GMCVO Reports
| Mapping Food Poverty and Food Deserts in Greater Manchester | 28 Mar 2012 |
A report from GMCVO on the research that has been carried out on the extent of food poverty in Greater Manchester. |
| Reading the Riots: Manchester's Community Conversation | 23 Mar 2012 |
A report from a conversation between community groups, council figures, the police and members of the public about the Manchester riots in 2011. |
| Understanding the contribution of Greater Manchester’s voluntary sector to reducing reoffending | 22 Mar 2012 |
Greater Manchester voluntary sector‘s capacity to rehabilitate offenders is highlighted in this GMCVO study. |
| Strategic Guide: an overview of GMCVO’s involvement with AGMA and its strategic commissions | 10 Feb 2012 |
A summary of GMCVO's involvement with the commissions and other bodies co-ordinated by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorites and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. |
| Engagement Guide: how to get involved with GMCVO and influence policy | 2 Feb 2012 |
This guide shows how voluntary and community organisations can get involved with GMCVO and help to build a more influential voice for ther sector. |
| Calling Time | 14 Dec 2011 |
A short account of the steps taken by Manchester Youth Volunteering Project to close down and transfer its assets to a new organisation. |
| The Ambitions and Challenges of Social Return on Investment | 21 Nov 2011 |
This report based on a GMCVO event shows the difficulty of capturing social value, no matter which tool is being used. |
| Opening public services? | 12 Jul 2011 |
The government’s new white paper on public service reform provides more questions than answers. |
| Building Social Marketplaces | 3 Jun 2011 |
Paper explores the importance of 'marketplaces' in enabling voluntary sector providers and commissioners to 'trade' in the delivery of public sector services. |
| Think Tanks: influencing policy and debate | 3 Dec 2010 |
A short report providing overviews of eleven of the most influential think tanks in the UK has been produced by GMCVO. |
| VCS Views on the Public Sector Funding Cuts - a GMCVO 2010 survey | 1 Dec 2010 |
Many voluntary organisations in Greater Manchester are having to use their reserves in order to stay afloat amidst the public sector funding cuts, according to a new GMCVO survey. |
| Was it worth it? Research report on the Project Towpath Community Grants initiative | 25 Nov 2010 |
The involvement of a project which supported small groups to build the confidence and skills of unemployed adults from the most disadvantaged and excluded communities has been hailed a “valua |
| Position Statement on ‘Big Society’, localism and equalities in the voluntary sector | 20 Oct 2010 |
The Greater Manchester Equalities and Human Rights Parliament calls on the Government to ensure that ‘Big Society’ does not increase existing levels of inequality and disadvantage. |
| Mobilising Volunteers: Transport to Involvement and Opportunity | 2 Aug 2010 |
This research report explores removing barriers and improving access to transport for volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations and infrastructure in Greater Manchester. |
| Wake Up Saddleworth | 22 Jun 2010 |
This research report was funded by DEFRA and carried out by the Rural Resource Unit at GMCVO in 2008. |
| Proposal to establish a Combined Authority for Greater Manchester | 1 Jun 2010 |
Briefing on plans for a new Combined Authority, which would take over responsibility for co-ordinating economic development, regeneration and transport provision across Greater Manchester. |
| On the Edge - Isolation of Greater Manchester's Rural Communities | 17 Jul 2009 |
On the Edge, a 2007 report by GMCVO’s DEFRA-funded Rural Resource Unit, highlights that rural areas in Greater Manchester often feel marginalised and isolated, not only from the main |
| Commissioning: Possible | 12 Dec 2008 |
A new report from GMCVO's Health Partnership Project provides an insight into the experiences of third sector organisations in Greater Manchester with public sector commissioning. |
| Health Partnership Year One Report | 5 Dec 2008 |
This report details the outcomes of the first year's work of the Greater Manchester Health Partnership. |
| Spinning the Spider's Web - Mapping of the Greater Manchester VCS Infrastructure | 6 Oct 2007 |
As part of the Home Office’s ChangeUp initiative to improve the voluntary and community sector’s (VCS) infrastructure, GMVCO took on the responsibility of conducting a mapping exercise |
