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Category Archives: Commissioning
Charity Commission updates financial guidance
The Charity Commission has published four updated sets of financial guidance for charities and their advisors covering risk management; reserves and internal financial controls.
The guidance has been revised to reflect new developments and the challenging economic climate that charities now face. It covers the main points of financial management, planning and control in the context of charity law and good practice.
For more information please visit the website by clicking here:
Children England West Midlands: Commissioning and Personalisation Networking Event
Want to offer great services to children, young people and families?
Want to share your experience and learn with others in the same boat in the Voluntary and Community Sector?
Want to find out the latest information about commissioning and personalisation?
By the end of the morning attendees will have:
- An understanding of the current commissioning landscape across the West Midlands including the impact of the national picture regionally and locally
- Had an opportunity to discuss current commissioning practice with colleagues and an ‘expert’ from the field
- An understanding of the key thinking behind the personalisation agenda and its implications for children, young people and families, and the voluntary sector
- Had an opportunity to discuss the implications of personalisation with colleagues and an ‘expert’ from the field
- Had an opportunity to network, share experience and learn from colleagues across the region
Children England is pleased to confirm our ‘experts’ for the morning:
- Mark Molloy – West Midlands Lead, Commissioning Support Programme
- Emilie Whitaker – Personalisation and Policy Officer, Children England
Date: 3rd September 2010
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Venue: Action for Children, Princess Alice Drive, Chester Road North, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6RD
The Commissioning Landscape flyer:
To register for this event, contact Sue Spencer, Children England Linkworker on 0121 504 2431 or send an email to: susan.spencer@barnardos.org.uk
Anyone wishing to register for the event should contact Sue Spencer by 1st September 2010.
The G:XL Project, workstream 3: Voice and Influence
G:up is inviting Voluntary and Community Sector(VCS) infrastructure organisations who support the children and young people’s (CYP) sector across the West Midlands in a bid to deliver the Voice and Influence work stream (budget £38,900), within our G:XL project.
This commission (and budget) starts from June 2010 and we anticipate the work being completed by July 2012.
Commisioning Process and Guidance Notes:
You have to be an infrastructure support organisation and a member of G:up to be eligible. You can join now! Downloaded membership forms here:
The closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 7th May 2010
For more information please contact G:up on 0845 410 923 or email at: gup@bayc.org
