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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.

In March, York CVS welcomed Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, to see first-hand how strong local partnerships are making a difference to people’s lives.

Thriving communities don’t happen by accident. When people have access to volunteering opportunities, spaces to socialise and meet new people, and public services that meet their needs, health and wellbeing improves. A strong and effective voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector can support this, but only with a network of support, relationships and coordination that often goes unseen – that’s where NAVCA members come in.

Behind every thriving volunteering opportunity sits thoughtful infrastructure: coordination, funding, partnership working, encouragement, and practical support. That’s exactly what VCQA-accredited NAVCA member One Knowsley has demonstrated through the Knowsley Heritage Grants programme — creating the conditions for volunteering to flourish in new and inclusive ways.

Local government in England is going through one of its biggest periods of change in a generation. Through devolution and local government reorganisation, new decision-making structures are emerging that will shape how services are designed, funded and delivered in communities.

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.