Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
Conference Room 1, Carlisle Enterprise Centre, James Street,Carlisle, CA2 5BB
Awaz (Cumbria) are holding a workshop looking at knowing and understanding lived experience by BME people of racism, xenophobia and race hate crime
Luther King House, Brighton Grove House, Manchester, M14 5JP
This three day training course, delivered by Community Links and supported by the Oxfam Routes to Solidarity project, aims to develop participants’ skills in improving local public services so that these services meet the needs of the communities. The Everyday Innovators approach does this by putting local residents and frontline staff at the heart of innovation.
Bootle Cricket Club, Wadham Rd, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 2DD
Whether you are a member of the public, a voluntary, community and faith sector organisation or a local authority partner, this network meeting aims to give you all the information you will need to learn more about the changes to police accountability
Banqueting Room, Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M2 5RT
This event will bring together University of Manchester researchers with local and national policy makers, third sector organisations and the media to debate the characteristics of ethnically diverse neighbourhoods, counteracting common myths about these areas.
Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, 4 Princess Rd, Liverpool L8 1TH
This Liverpool Black, Asian, & Minority Ethnic (BAME) Consortium event will look at health & wellbeing, the impact of welfare benefit reform & how it is possible to make a difference
St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
This GMCVO course will give an insight into how to gain the tools to understand yourself and those around you for better working and professional relationships.
Lancaster
This is one of a series of training days that Network for Europe is delivering to look at Europe, EU funding and opportunities for local partnership working
Renaissance Hotel, Blackfriars Street, Manchester, M3 2EQ
This Charity Finance Directors Group conference brings together speakers from the corporate and charity world to cover topics including social investments, auto-enrolment, tax, gift aid and the latest updates in accountancy
Burnley
This is one of a series of training days that Network for Europe is delivering to look at Europe, EU funding and opportunities for local partnership working
The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4SD
This brand new partnership event is organised by NCVO and Volunteering England, with contributions from ACEVO solutions, Charity Finance Group, Institute of Fundraising and National Association for Voluntary and Community Action. It will be the largest conference of its kind, attracting everyone in the sector to share knowledge, learn from collective experiences and build a stronger future.
St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
This GMCVO one day course looks at the relevance and value of a structured approach to monitoring and evaluation, and at the skills and techniques that can be used for both new and existing projects
CVSCE, 11 Hope Street, Sandbach, CW11 1BA
King's House Conference Centre, King's Church, Sidney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB
Manchester Refugee Employment Partnership (MREP) is organising this seminar to bring together key stakeholders to explore this area further, identify possible solutions and develop ways of working together in the longer term that can result in Greater Manchester's refugee communities contributing - to their full potential - towards regional economic regeneration as well as increasing wellbeing, building positive mental health and developing community cohesion
The Gateway, 85-101 Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1SR
This meeting of the Locality North West network is 'All About Energy'
King's House Conference Centre, Sidney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB
This Centre for Local Economic Strategies conference will offer fresh, free and forward thinking on the local and national policy necessary to to secure an inclusive social, economic and environmentally just future
British Library, London
BIG Assist - a programme working to support infrastructure organisations to be more efficient, effective and sustainable - invites you to their one-day conference to discuss the issues that matter to infrastructure organisations
CVS Cheshire East, Ashton House, 1a Gatefield Street, Crewe, CW1 2JP
This one day CVS Cheshire East workshop will support participants to consider what information they should be collecting, how to review their progress and reflect on their achievements and learning points
Liverpool
This training course, organised by the SROI Network, provides practitioner training to a level suitable for trainees seeking to become accredited practitioners. It is also suitable for anyone wanting more than just an introduction to Social Return On Investment.
St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
This one-day GMCVO course aims to give a practical insight into how to plan strategically
Regional Voices, of which VSNW is a partner, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded funding from the Department of Health (Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund) to support voluntary and community sector influence on health and wellbeing boards
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has published the findings of a research study on European Social Fund delivery with the aim of informing thinking around the next round of programmes
Healthwatch England was formed in April 2013 and is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in England. They have now published a list of local Healthwatch, including those for the North West
The Local Government Chronicle held a webinar to explore the essential elements to ensure local healthwatch organisations are effective in scrutinising local health services and provide a voice for communities. Regional Voices, of which VSNW are a part, are mentioned.
An analysis has been published by NAVCA of the 74 areas that received Transforming Local Infrastructure and provides a national perspective, and allows the sharing of information and ideas
