Managing, Monitoring, Value for Money and the Work Programme
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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
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Throughout the day delegates will have the opportunity to browse an exhibition showcasing the services offered by the members of the North West Infrastructure Partnership (NWIP).
NWIP is a developing partnership of regional and sub-regional VCS infrastructure organisations who come together to provide a coherent voice for the voluntary and community sector at regional level. It is facilitated by VSNW.
NWIP’s purpose is to improve the ability of the whole of the voluntary and community sector across the North West to influence local, regional and national policies and strategies, by bringing together infrastructure organisations around a shared agenda.
The exhibition will include stands from:
Action for Children
Age UK
Cheshire ChangeUp Consortium lead: Cheshire Community Action
Community Alliance
Community Empowerment Practitioners Forum
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations
Cumbria ChangeUp Consortium lead: Cumbria CVS
Greater Manchester ChangeUp Consortium lead: Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations
Lesbian and Gay Foundation
North West Disability Infrastructure Partnership lead: Merseyside Disability Federation
Merseyside Network for Europe
National Housing Federation NW Care and Support Forum
North West Council for Voluntary Youth Service
North West Environment Link
North West Forum of Faiths
North West ICT Group Representative
North West Network
North West Rural Community Councils
North West Tenants and Residents Association
North West VCS Learning and Skills Network
One North West
Refugee Action
North West Children and Young People's Partnership
Greater Merseyside ChangeUp Consortium lead: Sefton CVS
Social Enterprise Partnership North West
Lancashire ChangeUp Consortium lead: Third Sector Lancashire
VCS Engage
Voluntary Sectory North West
Volunteering North West
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