Equality and inclusion

This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the power of partnership in strengthening communities — and the vital role of local infrastructure in making it happen.

Over the past year, we’ve seen something meaningful take shape across the NAVCA network. In 2025, our first Allyship Programme brought together people from 14 member organisations, united by a shared commitment to building more inclusive and equitable communities through allyship.

Our spring/summer training programme is designed with NAVCA members in mind: practical, relevant and affordable support that reflects the realities of your work. Find out more here.

Equity, equality, diversity and inclusion (EEDI) sit at the heart of what local infrastructure organisations (LIOs) do. Every day, LIOs work across systems and sectors, supporting VCSE organisations, connecting communities with decision-makers, and shaping more inclusive local places. That unique role brings both opportunity and responsibility: to model good practice internally, to share power thoughtfully, and to champion equity across everything LIOs do.

Across our network, NAVCA members are already doing vital work to support communities, challenge inequality and create spaces where people can thrive. But in a context of widening inequality, growing polarisation and increased pressure on the VCSE sector, allyship in action is more important than ever.

At NAVCA, social action and social justice sit at the heart of everything we do. Our members work every day with and for communities that are too often marginalised, unheard or excluded — and supporting that work means taking equity, equality, diversity and inclusion (EEDI) seriously.