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The Future of Infrastructure
Joe IrvinChief Executive, NAVCA
@JoeIrvinNAVCAJoe.irvin@navca.org.uk
A long history of supporting local voluntary action
A home visit from a Council for Social Services volunteer
‘Unsettlement’ of Infrastructure
Challenges for infrastructure
• Unprecedented cuts • Welfare reforms• Increased competition • Grants to contracts• A move to demand led models
The value of infrastructure
MORI-ipsos Poll
Largest ever charities survey says with infrastructure, charities:
• Twice as likely to win funding.• Feel more valued by statutory bodies.
Commission on the Future of Infrastructure
How can we ensure that all voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations have access good quality support?
Commission on the Future of Infrastructure – key tasks
• Get evidence • Invite submissions• How infrastructure
responds to challenges • Propose practical action
Commission on the Future of Infrastructure
1. Are there particular issues you’d like NAVCA’s Commission to address?
2. What about sub-sectoral infrastructure?
3. Quality .... who judges, does it matter?
4. What is NAVCA’s role in bringing about change?