Current Consultations

Local Consultations (Sorted By Deadline Date)

ACVO Asks/Ask ACVO – Funds, Resources, Support, Solutions

Not simply a research or consultation exercise, the next stage of ACVO Asks/Ask ACVO aims to provide your organisation with really practical help. As highlighted in our ―What's Changing at ACVO?‖ article on 9th December 2011:

 The Third Sector's contribution is to be embedded in the reshaping of public services and there are Change Funds available to help this.

 There are ways in which groups can achieve more with less by working more collaboratively and we have resources to help you do so.

 There is support and training available to help you become more enterprising or to cope with crisis including the Aberdeen Impact bursary scheme funded from Celebrate Aberdeen.

To help you to access these and other services we need you to take a few minutes to complete the relevant sections of the survey available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FundsResourcesSupportSolutions

Further research will be carried out in face-to-face interviews and focus groups over the next 2 months. We will be turning this research into action on your behalf during February and March.

For further information, you can contact the team at ACVO on the main enquiries line at 01224 686058 or email them directly at:

 David Fryer, Enterprise Change Co-ordinator, dfryer@acvo.org.uk  

 Jane Russell, Active Change Co-ordinator, jrussell@acvo.org.uk  

 Marcelina Fedczyszyn, Research and Development Intern, marcelinaf@acvo.org.uk  

Members needs are at the heart of the work of the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce AGCC and they have agreed to the formation of a range of sector-interest groups from within their membership of more than 1,200 organisations. The main purpose of this is to ensure that they target specific needs with increasingly tailored services and benefits including publishing a suite of surveys to provide sector specific research on businesses in North-east Scotland, the fifth of which is for the Third Sector.

To complete the survey from January 27, go to http://www.agcc.co.uk/third-sector; results will be published in March 2012.

Stronger Voices for a Changing World

ACVO is mapping the Third Sector in Aberdeen because we want to develop THE THIRD SECTORVOICE in Aberdeen City.

The National and Local Economic Climate is anticipating that the sector will respond to the growing needs that are emerging through the reduction in funding.

The 'Volume and Value' of the Third Sector in Aberdeen is immense, however the questions that ACVO are always asked are…. Who are we ?? and What do we do ??We have a key role in helping the City and it's Citizens at this time.

Phase 1 deadline was the 14^th June, Phase 2 has begun! We intend to make direct contact with organisations who have not completed the forms themselves.ACVO's Claire Conroy will be making calls in the coming weeks, however you can complete the form yourself at:

www.aberdeenccn.info/Networks/Representation/TSJigsaw.asp

Consultation on Proposed Changes to the Maternity Service in Grampian

NHS Grampian would welcome, and are actively encouraging, groups or individual group members to submit a response to the consultation as well as the above depending on individual group preferences.

This can be done via email to nhsg.consult@nhs.net or completing the online consultation survey at: www.nhsgrampian.org/maternityreview  

The consultation will be considered at the Integrated Children's Services Partnership meeting on Monday 27th February 2012.

The consultation ends on the 22nd March 2012.

National Consultations

Housing Support Consultation

Get involved in our consultation on housing support for homeless households, which relates to local authorities' duty to assess housing support needs of certain applicants, or those who are threatened with homelessness, and to provide any necessary housing support.

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