NAVCA News
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Coalition programme published
The new government's full legislative programme is set out in The Coalition: our programme for government.Practical measures that may affect voluntary...
April Quality Award recipients
Congratulations to the following NAVCA members who were successful in gaining the Quality Award in April: Hackney CVS Community Links Bromley Oxfordshire CVA Salford CVS Voluntary...
New Government - new appointments
The new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (CLG) is Eric Pickles (pictured), Conservative MP for Brentwood & Ongar. He...
Strong national leadership needed to set local tone for sector - NAVCA Chief Executive responds to election result
"We need strong leadership from central government to set the tone so councils and NHS trusts understand the price they will...
Strong Independent Roots 3: Supporting local voluntary action
NAVCA published 'Strong Independent Roots 3: Supporting local voluntary action', the third in a series of detailed policy documents that expand on the...
Invitations to Tender: Website Design and development; Web database development and integration
NAVCA wishes to develop a new website and database by the end of 2010.Website development NAVCA are looking to appoint a company...
Changing the language we use
To help us explain the work of our members and the difference they make, NAVCA is changing the language we use.The...
NAVCA membership boost
NAVCA is celebrating our latest new members. Increased membership allows us to increase our influence on behalf of local support and development...
Vodcast: NAVCA members at NAVCA's 2nd open day
We held an open day in Sheffield on 21 April 2010 for NAVCA members to come and find out more about our...
NAVCA reaction to NCVO Almanac figures
The NCVO Almanac released today shows a further drop in grant funding. The figures show grant funding from statutory sources in 2007/08 was...
NAVCA urges members to tell local candidates how they can support voluntary action
In the week that political parties launched their election manifestos, NAVCA is urging members to use the election campaign to talk to...
Rationalising Local Support and Development Organisations: Some radical proposals
Kevin Curley's address to the Cober Hill Conference on 19 March 2010 and the West Midlands Conference in Wolverhampton on 30 March...
Political parties tell NAVCA how they will support voluntary and community action
NAVCA asked the three main political parties to outline how they would support voluntary and community action if they win the election...
NAVCA welcomes Government's National Care Service White Paper
NAVCA has welcomed the publication by the Department of Health of the White Paper Building the National Care Service. The document published...
Updated: The National Audit Office has launched a vital resource for all NAVCA members
The National Audit Office has launched a new version of the Decision Support Tool, Successful Commissioning: How to secure value for money...
Distribution of Big Lottery Funds
In November 2009 Siôn Simon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, proposed a new strategic...
Vodcast: Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of NCVO
"The sector hasn't experienced economic and political insecurities as bad as this since the 1970s" said NCVO Chief Executive Stuart Etherington...
Podcast: Alison Seabrooke from Community Development Foundation discusses participation and democracy
Alison Seabrooke, from the Community Development Foundation, and Kate Housden, Improving Local Partnerships Manager at NAVCA, discuss engaging people in local decision...
Charity Builder Podcast, with Simon Wright of Tennyson Insurance
Simon Wright and Barney Mynott, NAVCA's Policy and Communications Manager, discuss Charity Builder. Launched last year, Charity Builder is an interactive web service that...
NAVCA welcomes Give with Care - stopping bogus charity clothing collections
Third Sector Minister Angela Smith has launched Give with Care, a campaign to stop bogus charity clothing collections. The Association of Charity Shops...
Podcast: Catherine Sermon, Business in the Community (BITC)
In this podcast Kevin Curley, NAVCA's Chief Executive, talks to Catherine Sermon about how NAVCA and BITC can work closer together. They...
NHS constitution: NAVCA consultation response
NAVCA has responded to the consultation on the NHS constitution. The consultation outlines and asks for comments on an extension of rights...
Can the third sector do more with less? Guardian roundtable discussion
SocietyGuardian has featured a roundtable discussion NAVCA led on the impact of the forthcoming public sector spending cuts on the local voluntary...
Shining on a Shoestring
Kevin Curley's introduction at the NAVCA Conference held on 3 February 2010 in Reading. Shining on a Shoestring (Word, 115 KB)8 February...
Strong Independent Roots: parliamentary launch
NAVCA's publication Strong Independent Roots was launched today at a reception at the House of Commons. Photos from the launch on Flickr NAVCA Chief...
