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Commissioning public services and the independence of the voluntary and community sector - free conference 29/05/12
National Coalition for Independent Action has joined with London Voluntary Services Council to organise an event to explore the effects commissioning is having on the voluntary and community sector. It takes place on Tuesday, 29th May 2012, 9:30am - 4:30pm, at Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA.
* Where do you draw the line at taking on a contract?
* Can you be commissioned and still have a strong campaigning voice?
* Are there alternative options to taking government money that has too many strings attached?
There will be contributions from Dexter Whitfield, University of Adelaide, author of ‘In Place of Austerity’, James Rees who is exploring commisioning for the Third Sector Research Centre, and personal testimonies from practitioners who are battling, or choosing not to battle, with the demands of commissioning.
As well as lots of time for debate and some open space exploring. And lunch.
Register online on the LVSC website here register here
[ Edited: 22 May 2012 at 04:44 pm by Paul Treloar ]Notes from this conference are now available on the NCIA website.
To see the pdf file, see Is competition killing us?