A programme to support local charities to form consortia has been launched by Navca, the membership organisation for local infrastructure organisations, and chief executives’ body Acevo.
recycle.co.uk is a platform that allows users to list items they are willing to give away for free in an attempt to help others within their community and stop reusable items going to landfill sites.
Compact Voice has published a new guide, aimed at the VCS, which provides an easy-to-understand overview of social value and the Public Services (Social Value) Act.
NCVO, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, has partnered with the fundraising platform Wishgenie with the aim of helping charities increase their fundraising, volunteering and community engagement through social media.
The government has approved a rise in the National Minimum Wage to £6.50 per hour from October this year, with more than a million people set to see their pay rise by as much as £355 a year.
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced his 2014 budget on Wednesday 19 March, including several items of interest to the voluntary and community sector.
The Stepping Up To Enterprises website, which aims to help VCS organisations develop trading and income generation, has been transferred to within the One East Midlands website.
ResultsMark.org is a new initiative offering free tools for charities, social enterprises, community projects and smaller enterprises to collect, analyse and share data on social impact aimed at.
Locality, an umbrella body for community organisations, states in its new report that English local authorities could save £16billion per year, and improve services, by commissioning services on a local-by-default basis.
Following the success of last year’s local infrastructure symposium 2013, on Wednesday 9 April from 10am to 3pm at Nottingham Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 3FB, One East Midlands and BIG Assist are hosting another free joint event for local infrastructure organisations across the East Midlands to look at future directions and new opportunities.
