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News
Lottery £1.8m confirms future for North West projects
Seven projects in the North West region will share in grants totalling over £1.8million from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme
Proposed Lottery Fund changes to highlight to MPs
VSNW has drafted a short two-page briefing note that will be circulated to MPs in the North West. Please consider flagging the issues with your MP.
Funding available to gain an accredited voluntary sector management qualification
The Big Lottery has now widened access to Third Sector organisations in the North West to receive funding for the 'PG Certificate in Voluntary Sector Management'
Lord Speaker visits North West Youth Club
Job Opportunity: Sefton CVS
Closing date: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Opening Doors Event Presentations
Opening doors
Clinks’ Sustainable Funding
Roadshow in the North West
The presentations from the Opening doors event held in Preston on 29th November are now available.
Community Budgets - call for evidence
The Communities and Local Government Committee has been closely following the development of Community Budgets and plans to carry out a major inquiry into their operation later in the Parliament. The deadline for the call for evidence is Friday 16th December.
Advice Services Fund Now Open
The Government has made up to £16.8 million available for a programme called the Advice Services Fund to support organsations in the free advice sector that have been affected by reductions in public spending
Arts in criminal justice - report
A new report from New Philanthropy Capital looks at the role that the arts can play with prisoners and ex-offenders
Volunteer Centre Manchester is open for business
The new Volunteer Centre in Manchester will champion volunteering within the city and promote good practice to organisations which involve volunteers
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
