Community and voluntary action UK news

2011
Huge amount of 'under-the-radar' community activity goes on in UK, 19 Dec. “Research guesses put the number of under-the-radar groups at around 900,000.” Navca civilsociety.co.uk, 19 Dec 2011 
Camden Cabinet agree a VCS investment package that cuts the red tape and puts the focus on achievements instead of bureaucracy. 24-Feb-2011 camden.gov.uk, 24-Feb-2011 place
Government expects Councils to reveal voluntary sector funding, 4 February communities.gov.uk, 4 February 2011 The government argues that making the data public can help highlight inefficiency and open new markets for local small businesses and voluntary groups by revealing how services are currently delivered so they can assess whether they could submit a credible bid to run them differently and deliver greater value for money.
2010
Local economic partnerships failing to engage with civil society organisations - Capacitybuilders research, December 6 Julian Dobson on twitter December 6 2010
*UK Charities need to think beyond reducing their own carbon footprint to consider how the people and communities they help may need extra support to deal with flooding, heat waves and rising costs brought on by climate change, 2nd February 2010 National Council for Voluntary Organisations 2nd February 2010 
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