Featured in this edition:
► Events from VSNW to help you make sense of our changing political and social landscape
► Influencing the Spending Review
► Contribute to Future North West: our shared priorities
Included in this edition are:
►Briefing #34 Analysis of the Voluntary Sector Social Care Workforce in the NW
►Autism Strategy ‘Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives’ Implementation Consultation
►NHS Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition
►Personalisation
►Refreshing the National Carers Strategy
►Supporting People to Live and Die Well
►Third Sector Investment Programme
In this bulletin:
► Landscape and Localism Workshop
► Review of Environmental Impact Regulations
► Vacancy - Marine Conservation Officer, NW Wildlife Trusts
Voluntary Sector North West provides an opportunity to meet voluntary organisations and share good ideas from all over the region.
VSNW is a membership organisation, and many of its members are also membership organisations. VSNW is therefore sometimes described as a network of networks.
Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
VSNW is the regional voluntary sector network for the North West. Our purpose is to support a connected and influential voluntary and community sector (VCS).
Besides working for a well represented sector, current areas of work include supporting VCS health and social care networking and policy, influencing regional strategy and funding on behalf of the VCS, and supporting increased VCS influence over European policy and funding.
To better understand the implications of the government's developing Big Society agenda for the voluntary and community sector, visit our new informal policy resource at www.bigcivilsociety.blogspot.com
Latest updates for the departmental structural reform plans available
A document outlining the agreed strategic priorities of the North West based on the Regional Strategy consultation work over the last two years is now open for consultation until 8 October 2010.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport have proposed a potential £750m reduction in Big Lottery Funding to VCS groups over the next five years
VSNW’s work centres around identifying opportunities for the VCS to be involved in the design, implementation, governance and support structures of European projects.
Key to this is VSNW's work to:
One of VSNW's roles as the regional network is to provide a voice for the voluntary and community sector at a regional level. One of the ways It does this is through representation, and below are some of the national and regional bodies that VSNW staff currently sit on.
We have three key aims:
Networking event for community empowerment practitioners and community development workers in the North West
The Office for Civil Society has launched the second wave of the National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises, giving invited charities, social enterprises and voluntary and community groups in every local authority area an opportunity to have their voices heard.
The Office for Civil Society (OCS) in the Cabinet Office is inviting communities in the North West to nominate outstanding local voluntary groups for next year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups.
New report explores whether identity-based voluntary and community groups need identity-based organisational development.
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
The Office for Civil Society (OCS) in the Cabinet Office is inviting communities in the North West to nominate outstanding local voluntary groups for next year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups.
