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M12 6FZ
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Working with the VCS through the economic downturn
9 January 2009
Richard Caulfield outlines proposals for a 10 point plan for supporting VCS work to tackle the effects of the economic downturn.
The full document outlines the thinking behind the following 10 actions:
- All Sub-Regional Economic Partnerships should have VCS representatives throughout their structures.
- All LSP should have VCS representatives on Boards with an economic remit.
- Partners should recognise that there is a cost implication to sector representation and identify appropriate resources.
- The 5 Sub-Regional Consortia for VCS infrastructure to work with local partners to identify gaps in local provision of support services.
- Specialist support for mergers to be identified where this would bring improvement and efficiency gains and increase sustainability.
- Public Sector partners to honour existing SLAs and contracts and to increase sustainability through compact compliant funding arrangements.
- Public Sector to pay invoices in 10 days and strongly encourage those who are sub-contracting to do the same.
- Revisit VCS ERDF proposals in light of changing economic circumstances.
- Partners to develop a strategy for the volunteering sector to respond to the economic downturn.
- Commission a six month post to examine the viability of projects outlined in this paper and with wider discussion with the VCS to develop a coherent package of activity for the VCS that positively impacts on the economy of the North West.
VSNW welcomes your views on the document and actions. If you have submitted a response to the recent Government consultation on a Third Sector Action Plan, we will gladly consider aspects deliverable within the region.
Please send your thoughts to us by 28 January 2009
Email: policy@vsnw.org.uk
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