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News
EHRC guidance on the Equality Act 2010
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have produced a series of guidance documents to help explain the Equality Act 2010
Campaign launched for equal representation of women in British political life
The Fawcett Society has formed a coalition with the Centre for Women and Democracy, the Electoral Reform Society and the Hansard Society to campaign for equal representation of women in British political life
Job Opportunity: Financial Adviser, George House Trust
Closing date: 5pm on Monday 28th November
Job Opportunity: Wellbeing Officer, LGF
Closing date: Monday 21st November
Building Voluntary Sector Skills - Accredited Management Development Programme
Lancashire Learning Consortium are running this specialist management development programme which is now available to all voluntary, community, third sector & civil society organisations across the North West.
Social Impact of the National Planning Policy Framework
It's not just a matter of protecting the countryside.
NWDIP Survey on Personalisation - Open for Responses
Merseyside Disability Federation is carrying out a short survey, on behalf of the North West Disability Infrastructure Partnership (NWDIP), to gather views and experiences of Personalisation. This is your opportunity to influence policy development and local implementation in a changing world.
National Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund 2012
ECORYS and the Department of Health have announced the launch of the second Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF) national grant scheme 2012
The Social Value Bill - latest news
Mandatory social enterprise strategies have been dropped from the draft Bill.
Open for All? Equality Research Launched

Research by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies and the Centre for Local Policy Studies on the impact of current policy on equalities has found that policy reforms and spending cuts have presented challenges for equalities issues and organisations
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





