Manchester City Council and the Manchester BME Network jointly commissioned CLES Consulting to undertake a review of its BME Funding Strategy and Implementation Process. read more »
Commissioned by Community Network for Manchester, and produced by Martin Duffy, this report is the culmination of a consultation process which engaged those working at both a practical and strategic l read more »
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With funding from Capacitybuilders' National Support Service Programme the Women's Resource Centre is launching new guidance to help frontline charities be more accessible to refugees. read more »
This report was published in February 2010 by NESTA - the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, which is an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. read more »
A Five Year Strategy underpinning the development of the LGB&T Sector in the North West from 2009 - 2014; supporting the delivery of a sustainable lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB&T) Sector in th read more »
This paper, published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) attempts to map out just how diverse Britain is, both in terms of who lives in Britain and how they identify themselves. read more »
As part of v’s formative evaluation, the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR), undertook a review of recent research on youth volunteering. read more »
Commissioned by North West Together We Can, this study aims to map community empowerment activity in the North West and highlight priorities and promising practice. read more »
This paper, written by Tony Dolphin for the Institute for Public Policy Research North, looks at the geographical effect of the recession across the United Kingdom and, in particular, at how it has af read more »
This report presents the findings of ‘Women in Governance’, a study conducted by the Gender and Participation (GAP) Unit and funded by the NorthWest Together We Can (NWTWC) network. read more »
'Going the Extra Mile', a research report from the Transport Resource Unit, explores the role that community transport plays as a point of entry into a range of care pathways, in addition to its direc read more »
The State of the City 2008/2009 reports constitute the third edition of a comprehensive set of reports measuring the city’s current performance. read more »
This report considers the third sector’s role as a key stakeholder in decision making at the regional and sub regional level, and focuses particularly on economic development. read more »
The National Survey of Third Sector Organisations (NSTSO) gathered the views of the leaders of Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) in England including voluntary and community organisations, charities, read more »
The report, published by Urban Forum presents research findings exploring the roles of councillors and third sector representatives in community leadership. read more »
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) has been developed by the Joint Health Unit in partnership with Manchester NHS, Children’s Services, Adult Social Care and Manchester Local Involvement Ne read more »
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Building on the Government’s vision for a Low Carbon Industrial Strategy published earlier this year, Investing in a Low Carbon Britain sets out a programme of targeted investment to provide real he read more »
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a strategy setting out its vision for its ongoing relationship with the third sector. read more »
On Monday 23rd March the Government published its White Paper, The Learning Revolution, which aims to bring to life a new 21st century vision to help adults learn for pleasure and personal and communi read more »
Written on behalf of the GMCVO-based and PCT-funded Health Partnership Project, this report is intended to provide an insight into the experiences of third sector organisations in Greater Manchester w read more »
This strategy sets out an overview of how the government will work towards the ambition for Participatory Budgeting to be used in every local authority area by 2012. read more »
The Government Equalities Office and CLG have produced a report which highlights what needs to be done to get more under-represented groups of women to play an active role in civic and civil life. read more »
This theme report explores the role that neighbourhood management can play in promoting community cohesion by examining the experience of five case study pathfinder areas. read more »
This study explores the relationship between four New Deal for Community (NDC) partnerships and their Local Strategic Partnership (LSP), and what impact if any this has on the Local Area Agreement (LA read more »
One of the distinctive features of the New Deal for Community (NDC) programme is that it puts communities at its heart, seeking to embed community engagement in its structures and working practices an read more »
The purpose of this report is to show how New Deal for Communities partnerships have communicated their messages to a range of different stakeholders and audiences looking at different communication m read more »
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