North East Empowerment Partnership
Welcome to the North East Empowerment Partnership (NEEP), whose working vision is to provide "a forum for critical debate regarding the definitions of engagement and empowerment, and a practice-led exploration of their implications for policy and practice."
NEEP is one of nine regional partnerships forming the National Empowerment Partnership resourced by central government for four years (2007-2011) to promote a "truly participative society and promote the fundamental role of empowerment in achieving a more equal, cohesive and democratic society." The partnership aims to encourage collaborative working between providers in the public, third and private sector to improve the quality, coordination and evidence of empowerment across England. NEEP brings together community engagement and empowerment representatives from across the region to improve understanding and to develop and build on good practice.
Hosted by VONNE and launched in summer 2008, NEEP Membership is open to anyone involved in empowerment and engagement at community, local and regional level.
Latest News
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23/02/2010
Survey looks at barriers to VCS governance
Early feedback from the NEEP Active Citizenship Survey suggests the major barriers to involvement in voluntary and community sector governance in the region...
12/01/2010
NEEP Forum meeting - A Duty to Involve: Rhetoric or Reality?
The North East Empowerment Partnership invites you to their next forum meeting. A Duty to Involve: Rhetoric or Reality?Date: Friday 5 February 2010 Time:...
14/12/2009
Why volunteer to stand for office?
Active Citizenship in the 21st Century The North East Empowerment Partnership has commissioned Ruahine Training & Consultancy to undertake some research...
07/12/2009
Opportunity to make a difference to engagement and empowerment in the North East
The North East Empowerment Partnership wishes to commission a number of pieces of work which will support or directly increase the opportunities for...
06/10/2009
Forum Meeting of North East Empowerment Partnership: Discuss, Share and Influence
You are warmly invited to attend the first forum meeting of the relaunched North East Empowerment Partnership on Thursday, 22 of October from 9.45...
02/09/2009
NEEP Development and Research Fund Launched
The North East Empowerment Partnership has launched its Development and Research Fund for 2009/10. The purpose of the fund is to test out new...
02/09/2009
Invitation to join the North East Empowerment Partnership
The North East Empowerment Partnership is to relaunch an enhanced and inclusive Partnership. It is open to anyone interested in engagement and empowerment...
01/09/2009
Networking Community Engagement and Empowerment in the North East
Tuesday 29th of September, 10.30-3.00 Wedgewood Suite, Assembly Rooms, Newcastle, NE1 5XU Aims of the day: 1. To share and discuss...
26/07/2009
Stronger Communities: Understanding NI 1 AND NI 4 in the North East region
Research has been carried out into how people feel about the new National Indicators (NI), used by Local Authorities to measure how much influence people...
02/06/2009
Stronger Communities Survey
The North East Empowerment Partnership (NEEP) is undertaking a short piece of research to analyse in more depth individual perceptions of their communities.The...
Pages in this section
Sounding board and forum reports
Documents
NEEP Membership Form (Word 255kB)
National Empowerment Partnership Resources Catalogue (PDF 963kB)
Handy Guide to Councils (PDF)
Articles and Updates
Article: Giving Power Back to the People (PDF 30kB)
Article: Community Empowerment Networks April 2009 (PDF 14kB)
NEEP Strategic Group
NEEP Action plan 2009-2011 (Word)
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