Inviting local support bodies under one roof
25th September 2006, 4:33 pm
On the second attempt the AGM of NAVCA, the umbrella body for local sector support bodies (CVS), has agreed a proposal to allow other types of local infrastructure organisations to join, such as Learning and Skills Consortia, Community Empowerment Networks and BME infrastructure.
There will be a new set of membership criteria, which will be “demanding” and those failing to collaborate locally are likely to be turned down. NAVCA’s trustees are to “‘weed out’ weak LIOs”, although we guess this only applies to new applicants, not existing CVS members. They are also promoting a Performance Standards and Quality Award to encourage improvement.
News release on the latter at http://www.navca.org.uk/news.