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Compact Voice
Compact News for England's Voluntary Sector |
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Dear Susannah Rigg
Hello and welcome to the first Compact Voice email newsletter. We hope that you’ll find this a useful source of news, events and resources. Please do contribute to the discussions happening on our website, to share good practice and solutions with others around the country.
We intend to grow this newsletter over the coming months; feel free to pass on any of this information to others who’ll find it useful too.
Oliver Reichardt
Head of Compact Voice
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Compacts Voice networks merge
The Local Compact Voice online network is merging with the Friends network, and is now also open to everyone interested in discussing local compact implementation issues, whether public or voluntary sector.
Join the local compact network now
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Local Compacts Conference - book now
The 2009 Local Compacts Conference, being held at the Birmingham REP on Friday 2 October, is fast approaching. There are still a few free places left, so don't delay.
Register now
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Local compact electronic toolkit
Compact Voice has produced an easy-to-use collection of six "health-checks" for your local compact, including scorecards, a template and a relationship polling form.
Download this free resource
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NI7 - Thriving Sector
National Indicator (NI)7 requires local partnerships to ensure a “thriving (voluntary) sector” in their area and local Compacts are vital to delivering this. Compact Voice has produced a range of resources to help your area deliver.
Find out more
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Compact Refresh: have your say
The draft "refreshed" Compact is currently out for consultation until 12 October. Please share your views with us so we can ensure they are taken into account in developing the final document.
Comment on the refreshed Compact
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Compact refresh consultation event
The final Compact refresh consultation event, themed "campaigning organisations", is being held in Taunton on Wed 30 September.
To attend, email Fiona Coulson at the Commission for the Compact, or call 0121 237 5904.
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Getting help from Compact Advocacy
The Compact Advocacy program exists to help mediate and support better outcomes for voluntary and community groups in their dealings with public bodies. Read a short article about the Compact Advocacy's free Empowering the Voluntary Sector (EVS) helpline service and how to get the most from it.
Read the article
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