NAVCA News - Funding
The following news articles were posted within the "Funding" category.
Survey shows NAVCA members improving local relationships
NAVCA has published the results of its second quarterly survey of members. The survey takes the temperature of NAVCA members and tracks trends in local voluntary action. The survey shows that despite the tough times, NAVCA members are improving their relationships with local statutory bodies and with other local charities....
NAVCA members are providers of opportunity
The Cabinet Office has published a document reviewing the progress it has made in the twelve months since it launched the Giving White Paper, in May 2011. The document also sets out priorities for the next year. The report includes a mention of the Transforming Local Infrastructure scheme, which it says supports the providers of opportunity....
Government backs down on charity tax plans
Joe Irvin Chief Executive of NAVCA said, "I welcome the Government's decision not to go ahead with the cap on tax reliefs for major donors. We now need to concentrate on the Small Donations bill, which NAVCA supports, and ensuring that the practicalities allow it to meets its full potential to help charities."...
New policy directions for the Big Lottery Fund
The Cabinet Office has published its new policy directions for the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). The new policy directions follow a consultation held last year....
NAVCA publishes regeneration report to support Transition Fund campaign
NAVCA has published a report to support the recent call made by the leading voluntary and community sector umbrella organisations, including NAVCA, for a second wave of transition funding to help regenerate the most deprived areas. The report evidences the impact of public spending cuts since 2010 on the local voluntary sector. After compiling the evidence in NAVCA's report, NAVCA has written to George Osborne MP to further urge him to use his Budget on 21 March to provide transition funding to help people who are suffering most from public spending cuts....
New data reveals damaging decline in grant funding for charities
The Local Grants Forum says that the 2012 NCVO Civil Society Almanac, published today, provides conclusive proof that a major shift from grant funding to contracting by local public bodies is taking place....
Focus on the impact of the cuts
NAVCA has called for politicians to focus on the effects of charities cuts rather than get caught up in the argument over the size of the cuts. Newspapers yesterday ran stories about a leaked report Acevo sent to the Government. The report about the Transition Fund suggested that charities could have lost up to £5.5 billion pounds due to the recession and public spending cuts. Questioned about the cuts from the Labour Shadow Charities Minister, Gareth Thomas MP, the Cabinet Officer rejected the figures in the report saying that they do not 'consider these figures reliable.'...
Understanding Local Giving
The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University and NAVCA are working together on a research project to better understand the contribution giving and philanthropy might make to local social action....
NAVCA welcomes proposed changes to EU procurement rules
NAVCA has welcomed the new proposals from the European Commission for revised public procurement directives, published on 20 December 2011. The proposals follow last year's consultation by the European Commission and they recognise that social, health and education services have specific characteristics that do not fit with the current procurement rules. NAVCA believes these proposals will make it easier for local charities and voluntary organisations to deliver public services....
Public Law workshops
Understanding public law will be vital for local charities and community groups as they brace themselves for another round of public spending cuts. NAVCA has teamed up with leading law firms Doughty Street Chambers in London and Irwin Mitchell in Sheffield to provide expert briefings to help local voluntary organisations combat the latest round of cuts....
NAVCA proposes changes to Big Lottery policy directions
NAVCA urges members to support changes to the Big Lottery policy directions...
NAVCA concern at Enfield NHS cuts
NAVCA has made Freedom of Information requests in response to reports that the NHS in Enfield will be cutting voluntary sector grants. ...
NAVCA urges Frances Maude to keep the government’s lottery promise
NAVCA Chief Executive, Kevin Curley, has written to the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude MP, to urge him to deliver on the government’s promise to direct more of the Big Lottery Fund’s money to charities and community groups. The current consultation on the Big Lottery Fund policy directions, launched by the Cabinet Office, proposes BIG funding should go ‘primarily’ to the voluntary and community sector. Previously the Government said that BIG lottery funding should exclusively go to the voluntary and community sector....
Tender Support Evaluation
NAVCA has published an evaluation of their Tender Support Project. The project supported local charities and voluntary organisations to bid for and win contracts. The report shows that the £70,000 project helped 148 organisations win contracts worth over £1.6m....
NAVCA Chief Officer Survey 2011
NAVCA has published the results of its 2011 Chief Officer Survey. NAVCA carry out the survey every year to find out Chief Officers’ views on key and topical issues....
NAVCA welcomes Red Tape Report
NAVCA has welcomed Unshackling Good Neighbours, the report from the Red Tape taskforce led by Lord Hodgson...
NAVCA concern over CLG Best Value Guidance
NAVCA has responded with concern to CLG's draft statutory guidance on Best Value (released on 13 April)Neil Cleeveley, NAVCA's Policy and Communications Director...
NAVCA asks local authorities to play fair with the local voluntary sector when making cuts
Following Communities Secretary Eric Pickles saying he would take action against local authorities acting unreasonably towards the local voluntary and community sector...
NAVCA tells Lib Dem councillors 'follow Lib Dem policy'
The Lib Dem spring conference, held in Sheffield on 11-13 March, debated and adopted a new voluntary and community sector policy paper....
NAVCA responds to Giving Green Paper
NAVCA has submitted their response to the government's Giving Green Paper. The response highlights examples of work by NAVCA members that has...
Eric Pickles promises action against 'unreasonable councils'
Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government, has said he will take action against local authorities behaving unreasonably in...
European Commission consulting on modernising procurement rules
A green paper and public consultation has been launched around modernising public procurement. This is a rare opportunity to influence the EU Procurement...
