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Empowering Communities is about getting more people in the South West involved and influencing the decisions that affect their lives and communities. The initiative is the regional hub for supporting empowerment activities, and particularly supports local authorities and community organisations to develop the skills and resources needed to get more people involved in local decision-making.
See here for more information about Empowerment in the South West. It is part of the National Empowerment Partnership.
See here for more information about the national programme.
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Valuing Empowerment
Bidding for resources to support people and communities to influence public services is not easy in difficult economic times. Two publications funded by Empowering Communities and now available on our website help build the case.Published Jul 01, 2009 - 11:57 AM
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Guides to the new duty to involve and engagement strategies
From 1 April 2009 a wide range of organisations are covered by the new duty to involve - the obligation to involve local people in decision-making. But help is at hand with this, and with developing the more comprehensive approach to engagement called for in the recent White Paper, in two new publications.Published Apr 08, 2009 - 04:33 PM
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South West Foundation Reports on Older People's Empowerment
The South West Foundation with sponsorship from Help the Aged has just published its Research into the work of Older People's Forums.
Published Nov 24, 2008 - 11:48 AM
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Report benchmarks efforts to enable people to influence local decisions
Increasing the number of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality is a priority for many Local Authorities in the region, and the Empowering Communities Partnership, led by Creating Excellence, has just published a report benchmarking the activities of twelve Authorities on this work. The report also explores Authorities' potential help and support needs in improving their performance.
Published Oct 01, 2008 - 02:45 PM
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Important Engagement and Empowerment Research Published
The South West Regional ‘Empowering Communities' Consortium of the National Empowerment Partnership has just published eight reports which reflect research and other activities undertaken through the South West Empowerment Development Project (October 2007 - March 2008).Published Apr 30, 2008 - 12:49 PM
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New Empowerment Research
The value of informal learning for engagement and empowerment, and the likely effects of cuts in funding to Community Empowerment Networks across the country (there are three in the South West), are discussed in two research reports that will be of interest to the community of engagement and empowerment professionals.
Published Apr 24, 2008 - 05:20 PM
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Empowering Communities Launched
Following the announcement of the National Empowerment Partnership on 17 September by Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Empowering Communities, the South West consortium supporting this initiative led by Creating Excellence, was launched in Taunton on 5 October.
Published Oct 09, 2007 - 11:55 AM
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