Archive for the ‘National Empowerment Partnership’ Category
Posted by Simon Harper on 1st October 2010
The latest Every Voice Counts Partnership event in your area gives you a chance to find out what support is available to your community and how to access it in a Big Society.
Talk about the issues that mean the most to you. This event is aimed at the voluntary sector, local authorities and community groups.
- When: 12th October 2010 1000 – 1400
- Where: Rising Brook Baptist Church Conference Centre, Burton Square, Stafford, ST17 9LT
- Book: Complete the event booking form and return to helenp@rawm.co.uk
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Posted on 1st October 2010 by Simon Harper
Tags: big society, community groups, Every Voice Counts, local authorities, staffordshire, stoke on trent, voluntary sector, workshop
Posted in Active Citizenship, All events, Big Society, National Empowerment Partnership, Places, Staffordshire, Stoke On Trent, Targeted Support Fund | No Comments »
Posted by paulinedutton on 16th June 2010
Would you like to win a programme of support to help develop your campaigning skills?
Deadline for applications: 12:00 noon, 28 June 2010
The Sheila McKecknie Foundation describes the awards as being
…for individuals who are new to campaigning or operating with few resources and who show passion, tenacity and the potential to create change – locally, nationally or globally. You might not see yourself as a “campaigner” but if you are demonstrating commitment to a cause then SMK wants to hear from you. An SMK Award is for people who want to take their campaign to the next level. Over six months, SMK devises a bespoke programme of support, tailored around your needs, to help you with your campaign.
Visit the website by clicking here, for more information.
Posted on 16th June 2010 by paulinedutton
Tags: Sheila McKechnie Foundation
Posted in National Empowerment Partnership, Projects | 2 Comments »
Posted by nataliewynn on 18th May 2010
It’s the day after the ‘Making Community Strategies Work for Communities’ event and I’m busy going through all the evaluation forms that attendees kindly filled in for us, thank you to all those who found time during the packed agenda to fill them in. If you didn’t get chance to complete evaluation forms I’ve included the one for the workshop evaluations here. I’d really appreciate it if you could find a couple of minutes to just fill it out for us here. Many thanks.
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Posted on 18th May 2010 by nataliewynn
Tags: community, empowerment, empowerment champions, Every Voice Counts
Posted in National Empowerment Partnership, Our events | No Comments »
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on 17th May 2010
Lorna Pearcey of West Midlands RCAN
Lorna Pearcey of West Midlands Rural Community Action Network (RCAN) has been delivering a project on community-led planning called Rurality and Empowerment. Its aim is to help communities to be able to affect the decision-making processes in their local area.
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Posted on 17th May 2010 by Andrew Brightwell
Tags: Chris Gooding, community, community-led planning, empowerment, Every Voice Counts, Hereford, herefordshire, herefordshire partnership, localism, Lorna Pearcey, NI4, Rural Community Action Network, Rurality and empowerment, service provision, Sophie Pryce, west midlands
Posted in National Empowerment Partnership, Rurality and empowerment, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted by nataliewynn on 5th May 2010
At Every Voice Counts we work to make sure that people are empowered to get involved with making decisions about their local areas. Local authorities (county and local councils) are responsible for many of the decisions that get made in communities – from planning to transport, the collection of rubbish and the delivery of a host of other local services.
But how do those local authorities ensure that they’re in touch with the communities that they serve? Well, one way is through a document called a community strategy. This sets out how the local authority will engage with communities and ensure that those communities have an opportunity to get involved in decision making.
There’s an example of a community strategy that Coventry City Council is using here. And a really detailed explanation of why you might need a community strategy can be found on Devon County Council’s website.
On the 17th of May we’re holding the Making Community Strategies Work for Communities event. This, as the name implies, is a day when people who are involved in community empowerment can come and learn about how they can get involved in developing community strategies.
Posted on 5th May 2010 by nataliewynn
Tags: community, Community Strategy, coventry, coventry city council, empowerment, Every Voice Counts, Neighbourhoods
Posted in National Empowerment Partnership | 1 Comment »
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on 18th March 2010
Iftikar Karim
On Thursday afternoon we were in Wolverhampton, where we met with Iftikar Karim of ASAN who, with Mike Swain, has been delivering a fascinating project that’s working across the whole of the region. (more…)
Posted on 18th March 2010 by Andrew Brightwell
Tags: ASAN, Birmingham, community, community asset transfer, Community based research, digital inclusion, empowerment, Every Voice Counts, localism, Neighbourhoods, Norton Hall, residents groups, voluntary, Wolverhampton
Posted in Birmingham, Community based research, Coventry, Herefordshire, National Empowerment Partnership, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Stoke On Trent, Walsall, Warwickshire | 1 Comment »
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on 17th March 2010
Joanna Matthews
Today, on our round of monitoring meetings with Every Voice Counts delivery partners we met up with Joanna Matthews, who is the project manager for the Regional Disability Network West Midlands. (more…)
Posted on 17th March 2010 by Andrew Brightwell
Tags: community, digital inclusion, disability, Every Voice Counts, localism, redditch, Regional Action West Midlands
Posted in Birmingham, Coventry, Herefordshire, National Empowerment Partnership, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Stoke On Trent, Uncategorized, Walsall, Warwickshire | No Comments »
