VONNE News and Opinion
Developing social leaders and building sector resilience through coaching
In this guest post Robert Laycock explains how coaching can develop resilience and growth within the voluntary, community and social enterprise…
View BlogBrexit and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Impact on extreme poverty and human rights
On the 7th November I met with Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights who was visiting the UK to seek …
View BlogKey Brexit messages from the North East
In her first post as Deputy CEO of VONNE, Lisa Goodwin outlines the key messages which were formulated by delegates at our Annual Conference in…
View BlogBrexit: what next for the VCSE sector?
Senior leaders from the voluntary community and social enterprise sector came together to discuss how to plan and prepare for the UK’s withdrawal…
View BlogHelp us design a #ChildFairState
This guest blog from Children England invites ideas and examples of a #ChildFairState - putting children and their welfare at the heart of…
View BlogVONNE Annual Conference 2018: why Brexit and why now?
This year our annual conference theme is Brexit: implications for VCSE organisations and their beneficiaries in the North East. In this post Carol…
View BlogGDPR: useful information and resources
This post is an overview of the GDPR regulation (now called Data Protection Act 2018), signposting to useful resources. We also have a series of blog…
View BlogA view from the North East - Opportunities to redress the balance and challenge inequalities for our communities
It is pertinent that in my last week as CEO of VONNE I attend a Convention for the North held in Newcastle bringing together cross sector and cross…
View BlogBuilding a better Brexit
In advance of the VONNE conference 2018 Brexit: Implications for VCSE organisations and their beneficiaries in the North East we are running a…
View BlogCan the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy really change lives for people sleeping on our streets?
On the 13 August 2018 the Government launched its new rough sleeping strategy, setting out plans to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it by 2027.…
View BlogBuilding a Future that Works for Everyone?
The Government’s highly anticipated Civil Society Strategy: Building a Future that Works for Everyone sets out a wide range of principles and…
View BlogWhy understanding tax reliefs shouldn't be taxing...
This guest blog is from Melanie Mills, Social Sector Engagement Director at Big Society Capital. It originally appeared on www.bigsocietycapital.com…
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