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MACC to the future Greater Manchester and GMCVO. Alex Whinnom Director, GMCVO 20 th September 2012. (2010) Total: c11,000 80% < 5 staff 50% < £5k pa. GM/c VOLUNTARY SECTOR. 733. 950. 1,122. 915. 764. 1,376. 800. 2,259. 981. c1,000. GMCVO.
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MACC to the futureGreater Manchester and GMCVO Alex Whinnom Director, GMCVO 20th September 2012
(2010) Total: c11,000 80% < 5 staff 50% < £5k pa GM/c VOLUNTARY SECTOR 733 950 1,122 915 764 1,376 800 2,259 981 c1,000
GMCVO • Registered charity and company est 1975 • Membership organisation with a board of trustees • Covers the Greater Manchester city region • Supports local voluntary action, working in partnership with other support organisations and with the public and private sectors.
Support • Helping and developing local voluntary organisations – building the strength, capacity and diversity of organisations and their people, focusing on providing specialist and innovative services best offered at Greater Manchester level
Knowledge • Building intelligence and understanding of and for the voluntary sector – carrying out research, collecting and disseminating information and ideas and promoting the local voluntary sector and its contribution to Greater Manchester
Voice • Enabling voluntary organisations to be heard and to influence - enabling the views and needs of local voluntary groups to be expressed and shared widely and to influence policy and practice
Infrastructure • Co-ordinating and developing support services for voluntary organisations – working with existing support organisations and providers, and developing new kinds of infrastructure to meet new needs
Innovation • Trying new ideas and exploring new opportunities
Formal Partnerships and Reach 2011/12 c3,000 groups pa actively engaged 9,129 visitors to St Thomas Centre 12,900 contacts 226 members of VS research network 1,537 members of policy networks 286 members of Combine (community building managers) 2,612 newsletter subscriptions 7,417 face-to-face interventions with GM/c groups 400 members of GMCVO
Links with City Region • Local Enterprise Partnership • Public Sector Reform Executive • Whole Place core team • Employment and Skills Partnership • Transport for Greater Manchester • New Economy • Public Protection Commission (>> Police and Crime Board) • Transforming Justice / Reducing Reoffending Executive • GM Police Authority (>> Police and Crime Commissioner) • NHS Commissioning Care Group • NHS Large Scale Change Board • Environment Commission • Individual Local Authorities • GM Probation Trust
Some current initiatives – e.g. • Whole Place community budgets • Greater Manchester AddVentures • Generating Success • Volunteering Greater Manchester • Talent Match development • Rochdale food pilot
Current services • Websites – newsletters - policy journal - accredited management and specialist training – consultancy (e.g. enterprise, formal partnerships, governance) - peer networks - project development - support for community enterprises and hubs - database development - research - conferences and events - St Thomas Centre – VSS resources
Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation www.gmcvo.org.uk Alex Whinnom: 0161 277 1004 alex.whinnom@gmcvo.org.uk St Thomas Centre Ardwick Green North Manchester M12 6FZ Registered Charity No. 504542 Company Ltd. by Guarantee No.1223344 Funded by AGMA