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The North West Infrastructure Partnership welcomes Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society. The sector in the North West. More than... 30,000 groups 64,000 employees 200,000 volunteers A £6 billion economic contribution. Our contribution.
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The North West Infrastructure Partnership welcomes Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society
The sector in the North West More than... • 30,000 groups • 64,000 employees • 200,000 volunteers • A £6 billion economic contribution
Our contribution • We support and promote voluntary, community and socially driven action • Facilitate and deliver flexibility, creativity, innovation • Building on previous investment, knowledge and achievements • A coherent voice for the people and communities we serve • Maximising and adding value to incoming local funding • Maximising benefits of a diverse sector • Supporting organisations through change
Our asks Continued dialogue on... • what Big Society is and could be • the impact and unintended consequences of cuts and changes • recognition of geographic and thematic inequality and impact • recognition of the need for a ‘mixed economy’ • harnessing our energy, creativity and action