Read the latest NCIA newsletter
See our June newsletter if you’re asking ‘is it just me who thinks privatisation is insane?’. Plus gossip, ideas, resources and links to help us keep on keeping on…
Managing for independence – help us spark debate and change
Read our new guide and manifesto for managing for independence (4 pages PDF) for ideas about how to get talking, make power visible, organise and act, and get help when you need it. The guide is designed to help us remember that effective voluntary action can’t be reduced to targets and the latest management jargon but is about changing society for the better. Tell us what you think or contact rachael@independentaction.net if you want to do an independence audit at your organisation.
Speak out, survive, thrive – NCIA assembly report from Manchester
Underground networks, public relations battles, keeping sane through organising – these were some of the ideas from our last assembly meeting in Manchester on 12th May. We talked about how to tell our stories, link with other groups and campaigns and get resources in a climate of cuts, recession and political bombardment. Click here for a short report and key points we can act on. Please let us know if you have comments or questions.
Next NCIA assembly: putting the politics back into voluntary action
Cuts, privatising public services, commissioning replacing grants, voluntary agencies being run like businesses, managers who don’t understand the front line work, nonsensical targets… If you’re feeling angry, you’re not alone! Join us at the next NCIA assembly in Manchester on Thursday 12 May 2011 to discuss issues affecting you. Book now.
March newsletter: whose side are you on?
So spring approaches, bringing with it killer cuts and growing popular opposition. We think it’s time to take sides. Read the latest newsletter for some inspiring stories of direct action, critical analysis and to find out who’s already come off the fence in the world of voluntary and community action…
Privatising our common wealth: what it means for charities and community groups
Read the summary of our new paper on privatisation, including the related topics of cuts, localism and the ‘big society’. This is just the start of setting out our views. Please let us know what you think and help us spark a proper debate about cuts, commissioning, competition and how to protect independent action in our local areas.
New NCIA leaflet
Our new NCIA leaflet sets out why it’s important now, more than ever, to unite in independent voluntary and community action. Please email info@independentaction.net if you’d like some copies to give out at events.
NCIA assembly: Putting the politics back into voluntary action
Thursday 27 January 2011, 1.30pm to 5pm
Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW
Cuts, privatising public services, commissioning replacing grants, voluntary agencies being run like businesses, managers who don’t understand the front line work, nonsensical targets… If you’re feeling angry, you’re not alone!
NCIA planning group: speaking out and connecting people
Here is an update from the NCIA planning group meeting on 6 September 2011. Let us know if you are interested in joining the planning group or if you want to comment or contribute to anything mentioned below. Email: info@independentaction.net
The cuts: how do we respond?
Read the notes from the latest NCIA Assembly on 26th October 2010 for an update on what people are doing to stop local cuts, generate useful research and mobilise nationally. For NCIA it was a call to connect people with each other, get alternative views out there and keep on challenging harmful commissioning and the Big Society Show. Let us know if you have any comments…
