Voluntary Sector North West
@vsnw.bsky.social
Working for a well connected and influential voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the North West
🌐 vsnw.org.uk
📧 info@vsnw.org.uk
🌐 vsnw.org.uk
📧 info@vsnw.org.uk
The BRIDGE Research Network is here! Connecting #VCFSE organisations, researchers & strategic partners for more diverse and equitable research across the #NorthWest #BRIDGEResearchNetwork
Find out more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/bridge-resea...
Find out more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/bridge-resea...
BRIDGE Research Network: A new way of working together - Voluntary Sector North West
www.vsnw.org.uk
September 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The BRIDGE Research Network is here! Connecting #VCFSE organisations, researchers & strategic partners for more diverse and equitable research across the #NorthWest #BRIDGEResearchNetwork
Find out more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/bridge-resea...
Find out more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/bridge-resea...
One week left! 🚨
Our funding and commissioning awards close on Friday 3 October.
Your nominations will:
✔️ Shape future guidance
✔️ Give recognition at our annual conference
✔️ Inspire others to follow best practice
Don’t miss out 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/resource/vsn...
Our funding and commissioning awards close on Friday 3 October.
Your nominations will:
✔️ Shape future guidance
✔️ Give recognition at our annual conference
✔️ Inspire others to follow best practice
Don’t miss out 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/resource/vsn...
VSNW Funding and Commissioning Awards - Voluntary Sector North West
www.vsnw.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
One week left! 🚨
Our funding and commissioning awards close on Friday 3 October.
Your nominations will:
✔️ Shape future guidance
✔️ Give recognition at our annual conference
✔️ Inspire others to follow best practice
Don’t miss out 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/resource/vsn...
Our funding and commissioning awards close on Friday 3 October.
Your nominations will:
✔️ Shape future guidance
✔️ Give recognition at our annual conference
✔️ Inspire others to follow best practice
Don’t miss out 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/resource/vsn...
It's #VolunteersWeek and we're celebrating all the amazing people who give their time and energy to support others. Volunteers really are the heart of the community, thank you for everything you do. Enjoy your week!
June 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It's #VolunteersWeek and we're celebrating all the amazing people who give their time and energy to support others. Volunteers really are the heart of the community, thank you for everything you do. Enjoy your week!
Save the date for #DoWith North West, hosted by VSNW & The King’s Fund.
🗓 Monday 14 July
🕙 10am–12:30pm
📍 St Thomas Centre, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Join the conversation on how we move from theory to practice. More details coming soon!
🗓 Monday 14 July
🕙 10am–12:30pm
📍 St Thomas Centre, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Join the conversation on how we move from theory to practice. More details coming soon!
May 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Save the date for #DoWith North West, hosted by VSNW & The King’s Fund.
🗓 Monday 14 July
🕙 10am–12:30pm
📍 St Thomas Centre, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Join the conversation on how we move from theory to practice. More details coming soon!
🗓 Monday 14 July
🕙 10am–12:30pm
📍 St Thomas Centre, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Join the conversation on how we move from theory to practice. More details coming soon!
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📣 Applications are now open!
Mental Health internships available for adult service users (past 3–5 years) or informal carers in #GreaterManchester to get involved in research.
30 flexible days’ training, mentoring & support.
Apply by 16th May 2025 👉 bit.ly/3wAnv82
Mental Health internships available for adult service users (past 3–5 years) or informal carers in #GreaterManchester to get involved in research.
30 flexible days’ training, mentoring & support.
Apply by 16th May 2025 👉 bit.ly/3wAnv82
May 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📣 Applications are now open!
Mental Health internships available for adult service users (past 3–5 years) or informal carers in #GreaterManchester to get involved in research.
30 flexible days’ training, mentoring & support.
Apply by 16th May 2025 👉 bit.ly/3wAnv82
Mental Health internships available for adult service users (past 3–5 years) or informal carers in #GreaterManchester to get involved in research.
30 flexible days’ training, mentoring & support.
Apply by 16th May 2025 👉 bit.ly/3wAnv82
🌍 Want to show the true value of what your organisation does?
Our Social Value resource page is full of helpful tools to help you tell your story and make your case.
Have a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/socialvalue
Our Social Value resource page is full of helpful tools to help you tell your story and make your case.
Have a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/socialvalue
Towards a Social Value Economy — VSNW
VSNW works with over 140 members who work across the region directly supporting and delivering services for individuals, or are VCSE infrastructure organisations that work with local voluntary and…
www.vsnw.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🌍 Want to show the true value of what your organisation does?
Our Social Value resource page is full of helpful tools to help you tell your story and make your case.
Have a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/socialvalue
Our Social Value resource page is full of helpful tools to help you tell your story and make your case.
Have a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/socialvalue
💬 “Talking about the unthinkable” is a powerful read exploring how we bring lived experience into challenging conversations.
Take a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/...
Take a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/...
Talking about the unthinkable — VSNW
Our Answer Cancer Project Coordinator, Jacqui Naraynsingh, has written a blog post for the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, to discuss the importance of workplace support for cancer…
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April 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
💬 “Talking about the unthinkable” is a powerful read exploring how we bring lived experience into challenging conversations.
Take a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/...
Take a look here ➡️ www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/...
Happy monday! Why don't you start your week with this guidance on strengthening co-production with lived experience in Greater Manchester 👇
🔗https://www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/16/new-greater-manchester-guidance-champions-lived-experience-in-policy
🔗https://www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/16/new-greater-manchester-guidance-champions-lived-experience-in-policy
New Greater Manchester guidance champions lived experience in policy — VSNW
Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM=EqAl) has published a new guide for public sector partners on how to meaningfully include lived experience in policymaking. The guidance, developed as part…
www.vsnw.org.uk
April 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Happy monday! Why don't you start your week with this guidance on strengthening co-production with lived experience in Greater Manchester 👇
🔗https://www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/16/new-greater-manchester-guidance-champions-lived-experience-in-policy
🔗https://www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/4/16/new-greater-manchester-guidance-champions-lived-experience-in-policy
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We are excited to invite you to our online workshop on 10th June to hear more about including the voice of lived experience in policy making – why it’s important and hear about how you can adopt the practice. www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/news-and-eve...
April 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We are excited to invite you to our online workshop on 10th June to hear more about including the voice of lived experience in policy making – why it’s important and hear about how you can adopt the practice. www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/news-and-eve...
“Cancer is a subject that doesn’t bear thinking about – yet 900,000+ workers are living with it.”
Our Answer Cancer coordinator teamed up with GM Good Employment Charter to talk tough truths, workplace wellbeing, and why screening matters.
www.gmgoodemploymentcharter.co.uk/blogs/posts/...
Our Answer Cancer coordinator teamed up with GM Good Employment Charter to talk tough truths, workplace wellbeing, and why screening matters.
www.gmgoodemploymentcharter.co.uk/blogs/posts/...
Bee Seen, Get Screened - Talking about the unthinkable | Answer Cancer
This World Health Day, discover how employers can support cancer screening in the workplace through the Bee Seen, Get Screened campaign. Written by Jacqui Naraynsingh of Answer Cancer, this blog explo...
www.gmgoodemploymentcharter.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
“Cancer is a subject that doesn’t bear thinking about – yet 900,000+ workers are living with it.”
Our Answer Cancer coordinator teamed up with GM Good Employment Charter to talk tough truths, workplace wellbeing, and why screening matters.
www.gmgoodemploymentcharter.co.uk/blogs/posts/...
Our Answer Cancer coordinator teamed up with GM Good Employment Charter to talk tough truths, workplace wellbeing, and why screening matters.
www.gmgoodemploymentcharter.co.uk/blogs/posts/...
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Why is it important to include the voice of lived experience in policy making?
Chair of the GM Ethnic Communities Network and GM VCFSE Leadership Group member, Atiha Chaudry, shares her thoughts 👇
Chair of the GM Ethnic Communities Network and GM VCFSE Leadership Group member, Atiha Chaudry, shares her thoughts 👇
April 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Why is it important to include the voice of lived experience in policy making?
Chair of the GM Ethnic Communities Network and GM VCFSE Leadership Group member, Atiha Chaudry, shares her thoughts 👇
Chair of the GM Ethnic Communities Network and GM VCFSE Leadership Group member, Atiha Chaudry, shares her thoughts 👇
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A new briefing by @vsnw.bsky.social is for community organisations wanting to understand and respond to the consultation on the governments welfare reforms.
Now is the time to act and shape the future of health and disability benefits. www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Now is the time to act and shape the future of health and disability benefits. www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Understanding the proposed benefit changes — VSNW
The UK government has launched the Pathways to Work Green Paper, proposing major reforms to health and disability benefits. With a public consultation now underway, these changes could have signific...
www.vsnw.org.uk
March 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A new briefing by @vsnw.bsky.social is for community organisations wanting to understand and respond to the consultation on the governments welfare reforms.
Now is the time to act and shape the future of health and disability benefits. www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Now is the time to act and shape the future of health and disability benefits. www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Missed this? We broke down the proposed benefit changes and what they mean for our communities. Stay informed 👇 www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Understanding the proposed benefit changes — VSNW
The UK government has launched the Pathways to Work Green Paper, proposing major reforms to health and disability benefits. With a public consultation now underway, these changes could have signific...
www.vsnw.org.uk
April 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Missed this? We broke down the proposed benefit changes and what they mean for our communities. Stay informed 👇 www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
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🆕 The Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM=EqAl) have developed a shared set of principles to ensure the voice of lived experience is heard in policymaking. 👇
www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/resources/including-lived-experience
www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/resources/including-lived-experience
Guidance on hearing the voice of lived experience in policy making
www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk
March 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🆕 The Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM=EqAl) have developed a shared set of principles to ensure the voice of lived experience is heard in policymaking. 👇
www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/resources/including-lived-experience
www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/resources/including-lived-experience
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Read my reflections on the Research Engagement Network Pan North West event last Thursday! So inspiring to hear community voices and to see the impact of research engagement! 🙌 If you're based in the North West, join the @bridge-nw.bsky.social testing phase to get involved!
Strengthening research engagement starts with community-led collaboration!
Frankie shares key takeaways from last week's Pan North West event, highlighting inspiring projects & how we can make research more inclusive.
Read more in our latest blog post 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Frankie shares key takeaways from last week's Pan North West event, highlighting inspiring projects & how we can make research more inclusive.
Read more in our latest blog post 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Pan North West: Strengthening research engagement and collaboration — VSNW
Last week, the Pan North West event took place in Manchester, bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals, and community organisations to strengthen collaboration and engagement. In this b...
www.vsnw.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Read my reflections on the Research Engagement Network Pan North West event last Thursday! So inspiring to hear community voices and to see the impact of research engagement! 🙌 If you're based in the North West, join the @bridge-nw.bsky.social testing phase to get involved!
VCFSE organisations play a key role in supporting communities. With proposed benefit reforms under consultation, our latest briefing helps organisations understand what’s changing and how they can share their insights.
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Understanding the proposed benefit changes — VSNW
The UK government has launched the Pathways to Work Green Paper, proposing major reforms to health and disability benefits. With a public consultation now underway, these changes could have signific...
www.vsnw.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
VCFSE organisations play a key role in supporting communities. With proposed benefit reforms under consultation, our latest briefing helps organisations understand what’s changing and how they can share their insights.
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Strengthening research engagement starts with community-led collaboration!
Frankie shares key takeaways from last week's Pan North West event, highlighting inspiring projects & how we can make research more inclusive.
Read more in our latest blog post 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Frankie shares key takeaways from last week's Pan North West event, highlighting inspiring projects & how we can make research more inclusive.
Read more in our latest blog post 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Pan North West: Strengthening research engagement and collaboration — VSNW
Last week, the Pan North West event took place in Manchester, bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals, and community organisations to strengthen collaboration and engagement. In this b...
www.vsnw.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Strengthening research engagement starts with community-led collaboration!
Frankie shares key takeaways from last week's Pan North West event, highlighting inspiring projects & how we can make research more inclusive.
Read more in our latest blog post 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Frankie shares key takeaways from last week's Pan North West event, highlighting inspiring projects & how we can make research more inclusive.
Read more in our latest blog post 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
We stand with @thekingsfund.bsky.social in championing the #DoWith approach. Shifting power, sharing resources, and working with communities to create lasting change. Collaboration is the future of public services.
Learn more 👇
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Learn more 👇
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Do With: A Call To Action | The King's Fund
Do With is a network of people and organisations calling for a radical shift in the public sector from ‘doing to’ to ‘doing with’. Join the movement today.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We stand with @thekingsfund.bsky.social in championing the #DoWith approach. Shifting power, sharing resources, and working with communities to create lasting change. Collaboration is the future of public services.
Learn more 👇
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Learn more 👇
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
📢 A new volunteering website has been launched for #Cheshire & #Warrington, making it easier than ever to find volunteering opportunities in the area.
Whether you want to gain skills, give back, or connect with your community, it starts here 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Whether you want to gain skills, give back, or connect with your community, it starts here 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
New Volunteering Hub for Cheshire and Warrington — VSNW
A new website has been launched to support volunteering in Cheshire and Warrington, giving people easy access to a wide range of opportunities across the area, whilst providing a shared space for vo...
www.vsnw.org.uk
March 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢 A new volunteering website has been launched for #Cheshire & #Warrington, making it easier than ever to find volunteering opportunities in the area.
Whether you want to gain skills, give back, or connect with your community, it starts here 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Whether you want to gain skills, give back, or connect with your community, it starts here 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Our NHS colleagues are facing huge challenges with the latest cuts to ICBs. We stand with them and offer our full support to navigate these changes together. We remain committed to strengthening community-focused care 💙
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Integrated Care Board cuts: A message of support for our NHS colleagues — VSNW
Last week, the Prime Minister announced that NHS England, the administrative body responsible for delivering health services, setting out funding and agreeing priorities for the NHS across the country...
www.vsnw.org.uk
March 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Our NHS colleagues are facing huge challenges with the latest cuts to ICBs. We stand with them and offer our full support to navigate these changes together. We remain committed to strengthening community-focused care 💙
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
Young people’s voices matter! The Government is shaping a new National Youth Strategy, and they need input from 10 to 21-year-olds (up to 25 with SEND).
Encourage the young people you support to have their say before 16th April!
Take the survey 👇
iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-You
Encourage the young people you support to have their say before 16th April!
Take the survey 👇
iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-You
NYS - Deliver You - iwill
We’re taking orders—your future is on the menu! Help shape the National Youth Strategy now. #WhatsYourOrder under 16? Don’t forget to check your order with a guardian. The Government is creating a new...
iwill.org.uk
March 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Young people’s voices matter! The Government is shaping a new National Youth Strategy, and they need input from 10 to 21-year-olds (up to 25 with SEND).
Encourage the young people you support to have their say before 16th April!
Take the survey 👇
iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-You
Encourage the young people you support to have their say before 16th April!
Take the survey 👇
iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-You
For mental health and wellbeing support tailored to you, visit the new kindtoyourmind.org website. Built exclusively to support people living and working in Cheshire & Merseyside with a range of services and resources on offer #KindToYourMind #Mentalhealth #Wellbeing
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Welcome to the Kind to Your Mind website, built exclusively to support people living and working in Cheshire and Merseyside with their mental health and wellbeing.
kindtoyourmind.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
For mental health and wellbeing support tailored to you, visit the new kindtoyourmind.org website. Built exclusively to support people living and working in Cheshire & Merseyside with a range of services and resources on offer #KindToYourMind #Mentalhealth #Wellbeing
🚺 Did you know, women make up 68% of the UK's VCFSE sector workforce? This #IWD2025, we celebrate these incredible women driving change in communities across the North West and beyond 🌍💜
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚺 Did you know, women make up 68% of the UK's VCFSE sector workforce? This #IWD2025, we celebrate these incredible women driving change in communities across the North West and beyond 🌍💜
📢 VCFSE orgs in Cheshire & Merseyside! Need help proving your impact? Join our Health Economics Masterclass for expert evaluation support from UCLan & Lancaster Uni.
📈 Improve impact measurement
💡 Strengthen funding applications
Apply ⬇️
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/2/...
📈 Improve impact measurement
💡 Strengthen funding applications
Apply ⬇️
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/2/...
Empowering Community Organisations: New Research Engagement Opportunities for Cheshire, Merseyside, and Across the North West — VSNW
We are excited to announce three valuable initiatives designed to empower community organisations, strengthen research capacity, and drive impactful change across the region. These opportunities offer...
www.vsnw.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
📢 VCFSE orgs in Cheshire & Merseyside! Need help proving your impact? Join our Health Economics Masterclass for expert evaluation support from UCLan & Lancaster Uni.
📈 Improve impact measurement
💡 Strengthen funding applications
Apply ⬇️
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/2/...
📈 Improve impact measurement
💡 Strengthen funding applications
Apply ⬇️
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/2/...
Our team is on the way to the Convention of the North! We're excited to represent the VCFSE sector, championing the vital role of communities in shaping the North’s future. See you there! #ConventionOfTheNorth #VCFSE
February 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Our team is on the way to the Convention of the North! We're excited to represent the VCFSE sector, championing the vital role of communities in shaping the North’s future. See you there! #ConventionOfTheNorth #VCFSE