Launch of Third Sector Empowerment Practitioners

Forum 24th April 2009

Eve Davidson Programme Manager

North West Together We Can

Who are North West Together We Can?

Who are North West Together We Can?

We are:

Who are North West Together We Can?

We are:

A partnership of third sector organisations, public sector agencies, local authorities and academic institutions

Who are North West Together We Can?

We are:

Part of the National Empowerment Partnership

Who are North West Together We Can?

We are:

One of nine Regional Empowerment Partnerships launched in 2006

Voluntary and Community Sector

regional organisations – VSNW, Community NW

NW Improvement and Efficiency Partnership and its

programme partners – Neighbourhoods NW

Empowerment Champions –

Salford and Cumbria

Take Part

Stockport MBC

Our Key Partners include:

What is our role?• To help develop collaborative learning,

practice and research• To co-ordinate activities: share learning,

develop knowledge and explore the best way to fill gaps

• To support a strategic approach to community empowerment and engagement across the region

Empowerment: What is it?

Giving individuals and communities the ability to influence the decisions that affect them and the services they use

How can North West Together We Can help your organisation?

We can provide support: North West Citizenship/Take Part Network Participatory Budgeting at NWTWC

launch conference The Gender and Participation Unit at

Manchester Metropolitan University

We undertake research: The future of Community Empowerment

Networks Young people’s engagement in participation NI4 – People Feeling They Can Influence

Service Delivery in their locality

We can help support learning: Action Learning Sets Learning Exchange Seminars Conferences Training

We encourage Community Development: Community Development Challenge

Community Activist Network

Our strategy for 2009-10 Continue to promote best practice and

expertise in community empowerment Bring together Activists, Councillors, Officers,

and Community Workers to share learning and experiences

Support Local Authorities and Communities to develop activities to meet National Indicator 4

Developing Community Led Research

North West Together We Canneeds your participation to makea difference in the North West

Please give us your support

For further information please contact:

Eve DavidsonProgramme Manager North West Together We Can0161 218 1789eve.davidson@nwtwc.org.ukwww.nwtwc.org.uk