December 2008
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Skilling Up for Stronger Voices - A skills... →
Summary of recent research from the Improving Local Partnerships project at NAVCA
Steve Skinner and Linda Joy Mitchell This publication draws together the work of two research projects carried out for NAVCA in 2007 and 2008.
Skilling Up for Stronger Voices looks in turn at the roles that representatives have in LSPs, the range of key tasks that they carry out and the types of skills and...
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Commissioning and Procurement Adviceline →
The adviceline is open to enquiries on commissioning and procurement from workers in third sector Local Infrastructure Organisations (LIOs).
Enquiries to date have ranged from ‘what is commissioning?’ to information on new EU procurement regulations. If you are struggling with providing support to a front line organisation or wondering what something means, get in touch and we will...
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Mutual Action, Common Purpose: Empowering the... →
NAVCA welcomes the Fabian Society report Mutual Action, Common Purpose: Empowering the Third Sector. This report was written by David Blunkett at the request of the Prime Minister and will inform the labour party manifesto for the next election. NAVCA particularly welcomes the chapter on commissioning, contracts and the compact which stresses the importance of grants as part of the funding mix...