May 2010 News
Power to the People? The Big Society agenda
Turns out Citizen Smith was way ahead of his time, and would probably be horrified by this adoption of his favourite slogan, however, the new government’s civil society agenda, the ‘Big Society’, expands existing initiatives to improve society by empowering local communities. But what does this really mean to the people of Britain and to the VCS in particular?
<>The Government guidelines outline a number of proposals: an expansion of existing government strategies such as support for social...Lessons from Labour
Some time back, I wrote about the lessons from the fall-out from One Alfred Place’s change of strategy, which was seen by some members as a voiding of the terms under which they joined the Club. We may now be seeing similar patterns at play in political party membership.
<>Maybe it’s something about the British loving an underdog, but Labour Party membership dramatically increased – with daily recruitment levels up 1000% (though from what must have been very low numbers based on a back of the...Future of Membership seminar
What does the future hold for membership schemes?
With membership levels declining across many organisations, how can you make sure your membership scheme remains active and relevant in the next 5 years? How will your scheme respond to changes in technology, increased threats from the commercial sector, and changing expectations of participation?
<>As a follow-up to the highly successful NCVO / RSA Future of Membership research project, NCVO Third Sector Foresight is very pleased to be able to...Foresight training in the North West
NCVO Third Sector Foresight is very pleased to announce that we will be working with Voluntary Sector North West (VSNW) over the next few months to understand how the world is changing and how organisations in the North West region can use this knowledge to make better strategic decisions.
<>The partnership will provide:• New insights about the trends and forces impacting on organisations in our region
• Training workshops for infrastructure organisations
• Free copies of pocket guides...
