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Main Voluntary Organisations Forum
Do you want to work alongside other organisations to strengthen both yourself and the local voluntary sector?
The Main VOF aims to bring voluntary and community groups in Kensington and Chelsea together to work on issues that are of mutual interest.
It's objectives are:
- to share information on local and national developments of interest to voluntary and community groups, including new funding opportunities;
- to elect people to represent the voluntary sector in discussions with the Borough Council and other statutory agencies and to partnership boards;
- to establish sub-groups, sub-committees and forums for organisations working with specific client groups and on particular issues;
- to act as the community network for Kensington and Chelsea in relation to the Kensington & Chelsea Partnership, the Community Strategy and the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy.
News
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea met last night (Wednesday 7 March) to agree its budget for 2012-13. The budget introduces cuts worth up to £14 million and follows a reduction in central government funding for the borough of £9 million.
Council leader Sir Merrick Cockell, said: "Although we have to reduce our spending, we are doing all we can to deliver services of good, often excellent, quality, making sure they are targeted at those most in need."
Charitable organisations in Kensington and Chelsea are set to benefit from greater coordination and services as local support agencies are awarded £379,280 in funding to develop closer links.
The Office for Civil Society has awarded five local support agencies funding for 18 months to transform the way services are delivered and to develop ways to make long term savings.
We are pleased to announce that Harmit Kambo, Sheila McKechnie Foundation has been added to our list of speakers. He will join Toby Blume, Chief Executive of Urban Forum and Neil Jameson, Executive Director at Citizens UK.
This conference will ask what activism is, what it can achieve and what we can do to make a difference.
Join us and find out how we can build winning campaigns.
For the lates details and booking visit our Spirit of Activism event page
The Council has published its draft budget proposals for 2012-13 and are seeking your comments in the coming weeks.
The proposals will be finalised by a Cabinet meeting on 22 February before discussion at a full Council meeting on 7 March.
You can download the Draft Budget Proposals 2012-13 as a PDF from the council website.
Comments can be submitted up to midday Friday 17 2012.
Pages
Next meeting
29 May agenda
14 December minutes
Future meetings
- Wednesday 27 June 2012 *CANCELLED*
- Wednesday 12 September2012
- Wednesday 12 December 2012
Previous meetings
State of the Sector
VOF membership
Membership of VOF is open to any voluntary organisation or community group based in or operating in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. There is no membership fee.
Individuals living or working in the borough are welcome to attend VOF meetings and to speak but not to vote.
Membership of VOF is now open to statutory organisations, although representatives from the statutory sector have no voting rights. People working for statutory sector organisations may be invited to make presentations to VOF from time to time.
Resources
Tri-borough proposals
Read about proposals for tri-borough working and download the proposal document from RBKC.
RBKC Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
An overview of the population trends and needs in the Royal Borough.