Welcome to the blog site for the 2008 NAVCA conference.
This year we are trying something a little different as part of the overall conference with this blog as an extra resource for both before, during and after the event.
Before the conference you will be able to keep up to date with details of the sessions on the programme page; with who else is attending and be able to plan to meet others with interests similar to yours.
The blog will be updated during the event as sessions take place as a record of what happened.
After the event there will be pictures, podcasts and video together with feedback on the sessions.
>> The great thing about a blog is that you can participate before you arrive in Nottingham! To join in just follow the links along the top of the page to have your say, add comments, thoughts and ideas … anywhere you see the “Leave a Reply” box. <<
(A blog is an easily to update conversational website – click to see the Wikipedia definition – which is much better than mine!)
July 6, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Interesting and positive agenda. Looking at it why not ask yourselves if you’re trying to do too much? You’re assembling in the audience large numbers of experts. What might the agenda look like if you freed up some space or the ‘audience” to decide what they want to talk about?
July 7, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Thanks Nick.
There is space in the programme on Day 1 (from 2.00pm to 4.15pm) for round table discussions on a number of areas of NAVCA project work.
Then from 4.30pm to 6.00pm there is Open Space (see tab above!) session for the audience to network and discuss issues and topics they suggest. We are open now for suggestions of what people want to talk about – which can be left on the blog or through the Crowdvine site – http://navcaconf08.crowdvine.com/.
July 17, 2008 at 11:46 am
Greg Clark, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Charities, is a main speaker at Conference this year. One of the proposals in the Conservative Green Paper on Voluntary Action is that local groups should be empowered to purchase the services they want from the infrastructure organisation of their choice. Sounds very empowering but what are the snags? Be ready with your arguments on this to put to Greg Clark.
September 10, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Hello all funding advice workers and anyone else who is attending the funding peer group session on the Tuesday. I’ll be facilitating the session and would like to hear your ideas and suggestions for topics for discussion. What are the main issues in the world of funding at the moment? Are tendering and contracting a headache for you, or have you success stories to share? Please post your thoughts ….. and look forward to meeting you on Tuesday.