Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
25 June 2012
The webinars are online seminars giving you the flexibility to attend training from your own desk. Aimed specifically at children and young people's organisations, the hour long webinars (11.30am - 12.30pm) will be run by experts on a range of topics:
4th July - Managing ICT by Miles Maier, Lasa
11th July - Data Protection by Paul Ticher
18th July - Social Media by Paul Webster
12th September - Planning a new website iniative by Sue Fidler Associates
26th September - Cloud tools by Stony Grunow, Third Sector IT
10th October - E-Safety by Dr Sangeet Bhullar, WISE KIDS
Each webinar is restricted to 20 attendees so you can book early via the Lasa website.
Regional Voices, of which VSNW is a partner, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded funding from the Department of Health (Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund) to support voluntary and community sector influence on health and wellbeing boards
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has published the findings of a research study on European Social Fund delivery with the aim of informing thinking around the next round of programmes
Healthwatch England was formed in April 2013 and is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in England. They have now published a list of local Healthwatch, including those for the North West
The Local Government Chronicle held a webinar to explore the essential elements to ensure local healthwatch organisations are effective in scrutinising local health services and provide a voice for communities. Regional Voices, of which VSNW are a part, are mentioned.
An analysis has been published by NAVCA of the 74 areas that received Transforming Local Infrastructure and provides a national perspective, and allows the sharing of information and ideas
