NCVO Policy Team's blog

The Queen's speech: key points for the sector

10th May 2012

Charlotte Gardiner Her Majesty’s 69th speech to parliament yesterday announced plans for the forthcoming legislative session. Overall, it was a fairly uninspiring collection of bills. Even insider sources tell me that the most pressing issue of the day was whether they could get the speech printed on new parchment, rather than vellum.

2012 Budget: The gift that keeps on taking

20th April 2012

Charlotte Gardiner With the Give It Back George campaign in full flow, Karl Wilding warned me that my first week at NCVO could be rather busy and so it proved to be.

The truth about the voluntary sector and the state

19th April 2012

What is going on in the political world?

6th February 2012

If you have an interest in politics and public affairs, you can discuss what’s going on at NCVO's annual conference on 5th March at the "Hot Issues in politics and policy" workshop with NCVO's Karl Wilding,

Localism: a hot issue in politics and policy

27th January 2012

Photo of Charlotte Stuffins Localism will be a topic you can discuss at NCVO's annual conference on 5th March at the "Hot Issues in politics and policy" workshop with NCVO's Karl Wilding, Nick-Wilson Young&

Funding: a hot issue in politics and policy

27th January 2012

Funding will be a topic you can discuss at NCVO's annual conference on 5th March at the "Hot Issues in politics and policy" workshop with NCVO's Karl Wilding, Nick-Wilson Young and James Allen. Booking your place is easy!

Guest Blog: Making the most of limited resources

13th January 2012

This is a guest post by Ruth Jackson. Ruth is the Information and Research Officer for the Participatory Budgeting Unit, a project of the charity Church Action on Poverty. The unit promotes and supports the implementation of Participatory Budgeting in the UK.

Working with the voluntary sector: councils encourage collaboration

12th January 2012

This blog was originally published on the Guardian Local Government Network on 11th January 2012. It is the fourth in a five-part series on best practice between local authorities and the voluntary sector.