared ownership for example. It helps ensure rural areas remain places where people can live, work and stay connected.
National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund is a three-year funded programme to improve our processes and organisational development. This is particularly focused on areas such as Equality, Equity, Diversity & inclusion (EEDI) and improving our environmental sustainability.
Healthwatch Hampshire Engagement
The Healthwatch Hampshire Engagement Project, delivered by Action Hampshire, supports VCSE organisations to gather feedback from underrepresented communities about local health and social care services. This project is helping ensure that community experiences lead to real improvements in health and social care across Hampshire.
Community Buildings
We offer a range of support for people who run community buildings, including village halls, community centres, church halls, social clubs, and other buildings that are available for hire by groups and individuals.
Community Buildings – Membership Resources
Community Buildings – Information & guidance service
RViR (Raising Voices In Research)
Raising Voices in Research (RViR) is a project delivered by Action Hampshire in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, University Hospital Southampton, and The Engaging Communities Research Centre at The University of Winchester.
Warmth Matters
Communities Against Cancer
Communities Against Cancer is a cancer awareness project funded by Wessex Cancer Alliance to help improve early diagnosis by raising awareness of cancer in the community.
The Hampshire Changemakers Awards
Since launching in 2024, The Hampshire Changemakers Awards has received hundreds of nominations from individuals, organisations, and businesses, all with inspiring, moving, and empowering stories to tell from across Hampshire communities.
HIVCA (Hampshire & Isle of Wight VCSE Health and Care Alliance)
HIVCA exists to ensure the VCSE sector is meaningfully involved in shaping health and care, to champion co-production, collaboration and partnership working, to secure a more inclusive, preventative and community-led health and care system.
Let’s Be Smokefree
Let’s Be Smokefree is funded by Hampshire County Council’s Public Health Team and aims to empower VCSEs (voluntary, social enterprise and community organisations) to support their communities to quit smoking.
