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21/08/2008
2008 North East VCS awards launched
Nominate a star! 30 October 2008 will see the first ever Voluntary & Community Sector Awards for the North East region. The awards are designed...
20/08/2008
Barriers to public procurement sought by national advisory committee
An advisory committee chaired by Anne Glover, has been established to provide advice to the Treasury and BERR, on measures to improve small and medium...
14/08/2008
Backlash against report claiming Northern Cities 'pointless'
Right-wing think tank Policy Exchange has published a report declaring that Northern Cities such as Sunderland were 'pointless' and that people should...
13/08/2008
New North East Assembly VCS Reps announced
The North East Assembly has two new voluntary and community sector (VCS) representatives. VONNE received six nominations for these positions and after...
08/08/2008
Sector's expertise called into doubt by Government report
A worrying report for the sector has been published by Government suggesting there is no reliable evidence on claims the Third Sector provides public services...
08/08/2008
VONNE submits response to DWP Third Sector Task Force
The Department of Work and Pensions has set up a task force to explore the challenges that third sector organisations face when they seek to engage in...
01/08/2008
Health Profiles launched
Health Profiles were launched on 24 June. They provide a snapshot of health for each local council in England using key health indicators, which enables...
01/08/2008
The Third Sector and Physical Regeneration in Deprived Communities
The PNE Group was recently commissioned by One NorthEast to identify the perceived and actual barriers to greater Third Sector engagement in the physical...
01/08/2008
A dynamic new management toolkit from Pentagon Partnership
Pentagon Partnership's new publication, "Are You Leading The Way? 10 Steps to Your Future Success" is an innovative toolkit, designed for organisations...
31/07/2008
Healthy Wealthy Wise conference report published
The report reflects on the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise conference held on 23 June 2008 in Newcastle. The conference was attended by 270 from statutory, private,...
