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Communities in Control: What does AI have to offer?

9 February 2010 10:45 - 13:30

Riverside Hotel, Kendal

This is a North West Together We Can event focusing on Appreciative Enquiry. The event will look at basic knowledge for practitioners and those involved in strategy.

Speaker is Judith Emanuel, an AI practitioner, with examples from Cumbria, South Ribble, Rochdale, Leyland and Salford.

Appreciative Inquiry can be used by organisations committed to changing the way they work in order to enable communities to take greater control.

Booking available on www.nwtwc.org.uk soon

17 March 2010

Influencing Parliament with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Parliament logoAs part of the Parliamentary Outreach and VSNW 'Get Involved' series of events, this event will explore:
►What Parliament is and what it does
►How groups can effectively engage with Parliament 
►Insights from a Specialist Clerk from the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Latest News

8 March 2010

Listen Value Invest campaign is launched at the Houses of Parliament

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The Listen Value Invest campaign was launched in a special event at the Houses of Parliament last week.

4 March 2010

The Future of the North West - new collection of essays

A new collection of essays edited by the Smith Institute, which was launched in the House of Commons recently with the endorsement of an audience of more than fifty cross-party MPs and other stakeholders.

4 March 2010

Demonstrating the local economic and social value of grant-making with the VCS

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This new 'think piece' from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies, commissioned by VSNW, explores the shift from grants to contracts, and the value of grant-making within the voluntary and community sector.

Events & Trainings

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