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New apprenticeships for VCS organisations
Skills-Third Sector has carried out an extensive consultation with a wide range of organisations to determine the needs of the voluntary and community sector around apprenticeships, and will be developing new apprenticeship frameworks as a result.
Influencing the Spending Review - update
Latest updates for the departmental structural reform plans available
Future North West consultation now open
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.
VSNW's response to Lottery Shares Consultation
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
Final deadline for Access to Volunteering grants
Last date for applications is 6 September
Dept of Health Third Sector Investment Programme
The Dept. of Health has announced its Third Sector Investment Programme: Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund 2011/12 which support health and social care projects.
Act now to support government presence in the regions
VSNW has launched a petition calling on the government to halt its decision to close regional Government Offices and carry out a full consultation with stakeholders in order to identify which elements of Government Offices' work are vital to the decentralisation of power from Westminster.
Call to deliver the National Citizens Service
Call for expressions of interest is now open until the deadline of 12.00pm, 25th August
Children & Young People: summary of implications of Coalition Government
VSNW's Regional Voices partner London VSC, have published a good summary
National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises
The Office for Civil Society (OCS) has announced that The National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises (previously titled National Survey of Third Sector Organisations) will be conducted again this year.
Featured Event
The Health White Paper Consultation
CONSULTATION FULLY BOOKED
The White Paper on Health has the potential to create one of the biggest changes to the structure and function of the NHS since its creation in 1948. Within the White Paper there are 5 consultations which are all open until early October. Although the ‘what’ in the White Paper has largely been decided, the ‘how’ is very much still being shaped.
Featured News
Influencing the Spending Review - update
Latest updates for the departmental structural reform plans available
Future North West consultation now open
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.
VSNW's response to Lottery Shares Consultation
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
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
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
