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News
BLF Reaching Communities - 12 North West organisations receive funding
12 organisations in the North West have been awarded funding of a total of £3 million from the Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities programme for health projects
Big Lottery Fund - Consultation on proposed policy directions
Open until 18th November. VSNW has produced a briefing paper and strongly urge VCS groups to respond.
One North West - Reading the Riots Project
One North West are looking to interview people in the North West who may have been involved in the riots and who would like their voice heard as part of the Guardian/London School of Economics Reading the Riots Project
Austerity measures are hitting children's charities hardest - New report
This new report by the National Children's Bureau, with input from NCVO, finds that the children and young people's voluntary sector is amongst the hardest hit by government funding cuts and local authority austerity measures
How would you spend £10 million?
Channel 4 is following the Big Lottery Fund as they ask the British public how they would spend £10 million of lottery money
Opportunity to participate in BLF Silver Dreams panel
Closing date for applications - 28th October 2011
Applications for BT Internet Rangers award open
Closing date for applications - 24th October 2011
Opportunity to join the Heritage Lottery Fund committee for the North West
Closing date for applications - 31st October 2011
Big Lottery Fund's Silver Dream Fund launched
Closing date for submissions - 28th October 2011
Cabinet Office Update for the North West - October
This is the latest update from the Local Intelligence Team NW, Office for Civil Society
Featured Event
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
Featured News
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.
Relaunch of Voluntary Sector Cuts Website
The Voluntary Sector Cuts website has now been relaunched with additional functionality to enable VCS organisations to records cuts to funding and their effects
Views sought on Department of Health draft statutory guidance
VSNW are requesting your views on draft statutory guidance as support for joint strategic needs assessments and health and wellbeing strategies
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
