Strategic work

VSNW's role is to support greater voluntary and community sector influence both regionally and nationally.

Current areas of work include:

  • Department of Health Strategic Partner activity
  • "My Localism"
  • Listen Value Invest
  • Improving Representation of the North West
  • Big Society
  • Developing a regional consortia for VCS training and employment providers
  • Supporting VCS networks in the North West 

 

Strategic work

Localism and Localism Resources

Latest updates on VSNW's work to support VCS and infrastructure groups to engage in the localism policy agenda, including: 

An Introduction to Localism
Localism Resources for groups: 'Getting the Localism Bill RIght: six questions for your MP' plus presentations, briefings and links; and a Focus on Equality

Health

VSNW's health agenda workThrough Regional Voices, VSNW is a strategic partner of the Department of Health. We support a number of large health-related networks and provide regular briefings, a specific health bulletin and Health News Updates

Specialist areas of our work include: PersonalisationSocial ValueMental Health and Skills for Care.

Listen Value Invest

Listen Value Invest is a region-wide campaign movement, which is led by VSNW. Listen Value Invest is a region-wide campaign movement, which is led by VSNW. 

Listen Value Invest aims to demonstrate the excellent work carried out by community and voluntary groups across the North West of England, delivering vital services, changing lives and transforming communities. Not only do we support people and communities, but we also deliver enormous economic benefits.
 

Big Society Policy Resource

Big Society Policy Resource

   

 

 

Online website dedicated to better understand the implications and opportunities for the voluntary and community sector of the Government's developing Big Society agenda

Link: Big Society Policy Resource

Representation

VSNW's Representation workThe Improving Representation Project  will support and motivate VCS organisations and their representatives in the North West of England to better influence policy-making. It will also work with regional statutory agencies to increase their confidence in the accountability of VCS representatives.

Read more: Improving Representation Project

28 February 2012

Open Public Services - Passage of a bill workshop

      

This VSNW/Parliamentary Outreach Service event will explore the stages that the bill would go through, their relative importance and ways to engage and influence

Latest News

3 February 2012

Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund results announced

The beneficiaries of the £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.

3 February 2012

North West Operational Programme - Call for projects

The European Regional Development Fund 2007-13 is announcing a Priority 4 and Priority 5 call for project applications.

1 February 2012

Job Opportunity: Heart of Mersey

Closing date: 1st March 2012

Events & Trainings

VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West

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