GMCVO is one of eight support organisations in Greater Manchester to benefit from a share of the Cabinet Office’s £30 million Transforming Local Infrastructure (TLI) Fund.
This workshop will explore key areas of the inter-relationship between the chair and chief executive. It will also provide a written summary of the main issues and points of discussion.
The Open Public Services white paper was launched last summer to look at the reform of public services, particularly in terms of increasing the role of charities, social enterprises and the volunta
Case studies of how voluntary and community groups from across the North West are adjusting to the new environment are invited by the Listen Value Invest campaign.
The Social Enterprise Loan Fund (TSELF) wants to hear from social/community enterprises in the North West with innovative business ideas after being awarded money by the European Regional Developme
A partnership of Volunteer Centres (VCs) in Greater Manchester has recently achieved the Volunteering England quality standard (VCQA) for its partner centres in Bury, Oldham, Salford, Tameside and
The delivery of the Work Programme for Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Warrington has been awarded to three prime contractors (Avanta, G4S and Seetec) and began to go live from 1st June 2011.
The average loss in spending power for local councils in Greater Manchester will be 6.39 per cent in 2011-12, compared to the national average reduction of 4.4 per cent.
A look at some of the key transport issues in Greater Manchester – focusing on the Local Transport Plan, community transport and the impact of the new sub-regional structures.
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
"Having very clear values, with careful definitions, is the essential moral compass that will allow an organisation and the people associated with it to take tough but right decisions on p
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.
Local groups can still take advantage of a consultancy project designed to improve their ability to win public service contracts, although the project is due to close in March 2011.
A consultation document that asks charities and social enterprises how they would like to be supported was published by the Office of Civil Society (OCS) in mid-October.
