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WELCOME TO OUR GUEST BLOG FROM EMILY DARKO Emily is Director of Research at Social Enterprise UK Through our work at BSSEC CIC, we are aware of the importance of evidence regarding our social impact especially for our key stakeholders. We approached Emily as Director of Research at SE

WMCA: Shared Prosperity Fund – June update

June 21, 2022

by Sallie Ryan

Birmingham, European Social Fund, Investment Plan, UK Shared Prosperity Fund, UKSPF, VCS, West Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority, WMCA

Shared on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority: UK SPF for at Risk Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations As set out in the UKSPF prospectus, the initial focus of the UKSPF programme in 2022-23 and 2023-24 will be on communities and place and local business interventio

‘Transforming Public Procurement’ Green Paper — consultation ends 10th March

March 04, 2021

I wrote some while back about the publication of the Government’s Green Paper, Transforming Public Procurement. I was reminded today (thank you, Sarah Crawley) that the consultation on these proposed changes closes on the 10th March. If, like me, you are struggling to fully unde

Locality says “Keep it local — for better services”

February 09, 2017

Locality, the national network of neighbourhood development organisations, has just published How to Keep it Local — A Five step guide for councillors and commissioners. As part of its national Keep It Local campaign, Locality is calling on councillors and commissioners to

Birmingham voluntary sector mobilises against cuts to services for the most vulnerable

January 16, 2017

We wrote in this post about the PUBLIC CONSULTATION currently underway on Birmingham City Council’s proposed cuts to its Supporting People and Third Sector Grant Programmes. This would see cuts of £5m this year, rising to £10m in 2018/9. These reductions com

Midland Mencap mass lobby against disability cuts

January 13, 2017

The further cuts proposed in Birmingham City Council’s 2017 budget — including cuts across all Supporting People services — will hit the most vulnerable groups in the city hard. St Basils has said, “We absolutely understand the extremely difficult decisions tha