News about county-wide projects and services

In East Sussex the ChangeUp ConsortiumThe East Sussex ChangeUp Consortium comprises the principal infrastructure bodies that serve frontline organisations either at a locality level or pan East Sussex including those who have a specific and specialist function by means of reach into a particular community of interest. has identified five key strategic aimsParticular changes or differences the project or organisation plans to bring about for its users. . Click here to download the Annual Review 2009

The Impact of ChangeUp on Support and Frontline Organisations:  a report prepared by the National AuditIndependent, objective assurance activity. Office to present detailed findings in six localities.

Over the last few weeks, the Office of the Third SectorThe Government defines the third sector as non-governmental organisations that are value driven and which principally reinvest their surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives. It includes voluntary and community organisations, charities, social enterprises, cooperatives and mutuals. We also include housing associations within the third sector. has been assessing the impact of the current economic situation on the third sector and the Minister for the Third Sector, Kevin Brennan, co-chaired a 'recession summit' yesterday, Monday 24th November, to discuss this with representatives of the main third sector representative bodies.

In January 2007, (RAISE) began to address the lack of a regional equalities network with funding support from the Government Office South East. A fulltime Equality and Diversity Manager was employed to facilitate the establishment of a cross sector Equality and Diversity Advisory Group tasked with establishing the feasibility of setting up a South East Regional Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Network. The Advisory Group has produced a Business Case for a South East Equalities Network (SEEN).

CapacitybuildersCapacitybuilders were set up in April 2006 to take over management of the ChangeUp programme and to work with other funders to develop strategies and influence policy on building the capacity of the third sector. ChangeUp is managed at arms-length from government by Capacitybuilders. Programmes update

BIG EVENT 2010: FACING THE FUTURE - GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR ORGANISATION OR GROUP.  20th January 2010, 10am to 4pm, Congress Suite, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.

Annual Conference and Advice Fair. FREE EVENT for Voluntary and Community groups and organisations based anywhere in East Sussex. ww.askcasper.org.uk/bigevent2010