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It’s not going to be easy…
Having an interim role provides discipline for someone like me who loves to think about the big picture and makes things happen. It means you have to focus: there’s a deadline. So I’ve probably paid less attention to the commentaries … Continue reading
Welfare reform “enablers and life changers”: Putting the voluntary sector at the heart of delivery
Guest blog post by David Smith, Chief Executive of Hull and East Yorkshire MIND Last year I was honoured to be asked to write a guest blog for Involve on the impact of welfare reform and in particular how that … Continue reading
Creating our own future: what opportunities for the voluntary sector in 2015?
At the beginning of this month, I took up the role of Acting Chief Executive here at Involve. Working three days each week, I’ll be around until the end of 2015, navigating through a period of uncertainty, change and opportunity. … Continue reading
Doing Better Together: sign up to the VCS Manifesto!
Everyone’s at it…writing manifestos, I mean! Involve has been busy collating responses and shaping our manifesto for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Yorkshire and Humber, in consultation with our members and other VCS colleagues. The final version has … Continue reading
Infrastructure Angst
Happy New Year to all our readers! Government funding for ACRE Network under threat The New Year brings disappointing news that there is a threat to the funding from the Department of Farming and Rural Affairs to Action with Communities … Continue reading
Devolution: it’s still a long way from Whitehall and the town hall
You can hardly move at the moment without falling over reports on Northern devolution, or ministers in high-vis jackets looking purposefully at manufactured things. Does this mean there’s a fast train coming round the corner soon? Or, more realistically, a … Continue reading
5 fatal flaws of charity boards – and how to fix them
The Association of Chairs (AoC) will launch a new guide for chairs at an open event in Leeds on 4 November. The AoC is inviting chairs (both current and aspiring) to join them, get advice from the authors and other … Continue reading
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Devo Max and Northern Futures: what role for VCOs?
The results of the Scottish independence referendum didn’t stop with the announcement of the vote. Local authority leaders, especially in the North, are pushing for more devolution to the regions or combined authorities. The campaign is being strongly supported by … Continue reading
From Scotland to Yorkshire: devolution back on the agenda
As Involve predicted [Why Scotland matters in Yorkshire and A grand depart-ure from centralised spending for Yorkshire], the Scottish independence vote has prompted thinking about powers and governance in the rest of England. The English regions are back on the … Continue reading
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How digital and social media are giving rural communities a voice
Guest blog post by Candice Dowson, Marketing, Public Relations & Operations Officer at Rural Action Yorkshire. When most people think of ‘charity’, they think first of large, international organisations like Oxfam or the Red Cross; or that time they found … Continue reading
