VCSE Crown Rep - working alongside government departments and the Crown Commercial Service to strengthen the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sectors.
London, England
Joined August 2018
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📢 The #VCSE Business Hub is now live, providing the sector with a central point of reference and housing a host of helpful information on how the government is engaging with organisations on a strategic level.
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📄 The #VCSE Business Hub contains guidance, tools and resources for organisations that are looking to increase their involvement in public service delivery, and Action Plans from government departments detailing how they are looking to increase VCSEs in their supply chains.
✍️ Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society & Youth @Steph_Peacock has provided a foreword for the #VCSE Business Hub, highlighting efforts to increase civil society organisations in public service contract delivery and reset the relationship between civil society and government.
📢 @V4CE are offering a free webinar to leaders from the black and minoritised VCSE sector, as part of @DCMS' VCSE Contract Readiness Programme. If you want to learn about winning government contracts, this is the place to start. Save your spot by 9th September.
🧐Curious about winning government contracts for your non-profit or community project?
🙌Join our free webinar tailored for social businesses with zero to minimal tendering experience!
Save your spot: bit.ly/3zC5L1x
📣Attention UK social enterprises ... Applications for PwC UK’s Building Public Trust Award for Impact in Social Enterprise 2024 are now open. Apply by 5pm on Friday 28 June pwc.to/3JDXOdV
⏳ Closing soon: Deadline for applications to @DCMS VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme to help support voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across England to improve their energy efficiency.
Apply here by 20 June groundwork.org.uk/vcseenergy…
As part of @DCMS’ VCSE Contract Readiness Programme, @V4CE are offering a 90-minute free webinar to help leaders from the black and minoritised VCSE sector to learn more about tendering for public sector contracts. Save your spot by 2 June bit.ly/4a5SCKA
The @ChtyCommission has announced its new CEO - congratulations to David Holdsworth! gov.uk/government/news/chari…
📢@DCMS has just opened applications for capital grants under the #VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme, following applications opening in December for independent energy assessments. This round will close on Thursday 29 February at 12pm. For more info see: groundwork.org.uk/vcseenergy…
📢@NationalHways has launched England's first Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System, giving social enterprises access to more contract opportunities. It's free to join and you can apply any time. Find out more at this link: nationalhighways.co.uk/suppl…
I want to wish everyone a peaceful festive season. I have taken this time to reflect on the challenges and successes of 2023 and to look forward to the exciting year to come in my blog: dcmsblog.uk/2023/12/vcse-cro…
I’ll be attending @SocialEnt_UK’s #SocialEnterprise Awards 🌟 this evening - the shortlist highlights a range of diverse social enterprises who are all doing inspirational work. I look forward to meeting the brilliant people involved!
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Today is #GivingTuesday!
Why not use our #SocialEnterprise Gift Guide to #BuySocial and get someone a great present which also helps people and planet?
Have a browse today: ow.ly/3E1q50Q4yjR
This #GivingTuesday is a great chance to support charities in your local community.
Charities are going through a #CostOfGivingCrisis this winter.
This #GivingTuesday, here are three ways you can support charities in your community:
🔹 Spare change
🔹 Spare time
🔹 Share love
Take action today – even a small contribution can make a massive difference.
ALT Promotional image that reads 'Help charities in your community this winter. Spare change. Spare time. Spare love.' The image also includes 3 icons representing coins, a clock and a heart and the Cost of Giving Crisis logo.
Thank you all for a great meeting. It’s important that we work together on this to find solutions for #charities and #socialenterprises.
Continued our #CostOfGiving campaign activity this afternoon meeting with Minister @StuartAndrew who listened carefully to @rebecca_m_y present the findings of our research on charities subsidising public contracts and is keen to work with @NCVO and partners to find solutions.
ALT The NCVO team with the DCMS team and Minister Stuart Andrew sat around a meeting table at DCMS
I was delighted to speak at @transportgovuk’s first VCSE Meet the Buyer event yesterday on #SocialEnterpriseDay. It was great to see suppliers like Network Rail and National Highways attend with real business opportunities for #VCSEs
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@VCSECrownRep passionately sharing how "challenges are not unique to #VCSE" & "we all need to work together" at @transportgovuk #VCSE MEET THE BUYER & planned new VCSE Hub.
#SED2023 #SocialEnterpriseDay #AchieveMoreTogether #GEW @peoplesbiz @WestMids_CA @SocialEnt_UK @iSE_CIC
Great to meet with colleagues @DCMS @MoJGovUK @gov_procurement @energygovuk @DHSCgovuk at the Cross-Govt VCSE Commissioning Taskforce today. Encouraging progress being made - all depts now have #VCSE Action Plans in progress or completed!
I enjoyed speaking to @DCMS this week for their Celebrating Our Sisters series for #BlackHistoryMonth. I looked back on my career in the #VCSE sector and reflected on the important role of social enterprises in lifting up women.