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The VCFSE Commissioning and Investment Group aims to influence how Social Value is thought of, measured and secured by commissioning and procurement colleagues. These are our key messages and asks to our partners working in these areas.

Explore how the new VCSE Data and Intelligence Peer Learning Network is helping organisations overcome challenges and barriers while advancing their data capabilities in Sarah’s latest blog.

The Procurement Act 2023 comes into force in Autumn 2024, bringing with it changes to how the public sector procures goods and services. This briefing from the VCFSE Commissioning and Investment Group outlines the main changes that we expect to see; provides links to more detailed briefings and training; and highlights actions that VCFSE sector organisations can take now and in the near future, to prepare for the Act coming into effect.

This briefing will update you on the activity that has taken place from April – June 2024, and outline some of the plans for the next 3 months.

Learn about the impact of the first round of our GM Cancer Alliance-funded grants programme and the communities it reached across Greater Manchester.

A huge thank you to everyone who completed our recent Pay and Conditions Survey to gather information about current pay scales, benefit packages, and broader opinions on HR and workforce in VCSE organisations in Greater Manchester. We received a total of 75 responses from organisations across the sector! Here’s a quick snapshot of who responded, and what they said…

This case study describes how Oldham is working collaboratively to connect up private and public sector offers of support with their local community, and the pivotal role that VCSE Local Infrastructure plays in this.

Find out about the recipients of the Cancer and Inequalities Fund Round Two, designed to support VCSE organisations to design and deliver projects that work towards achieving a permanent reduction in the inequalities and inequities faced by communities statistically more likely to present with cancer at later stages.

Take part in our Ongoing Commissioning and Investment Survey, read our case studies about Transparent Commissioning in Rochdale or Thinking Differently About Social Value in Bolton. Plus, get up to speed with recent developments around VCSE Commissioning and Investment by reading the June update.

This briefing will update you on the activity that has taken place from January-March 2024 and outlines some of the plans for the next 3 months.

This is the first of a series of blogs where Sarah, 10GM Project Manager (Population Health,) looks at the role of the VCSE sector as a champion of community-led prevention work in Greater Manchester.

We spoke to Kitty Short from Creative Confidence CIC to learn about her GM Cancer Awards-nominated project, funded by 10GM, and what equality means to her.