NAVCA and NCVO have today (2/11/09) jointly published and free guide to procurement law entitled: Pathways through the Maze. The publication is aimed at:
Anyone in an organisation who works with commissioning, procurement and public services.
All voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises interested or involved in delivering public services.
Public Sector commissioners wanting to improve their engagement [...]
Today (17/6/09) saw the launch of Funding Central – the smart guide to over 4,000 grants and loans for the third sector. Funding Central will be run by NCVO in partnership with J4b and is funded by the Office of the Third Sector. We are making a minor contribution to this initiative in trying to ensure [...]
Yesterday afternoon (20/5/09) the third sector members of the Ministerial Task Force met for the first time with officials from the four departments involved.
To some extent we are navigating unchartered waters with this task force in that we (the Government Departments) have not sought to control the process. Instead, we are seeking to work collaboratively [...]
We committed to the establishment of a Ministerial Task Force on Climate Change, the Environment and Sustainable Development at the launch of our third sector strategy on 3 Nov 2008. The formation of this Task Force presents a real opportunity for organisations from across the sector to come together and harness the potential of the [...]
