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VCSE Observatory have extended the closing date of the #VCSE Barometer Survey Wave 7. You now have until midnight on 31 July to share your insights and experiences regarding adaptations in service delivery, #VolunteersWeek, and #TheBigHelpOut. Don't miss this extra week to add your voice and contribute to this important conversation. If you're from a charity or a community organisation, we want to hear from you. Share your views here: https://lnkd.in/eENpaJVM

In our latest video, we spoke to some of the organisations that sponsored our 2024 conference about the value they gained from joining us to network with NAVCA members, partners and funders. Thank you to plinth, Ladbrook Insurance, TheGivingMachine Charity and In Kind Direct for sponsoring the conference and for featuring in the video. DM us or email comms@navca.org.uk if you would like more information about sponsoring next year's conference 🤩

Sponsoring our conference is a great way to reach charities and communities across England - but don't just take our word for it! We heard from some of our sponsors about their experience at the NAVCA Annual Conference - thank you to plinth, Ladbrook Insurance, In Kind Direct and TheGivingMachine Charity for sharing your thoughts with us. If you're interested in sponsoring our conference in 2025, DM us or email comms@navca.org.uk for more information 🤩

We’re in rainy Sheffield today with members ☔️ We’re exploring some key topics for the network, and having exciting discussions to help NAVCA develop what we do. The outcomes from today will support us and members to have the greatest impact for thriving communities. We’re looking forward to a rare day of in-person networking!

After last week's election result, we shared our aims for working with the new government and ensuring that local infrastructure organisations and the wider voluntary sector are recognised as equal strategic partners. Here's what we said 👇

Partnerships and collaboration are so important when it comes to the health and wellbeing of our local communities. That's why it's crucial that social prescribing is run collaboratively between healthcare systems and the voluntary sector. We visited NAVCA member BURNLEY, PENDLE & ROSSENDALE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE and Burnley East Primary Care Network to talk to them about the value of working together in communities. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/eYxunThu

At our conference in May, we invited Mahnoor Kamran to host a workshop for our members on climate justice and intersectionality, and how this impacts them in their area of work. We have received excellent feedback from conference attendees about Mahnoor's workshop, including an openness to being challenged on power and privilege, and what this means when it comes to supporting local communities. We look forward to continuing to promote an intersectional approach within our membership and wider networks. You can find out more about our conference and what we do on our profile.

In the leadup to the general election, we called on all political parties to recognise the value of local infrastructure support for the voluntary sector, and the importance of working together for thriving communities. Now, on behalf of our members, we look forward to working with the new Labour government so that the VCSE sector can act as an equal strategic partner with government, both centrally and locally. The election of a new government creates the opportunity for the expertise and experience of the VCSE sector to inform problem solving and policy making from the beginning. Local infrastructure organisations are leaders in their local voluntary sector, and have been supporting their communities through changes in government and through national crises, including the cost of living crisis and the pandemic. As we go through another period of change, they will continue to work with communities to help them thrive. At NAVCA, we will continue to advocate for recognition of the voluntary sector as an equal strategic partner to government, and we will continue to champion high-quality local infrastructure everywhere, to ensure that all people can flourish. 

The general election is an opportunity for the government to work in partnership with local infrastructure organisations to ensure that communities can not only survive but thrive. We spoke to our members about the importance of collective voice, partnerships, and a strong network of local infrastructure organisations across England. Here's what they said 👇

It's been two weeks since we launched our general election resource, 'The power of local infrastructure: Working in partnership for thriving communities'. We know that local infrastructure has huge power and potential to ensure that all communities thrive, and any new government needs to work with NAVCA members to achieve this. Check out our resource below to find out what value local infrastructure organisations can bring, and what needs to change for more effective partnership working.