This week sees the publication of a booklet that we have produced in collaboration with the TUC. ‘Localism: Threat or Opportunity?’ is a series of short essays from 12 contributors expressing a range of critical views about the intentions and likely consequences of the Government’s Localism Act.
Included are articles on:
Our latest newsletter is now up on the site. News, events, latest triumphs, usual madness. You can see more here: http://ymlp.com/zBXqZ0
Notes from our May 29th event with London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC) about commisioning, ‘is competition killing us?’ are available to download here.
NCIA has a continuing interest in commissioning and in the policy issues that lie behind it – the future of public services and the voluntary sector’s role in this future. We … Continue reading
Thursday 12th July 2012, 9.30am – 1.30pm including lunch
King’s House Conference Centre, Sidney Street, Manchester M1 7HB
How can small community groups survive and thrive in the current climate of cuts? Can new partnerships and peer support help groups become more resilient in facing these challenges? Or do we … Continue reading
Fancy a bit of networking and training in online activism? Register for this year’s Netroots conference on Saturday 30 June 2012 at Congress House in London. Visit www.netrootsuk.org or email becky@netrootsuk.org
It’s £5 / free for unwaged and incudes a post-event reception with a free drink (how could you resist?)
The event has a focus … Continue reading
Tuesday 29 May 2012, 9.30am to 4.30pm, at Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA
Free event: register now!
NCIA has joined with LVSC to organise this event to explore the effects commissioning is having on the voluntary and community sector.
Where do you draw the line at taking on a contract?
Can … Continue reading
Unite is calling on voluntary sector members to share their experiences about cuts to services:
http://uniteforoursociety.org/your-experiences
Sally Kosky from Unite says: “We rely on our members to let us know where services are being attacked – it means we can campaign more effectively, and put our resources where they’re needed most.
“If you’ve seen funding … Continue reading
NCIA contributed to a new report on open access to academic research – read on for details of free research tools.
It can be difficult when you’re in the thick of frontline work or local activism to find time to read, think, formulate ideas and link day-to-day work to social policy or political theory.
But … Continue reading
Tuesday 15 May 6.00-8.00pm at LSE, London
Here’s something for those of you who are fed up with national bodies who say they represent the voluntary sector and then consistently put forward positions that infuriate us. Organised by the Galileo Group of academics, the discussion will focus on the adequacy of the so-called ‘leadership’ bodies … Continue reading
Read the latest newsletter for NCIA’s take on the news, research and campaigns about voluntary action – are people getting more of a taste for fighting back or do we still have our heads in the sand about top-down clobbering? Let us know if you have a story to tell…… Continue reading
