Supporting Central London's local third sector

Central London CVS are making a difference for groups in London

Central London CVS Network has published a report, with findings from a survey of over 150 Central London groups, called Supporting Central London’s local third sector exploring the impact of services offered by the Central London CVS. Copies are available from Katie Hall, on 020 7832 5808 or katie.hall@vai.org.uk. PDF versions of the full report and executive summary and more information are available on our projects page.

Central London CVS Network

The Central London CVS Network is a voluntary partnership whose members are the Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) in seven central London boroughs; Camden, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth and Westminster. It was set up in 2001.

The network's role is primarily to

• Identify opportunities to maximise resources for the sector through partnership working
• Promote and raise awareness of the value, profile and contribution the voluntary sector makes
• Share good practice, skills and experience
• Ensure the sector has effective representation on any planning groups operating across the sub-region and region
• Enable the involvement of the voluntary and community sector in any sub-regional work.

Key areas of work

The CLCVS Network recently identified the following areas of work as priorities for sub-regional work:

• Training and development for staff and volunteers
• Commissioning and procurement
• Measuring impact
• Transforming social care

The Network is hosted by Voluntary Action Islington.

The Network is currently funded by London Councils until November 2011. It also receives Capacitybuilders funding for the Central London ChangeUp Consortium and for a Central London Workforce Development Co-ordinator post.